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Is it ok for male actors or musicians to wear a touch of makeup on stage?

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I'm not a theater person, but if I recall correctly- that's the norm.

Generally males won't wear blush (I wouldn't say it's a problem if they do) - but I think it's very common to wear touch up to cover up acne, scars, or generally just to appear younger/glowing.

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If a person is under stage lights without makeup, their face will look faded, washed out. They will almost look faceless. Stage actors almost always wear makeup, more than is typically worn by non-actor women. I don't know about movie and television actors.

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As for "ok", of course. It might not be socially acceptable for males to wear makeup, but it's a personal choice. Anyone can choose to wear or not wear makeup.

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It's not just accepted, it's a necessity. Matte foundation one tone darker than your actual skin tone, and a little eyeliner on the bottom lid. Otherwise, you'll look pale af, glossy, and your eyes will look as if painted in 2D.
As for tv actors and photomodels, they have to wear 2 tones darker foundation, they actually make everything (lips, eyebrows etc) 2 tones darker, just to look normal!

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all actors wear makeup onstage and in movies and tv

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i dont see why not.. though its not really necessary imo. we should get used to what people really look like.

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NaCtHoMaN wrote:
i dont see why not.. though its not really necessary imo. we should get used to what people really look like.

lights affect the skin, if no one wore makeup on tv. it would look horrible and would reflect back to the camera, also actors wear makeup so that their facial features and expressions will be more readable to more distant audience members

Makeup can be used to enhance a characterโ€™s personality or mood, as well as alter an actorโ€™s appearance to be younger or older, or more or less attractive. Makeup can also be used to create the appearance of bruises, wounds, or deformities.


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Huh I was thinking "why not" but I had no idea how normal and common it is.

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Huh I was thinking "why not" but I had no idea how normal and common it is.

Well in my high school drama club back in the late 80s/early 90s if you went on stage, you wore makeup. Aside from that, I also don't know how common.

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still.. the influence of .. the show biz is really misleading.. making us glorify what is " normal " it truly affects me.. because phones now a days have this freaking beauty filter and it was so damn annoying i actually deleted it off my phone...

they gone to far.. nearly over 100 yrs in the making since film came to our way of life.. dictating our subconscious believing whats beauty is...

this is my common sense talking, i actually could give maybe 0 *****fucks. but its pretty obvious theres a sure influence on .. whats looking good.

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Of course. Have you ever seen that video of a news man putting make up on. Hes really funny.
Its normal.

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As far as I'm concerned, I don't care what profession a man has, if he wants to wear makeup, there's not a damn thing wrong with it.

However in certain performance circles, theatre, dance, music, film/television etc, make-up is usually required and not just for "society standards" but for lighting reasons.

For instance, in dance, make-up is used heavily so that expressions can show up from a distance between the dancer and the audience. Otherwise, the lights wash out the skin and the facial lines can be difficult to see, taking away elements from the story.

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I think it would be a rarity to find someone that doesn't.

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