invisible lipgloss

what do guys really notice about girls? read the comic.

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invisible lipgloss

art & story by:
rachel nabors

Comments

[vaqueda]

a lot of guys dont notice makeup but most girls do
The end

[Alyssa]

hahaah, this is soo funy, and true?.....

[Alyssa]

hahaah, this is soo funy, and true?.....

[Marnie]

You guys are all really stupid. Of course she makes a comic that has her own beliefs, its HER comic! And maybe thats just how the guys are that she knows, and she's just demonstrating to us her troubles. Oh, and yeah, Isabelle, 5'4 30 inch waist double d breasts my ASS!

[ebele]

So what? I don't wear make up to get noticed by guys, I wear to feel good with myself. And it's not true that all boys don't notice make up!

[Isabelle]

I disagee entirely with this comic. Here's a background on how I base why I disagree:
I am 5'4", with a 30 inch waist and DD boobs, and that is the correct fit, not too large. I wear tight tees, regular tees, low cut shirts, and turtle necks, it doesn't matter, I am known as pocket pinup, but for 1 day I woke up late and didn't put on make up, even guys noticed. I have huge ass boobs for my size, yet they noticed I wasn't wearing makeup.

[rawrgirl]

Yet again Rachel is making a point that is really a whopping generalization and heavily dotted with what she believes in. Guys may be extremely different than girls but they are still not all the same. I really don't like the way that she expressed the sameness of all guys and how they only care about ogling someone's breasts. I hang out with guys and they really are a lot different than you think.

[Niecy]

then wt do guys notice?!?!?!?!

[angie]

heh, now I feel kinda happy I went to an all girls school and didn't have to deal with this bullshit.

[kayla]

alot of guys dont notice when a girl wears makeup but my boyfriend does. he likes it when i wear it and when i dont. he says im pretty without. he says me wearing it is good too. its like 2 me's. hes into dark makeup when hes in a sexual mood and sometimes no makeup turns him on. when i see him he notices right away and says you are or arent wearing makeup and i just smile. when he wants to wear it he says wear the black stuff or eyestuff. he doesnt kow what its called. its so cute when he says it. he doesnt notice or care if i wear foundation or face makeup like that. i dont need that kind of stuff. but i still wear it. he likes it when i wear lip gloss to because he thinks its sexy and he likes to taste it when we kiss and makeout. he also says that he doesnt want me to wear makeup sometimes because he wants to see the natural beautiful me. he likes makeup on me i guess because it gives me that extra uumph.

[Adissapointedguy]

Something I will never understand, why anyone would spend 8 dollars on something like that. Seriously, very often women are far to concerned with things that most guys don't even notice, like I'd never even HEARD of split ends until one of friends complained about hers. That and shoes. No one looks at your shoes when they are talking to you, they look at your face, cause that's where the words are coming from, if people talked out of their feet, I'd see a reason to obesess over shoes, other than that, take it from me girls, you overanalyze these things. Finally, I dunno about other guys, but I love shirts with words on them, they're cool. And I sometimes notice makeup, but girls, please don't use the blue eyeshadow, unless you're Liara T'soni, you're body is not meant to be blue.

[Rosieee]

Well this isnt always true
conversation between me and my friend alicia and to GUY friends alex and ben
Ben: Alicia why is your makeup all smudged under your eyes
Alex: She wears it like that everyday
Me: Shes poor she cant afford eyeliner
Alex: THATS why she doesnt wear eyeliner!
Alicia: Im not poor, i dont like eyeliner
Ben: I think its pretty...

[luva]

wow..
that must really suck

[Myra]

I read somewhere it's not that men don't -notice- you wearing makeup, per se... It's when you DON'T that something clicks. Obviously, the raccoon look isn't natural, but apparently they're beginning to think this is just how we look - uber pink lips and all.

[anon]

If makeup isn't the solution to making an effort to look more attractive/get noticed, and we all know showing off too much flesh is slutty only attracting the wrong people, then what is (the solution)? Or are girls like me just doomed to be unattractive? I'm ever only noticed when I dress weird and that's point and laugh, when I dress normal I'm just ignored. T_T

[hanna-was-here]

sparows a bitch thats all i gotta say

[ashley]

the whole time he was focusing on her boobs. that was soo perverted! straight girls aren't like that tho.

[AmorMJ]

I don't think guys notice lip gloss either. At school my friend (girl, she sits next to me) said, "See, lip gloss, thats wat you need to wear." But none of my guy friends notice. Oh well, I'm so still wearing it LOL.

[lady batfang]

I always wear lip balm so my lips don't get really dry and cracked, but no one really notices it. I also usually wear eyeliner+mascara because.... actually, I have no idea why. Possibly so people can tell that I am a girl when compared to all my friends (men with long hair who dress almost the same).

[Duzziebat]

I dunno. Most of my guy friends say they dont want a girl who wears a lot of makeup (prob because they figure that without it they look dead and no one wants that) But i started wearing Eyeliner/mascara and suddenly everyone noticed...so im kinda confused

[Easy Phil]

blake: Tell me, what happens when a girl asks you "notice anything different"? You admit that you don't tell them when you notice something different but you can't tell me that you always notice the minor differences especially when they ask you about it.

I can understand what you mean about the id though, I was working with this girl at my Dads office she was incredibly intelligent, witty and seemed to be really shy but she was also quite pretty. She always wore shirt, trousers and glasses to work everyday but then at the office Chistmas party she completely changed her look, red dress, necklace, and a new hairstyle and I had a really hard time keeping my eyeballs in my sockets (mostly because I was holding my jaw up to prevent it from dropping to the floor).

[Blake]

Phil, what kind of a man are you? "A Manly Man! Rawr!"? I wish I could confiscate your testicles from here. Anyway, personally, I think a pretty girl is pretty, regardless of make-up, hair, or clothing. Changing it simply changes the style, it doesn't change her underlying bone structure, complexion, etc. If I know a girl and she changes her style, then I will probably notice, though I may not say anything (I'm the silent type). When two people are going steady, now, then a girl changing her style is kind of a primordial treat for a guy. Guys are genetically built to spread their seed, so that their offspring have the best chance of surviving by getting different mothers, upbringings, and genes. When a girl changes her make-up, the guy's id (that's what controls your desire for water, food, sleep, sex, etc.) thinks, "Yes! A new partner! I get to spread my seed!" It's a little similar with clothing, although we probably won't notice. Guys tend to have small wardrobes, since we're first of all considering the clothes function, and the fashion is an afterthough (unless we're trying to atract a girl, then the fashion is the function). You can see some guys go through their entire wardrobe in a week or two. Girls, on the other hand, tend to have more clothes, or at least more plausible combinations (If a guy has one pair of boots, casual shoes, dress shoes, sneakers, and sandals, then you won't see the boots, dress shoes, or casual shoes when he's in shorts. It would just look stupid.)

[Easy Phil]

brahmsrules: I'm guessing you're still in High School right? It's just that boys are at thier most superficial (it might be the same for girls too, wouldn't know seeing as I'm a man (a manly man! Rawr!)... who just happens to read girly comics) during thier teens, probably due to raging hormones and a media diet of twig-like supermodels and sluts posing as pop stars creating that idea of "beauty" as masturbation material.

If you want to get a mans (a macho manly mans!) perspective on this whole make-up issue here it is: "Do you notice anything different?" Is a mans one true weakness, it is akin to kryptonite or arsnic poisoning to us. Our brains shut down and go into panic mode, our eyes start to zip about in a frenzied rush to figure it out. Unfortunately this glance over you is so frantic, in order to not keep you waiting too long for the answer, that we miss the vital information we were looking for, this is when our eyes rest on your breasts, so now we're forced to either make something up followed by a quick escape (e.g. "Did you gain weight?" then while you're stunned we make a hasty retreat) or apologetically say "No, but you're still gorgeous" (of course if you then say "I shaved my head" THEN we're still in massive trouble).

IF and WHEN we notice something different we'll wonder if you had it done weeks ago and we were just completely oblivious and it would therefore piss you off completely if we were to comment on it now, or we'll think that it was such a minor thing (i.e. covering up a spot) that it's not worth mentioning, after all what woman wants to hear "That huge freaking pimple on your nose has really cleared up nicely". Sometimes we will notice that you got a new hair-cut, you are wearing lip gloss, etc and we will compliment/ comment on it and the more we see you the more likely it is that we will notice. So if you could just refrain from that question everything will be fine after all isn't a genuine, spontanious compliment better than forced one?

Confucious say: If you go fishing for compliment you just end up with old boot.

[lexi]

like heck, they don't. i get way more attention when i'm all dolled up.

[brahmsrules]

It's funny, because I've heard before that guys don't notice make-up and they definitely don't seem to notice when I'm wearing it or not...

but then, it's only the make-uppy girls at my school who get boyfriends. The ones who don't wear make-up, the boys say they are "ugly" or "not hot." So what gives?

[anonymous]

yeah, guys notice if you're wearing makeup, cuz you look a little... "different"...

if you put makeup on right, and not too much, you can definitely make yourself look prettier. plus if you like wearing makeup cuz it pumps your confidence and makes you FEEL pretty, you walk taller and come across confident and gorgeous!

so yeah. guys notice. even if they don't admit it. and even if they can't really identify exactly what you did that made you look a little prettier.

[emily]

I never wear make up, so when i do my boyfriend always points it out.

every once and a while i will put mascara and eyeliner on and my boyfriend will say "YOUR WEARING THE BLACK STUFF TODAY!!"

lol =D he doesnt know what its called

[Cat]

Hehe, the lines coming out of his eyes.
I think it depends on the guy if they notice makeup, although if they really like you then they won't care :D
I think some guys like it when you put alittle makeup on 'cos they think you're trying alittle harder to impress them.

Great comic!!

Cat

xxx

[Ginaaaaaaaa]

my old boyfriend never noticed makeup. even if i wore it he couldnt tell. the guys who think your hott usually like you for either just the prettiness of your face, or the hottness of your body, or both. or your overall appearance. and some guys just like you for being cool and nice.
but i had this one friend who was gorgeous without a lotta makeup, and pretty hair, and amazing legs and ass. guys didnt like her because she was a little flat chested.
thats dumb

[Sugar]

Whoa, I didn't know the girls on gURL were so superficial...The 'jock' boys didn't notice you? Well if somebody only noticed you because of gunk on your face does that tell you they really like you for who you are?

Honestly people, if somebody loves you, they'd love you even if you were in bed throwing up, or a mutilated parapalegic.

Anyhow, if they love "you" try taking off the makeup and see what they say.

Lotsa love and A little Cynicism. ~ Sugar

Ps. Rachel I <3 you.

[katelyn]

well i wear make-up. it really depends on how you waer it. cuz if you waer it like a slut with loads of eyeliner guys can tell and might not like you! ( in the hott way)this comic is soooo not tru! i had a zit on my nose and this kid was teaing me! so then i went home put on cover up boom the zit was gone and no more teasers!!! now he and his buds like me!!

[Lolita]

My boyfriend does, but he doesn't really like it. All guys are different. But that last panel....soooo true!

[Nick]

It's the truth.

[Rachel]

Some guys care cause they are more thoughtful are maybe really in to you i dont know

[katy]

I never used to wear makeup, and all the jocks ignored me. Now i wear makeup and they are checking me out major! I dont know what the crap the sexual appeal is, but it is there.

[grandejetesbff]

hey- my bff (a guy) loves my make-up, he always notices others say something like ur extra hott today and others i dont talk 2. i think it deoends on the guy AND the girl.

[SUma]

I jus totallii adore diz comix....itz soo interestin n sooo tru...

[coolio]

Hey! We LOVE your word shirts!

*sighs* Guys DO notice. They're just pervs who think "Sweet! She's trying to impress me! Now I can get into her pants FASTER." ><

[Jessica]

Guys notice. They dont say, "Wow, that is a lovely shade of lavender eyeshadow you have on today" or "Your foundation looks GREAT". If we are talking about heterosexual males, then that is not going to happen. And thatd be way too weird anyway. But you look better when you wear makeup, otherwise, why would anyone wear it? It evens out your skin, makes your eyes stand out, your lips look fuller, etc. You look much better. So they notice by thinking you look pretty, or prettier. They just do. They arent BLIND.

[Say-say]

One day I was wearing this pretty shade of purple eyeshadow and all the girls noticed. The guys are another story. In chorus, a girl friend was talking to me and I said that all the girls noticed but the guys didn't. I decided then that guys don't pay attention to make up. And she thought they did. We had a little test. I went up to a guy in our class and said notice anything different? He was like no..... y is there something different? lol!

[Stephie]

lol ok...well my bf HATES make-up from
what he tells me. He didn't look at me for a
whole day because a wore eyeliner haha
he wanted to throw my makeup away
but i told him noooo lol
I Love Him soo sooo much!

[Audrey]

I think people are right when they say it depends on the guy, I also think it is true when they say guys like natural looking girls, BUT it is true too that guys notice make-up. To guys if you look pretty you look pretty it's not about them exactly noticing your eyeliner or lipgloss they just notice that you look nice!

[Malina]

Guys never notice make up! I wanted to get a guy to notice me and he didn't notice that i was wearing eyeshodow. but my best friend, Suzy did.

[Emily!!!!!]

Man. that sucks. i'm flat.

[Rachel]

My bf told me nat to wear lipgloss cz its sticky n gts in the way. plus he dznt rily like the shine...he says i luk lyk av bin eatin riiiiily oily food!!! lol, damn a luv him! n a Luv RACHEL THE GR8!!!

[Melia]

It's true that guys notice the eyeliner first as compared to the others.

Nonetheless, we still have to put some effort into our appearance no?

[Maie]

Well,i think it depends on the guy.
i mean notice the difference in the looks of you bf as you wear shiny lipgloss and with out
but i think it does makes a difference ,guys like the stuff that diffrentiate us than them so i say wear some lovely lipgloss its for you!

[marilyn]

i think it's true that guys prefer "natural" looking girls, they don't like a lot of makeup.

[Brittany]

I Love you Rachel The Great!!!

[Sarah]

I thought that this comic wasn't really true until I was working on an anthropology project about beauty. I talked to guys about their idea of female beauty and amazingly it involved minimal makeup! One guy even said that he really didn't care for makeup on a girl. Good for me then, as I wear very little!