J.D. Vance's "smokey eye" thing

[Simeon Salus]

I don't want to step on anybody's toes on this board regarding the ability of any person to make the appearance they desire without undue critique.

But what's up with Vance's terrible eye makeup? Does he apply that himself?

Who thought that was a good look for him?

Has he always worn this eyeliner? If not when did he start?

Have I offended any makeup wearers here on this board just for asking?

Trying to take the board's temperature on this.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. I didn't realize he was wearing eye makeup

I'm off to take a look see.

[rso]

2. JD

It just goes against the GQP’s imagined “alpha male” fantasy.

[Simeon Salus]

5. I was wondering if this was some kind of signaling with which I was unfamiliar.

I'm a cis white male, and I'm not connected to "family" as I used to be when I was younger and did lots of theater.

I'm way out of touch with popular culture on this issue.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. I didn't realize he wore eye makeup

But his eyes do have a sinister look, now that you mention it

[luvs2sing]

4. I wear makeup..

And he needs a new makeup person.

[Ocelot II]

6. The too-snug t-shirt featuring protruding nipples didn't help his image either.

[BradAllison]

7. He's wearing eyeliner.

That's what vain tech bros do.

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Perhaps he's gettign tips from Ted Cruz

[irisblue]

9. Eyeliner takes practice & skill. Yes men can wear it if they want

A tweet from that post

Link to tweet

He should hire a makeup artist, he is not doing it well

[Simeon Salus]

11. This is why I've been reluctant to mention it

I've got a niece who's a natural ginger and the eyeliner gives her blue eyes more accent and boundary.

This eyeliner use just comes across to me as creepy and especially in a rustbelt state with "conservative" family values.

I can't imagine myself using so much underliner, even if I was onstage.

For full disclosure, I did get an "A" in my stage makeup class forty years ago. I recently found the plaster cast made of my full face during the class.

[irisblue]

13. It takes time to learn how to do it. Practice, lots. He won't do that

[FoxNewsSucks]

10. Well it worked for Melaria, so he gave it a shot

The nip pics are easy to find for that comparison also.

[Simeon Salus]

12. Here's a link from 2017 during his "hillbilly elegy" tour

Just bad. Bad makeup. Bad.

Notice he's grown the scruffy beard these days to make his generally round face appear less child-like.

[Simeon Salus]

14. This is from a year earlier

2016. The beginning of his "elegy" tour. Less eyeliner. Is he compensating for his long lashes and bushy eyebrows?

Makeup experts, please help me understand.

[OnDoutside]

15. He's regularly been wearing eyeliner. Not sure what to make of it, considering him being a RWNJ.

Perhaps the other RWNJs haven't noticed ?

[chowder66]

16. Maybe he's wearing it but then again maybe not.

I have two ex-boyfriends that had "natural" eyeliner made with their lashes which I was envious of. They also had his color of eyes.

[yardwork]

17. The Qweerty post is from August 2021. It didn't seem to hurt Vance.

Unfortunately, Republican voters are hypocrites. They don't care about what they claim to care about. They really only care about money.

[PCIntern]

18. Guyliner

[betsuni]

19. I think of that "I'm too sexy for my shirt" song when I look at that.

[Simeon Salus]

20. Here's an official AEI video also from 2016

Much better makeup. American Enterprise Institute has all the money it wants, so you know their makeup artists are excellent.

[Midnight Writer]

21. He uses eyeliner to enhance his hypnotic gaze. He learned it from Mandrake the Magician.

"JD gestures hypnotically."