Is it just me, or do men generally have longer eyelashes than women?

[Anonymous]

lol, if you are a hairy person, then you have very thick hair throughout certain areas of your body. Unlike women, men are harier, therefore, it should be no suprise that, yes, men have longer and thicker eyelashes than women. Look at certain, Indian men, they have a lot of thick hair on their body, and therefore have really long and thick eyelashes. This is just my opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's the make up. I have only ever used mascara a couple of times because my eyes are really sensitive and no matter what kind I use or how careful I am putting it on, my eyes become unbearably itchy and red. However, on the plus side I have really long lashes. I have found using just a little bit of coconut oil on the tip of my finger to shape them does about the same of mascara and it doesn't bother my eyes.

Oil? I use mascara mainly so that my blonde eyelashes stand out. Oil wouldn't do anything. I look really plain without mascara, but maybe it wouldn't be the same if I had black eyelashes to begin with.

Yep. I have dark hair, super dark, almost black eyelashes, and mainly black lashes that are blonde on the end. So annoying. I need to wear mascara or my lashes look about half as long.

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Anonymous wrote:lol, if you are a hairy person, then you have very thick hair throughout certain areas of your body. Unlike women, men are harier, therefore, it should be no suprise that, yes, men have longer and thicker eyelashes than women. Look at certain, Indian men, they have a lot of thick hair on their body, and therefore have really long and thick eyelashes. This is just my opinion.

Agree.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm going to get Latisse/Careprost or Rapidlash because I too have tiny lashes

I am light blue-eyed natural brunette and there is no way I'd risk the documented side effect of darkening iris. My eyes are my thing.

I personally think the shape of the eyes are more of a determinant of beauty than the color. But everyone is different. I just really love alone shaped eyes. Would totally take gorgeous dark almond shaped eyes over round, boring blue ones.

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Arent all eyes almond shaped? Look at an almond- that's the shape of an eye.

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Blue eyes are uncommon, and if uncommon means "exotic" then I guess they are therefore attractive. I personally like green eyes.

Men don't have longer eyelashes. I read a study that said women tend to have curlier eyelashes and their lower ones are longer. The top ones in women were only slightly longer. I'm pretty sure the difference is barely perceptible.

Long eyelashes are considered attractive because they are youthful and submissive. The main difference between men and women overall is that women have smaller faces. They look closer to children.

[Anonymous]

Hairier people have longer lashes and thicker brows because brows and lashes are, you guessed it, hair.

Look at Middle Eastern and Indian women, for instance. Long lashes and thick brows because they are hairy all over when not waxed and plucked, often with moustaches to boot.

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I just came back from the movies and cannot stop thinking of the lead in CREED.

No not Rocky, but Michael B. Jordan...

Aww...So dreamy with those beautiful lashes.

[Anonymous]

Eyelash hair is not related to testosterone though. Men aren't hairier anyway, they have the same amount of those fine (vellus) hairs as kids and then they turn darker. Women keep the fine hairs. Like you guys realize men don't suddenly grow follicles all over during puberty right? The fine ones turn dark. Eyebrows and eyelashes don't change. Men do not suddenly have great eyelashes or whatever during puberty. Testosterone has a negative influence on head hair, no influence on eyelash or eyebrow hair. Eyebrows seem related to gender because women pluck them. All hair is not the same.

I do think it's related to ethnicity, Asians rarely have noticeable eyelashes and it's true for men and women. Southern Europeans, Indians, Middle Eastern people (especially Indians) tend to have the best eyelashes. They have the most hair on their head. The women might seem hairier however I think the vellus hairs are just darker because THEY are darker then whiter people are.

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Anonymous wrote:Arent all eyes almond shaped? Look at an almond- that's the shape of an eye.

No, they aren't. So are much more round, some are much smaller. A true almond shaped eye isn't something you see every day.

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I've noticed this eyelash thing too

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Anonymous wrote:I'm going to get Latisse/Careprost or Rapidlash because I too have tiny lashes

Not me. I'm a brunette with blue eyes and I'd hate to have my eyes darken, know side-effect.

[Anonymous]

I have thick, long eyelashes that are blonde-tipped. I can't imagine how oil would make them show up. Plus I'd probably end up with oil in my eyes.

I do think a lot of mascaras make our lashes more brittle and stiff, and likely to come out. Look for a mascara that leaves your lashes very soft. It makes a difference.

Possibly men's lashes are, like their other hair, slightly more coarse than women's, so they look thicker.

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Men's body hair is coarser but not their eyelashes. Testosterone doesn't change them. All hair is not the same. It seems like hair on the eyes, forehead and head is different than the rest of the body.

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No, I have not noticed this. My DH has almost no lashes or brows, and he is quite hairy elsewhere.