Looks guys love (and hate)

We created a manel (as in: man panel), fed the dudes some beers, then asked them to react to the biggest beauty trends. Their uncensored thoughts…

Are you into ombre hair?

"Hell, no! We don't get this. She looks like she didn't make it to the salon for a year."

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Fishtail braids: yes or no?

"Don't do this. It probably took three hours, and it looks like a messy lobster tail."

Editor's note: If your girls are out like Blake Lively's are, he's not looking at your hair. We had to tell our manel, "Focus!"

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What's your favorite nail color?

"Don't care. That's something only girls notice. But we do see chips, and those are gross."

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Chip fix

Mask a mangled tip with a glitter French insta-mani. "Choose a dense sparkle polish with a base color (not clear!) for best coverage," says Jin Soon Choi, a manicurist in New York City. Tone-on-tone is the chicest, she says, so if you have blue nails, paint blue glitter along each edge. Polish recs: Revlon and Deborah Lippmann do shine the best. Oh, and top coat, top coat, top coat!

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Do you prefer hair short or long?

"I wouldn't approach a girl with short hair."

"Long, long, long. Enough said."

"If you look like Halle Berry, then you can go short."

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Not Halle Berry?

A pixie is tough to pull off. You need model bone structure—and balls. Try the "everyone cut"; hair that hits just below the collarbone is really flattering, says Beverly Hills hairstylist Adam Campbell. Whether you're short or tall, it creates visual balance.

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All-out glam or no-makeup casual?

"Save the glam look for when we go somewhere special."

"Generally, no makeup. Too much is always worse than not enough."

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'No makeup' doesn't really mean that.

It means makeup he won't notice, says NYC makeup pro Tina Turnbow. Your minimalist kit: BB cream, mascara and lip balm, like CoverGirl LipPerfection Jumbo Gloss Balm, $7.

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Skip it: The high bun

"Kinda high maintenance."

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Try it: Natural skin tone

"Amazing! It proves you have great skin."

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Jan 31, 2013 12:19PM

So, you introduce the article with one gender stereotype ("we got some guys and loaded them up with beer,") before then expounding on more gender stereotypes and giving advice based thereon.

There is no standard of beauty, attractiveness, etc. There is no sure fire way to attract "men" because there's no such thing as an abstract group called "men." There are only individuals. Be yourself, and you will attract an individual who likes YOU, rather than the product you create to try to attract "men."