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Veteran Wall Street Exec Recommends You Slap On Some Make-Up

A show of hands– how many of you think your male colleagues wear make-up? You were going to say “none,” right? Wrong, RuPaul. Statistically speaking, probably one-half to a third of your work pals are wearing some sort of lacquer right now, be it a little lip gloss or some bronzer and that doesn’t even include the transvesite beauts. Now that that’s out in the open you can finally stop being ashamed and start appreciating how this stuff is going to change your life. Like Jeffrey Lederer, the gentleman pictured here, checking himself out. What’s he thinking about? I don’t know, maybe about how at the age of 60+, he’s reeling in tail 20 years his junior, the kind of puss a man by the same first name can only dream of bagging. Chick thought he was 25, all thanks to his friends at MAC.

One argument that men’s cosmetics are going mainstream: some men are not even self-conscious about using them. Jeffrey Lederer, 63, a principal in several investment partnerships and a former Wall Street trader, openly applies Menaji products — including a Bronze Star facial bronzing gel, concealer and anti-shine powder — after his workouts at a private Manhattan club.

“People are reticent to ask what they are, even though I think they’re interested,” Mr. Lederer said. “It does take a certain amount of self-confidence to use it in public.” Mr. Lederer, who wears tailor-made suits from Milan, called himself an “aesthetic person” who attains an “airbrushed look” from the cosmetics. “As I get older, the one thing you never want to do is look foolish, like dying one’s hair, which I think is probably the most obvious and egregious thing a man can do,” he said. “But I don’t think any of these products in any way makes the user look less respectable, or foolish, or less manly.”

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77 Responses to “Veteran Wall Street Exec Recommends You Slap On Some Make-Up”

  1. Sal says:

    Worst is that guy Steve Cortes who comes on CNBC. Disgusting!

  2. guestosaurus says:

    Bronze Star hahaha – bleach that shit you caveman!

  3. Bosephus says:

    This guy's a straight-shooter. Has upper management written all over him.

    -Angelo M.

  4. Dr. Rosenrose says:

    "Dying your hair is the most egregious thing a man can do."
    – Guy who voluntarily has the skin-tone of an oompa-loompa

  5. Anonymous says:

    And the douches get douchier, oompaloompa looking fucks

  6. Anonymous says:

    "My name is Inigo Montoya…"

  7. Anonymous says:

    Is he wearing rings on both hands?

  8. Hamilton says:

    Menaji sells crumpled ties?

  9. Guest says:

    Snookie's biological father

  10. syntheticshit says:

    insert joke about lloyd and comsetics, or maybe golden scrots in general

  11. charles festerbottom says:

    The Chelsea YMCA is not a private club there, Chester.

  12. Guest says:

    Shouldn't he be playing a parental role on jersey shore?

  13. NakedShort says:

    This is exactly what I was trying to warn you guys about.

    -James J. Lee

  14. Charlie G. says:

    Does this mean I can finally powder my upper lip without feeling self-conscious?

  15. In other news, Gary Busey is now doing ads for Vitamin water. And I ask you WHAT THE FUCK is the world coming to?

  16. Pfluger the Barbaria says:

    Patrick Bateman set the trend. Now even average bankers at Citi can enjoy the luxurious feeling of a fine facial exfoliant without a hint of shame, or embarassment, and admire their fine complexion in the mirror, as they contemplate their greatness.

  17. Anonymous says:

    That's like Talib and Mos, right?

  18. Anonymous says:

    That's called the morning after, Roland. Cop to it.

  19. Gary says:

    You are a gut maggot without guts.

  20. Anonymous says:

    And a bracelet on his right arm. Watch is on left. How many ways can you spell douche?

  21. Wtf says:

    Boxers, briefs, or women's panties?

    Other than that, I have no concerns.

  22. guestosaurus says:

    be an alpha male and go comando. chicks in the office have the right to know if they make it move.

  23. Christophe Rocancour says:

    happy birthday bess!!

  24. Anal_yst says:

    You have no idea.

  25. Anonymous says:

    Just heard: Coming soon from Calvin Klein for Men: POWER by Jamie Dimon. A REAL man's scent. Filled with the ineffable fragrance of success, wealth, ambition, and achievement. With undertones of asphodel from Dimon's ancestral Greek homeland and musk and ball sweat to show those other alphas who's truly boss. Comes in a gold-plated bull-scrotum shaped bottle, so take that Lloyd! From the real capo di tutti capo. Available at fine retailers everywhere.

    PS. Happy Birthday, Ms. Levin!

  26. Anonymous says:

    I have ideas. You cannot bench them, but I have them.

  27. R U Kidding says:

    Oh. So. Gay. NTTAWWT.

  28. Anonymous says:

    Probably a charter member, no?

  29. trojan says:

    wait the fauxhawk is out?

  30. Al Roker says:

    None of this matters. Earl is going to beat the shit out of all of us at Minetta's tomorrow.

  31. drakes says:

    Sal from Mad Men?

  32. Anonymous says:

    OMG dead spot on- was trying to think who that looked like.

  33. Pfluger the Barbaria says:

    I'm wondering if Andrew Cuomo, the next Governor of NY, might benefit from some skin creams and/or exfoliants to soften or neutralize the Neanderthal man look. Some blush, eye-brow shaping, and face powder would probably work help. With a little work, he could probably look just like Mark Wahlberg.

  34. CoveredLong says:

    Q: What do you call it when two members go out to dinner (besides homosexual)?

    A: Carbon Dating.

    -Guy who's aware of where the door is and will make his way towards it.

  35. BackOfficeSales says:

    I've been telling my guys to wear make-up for years!!!

    – P. Jiang

  36. No, we need more organic humor, really.

  37. Gbooth1195 says:

    Yeah. Coming on television is pretty gross. Makes the desks all sticky, too.

  38. Spurtucus says:

    Wiped out all the real men on Wall St. Both of us.

  39. 3xlong says:

    his tits hang really low

  40. 3xlong says:

    i know this guy and he is a douche

  41. Guest says:

    Jeffrey and I get our junk shaved at the same place. Nothing says, "I'm younger than I am," like well-groomed junk.

    ~ S. S______

  42. Dead_Cat says:

    You should never go to an investor meeting without millionizing your lashes. You have to give those retired blue-collar pension trustees some glamour in their lives.

  43. deepblue says:

    Kinda looks like Sal the Ad man Don Draper canned last season………

  44. Adam says:

    Happy Birthday Bess!!!

  45. Anonymous says:

    Shocking.

    -Capt. Louis Renault

  46. NakedShort says:

    Does anyone else think he looks like Sal from Mad Men?

  47. Jdimon says:

    Does bleaching my asshole count as make-up?

  48. Anonymous says:

    WHY ARE YOU SAYING THIS LIKE ITS A BAD THING.

    The man is a saint – he even saves people:
    http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/26/gary-busey-911-call

  49. Pinger says:

    Lights on…

  50. Guest says:

    Men wearing cosmetics is the new killing it?

  51. Blanal says:

    Howcome every time they try to get dudes to do homo fashion stuff, they always swear up n down that it'll get u SOOOOO laid?

    /dons sparkly shirt and applies product
    //confirms zero voicemails still

  52. Da21 says:

    the shower curtain doesn't exactly match the marble

    other than that, i have no concerns

  53. Blanal_yst says:

    I have a line of bleaches intended for a certain area. Various shades available, for various ethnicities. Check out my website for more info.

    Blanal_yst

  54. Guest says:

    Did you guys notice this guy's wedding was announced in the NY Times a couple years back?
    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/fashion/wedding

    No wedding ring in this photo. ~rawr~

  55. Sapwiz says:

    I think he looks quite handsome. xoxo, Lloyd B

  56. Monicker says:

    Oh how I miss the @[comment #] which seemingly used to be a defining attribute of this site. So generic now.

    -sad nostalgic guy in Albuquerque.

  57. Guest says:

    Never trust a guy who wears makeup. Who would do business with this guy?

  58. Safe says:

    8-year olds.. dude.. 8-year olds

  59. Shortskirt says:

    Once the shirt comes off game over. The best thing to have is a hefty bank account. Orange skin and Joe Pesce pulled eyes- stretched mouth like a fish- is delusionally youthful. Only a martian would be turned on to all that. It's pathetic hanging on to a window that has closed shut.

  60. Dorsia says:

    I believe in taking care of myself and a balanced diet and rigorous exercise routine. In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

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