Nicole Mowbray

1 week ago | freerepublic.com | Nicole Mowbray

Free RepublicBrowse · SearchNews/ActivismTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. Why men are shaving off their eyelashes CNN ^ | Published 4:53 AM EDT, Wed April 30, 2025 | By Nicole Mowbray, CNN Posted on by thecodontFrom stopping dust and dirt getting into the eyes to prompting our blink reflex, eyelashes do more than just look pretty.

1 week ago | cnnbrasil.com.br | Nicole Mowbray

Além de embelezar, os cílios têm funções importantes: impedem que poeira e sujeira entrem nos olhos e ativam o reflexo de piscar. Isso torna ainda mais difícil explicar a tendência nas redes sociais em que homens estão aparando — ou até raspando completamente — seus cílios em uma tentativa de parecerem “mais masculinos”.

1 week ago | cnn.co.jp | Nicole Mowbray

埃（ほこり）や塵（ちり）が目に入るのを防いだり、反射的な瞬きを促したり、まつ毛には可愛く見せる以上の役割がある。 それを考えると、男性が「もっと男らしく」見えるよう、まつ毛をカットしたり、全部そり落としてしまったりするＳＮＳのトレンドは説明しにくい。 ここ数週間、トルコからニュージーランドに至るまで各国の理髪店で、短いまつ毛を求めて目の際に刃を当ててもらう男性の動画がＴｉｋＴｏｋやインスタグラム、Ｘに相次いで投稿されている。電動シェーバーを使う理容師もいれば、はさみと手だけでスタイリングする理容師もいる。 「まつ毛は物を見るためにも目の健康のためにも欠かせない」。英インペリアル・カレッジ・ロンドンで眼科・眼形成外科コンサルタントを務めるビッキー・リー氏は電子メールでそう指摘した。「まつ毛はバリアの役割を果たす。目を守るまばたき反射を促すだけでなく、目の上を流れる空気を減らして潤いを保ち、目の健康と快適さを守り、強い日光を遮り、ぎらつきを減らして見え方を改善してくれる」...

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Nicole Mowbray

CNN  —  From stopping dust and dirt getting into the eyes to prompting our blink reflex, eyelashes do more than just look pretty. Which makes it hard to explain the social media trend of men trimming down — or even entirely shaving off — their eyelashes in a bid to look “more masculine.” Videos posted to TikTok, Instagram and X in recent weeks show men braving blades very close to their eyes, in barber shops from Turkey to New Zealand, in a quest for stubby lashes.

2 weeks ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Nicole Mowbray

More than just a pretty feature, lashes serve a purpose in protecting our eyes. Yet, some men are seeking ways to trim or get rid of them altogether. - Yukari Schrickel/CNNFrom stopping dust and dirt getting into the eyes to prompting our blink reflex, eyelashes do more than just look pretty.