​Guys Try DIY Makeup Tutorials With Hilarious Results

As any woman can tell you, makeup is complicated. There are so many products and techniques available that online beauty gurus sometimes rival pop stars in popularity with thousands of videos teaching women how to achieve various looks. The average pretty lady will spend nearly 3,276 hours doing her hair and makeup within her lifetime and understandably, most men are left scratching their heads about the whole thing. Why does it take so long and cost so much?

But, while many of them prefer to pace and pester from outside the bathroom door, some guys are attempting to unravel the mystery by replicating the feminine ritual on their own faces. Overwhelmed at the dizzying array of brushes, pencils, and powders laid before them, Buzzfeeds Try Guys do their best to conquer some of Michelle Phans makeup tutorials. Hilarious flubs abound as each one manages to stab themselves in their eye at least once. What do they end up learning from all this? Beauty is pain.