Today, we usually associate the concept of beauty with women. However,this,too,is the result of a change that took place over time. In fact, the male form was the original standard of beauty in Western culture. Michelangelo's sculpture David was the ideal of masculine beauty.For hundreds of year, makeup was associated with both women and men. Men in ancient Greece, Egypt, and Rome wore makeup on their lips,cheeks, and nails. Roman men even had some bizarre beauty practices of their own, such as the habit of bathing in crocodile excrement to improve their skin. Men's grooming and makeup went in and out of style a number of times through history, before becoming very unfashionable during the industrial age of the early 1800s.However, there are signs that masculine vanity is making a return, as more men are joining gyms and opting for cosmetic surgery than ever before. The standards for beauty have changed frequently throughout history and will, no doubt, continue to do so. However, one thing unlikely to ever change is people's fascination with beauty.