At a show last year, I was coming out of the show ring and saw a tiny mini with SO MUCH makeup, she was literally dripping with grease -- she truly looked like a cheap, tawdry hooker. My first thought was, who in the world, even allowing for different tastes, would think THIS is attractive? Then I looked at her handler, and here was a woman painted with every bit as much makeup applied with a trowel and absolutely no taste! I could barely keep from laughing.
Whatever your preferences, the idea is to compliment the horse, not to make it into something else entirely.