men's grooming

JazmenFlowers · #1 05-16-2007, 11:22 AM

I hate to be discriminatory, but I'm just curious what the other guys' daily routines are. what brand of products do you use? what's your morning and night routine?

I have a feeling this thread will get one, maybe two replies.

chiliD · #2 05-16-2007, 12:03 PM

Well, if I only learned one thing from faithfully watching two seasons of Queer Eye For The Straight Guy was from Kyan:

"No nose hair anytime, at all, EVER!"

ryan8472 · #3 05-16-2007, 12:17 PM

lol...ok well...I shower in the morning when I get up (usually), and then I brush my teeth, and moisturize, etc...lol

In the shower I use:

- Suave 2 in 1 Shampoo (its cheap)
- Loreal Superior Preference conditioner
- Villa Floriani Cucumber Cleansing Gel (facial scrub. I would die without it)

I use Crest toothpaste. And Old Spice deodorant.

And I use Eucerin replenishing moisturizer, and then Nivea for Men aftershave.

Sometimes I use Axe spray to get a little extra fragrance, but I never use more than two sprays!

At night I just brush my teeth.

I want so much to be like Patrick Bateman, it's not funny.

"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."

petep9000 · #4 05-16-2007, 12:30 PM

I'd be interested in what other guys here use as well. My grooming routine consists of the following, every morning:

Shave- I use 'Barbasol' shaving cream, lime scented if I can find it. I use disposable raizors, typically 'Gillette' or 'Schick' but only the ones which are labeled for 'sensitive skin'. For many, many years I was an electric shaver, but I find now that I'm older I prefer a closer shave.

Shower- I use 'Pert-Plus' shampoo most days of the week because it has a conditioner built in and makes my hair nice and soft. Usually, I will use the Pert maybe 5 days in a row, then switch to 'Prell' which wipes out any of the build-up that Pert is notorious for leaving. Does anyone still 'shower-rinse-repeat'? I only wash my hair one time while in the shower, no repeat for me.
After my hair is rinsed, I use 'Neutrogena' glycerin soap for my face with a 'Buff-Puff'.
After my face is rinsed, I move on to the rest of my body using anti-bacterial deodorant soap in this order: arms, pits, chest, back, naughty bits, buttcrack, legs, feet. Then, I rinse the hair one more time, and the body.
It sounds like alot of work, but I can do it in about 12 minutes. I dry myself hair first, then face, neck and rest of body. Extra attention to drying my naughty bits and buttcrack because I once had a fungal infection and I don't ever want it to come back again.

Sink- heading back to the sink, I dry my ears using store-brand 'q-tips'. Then, I swig a mouthful of 'Listerine Cool Mint' and swish it for 30 seconds. With a mouth still full of Listerine, I then apply whatever was on sale toothpaste to my brush and start brushing. Toothbrushes are whatever was on sale, too. Medium bristle. Spit, rinse, and dry face. If my fingernails and toenails need it, this is the time where I'd clip them since they are softened by the hot shower.
Then, I use classic 'Nivea' lotion on my hands, then face, then front and back of neck. I go into the bedroom, get dressed, then return to the bathroom sink to apply a tiny dollap of whatever was on sale gel to my hair.

If I'm going out in the evening, I'll repeat the whole process with the exception of the 'Nivea' lotion which I will replace with Davidoff 'Coolwater' body lotion which has a nice fresh scent. This will gets applied to the same places as the Nivea, but also to my naughty bits and buttcrack.

So, my brands which I am loyal to are only: Barbasol, Pert, Prell, Neutrogena, Nivea, Listerine and Davidoff. Everything else can be store-brand or whatever is on sale.

Rickypt · #5 05-16-2007, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by petep9000

This will gets applied to the same places as the Nivea, but also to my naughty bits and buttcrack.

sparky · #6 05-16-2007, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I hate to be discriminatory, but I'm just curious what the other guys' daily routines are. what brand of products do you use? what's your morning and night routine?

I have a feeling this thread will get one, maybe two replies.

Mine is pretty boring.

I use this Loreal Future E stuff with some noxious acid in it every morning and night. It doesn't burn when it gets in my eyes and it isn't too oily. Then slather my mug with pure aloe vera. Occasionally I use some masky clay **** to strip a few layers off - like If I have some event to go to or something.

I like to use shave soap and a brush for shaving with pretty damned hot water and some crazy 4 blade razor. The brush makes all the difference in the world. Of course, just to be silly, I use the following products that I got at Whole Paycheck:

Oh, and I use Crew shampoo and conditioner. A lesbian friend turned me onto that ****.
The major deciding factor in all of this is minimal or no fragrance, frankly. A hint of lime or mint is all I will tolerate.

Rickypt · #7 05-16-2007, 12:41 PM

Any recommendations on anti-aging stuff to put around my eyes? It's way past time I started that...

strandinthewind · #8 05-16-2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickypt

Any recommendations on anti-aging stuff to put around my eyes? It's way past time I started that...

Botox

estranged4life · #9 05-16-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

I am totally turned-on by posts of men grooming!

I am a diehard Pantene & Old Spice user...

So does that turn you on?

sparky · #10 05-16-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Botox

Botox looks bad enough on women. The men I have seen with it look pretty creepy and kind of embalmed.

If a guy smiles and his eyes don't move, I wanna run.

Sunscreen and any kind of stuff with mild acid is good.

estranged4life · #11 05-16-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

Haven't you enough women?

You wanna join that line?

estranged4life · #12 05-16-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

I have been a very bad influence on your perviness...stop trying to get into my knickers!

that was so WRONG!!! Perviness? Isnt Pervertedness?

Knickers? WTF? The New York basketball team?!!!

JazmenFlowers · #13 05-16-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickypt

Any recommendations on anti-aging stuff to put around my eyes? It's way past time I started that...

philosophy hope in a tube. best eye stuff ever. and you can use it on your lips as well. you can get it at Sephora. if you want to go way high-end, La Mer's eye balm is the best.

estranged4life · #14 05-16-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

You could probably start your own team with all the wenches you have dangling your pinky. Now, let these guys get back to grooming posts...killjoy!.

who diddled yer pooter wrong?

rbs3676 · #15 05-16-2007, 01:20 PM

I'm a Kiehl's fanatic. I've tried all kinds of skin care lines since I was a teenager and I've never found anything with the quality that Kiehl's products have.

My routine is almost always the same. I get in the shower, and wash my hair with Frederic Fekkai's Full Volume Shampoo and then the Glossing Conditioner. Every morning. Then I wash my face with Kiehl's Non-Detergent Foaming Facial Wash. On Tuesdays and Fridays I use Kiehl's Facial Fuel Scrub on my face and neck - it's a great product but I only use it twice a week. My body wash is Kiehl's Grapefruit (it smells incredible and sooo clean). I use the Kiehl's Scrub Bar on my back and my elbows and feet - anything that needs exfoliating, actually, except my face.

Once I'm out of the shower, I apply a little bit of Frederic Fekkai's Glossing Cream to my hair and I comb it in. I then put Visine in both eyes (I cannot live without Gatorade and Visine). I run hot water in the sink and I shave with Kiehl's White Eagle Shaving Cream -- it's the best shaving cream I've ever tried. I then apply a small layer of Kiehl's Ultimate Moisturizing Cream on my neck but not my face. For my face I use Kiehl's Sodium PCA Oil-Free Moisturizer. This product is the oly moisturizer that I can use that doesnt make me look really oily a couple of hours later. For a daytime eye cream, I use Kiehl's Eye Alert - its got caffiene and vitamin E in it and I'm crazy about it. I then slather on some Kiehl's Cream De Corp moisturizer on my arms, elbows and legs. And then I put a little bit of pochuli oil on my wrists. I use to wear cologne but I've just been wearing a little bit of cheap ass pochuli and I get more compliments than you can imagine.

At night I take a shower but I dont wash my hair. I have a dermatologist prescribed lotion (Elidel) to prevent dry skin and I apply that to my face after my shower. I alternate between two nightime eye creams - Kiehl's Creamy Avacado Treatment and Kiehl's Cryste Marine Firming Eye Treatment. And if my skin feels dry or I've been out in the sun that day, I use a little bit of Kiehl's Abyssine Cream on my forehead, nose and around my ears and neck.

Teeth: Crest paste.

Lips: Burts Bee's Lip Balm. Love it!

rbs