Isn't this all a bit foppish?

[JMS]

I understand keeping ones self clean! Clipped nails, shaved face, clean body, tidy beard if you have one, but what of all the smells, soaps, creams, after shaves. Where do we draw the line? I've seen pictures of the bathrooms of some of us here and some of us have more aftershaves and soaps than most women have make up, perfume, and hair stuff. Oh! And all the mens hair stuff at the local pharmacy is just overwhelming. when did we become so overly concerned with our appearance and where do you personally draw the line?

Also are their any men left with simple tastes and simple wants anymore or are we all so self obsessed these days?

[Quick Orange]

Why must we draw the line? I like to look good, especially in a world where looks get you far. I've always felt myself a dandy though, so maybe I don't get to reply here

[JMS]

Why must we draw the line? I like to look good, especially in a world where looks get you far. I've always felt myself a dandy though, so maybe I don't get to reply here

[Ryan82]

Yeah, it's a fine line between being a gentleman and being a metrosexual, at least that's what the wife says

[Jimbo]

Well, I am a fairly simple man with simple pleasures. A lot of the male grooming stuff is lost on me because I have no hair.

Some days I like to smell good - important meetings, giving talks etc. I will wear aftershave then, or put on something smelly. But as a general rule I wear deodorant and that is it.

Face creams, exfoliating scrubs, body butters - these are all things I draw the line at. Not because I think it is somehow unmanly to use them, but more because I believe they are pointless consumerist crap foisted on a gullible public by the cynical "health and beauty" industry. This is the same industry whose commercials use 17 year old super models to advertise anti-wrinkle creams, and airbrush imperfections out of pictures....

What ever happened to growing old gracefully? I like the bit of silver coming into my beard. I like the laugh lines around my eyes and mouth. And I like that my wife and I can experience and share the aging process together, and have a laugh along the way at my ever-increasing levels of back hair!!

James.

[JMS]

What ever happened to growing old gracefully? I like the bit of silver coming into my beard. I like the laugh lines around my eyes and mouth. And I like that my wife and I can experience and share the aging process together, and have a laugh along the way at my ever-increasing levels of back hair!!

James.

Here here!!

[mhailey]

I have Col. Conk almond shaving soap (and some mama bear's of course), a brush and two razors (three if you count the dovo shavette in my gym locker). I have two colognes (Drakar per my wife and a sandalwood aftershave) hair gel to keep this locks in place, and deodorant. Oh, shampoo (neutrogena t-gel for dandruff) and ivory soap. that's pretty much it.

I don't need, or want, any more male primping stuff.

Matt


Edit: forgot to include the toothbrush and toothpaste

[fpessanha]

Well, I am a fairly simple man with simple pleasures. A lot of the male grooming stuff is lost on me because I have no hair.

Some days I like to smell good - important meetings, giving talks etc. I will wear aftershave then, or put on something smelly. But as a general rule I wear deodorant and that is it.

Face creams, exfoliating scrubs, body butters - these are all things I draw the line at. Not because I think it is somehow unmanly to use them, but more because I believe they are pointless consumerist crap foisted on a gullible public by the cynical "health and beauty" industry. This is the same industry whose commercials use 17 year old super models to advertise anti-wrinkle creams, and airbrush imperfections out of pictures....

What ever happened to growing old gracefully? I like the bit of silver coming into my beard. I like the laugh lines around my eyes and mouth. And I like that my wife and I can experience and share the aging process together, and have a laugh along the way at my ever-increasing levels of back hair!!

James.

Yeah, what he said...
Jimbo, as far as I'm concerned, is right on the money. Looks get you far, but only so far...

I draw the line on anything that involves wax, that is mildly related to make-up or just a bit metrosexual. I consider myself a gentleman. I like to wear cologne (Burbery, the original is my all time favourite), and I need lip balms and some sort of moisturizer for my dry skin... otherwise I'll just be a sand-paper man in a tweed suit...

[thebigspendur]

Aging gracefully eh? I'm old enough to tell you there isn't anything graceful about it. Its like rolling a boulder down a steep long hill. Its just accelerates at an exponential level as time goes on.

As far as the post goes I will use various soaps and creams and all that but that's stuff that when you wash it off its gone. I'll use a mild aftershave but the ones I uses with few exceptions are gone within a hour or two. I never use cologne ever. Unlike my young son who uses these frau-frau body washes where I can smell him coming up the street, yuck.

[M1ke]

Hell with drawing the line. I buy what i want, use what i want when i want.

Call me any of the stereotypical labels. I don't care. You don't pay my bills.

Mr. Avery, this wasn't ment towards you specifically. was just a general statement articulating that no one should worry about what others think. do what makes you happy.