Thread: The end of men...who are these people?

Taken from the Daily Mail yesterday;

Rise of the metrosexual: Men now spend longer getting ready to go out than women | Mail Online

Men now take longer than women to get ready? 83 minutes a day? Surely some men do but I don't believe the average man takes longer than the average women to get ready. I don't mean for this to sound sexist, I'm just a realist!

23 minutes for a man to shower? What do they do in there that I'm not doing?

I'll admit my spending has gone up the last couple of years due to wanting different soaps, creams and aftershaves. Oh ya, more razors, more hones, etc. Perhaps my spending is a bit OTT at times. I can still have a shower and shave and be ready to walk out the door in less than half the time this suggests and that's when I'm not in a rush. According to this men spend 7 minutes a day on make-up. Wtf?

Obviously I make a bit of an effort but I don't own moisturiser, toners, cleansers, etc. I use cheap hair wax, deodorant, soap, shampoo and shaving paraphernalia. Job done. That's it. I'm 35 but maybe I'm from the old school where a real man conjures up images of Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson. Less moisturiser, more leather please!

We all enjoy the finer things in life, but reading this article makes me think I'm missing something here? Is this an attempt to make men think this is what they need to do to be men? There's certainly a trend in the media and advertising for women to feel they need to use certain product and do certain things to be attractive, is this a cross over to open up a whole new market with men?

I'll stick to my routine and leave these boys to it I guess...being an emo or David Beckham must be a real pain if that's how long it takes to get ready!