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Still, this didn’t prepare me at all from the reality of what he actually was sharing that was mine. I didn’t clue in until I had this bizarre conversation with him almost three months ago…..
Him: I really like that new facial stuff you bought.
Me: I know. Isn’t it great?
Him: Feel my face.
Me: OH MY GOD. Am I having this conversation with you?
At $40 a pop, my facial wash is not something I am willing to share. Not only is it expensive, I really hate it when I am in the shower and I realize that I don’t have anymore left!
Me: Are you using my shampoo and conditioner also?
Him: Uhuh.
Me: You’re Bald. Why do you need it?
So, I did the only thing that a sane wife would have done at that time, I brought him to the nearest beauty counter I could find and had a cosmetician recommend skin care products for him. $150 later, we left with a Biotherme face wash, toner, and moisturizer just for him.
Him: Maybe I should also have bought the eye care cream also.
Me: *speechless*
Okay, I don’t even use eye cream….. but the lady really sold him on it because two days later, I find a $50 bottle sitting on our washroom counter for his *imaginary wrinkles*. Who would have thunk?
Never in a million years, would I ever have imagined discussing and comparing beauty products with my tech geek husband. There is hope after all, it will just be a matter of time before he ends up willingly disposing his current fashion statement of geek t-shirts….
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Sometimes, guys want to feel pretty too.
I must admit, I don’t do any of that stuff, nor would I ever spend that much on facial wash or wrinkle cream. I’m the kind of guy who feels like “if it’s happening, it’s going to happen.” However, I do try to take care of my hair. It’s very long an curly and I intend to donate it when it’s long enough. So I have to take good care of it.
Lucky for me, I won’t be picking up many girly things from my wife… she’s a pretty bad tomboy. She’s not much more feminine than I am! I love her for it though. She doesn’t wear makeup (still looks beautiful) and she doesn’t have to have expensive clothes or jewelry. But she does enjoy random flowers and gifts… which I’m more than happy to provide.
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I think it’s just common for married couples to eventually share things. I guess it’s part of that integration from being *just me* to us, that I end up coveting the things that he uses – like his workout pills, his favourite pillow, or even the bo…
LOL!
My husband and I share the face creams I make, and he helps me choose clothing based on color and fabric. I think a truly sensuous, well balance male appreciates a relationship where such personal things are shared.
Too Cool!
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That’s actually a very good point. My being an artist, I do help my wife pick out clothing when we shop. I don’t mind either; she sure is nice to look at.
Balance is certainly a good thing. On top of that, if we become more like each other, we’ll have more in common. He’ll be more sensitive and she’ll be less… prissy. Sounds like a fair trade.
Perhaps it’s not that we pick up traits from our spouses. Perhaps as we become more comfortable around them we to let those walls down. In other words, he’s not becoming more like a woman, he is simply less guarded and feels comfortable showing a little more of his feminine side. Perhaps she’s not becoming more like a man, she’s just more comfortable around him and realizes that she can have a belching contest with him and he won’t think less of her.
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Wow, I wish I had a husband that did some of this stuff but he don’t get any of this kind of stuff. He just thinks it is a waste of money. He don’t necessarly tell me I cannot get it but he thinks it is not needed.
haha! he’s all yours now, you have tamed the geek in him! :-0
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What am I even doing reading this?? great post anyway.
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LOL — the dialogue is a hoot. I personally think it’s great when men take an interest in looking after there skin, etc. Granted, they don’t require these products to the degree that we do (I admit, they are not so vain — at least in most cases!), but there is nothing wrong with them undertaking a good skin regimen. Sharon — hide your expensive products and grab a good drugstore brand i.e. Neutrogena for Hubby.
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Great article! I work in a software company with a lot of 20-something men and it definitely rang some bells for me.
Let’s just say a moisturizer salesman could make a killing here!
Nathaniel, regardless if it skin care or hair, everyone has a certain amount of vainness within us. And I can’t believe I found his!
You and your wife are such a sweet and sassy couple…. I’m sure there’s much you two share that you just won’t tell uss
SageMother, that is so true. It’s even a more personal bond knowing that you share the same likes.
BTW, I even would love to share the skin care creams that you make…..
Oh my Nathaniel…. I just can’t wait for the moment, when my husband and I get into a comfort level that we’ll have belching contest…. or whatever else unmentionable
You are so sweet to the wife.
BTW, how come your feed is stuck on the same article? I just love that new fairy animation you did. Poor fairy…..
Tater03, oh trust me, Lem also felt the same way. Remember my post about The Money Guy?
He’s had a change of heart and always tells me what a difference it is using these new products. He says’s *he’ll never go back* to soap and water.
This is a healthy development brought to us by the decreased emphasis on gender roles and the emphasis on personal development and fulfillment. Let’s hope nothing comes along to remove this progress in human evolution!
LOL a guy I used to date was like that. I thought it was very cool. He would even get pedicures.
It was funny because he was the stereotypical male, tall muscular, bald. I never would have guessed he would be into his body like that!
Luckily for him I was able to hook him up. I created all sorts products for his habit. It was actually fun making products specifically with a man in mine.
He of course loved that. I’ll be seeing him this coming weekend and of course I’m bringing some of my skin care products. It gives me an excuse to create.
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I wish I had faith that my husband would change just a tad but I really don’t see that happening. Just like men tanning he thinks that is absoulutly ridiculous for a man to do. Of course I don’t care to tan either.
“BTW, I even would love to share the skin care creams that you make…..”
Diva,
I use a goat’s milk cream base and add different essential and carrier oils to it, along with a little cyclomethicone for “slip”. It doesn’t take much of the oils and you can adjust for weather and season fairly easily!
Can’t say I would really like a guy that uses eye cream. Dunno just not my cup of tea. Give me a construction worker with a nice body and some rough work worn hands any day.
Andy, I’d rather not called it *tamed* or even *whipped*
, I’d like to call it an evolution….
Hey, you know statistic says that pretty soon, men will outnumber women $$ when it comes to beautification cosmetics.
Oh, the possibility is endless! First, I have to get rid of the geek t-shirts. I burned a couple, but he just keeps on ordering them from CafePress.
hehe, I suppose evolution is good enough!
All my geek t-shirts have gone now, I’ve replaced them with snazzy shirts and suits, get my haircut once a month, clip my nails, use eye cream.. oh no I’ve evolved!
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He-he-he, Brent… Men’s views are ALWAYS welcome here at The Diva Network.
Is this you Aloha Brent?
Samantha, oh now he’s addicted to the good stuff… and even wrote a post on one of his buddy’s blogs saying the merits of *paying for quality products*.
He just smells so, so nice when he goes to bed. He uses the Biotherme stuff regularly. He’s just spoiled rotten if you ask me.
I would like a middle ground. My husband is still wearing jeans and tshirts since highschool. I cannot remember the last time I seen him in a nice button up shirt.
Reviewer, maybe the diva should set up show in your lunch room and leave some moisturizers to try!
I like a guy who is conscious of his appearance. The days of the fat slob with no idea how to care for himself are gone, thank goodness!
Opal, actually, the way you describe it, your relationship with him has been such a great bonding experience.
My husband on our first date *we went to the beach in Vancouver one sunny and beautiful day* was commenting on how much he liked the paint on my toenails.
And come to think of it, he actually takes care of his nails better than I do *i’m a stress biter*.
Tater03, I just simply can’t believe I hit the jackpot on this.
There use to be a time when I spent so much money buying him clothes that he never ends up wearing.
I didn’t even know what to get him for Christmas this year, but I guess I’ve tapped into his *metrosexual* instinct….
SageMother, I actually have been poking around your beauty site and there are a couple of good articles in there about these oils.
Once upon a time I tried to make my own bar of soap, and it just didn’t quite turn out the right away. I think I put too much of certain ingredients.
There are almost as many buff men as bikini-clad women on the cover of magazines these days…Is it any wonder guys are taking longer in the bathroom and searching for the elusive “beauty” product? My bloke is European so he already had a good dose of metrosexuality when we met. I’m sure he is the only guy in his earthmoving business who has a three-step-beauty routine though! Nothing like a strong man with great skin, heh?
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3Plus3, LOL!!! “Give me a construction worker with a nice body and some rough work worn hands any day.”
Me too!
Andy, I so must have a *chat* with your wife as to how she managed to get the evolutio happening…..
I would just be very happy to get rid of the geek shirts.
Katharina, LOL!!!! These *geek* shirts are so bad …. I won’t even wear them lounging around.
I mean, why would anyone in their right mind buy 20 shirts with the word GEEK written on it 20 different ways?
I just can’t get my head wrapped around it. I’m so glad Andy’s moved on and become MR. SUAVE…..
Now, if I could also get hubby to adopt the same mentality…..
SageMother, amen to that! Not that I ever had the pleasure of dating a slob, but still, I am very thankful for all the little things….
Like personal hygeine
SimoneM, exactly. I love a man who takes good care of himself.
Maybe I would draw the line with getting double pedicures at the salon together, but it is so definitely a plus to have a man that just smells almost as nice as you do
after he washes his face…..
that was pretty cool..really sometimes I feel my husband is getting more concsious about his skin, hair, face, fingers. lips etc. than me!!!
That was a good article, my husband is more concerned about clothes, skin care etc than I am, but I don’t see a problem with that.
I think men are also realizing that being well groomed makes them look more successful.
Atula, LOL! Men want to feel pr*e*tt*y too!
pretty bugging sometimes but yes, if women can do the daring stuff nowadays, men too can do the feminie stuff…we are living in a total topsy turvy time right now…;)
SageMother, I think men are also realizing that women love well groomed men!
Atula,
I don’t really feel things are “topsy-turvy”.
We can look through history to see that there have been times when men enjoyed wearing lace, brocades, and other fabrics that have been thought feminine, in recent history.
A man’s personal pleasures are given more attention now. Perhaps, men will grow more refined, in general.
We can only hope!