Skin care
Make Over Your Guy's Grooming Routine (on the Sly)
Does the dude in your life use body wash to anchor the shower curtain? Mine does. Here's how I got my husband to actually apply a few grooming products
It's time to make some strategic swaps I decide to tackle the shower. We run out of soap, and I tell Brandon we have none in our backup stash. (Lies, lies!) I replace his bar soap with Axe Shower Gel in Apollo, $4.85. It's their newest scent -- inspired by astronauts (what guy doesn't love astronauts?!). And it's more subtle and grownup than some of their other fragrances.
I also make room for a bottle of Dove Men + Care Fresh Clean Fortifying 2-in-1 Shampoo and Conditioner, $3.99. Brandon's comfortable with Dove because of their iconic beauty bar ("soap" to him, of course), and I'm hoping this new Dove Men + Care product will entice him.
He emerges from his next shower smelling like an astronaut and has crazy-soft hair. I'm feeling seriously smug.
However, he can't let go of the soap. First it's: "Can you please bring some soap home from the office?" Then: "Any soap yet?" After two weeks of talking about soap, I give up and unwrap a beautiful bar of Fresh soap and pop it in the shower. He's delighted -- which is actually a victory if you think about it. How many guys obsess over a $15 bar of soap?
But here's the really crazy thing: The soft-haired-astronaut situation continues -- except with a hint of fancy soap mixed in. I don't want to ask him because I'm afraid to jinx it, but I think he's using not one, but three products in the shower.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Final score: Me - 4, Him - 0 (sort of)
I also make room for a bottle of Dove Men + Care Fresh Clean Fortifying 2-in-1 Shampoo and Conditioner, $3.99. Brandon's comfortable with Dove because of their iconic beauty bar ("soap" to him, of course), and I'm hoping this new Dove Men + Care product will entice him.
He emerges from his next shower smelling like an astronaut and has crazy-soft hair. I'm feeling seriously smug.
However, he can't let go of the soap. First it's: "Can you please bring some soap home from the office?" Then: "Any soap yet?" After two weeks of talking about soap, I give up and unwrap a beautiful bar of Fresh soap and pop it in the shower. He's delighted -- which is actually a victory if you think about it. How many guys obsess over a $15 bar of soap?
But here's the really crazy thing: The soft-haired-astronaut situation continues -- except with a hint of fancy soap mixed in. I don't want to ask him because I'm afraid to jinx it, but I think he's using not one, but three products in the shower.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Final score: Me - 4, Him - 0 (sort of)
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