Hector helps you give FACE!

I may have to start by saying that I've decided I needed a new grooming regime. I think it's time. After years of soap and water, I think it's time I juice it up. Yep. apart from shaving, I've made up my mind and I've started to 'take care' of my skin. Because why not? After all, I only have one face. Also, I already spend time shaving and using after shave, so why not add some steps to things I'm already doing and reap the benefits later?

I decided to start using a face wash in the shower to avoid getting my skin all tight and dry. I do prefer a bar soap over a body wash, so my face was getting a little too squeaky after washing it with just soap, so I decided to go with a face wash. The change is actually pretty noticeable: my face does not stay tight and I think it's cleared up (my face thinks it's sixteen and I still get a pimple here and there). I may add a scrub later, BTW. And this face wash is not expensive at all.

Now, instead of the after shave I was using, I'm now doing a toner. It's spray so it's easy and quick. And it calms my skin after I use the electric razor. I don't have a ton to shave (I have almost no beard to be truthful) but the electric shaver can sometimes give me a very close shave that leaves my skin a little sensitive. This toner does not sting. I like that.

I'm finishing all off with a moisturizer, something that I've never done before either. This one is light and it does not leave any residue nor it makes my face feel greasy. And it keeps my skin nice all day. And it's not expensive. So it's a yes. I may add SPF during the summer or get a moisturizer that contains some. I don't get burned easily but everybody and their uncle seems to think that having some protection against the sun is healthy. So I'll think about that.

So that's my grooming routine this year. I've decided to include these steps because I think it's time for me to start taking care of my skin. That's right. I do want to age as gracefully as I can, but that does not mean that my skin needs to look like it's been ridden hard and put up wet, right? Also, I do not have a Marlboro Man features and I don't think I can pull off the weathered cowboy look well.  

I may even add some chapstick in the winter, just in case. With some color, to fuck with gender norms, too.  And BTW, all this has not costed me too much extra time or money and I feel the skin in my face is looking (and feeling) better and it helps me avoid ingrown hairs (a nightmare). It has also lead to hysterical conversations at the checkout when I go to Trader Joe's, but that's another story.

And what about you? Are you a soap and water kind of person, like I was? Or do you have your own grooming secrets? Go ahead, I'm all ears. I don't judge. Why should I?

XOXO

P.S. I have to confess that I had no idea the model in the video had makeup on. Really. The 'after' is still an extremely attractive man. And I think that that's really the aim of wearing any beauty product, TBH: enhancing who we are. I also think I like the brow thing. I may have to drop by Sephora for that one, though. If I start using that, I'll let you know. You know how much I like to share...