Oh Lord, I've gone metrosexual

Kieran_Burns

Get to the office this morning after the -5 ride in. Actually a little sweaty in places, but my face was really dry from the freezing air.

So, I had to get the moisturiser out and in the office ('cos I wasn't thinking) to the genral hilarity of my work mates, slathered it all over to get rid of the dry spots on my cheeks.

The only way it'll get worse is if one of the girls needs some and I let her use mine.

I may have to shoot myself at that point.

Harveytile

Moisturiser! WTF??

Definitely time to MTFU. :roll:

Tut Tut...

secretsam

I moisurise every day and have done for years

There's nothing manly about sore, red flaky skin on your face

And anyone who thinks differently in this modern age is, frankly, a neanderthal

roger_merriman

SecretSam wrote:

I moisurise every day and have done for years

There's nothing manly about sore, red flaky skin on your face

And anyone who thinks differently in this modern age is, frankly, a neanderthal

beard.

hatbeard

roger merriman wrote:

SecretSam wrote:

I moisurise every day and have done for years

There's nothing manly about sore, red flaky skin on your face

And anyone who thinks differently in this modern age is, frankly, a neanderthal

beard.

what this fine chap said

Kieran_Burns

hatbeard wrote:

roger merriman wrote:

SecretSam wrote:

I moisurise every day and have done for years

There's nothing manly about sore, red flaky skin on your face

And anyone who thinks differently in this modern age is, frankly, a neanderthal

beard.

what this fine chap said

yeah.... doesn't work for me. I tried growing a beard once, and the hair is a bit and miss. It looks remarkably like I'm giving a hedgehog a blow job.

Wallace1492

Kieran_Burns wrote:

hatbeard wrote:

roger merriman wrote:

SecretSam wrote:

I moisurise every day and have done for years

There's nothing manly about sore, red flaky skin on your face

And anyone who thinks differently in this modern age is, frankly, a neanderthal

beard.

what this fine chap said

yeah.... doesn't work for me. I tried growing a beard once, and the hair is a bit and miss. It looks remarkably like I'm giving a hedgehog a blow job.

4 Days of Beard/Tache left.... then can get teh Razor out....

Moistureiser? Quick squirt of Wet Lube and rub it in.... also handy for the chain.

Fireblade96

Dunno what sort of Neanderthal beards you gents are sporting, but mine fails to protect my cheekbones, nose and forehead :roll:

gbsahne001

think monobrow

Jay dubbleU

More werewolf than beard by the sound of it. My forehead is usually covered by a hat and eyes by glasses. Must admit to using a shaving gel which is supposed to hydrate my skin - seems to work so far

PBo

Kieran_Burns wrote:

The only way it'll get worse is if one of the girls needs some and I let her use mine.

I may have to shoot myself at that point.

no,

back, crack and sack is the final straw

ending girls your stuff is just flirting!

Zachariah

When you borrow theirs, that's the point of no return.

secretsam

PBo wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

The only way it'll get worse is if one of the girls needs some and I let her use mine.

I may have to shoot myself at that point.

no,

back, crack and sack is the final straw

ending girls your stuff is just flirting!

Dunno about nos 2 & 3, but I've had my back waxed and it was f'cking agony - 'nuff respect to any laydeez who let the wax torturers loose on the Brazilian region, waxing is seriously brave stuff to endure, so anyone going B, S & C must be superhuman

hatbeard

Beards are scientifically proven* to increase testosterone and reduce eostrogen which hardens the skin and prevents red flaky skin with the increased production of special mtfulecules in the blood stream.

It also removes the need for applying male branded lipstick under the guise of chapped lips because your beard will make you so attractive to burds you'll be far too busy being kissed all the time for the cold to get at them.

additionally you will also acquire a specialization bonus in lumberjacking so you can chop down trees into firewood with ease and build a fire to ward off the more extreme cold conditions anyways.



*may not be scientifically proven at all but it sounds like it should be

lost_in_thought

Don't Gilette ads and the like refer to 'moisturising' as 'recharging' or similar to make it seem more manly?


Makes me giggle.

Dry skin is bad, mmmmmmkay?

jamesco

SecretSam wrote:

I moisurise every day and have done for years

Same here, girlfriend insists on it, anti-wrinkle at that... Hand cream is also not just for the ladies - really helps prevent hands from cracking in the cold/heating cycle. So go ahead and enjoy your moisturised skin, because you know you're worth it

Kieran_Burns

lost_in_thought wrote:

Don't Gilette ads and the like refer to 'moisturising' as 'recharging' or similar to make it seem more manly?


Makes me giggle.

Dry skin is bad, mmmmmmkay?

In my defense, it is Avon for Men, and in a manly grey squeezy bottle. Plus, as my Mum is an Avon Area Manager I didn't actually buy it.

Of course that is all offset by the fact that my Mum gets me my moisturiser.... :oops:

PBo

I began a moisturising regime many years ago due to nasty razor rash on my neck.

Nothing to do with being metrosexual. :x

However, I'm convinced that it makes me look about 5 years younger.

Oh, wait...

dammit -only burds and metrosexuals care about looking younger than their age.........

snailracer

But more importantly...do you cycling shorts make your bum look big?

rjsterry

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Get to the office this morning after the -5 ride in. Actually a little sweaty in places, but my face was really dry from the freezing air.

So, I had to get the moisturiser out and in the office ('cos I wasn't thinking) to the genral hilarity of my work mates, slathered it all over to get rid of the dry spots on my cheeks.

The only way it'll get worse is if one of the girls needs some and I let her use mine.

I may have to shoot myself at that point.

I'd go for the facemask myself - maybe a bit gimpy, but certainly not metrowhateveryoucallit. I'd worry if one of the girls asks to borrow it though :shock:

kieranb

Odd, I rarely use lip balm stuff or any moisturiser but also have never suffered from chapped lips and flakey red face (sounds like some disease!) . I have previously assumed it is due to drinking a lot of water, and the occasional lick of the lips if dry.

Wallace1492

rjsterry wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Get to the office this morning after the -5 ride in. Actually a little sweaty in places, but my face was really dry from the freezing air.

So, I had to get the moisturiser out and in the office ('cos I wasn't thinking) to the genral hilarity of my work mates, slathered it all over to get rid of the dry spots on my cheeks.

The only way it'll get worse is if one of the girls needs some and I let her use mine.

I may have to shoot myself at that point.

I'd go for the facemask myself - maybe a bit gimpy, but certainly not metrowhateveryoucallit. I'd worry if one of the girls asks to borrow it though :shock:

:shock: :shock:

Kieran_Burns

Wallace - if anyone leaves their laptop / pc unlocked in this office THAT very image becomes their desktop wallpaper

Tiled across a big monitor, it really grabs the attention

Oddly, people only ever leave their machine unlocked the once....

rjsterry

@wallace1492: Errr, not exactly. More like this



Although that would keep the wind off, I grant you

EDIT: that's not me in the picture by the way.

hatbeard

why not go the whole hog and get one of these...

PBo

hatbeard wrote:

why not go the whole hog and get one of these...

just 'cos you want EVERYONE to look like they've got a hat and beard!

hatbeard

PBo wrote:

hatbeard wrote:

why not go the whole hog and get one of these...

just 'cos you want EVERYONE to look like they've got a hat and beard!

when I get paid on monday I'm ordering this (but with a brown beard)...

antfly

A bit of vaseline or chapstick stops your skin drying out, i'm not sure moisturiser does anything much. Also, washing and shaving removes your natural oils which protect your skin. Dirty, unshaven people have good skin.

Fireblade96

hatbeard wrote:

why not go the whole hog and get one of these...

Perfect for the complete Bike Ninja look.

Getting changed at the end of a day's kayaking in Wales, I produced one of those little hotel-size bottles of moisturiser and started rubbing it into my hands. When the rest of the group finished mocking, they all wanted some....

(top tip: do this *after* paddling. Moisturiser + damp hands = absolutely no grip on paddle)

lost_in_thought

I've just bought myself one of these:



Freakin' freezing in the canal.

Fireblade96

lost_in_thought wrote:

I've just bought myself one of these:



Freakin' freezing in the canal.

Top kayaking tip #2: don't put your head in the canal !

;-)

(chillcheater gear is meant to be good. But I just bought a drysuit...)