Men of boards - what sort of cosmetics do you use?

simu

I'm curious about this because I've noticed an increasing number of ads for male cosmetics.

So, what do the men of boards use?

What do you wash your face with?

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

Anything else of interest?

Oh and for anyone about to do a rant about how they're not superficial and don't care about how they look - hold it in, this isn't the place for it!

D-Generate

Washing Face : Soap and hot water.

In the Shower : Radox shampoo and shower gel in one. Generally I use what ever is there.

My Fragerance : Ralph Lauren Blue stick and spray.

Shaving : Gilette Mach 3 and some Gilette shaving gel.

Hair Gel : Brylcream Easy Wash or if I'm feeling fancy this Bed Head Coconut Wax stuff, smells soooooo good.

That is all I really use. My girlfriend did buy me E45 cream to moisturise with but it doesn't get much use. I'm too busy and/or lazy to take the time to apply it and I don't like my face feeling that smooth.

Eoghan-psych

simu wrote:

I'm curious about this because I've noticed an increasing number of ads for male cosmetics.

So, what do the men of boards use?

What do you wash your face with?

Water? Not brilliant, but cheap.

simu wrote:

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

Issey Miyake or Eternity usually, or Hugo. Deodorant is usually Right Guard.

simu wrote:

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

General moisturiser [currently Adidas]. Shave only with KoS gels [the oils are too fiddly].

simu wrote:

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

Use a KoS SPF moisturiser during the Summer.

simu wrote:

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

Don't know if it's "make up" per se but I occasionally bother with some of the XCD stuff.

michaelanthony

Washing Face : Clinique soap

In the Shower : Molton Brown Bodywash, Molton Brown Shampoo

Fragrance : Ralph Lauren Romance Silver, Clinique roll on antiperspirant

Shaving : Gilette Mach 3, Clinique Face Scrub, Clinique shaving cream, Clinique Post shave stuff

Hair : Clinique Hair gel, VO5 Moulding Clay,

Face: Clinique moisture surge extra, Almay skin refinisher, Clinique Mattifier, Jean Paul Gaultier lip balm

Fake tan: Piz Buin, Rimmel Tan Towels.

RuggieBear

What do you wash your face with?
usually soap and water but sometimes Nivea Facial scrub

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?
Physio Sport or Sure for men
Fahrenheit
Eternity

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?
none

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?
none

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?
nope

Anything else of interest?
Shaving : Gilette Mach 3/Gilette shaving gel.

Oh and for anyone about to do a rant about how they're not superficial and don't care about how they look - hold it in, this isn't the place for it!
tbh my ugly mug aint gonna be helped my any cosmetics

Gordon

Nivea cream for my face and sometimes a face mask, the simple mudmask is nice but sometimes those grainy ones or the citrus acidy ones are nice.

Magic Monkey

D-Generate wrote:

Shaving : Gilette Mach 3 and some Gilette shaving gel.

Speaking of the Mach 3, ever notice they sell heads with an "Aloe Vera, Vitamin E enriched blah blah blah" strip on them? Completely pointless if you're already using gel/lather/etc (which is a given), but they cost more than regular heads!

La Roche-Posay do good cosmetics too, as they go by skin type.

JC 2K3

What do you wash your face with?
Soap+water

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?
Lynx, or whatever deodorant I happen to have...

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?
I sometimes use Benzonal(sp?) Peroxide on my face due to my moderate acne(I should do it every day but I'm not bothered) and I moisturise with whatever cream is there after using that, apart from that, nothing.

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?
Suntan lotion in the summer...

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?
Hell no

Anything else of interest?
You can't sneeze with your eyes open! Irrelivent, yet interesting!

OfflerCrocGod

simu wrote:

What do you wash your face with?

Dermalogica cleansing gel.

simu wrote:

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

None

simu wrote:

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

After I shave Nivea After Shave Balm

simu wrote:

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

No

simu wrote:

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

No

simu wrote:

Anything else of interest?

No. Eh, I'm real interesting :rolleyes:

Karl Hungus

simu wrote:

What do you wash your face with?

Usually whatever particular shower gel when I'm having a shower, or if not, I've got some Dove Cream Wash when infront of the sink.

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

Hugo Boss on a night out.

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

Arber Aftershave balm.

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

Nope.

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

No.

Sherifu

simu wrote:

What do you wash your face with?

nothing..

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

lynx

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

none....

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

nope.

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

noohhhooooooo mr officer thank you

Anything else of interest?

nì ha

Karl Hungus

rkm wrote:

nothing..

lynx

none....

nope.

noohhhooooooo mr officer thank you

nì ha

No offense (well, I lie), but that just screams "Skanger!"

po0k

I've feck all really, but I suppose this is it:
Palmolive/Gilette shaving foam/cream for sensitive skin
Head & Shoulders or Fructis or whatever for the hair + a finetooth comb to keep the hair clean and shiney
I've a bottle of Nivea skincare shaving balm to slap on after shaving, have had it for about 2 years, thing seems to last forever, though it'll be due a replacement soonish
Brylcreem red tub for the hair (I don't like my hair greasy or stiff, but if I don't put a dab in after washing, it turns to tumbleweed when the wind hits it)
I've a bottle of some sort of Boss fragrance stuff I got for christmas, squirt a little on now and again.

This stuff is all rather laisez-faire, I'll use it if I can be arsed.

I've got psoriasis on my hands, and it gets really bad around exam time (generally high-stress and low-sunlight periods), so I've been using La Roche-Posay Xerand dermal repair cream. Have been told to get an Aloe-Vera plant too, and snip off a bit of leaf now and again and rub it into the skin to help aswell. Last Christmas I found that another common herbal treatment did wonders for the psoriasis and my stress-levels. I'm planning another course of it soon enough.

RuggieBear

Karl Hungus wrote:

No offense (well, I lie), but that just screams "Skanger!"

tbh it just screams teenager to me. I'll always remember the smell of school as lynx and BO

Tobias Greeshman

What do you wash your face with?

Soap and Water

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

Lynx, Tommy Hillfiger, Emporio Armani, Polo Sport

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

Gillette Aftershave Balm

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

Vaseline sometimes for stopping lips getting chapped in cold weather(winter)

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

Afraid not! and no intention of either

Anything else of interest?

Shave with Gilette Mach3 and Gilette Shaving Gel, use Brylcreem Wet look for my hair

Sherifu

Karl Hungus wrote:

No offense (well, I lie), but that just screams "Skanger!"

None taken.

RuggieBear wrote:

tbh it just screams teenager to me. I'll always remember the smell of school as lynx and BO

I am not a teenager.

matrim

What do you wash your face with?

Whatever shower jel is on special offer when I goto the shop

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

Addidas deoderant and either armini imporium or hugo boss red

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

None

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

No

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

No

Anything else of interest?

I've long hair and a beard, so some kind of shampoo and conditioner, to keep them clean. Normally whatevers on special offer when I'm in the shop.

Anton17

Clinique's three step face care routine works for me, the M lotion is great. Nivea mens products are easily the worst things on the market and are to be avoided.
In terms of fragrance Gucci Rush, Issey Miyake the (original one) or JPG Le Male.

Gillo

What do you wash your face with?
Clinque Scrub and Clinque soap

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?
Clinque Happy
Burberry London
Burberry Brit
JPG Le male

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?
Mousturiser

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?
Bought a lip balm for fair skin which turned out to be lip stick, tried it once

Anything else of interest?
Love a barbers shave with a cut-throat it's the dogs

irlirishkev

What do you wash your face with?
Shower gel. Usually Radox for men, or adidas.

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?
Adidas deodorant by day, then one of the following for going out - L'eu Dissey, Eternity, 1881, Contradiction.

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?
Nivea Aftershave Balm (sensitive) for post shaving relief.

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?
Like Silas, vaseline to preven lips drying out.

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?
No makeup.

Anything else of interest?
I get my back waxed once every 5 weeks or so, and keep everything else nice and tidy

K.

whippet

I would use:

Nivea Facial Scrub (twice a week) and nivea face wash (oil control) on the other days. With the oil control moisturiser twice a day.

Shower Gels would be Boss, before a night out or special occasion (too expensive otherwise), and Active sport other times (i just like the smell of it)

I use an electric shaver most days in the car, on the weekend it's mach 3 with the nivea shaving foam (for sensitive skin) with the nivea sensitive skin balm afterwards.

Smelly's, I would always stick to the Boss line for deodrants and colognes.

When playing football in the winter and cold days, I would always apply E45 cream to my face before going out, really makes a difference.

I have never really considered make up, but have worn foundation in patches when I fell asleep in the sun on holidays with my shades on and had a face like a panda bear !

RuggieBear

irlirishkev wrote:

Anything else of interest?
I get my back waxed once every 5 weeks or so, and keep everything else nice and tidy

K.

Seriously.....?

Does it hurt?

I'm a particularly hairy person but tbh i've never really considered it

daRobot

What do you wash your face with?

Johnsons daily exfoliating scrub at morning and night

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

Physio dedorant and Aqua de gio

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

Simple oil free moisturising lotion for day. Combination of aloe vera, nivea blue and vaseline at night. Nivea anti-wrinkle eye cream x 2 a day.

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

Nope

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

Nope

Anything else of interest?

Use a face mask once a week and keep all body hair nice and trim.Maintain stubble at a blade one with beard trimmer twice a week but shave up to the jawline every second day.

Mint scource conditioner every morning.Brilliant way of waking up.

Crumbs

"In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply a herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion."

lateasever

crumbs: "In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply a herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion."

aint it nice when people steal your lines

Shrimp

What do you wash your face with? = Water, and soap.. Or some kinda face wash

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?

daviddoff Cool water .. Armani - Mania .. Armani - Armani

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use?

The odd time I'd use after-Shave Balm

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements?

em, no.. but then again, all those balms and stuff have them built into it

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind?

None what so ever

Anything else?

I use WS quatro blade Shave and whatever Shaving Gel or Oil

I find that head and shoulders Menthol wakes u up really really well in the morning, it's like when u put Vicks Vapo rub or something near ur eyes.. it really wakes them up.. stinging yet, not unbarebale.. kinda like a warm feeling.. good stuff.. it gives the same sensation of like deep heat all over ur body tho..

Crumbs

lateasever wrote:

aint it nice when people steal your lines

Oops, sorry, didn't realise that you wrote the screenplay. Good job.

(But to save any unnecessary followups, I've only just now seen your similar post in another thread.)

Gillo

Crumbs wrote:

"In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply a herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion."

Ha, that has to be the funniest thing I've read in ages, it's not as if the same people were gonna read the two threads.

ILOVEYOU

michaelanthony wrote:

Face: Clinique moisture surge extra, Almay skin refinisher, Clinique Mattifier, Jean Paul Gaultier lip balm

Where does one obtain the skin refinisher and mattifier?

Gillo

ILOVEYOU wrote:

Where does one obtain the skin refinisher and mattifier?

I've never seen them on the web, it's possible that they are in a range that is marketed for women, I know its the case wtih their body wash.
Appearently most of the mostuerisers are actually the same just packaged in a light girly tube or else in a dark grey hunky dude tube.

Civilian_Target

What do you wash your face with? Soap

What sort of scents/things that smell nice do you wear?
I use rightguard - mostly because it actually does seem to stop me sweating..

What sort of facial lotions and balms do you use? Does soap count?

Do you use anything to protect your skin from the elements? Clothes perhaps?

Do you ever wear make-up and if so, what kind? No.

Other stuff: Mach3 and gel for shaving - I've just found it is consistantly the best.

Quite frankly, despite the huge supposed strides in cosmetics, soap is just as good for most things.

simu

Crumbs wrote:

"In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply a herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion."

Heh, made me laugh. Bateman may be a delusional psycho but he sure knows his skincare!