Much Needed Grooming Sesh

Reservations, check. Outfit, check. Gifts, check. Wait up, showing all cleaned up and nicely is also one of the key things for Valentine’s Day date night. We are pretty sure you won’t be wearing your regular t-shirt and baseball shorts, right? Then this day also requires some extra skincare efforts to impress your lady even more. You can be romantic and all you want, but making sure you’re bodily squeaky clean is significant.

We’ve often observed that men are least bothered when it comes to skin, but over the past years with increasing awareness on how men’s skin needs the same care as women’s and real men do have a proper skincare regime. Of course, habits such as trimming your hair, nails, keeping your breath in check, or wearing elevated clothes is basic and we’re hoping you’ll follow!

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So, for the month of love or lust, here we have brought to you some steps for both skin and hair that you should follow while getting date ready. Nonetheless, we have also included some products with each step that will surely be of use for date night and even in the future. Just friendly advice, try following these steps daily for radiant skin. It might also help you compete & win from your girlfriend in the skincare department!

Of course, habits such as trimming your hair, nails, keeping your breath in check, or wearing elevated clothes is basic and we’re hoping you’ll follow!

1. Dr. Barbara Sturm: Hydrating Skin Mist

One of the favorite brands when it comes to taking care of the skin has to be Dr. Barbara Strum. Their products have Science-based formulations for the face, body, hair, and inside. Their products indeed have strengthened the skin and worked like a charm. The best part is there isn’t any use of toxic, harmful, or aggressive ingredients. For Valentine’s Day special, we have their hydrating skin mist.

Some get confused and only use one between the moisturizer and skin mist thinking it’s the same. Well to burst your bubble, they’re not. If you use a hydrating mist before moisturizing, it will maximize the powers of other products that you will use later on. Nonetheless, the mist gives a hit of hydration and leaves skin soft for better application or absorption of products. You can also use face mist when you wake up in the morning and want to let that refreshing energy in.

2. Relax and Repair Moisturizer, Jaxon Lane

Jaxon Lane, a Korean-based skincare brand has made it a priority to look after men’s skin. They carefully formulate products keeping men’s skin in mind. The brand itself is vegan and cruelty-free and that’s how it has made into the list of Valentine’s Day specials. Jaxon Lane has dermatologist-recommended products too. We have their Relax and Repair Moisturizer.

This product is designed to hydrate without being oily and even helps plump the skin making you look adorable in front of your date. The product is made with fragrance-free and cruelty-free formula. To bust another myth, moisturizers should be used on all skin types, be it oily or combination. Keeping your skin hydrated is of utmost importance.

3. SPF 50+ sunscreen, ISDIN

We cannot stress more the fact that SPF is a must. One word to describe the brand to make into this list is creative & effective innovations. ISDIN, a brand focused on the boundaries of cosmetic formulation, has had a terrific journey in the last 45 years. Laboratories in Barcelona have been solving skin health issues for quite some time now. Now be it day or night, applying sunscreen is essential. Their Eryfotona Actinica sunscreen is magic.

Men surely have thicker skin as compared to the ladies but that doesn’t mean sunscreen should be a part of their regime. To protect from harmful UV rays, one should always apply sunscreen. Now this one in particular has a formula that contains DNA Repairsomes®, naturally occurring enzymes that are clinically proven to repair existing sun damage

4. Hair Styling Concrete, Le Labo

Lastly, we have a hair product that will keep your hair intact throughout the night, even when some pulling of hair is involved. We have come across most hair products, waxes, or Concrete that make hair look wet and super greasy resulting in a shabby look. This one by Le Labo, an Estée Lauder perfume brand based in New York City is stunning. Speaking of the brand, the luxury of their products lies in craftsmanship and personalization.

To use all you have to do is rub a small amount between palms and work evenly through hair. The concrete is lightly scented with Bergamot, Lavender, and Tonka Bean for a refreshing, masculine fragrance. Make sure to style your hair appropriately and impress your lady!

“You clean up pretty well” Get ready to get such compliments from your other half on the most awaited date night. Hold on, do apply a perfect perfume to smell like ‘your lady's fantasy! Until next time!

From the April 2022 issue of FHM India.