Skin Care
The Product That Will Solve Your Boyfriend's Gross Beard FunkYour boyfriend's face smells vaguely of cheese. Here's the salve that will get rid of the stink -- if you can get him to use it |
The Introduction The Clarisonic Alpha Fit is a smaller, cooler version of the women's cleansing brush. It's gray, bullet-shaped and engineered specifically for men's skin, which, we're told, is thicker and oiler than women's. Well, that explains a lot.
Still, the boyfriend was unimpressed -- and more than a little clueless. Proof: The boyfriend turned it on and put it against his face, without soap or water.
Le sigh. Men.
It was time to take a step back and do what us beauty editors do best -- educate. The lesson went something like this: "Babe, it's like a Sonicare sonic toothbrush, but for your face. Yes, totally high-tech. No, you don't use toothpaste. Just get it wet, apply cleanser, turn it on, press lightly against your face and presto -- superclean skin. And this (here's where I did a Vanna White-esque flourish) is an extra powerful setting for your beard. Think you can handle it?
"Oh, and you can totally take it in the shower."
Boyfriend: "Cool, where do I get the face soap?" [Note: We are standing in the bathroom literally surrounded by 13 different cleansers. Luckily for girlfriend-less men, the Alpha comes with its own face wash.]
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Still, the boyfriend was unimpressed -- and more than a little clueless. Proof: The boyfriend turned it on and put it against his face, without soap or water.
Le sigh. Men.
It was time to take a step back and do what us beauty editors do best -- educate. The lesson went something like this: "Babe, it's like a Sonicare sonic toothbrush, but for your face. Yes, totally high-tech. No, you don't use toothpaste. Just get it wet, apply cleanser, turn it on, press lightly against your face and presto -- superclean skin. And this (here's where I did a Vanna White-esque flourish) is an extra powerful setting for your beard. Think you can handle it?
"Oh, and you can totally take it in the shower."
Boyfriend: "Cool, where do I get the face soap?" [Note: We are standing in the bathroom literally surrounded by 13 different cleansers. Luckily for girlfriend-less men, the Alpha comes with its own face wash.]
SEE NEXT PAGE: The First Week