With all due deference to the bard, I'd beg to differ. Old Willie may have known his way around a sonnet but he clearly never got a gander at my husband's gnarly toenails or wayward nose hairs.
And, although love most certainly has 20/20 vision, the truth, as the saying goes, does hurt which is why most of us married women turn the other cheek and try not to obsess over the fair-to-middling grooming habits of our better halves.
But, we don't have to. Why not seize the opportunity that Hallmark so handily presents us with in the neatly packaged form of Father's Day to nudge him in the right direction with a very cool, very thoughtful, very effective grooming gift?
You know the old trick. Instead of articulating your distaste for his wardrobe, with a wan, "Honey, why don't you wear button downs more often," you stock his closet with the latest from Banana Republic -- it's much more effective. Similarly, by giving him grooming products this Father's Day that are too enticing to pass over, he may start using them and, suddenly everybody's a winner.
To help you set your clever plan in motion (you can take all the credit for it), we created this Father's Day gift guide, filled with gifts guaranteed to fix any gross grooming habits. Your baby's daddy will surely thank you for such a helpful gift and maybe, just maybe, even wonder how he ever lived without it.
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If you want him to stop stealing your travel kit ...
When vacationing, do you find yourself dipping into the hotel's sub-standard shampoo, because a certain someone depleted your travel-sized goodies? Keep his hands out of your toiletries with his own on-the-go kit. The Aveda Kit is packed with the top-selling items from their Men's Pure-Formance line including the Dual Action Aftershave, Shampoo, Conditioner, and Grooming Clay -- everything he needs in one handy zip up pouch.
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If you want him to look more like his old (young) self ...
Sure, men may age better than we do, but if his name ain't Clooney, it may be time to start treating those fine lines. Ease him into the process gently with this new starter kit from Anthony Logistics. The trio of products is packed with polypeptides, vitamin C, and vitamin A, which will help his skin appear firmer, brighter, and smoother.
You love your husband's outdoorsy activities (they get him out of the house and out of your hair), but are his lips always chapped as a result? If you're sick of his swiping your every last Chapstick, give him a very manly lip balm of his own. After spending a day in the elements, this balm works to relieve and moisturize his lips with vitamin E and jojoba oil.
After a rough day of playing football with his friends (or tossing around a baseball with your kids), help restore his aching body with this muscle therapy soak. It has active extracts of linden and birch, which relieve body ache, along with a fresh woody aroma that'll rejuvenate. And, if you're feeling magnanimous, you can even throw in a bonus massage.
"Love is Blind" ~ William Shakespeare
With all due deference to the bard, I'd beg to differ. Old Willie may have known his way around a sonnet but he clearly never got a gander at my husband's gnarly toenails or wayward nose hairs.
And, although love most certainly has 20/20 vision, the truth, as the saying goes, does hurt which is why most of us married women turn the other cheek and try not to obsess over the fair-to-middling grooming habits of our better halves.
But, we don't have to. Why not seize the opportunity that Hallmark so handily presents us with in the neatly packaged form of Father's Day to nudge him in the right direction with a very cool, very thoughtful, very effective grooming gift?
You know the old trick. Instead of articulating your distaste for his wardrobe, with a wan, "Honey, why don't you wear button downs more often," you stock his closet with the latest from Banana Republic -- it's much more effective. Similarly, by giving him grooming products this Father's Day that are too enticing to pass over, he may start using them and, suddenly everybody's a winner.
To help you set your clever plan in motion (you can take all the credit for it), we created this Father's Day gift guide, filled with gifts guaranteed to fix any gross grooming habits. Your baby's daddy will surely thank you for such a helpful gift and maybe, just maybe, even wonder how he ever lived without it.
