Brandon is a blank slate. There's so much room for new products -- but also a high potential for resistance. He hates anything that's overly fragranced (I haven't burned a scented candle in our apartment in years), but he loves a long, hot shower. So at least I have that working in my favor. I'll concentrate the bulk of my efforts there.
The real problem, however, is bathroom real estate. Yes, I want him to use grooming products, but our tiny vintage medicine cabinet is already bursting at the hinges. I accept that I'm going to have to make some room for his new routine if I want this to work.
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OK, I lied
In addition to all the real estate I'm hogging in our medicine cabinet, I also have these three shelves � and six additional storage bins.
C'mon -- I test beauty products for a living. Though I'm starting to think that maybe Brandon only uses bar soap because there's nowhere to put anything else.
My husband Brandon's grooming products consists of a bar of soap. That's it.
Granted, it's a fancy bar of Fresh Sugar Soap -- because that's what I put in the shower -- but it's not doing much to get rid of his sun spots.
I sometimes fantasize that Brandon would help me test beauty products -- that he'd critique the latest eye cream or contemplate the nuances of a new body lotion scent. But that's probably taking it too far -- and I have plenty of girlfriends who'll happily test a $100 face cream for me.
But really, all I truly want is for Brandon to use sunscreen and wash his hair with shampoo. (Sorry, babe, soapsuds don't count -- even if they are by Fresh). Which is why I'm on a mission to revamp my husband's grooming routine.
I'm going into this with low expectations and realistic goals. I definitely don't expect him to adopt my seven-step evening skin care ritual. (Nor would I want him to -- if he starts using my favorite serums, we'll be in credit card debt as fast as you can say hyaluronic acid.) But there are so many new men's grooming products out there, and it's a shame for Brandon to not use at least use some of them.
Will I succeed at getting Brandon to change his bar-soap-only ways?
