Metrosexual Healing
Posted by SandraDee on Sep 2, 2007
As ZZ Top once said…”every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp dressed man”. Certainly, I am no exception to this rule. I adore a man who takes care of himself. A well manicured and pedicured man can put me in an absolute tizzy. Throw a facial and body waxing in there and, well, I am over the moon!
In the UK the male grooming market is a thriving industry worth 685 million pounds, in the U.S. this number is considerably larger at 5 billion dollars. Mens grooming has become a booming industry. Men are no longer shy or intimidated when it comes to a little “pampering”. With the increase of men spending more money than ever on grooming, the call for male estheticians is also on the rise. Afterall, some men might still be a intimated when it comes to letting a female perform their “Brazilian waxes”.
Also, a majority of reputable cosmetic companies have expanded their skin care lines to include the male market. For me, personally, I can deal with my man wearing moisturizer, but I draw the line at makeup. I will never forget the first date that I had with my husband, I was absolutely horrified when he showed up at my front door donning an excessive amount of dark eyeliner…I told him that “there is absolutely no way I could ever date a man who wore more makeup than me” and especially one who is stuck in the punk rock era. Needless to say, we are together today.
I do admit though, when I notice a man wearing foundation it’s all I can do not to break out in laughter…my girlfriend has labelled makeup wearing men as “mangina’s”, I think that is partly what I hear in my head when I see the made up male…so it just makes me laugh.
I have yet to meet a man who can pull off wearing “makeup”, but then again, I have never met Dennis Rodman or David Beckham. This is truly unfortunate! In my opinion, David Beckham is the epitome of metrosexual male and I would be very curious to know how long he spends each day on grooming and if in fact he does wear makeup on a daily basis. I mean let’s face it…he’s HOT. I wonder if he and Posh fight over the mirror as much as Bob and I do?
Sandra
