Manscaping

start

The veritable Urban Dictionary describes it as grooming for men, a rather polite term for the “back, crack and sack” hair removal it actually means. It just goes to show how David Beckham (bless/curse his soul) has managed to sell metrosexual to the modern man. 

try

I have recently been…er, convinced to try out a line of facial products. I know what you’re thinking!

What? The man renowned for using soap for everything (including my hair) is testing out cosmetic products? 

leach me

Er…well…that is…*shifts around uncomfortably*

vain

Okay, yes I am!

test

Truth to be told I’m 28 and feeling every bit of it. Le sigh. Age is starting to catch up with me in ways I’ve never imagined. Wrinkles, my dear friends, wrinkles galore!

examine

I had my face analyzed by the good people at Cellnique and was prescribed the following:

Drench Me
Off With Those Heads
Submerge Me
Shield Me SPF 25
Glow & Shine
Leach Me
Spots Got Shot

before

I was pleased to find out that there are no major blemishes (acne, blackheads etc) on my face – at least according to the consultant. I could have sworn I have a lot of large pores on my face as well as blackheads but apparently it wasn’t that bad.

facial

Okay, back to the products I’ve got dry skin so I’m supposed to wash my face with Drench Me as a daily moisturizing cleanser before applying Off With Those Heads, which makes removing those pesky blackheads easy (I love this, I feel like the Queen in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland whenever I say it). It works with whiteheads too! Just before I go out, I’ll be applying Shield Me (such descriptive names!) to retain moisture and prevent the dreaded Aging by Sol Invictus (The Invincible Sun).

wash

The weekly procedure starts with Glow & Shine, which is an exfoliating mask. I was told to scrub softly instead of going around like a bull in a china shop. I didn’t know I portrayed that image. Hmph. Next comes Leach Me, the moisturizing mask which hydrates your skin to prevent aging. I have to keep this mask on for Β½ hour before applying Submerge Me as a deep moisturizing booster.

wash face

The Spots Got Shot is there as a blemish treatment serum cum oil control for pimple outbreaks and such (I do get them from time to time) so your skin can be blotch free!

cream

It was like a crash course in skin care products. I leaned so much during the session that I can probably be a consultant (even memorized the terminology!) for guys hesitant to delve headfirst into this brave new world of metrosexuality. πŸ˜‰

mask open

The b.liv range is available at your friendly local neighborhood Guardian, Watson’s, Sasa, Alpro and Caring Pharmacy (which I hear is really caring).

mask

b.liv is coming up with a new tagline search contest for their new packaging relaunch where you stand to win cash and prizes worth RM 1,500! Read more about the contest and the terms and conditions at the b.liv site. There’s no purchase required (the magic words!) and the first 30 entries will walk away with a b.liv product hamper worth RM 200! You can also get a free sample from the site.

mask done

Squeeze your creative juices and participate by emailing blivskin@nuffnang.com

bliv

Back to the b.liv treatment range, I quite like it actually, despite the time I need to apply this and that. I consider it a time investment towards looking good and I’m going to be using more of it (since it’s a free sample from the good people at Cellnique – thanks Iris!).

I’ve gotta keep my #1 asset (my face) in pristine condition.

You know la, need to kao lui. I’m still single you know? πŸ˜‰

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196 thoughts on “Manscaping”

  1. Angeline: Yeah, the relationship is finito. πŸ™‚
    I guess this isn’t a very good year for me for pretty much everything. πŸ˜‰
    Jeff: Oh, the people from b.liv were very nice. Knew a lot about skincare, managed to glean a lot of info from them. I really like the Leach Me mask, the texture when applied is very comforting. πŸ™‚
    BTW, you can also get a free sample from the link to the b.liv site.
    Trey: Haha! Those girls were from Cellnique, the people who make the b.liv product line. πŸ™‚

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  2. Shirley Snow: Haha! I know, it was a nod to the really old Nintendo Super Mario game with those ghosts which covers their eyes (only then you can move). πŸ™‚
    I like obscure references. πŸ˜‰
    Giant Sotong: Gotta love the names though. Heh! I was very impressed with the product names. Witty. πŸ™‚

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  3. What age is cathing up? oh plz!
    I reckon guys who slap on moisturiser and look after themselves are sexy!
    theres nothing wrong with metrosexuality.
    metrosexual is not poofy btw πŸ˜‰
    oh! p/s. the wound on your right hand is not healing very well.

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  4. HB, guess this is a repeat of that entry last year before you were shut down back home. It good some guys care of taking of themselves should not let themselves go badly. I seen some after mariages but got fat and dress sloppy too.

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  5. You’ve always been blessed with a smooth complexion, like your mum – her face is like a baby’s bottom! Oops!!! Never mind, you get the meaning! Hahahahahahaha!!!! Btw, haven’t you been 28 for the last two years now…??? Maybe it’s my old age…memory’s giving up on me liao! LOL!!!

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  6. cynthia: Haha! Yeah, I reckon I can do with a bit of these nowadays. πŸ™‚
    Anyway, I think my wound is fully healed now – there’s scars but it’s healed! =D
    PinkPorkChop: Yup, you wanna buy me? πŸ˜‰
    Jess: Haha! Just taking care of my assets. πŸ˜‰
    cindy khor: Yeah, the Leach Me mask is really relaxing. I just lie back and lose myself in my thoughts for about half an hour. Very thereputic for the mind too! πŸ™‚
    Vickie: Heh! True that. My previous entry was about concealing lovebite, I think. πŸ˜‰
    suituapui: LOL! Thanks for the kind comments! πŸ™‚
    No, I’m 28 now, you must have mistaken me for my sister – she’s 30. I’ll be turning 29 April 2009. *hint*
    πŸ˜‰

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  7. Wah so now you have smooth polished skin la?!! I also don’t do all those routines k? Just facial foam and moisturizer – that’s it! So did you manage to “kao (any) lui”?

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  8. You do have good skin texture even without those product. But hey preserve is always better than rescue =)
    Now Huai Bin have another character to attract the ladies.
    “Metrosexual”!

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  9. eiling: Hey, you have very good skin and complexion, you must use something other than just foam and moisturizer…or are you just like me, blessed with good genetics? πŸ˜‰
    I think we both have good genes, skinwise anyway. =D
    ram_beat: Yeah, as soon as you deliver the very rare Miltown by Wallace Laboratories in original and mint packaging. I b.liv you’re a man of your words too. πŸ˜‰
    dylan: Good luck! I hope you win the contest too! πŸ™‚
    Tian Chad: Yup, I totally agree, prevention is always better than cure (at least in this case). Gotta preserve my complexion while I can. Cheers! πŸ™‚

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  10. You are the biggest jerk I’ve ever known. I don’t know what came over
    me that night to have fallen for your lies. Finito your ass, I am not
    yet finito. Watch out, your 3 inch dick will be finito soon. DAMN!
    [HB: Hello fake Jan, just got confirmation that this isn’t you. Besides, she never comments with her URL anyway, and she changed her address even before that for personal reasons, so that’s probably how you picked it up. Betcha didn’t know we still keep in touch. Impersonation – FAIL. ;)]

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  11. OMG.. even you started to use skin care products.. I must be more hardworking doing mine as I haven’t been taking care of my face for months @.@
    Age is catching up too T___T
    *whoops* –> I’ll be turning 29 April 2009. *hint*

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  12. It’s either the angle or you look like you put quite a lot of weight. Hmmmm must be the angle! πŸ˜› You look ok (and healthy) with your weight now tho. Just that you might have to buy new clothes soon πŸ˜›

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  13. Cheers: I’m not actively searching. I’ll keep my options open. My biggest mistake this year has been to leap before I look. πŸ˜‰
    A lapse of judgment, so to speak. πŸ™‚
    jan: Eh? What prompted this?
    ahlost: Haha! Yes, I know this 35 year old man who looks like he’s at least 10 years younger. I used to work with him in Kuching. He attributes it to taking good care of his skin. πŸ˜‰
    Perhaps I should do the same. Heh! πŸ™‚
    Chef Mel: It’s not the angle! πŸ™
    I have put on a lot of weight. I shall refrain from overeating starting from now. πŸ™‚
    On another note, I’ve been exercising when I get home from work at night, so that’s one plus point. πŸ™‚

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  14. Jan: No worries, I knew coz the IP address is from one of the resident sixthseal.com trolls. πŸ™‚
    BTW, when you changed your blogspot URL last time, the previous one was released, thus anyone can pick it up.
    I know who the person is anyway, not a problem. πŸ˜‰

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  15. debbie: I think a lot of guys do actually, they just don’t talk about it. πŸ˜‰
    shimmers999: Yup, it was. No worries there! πŸ™‚
    I’m already 28 and I only started using the products now. I’m very much a soap only person. Hell, I even use soap for my hair! πŸ™‚
    eldy: Haha! Those are the people from b.liv πŸ™‚
    foodcrazee: Yup, embrace our metrosexuality! Go men! *burns man bras* πŸ˜‰
    Chef Mel: Hahaha! Not that kind of exercise. πŸ˜‰
    I do push ups while watching Lost coz I figured I might as well get a workout while watching TV. Two birds with one stone and all that. πŸ™‚

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  16. I can resist metrosexual man. They are just so sexy πŸ˜›
    HB, keep it up and u can be sexy too ..hehehe
    OMG..I luv Cellnique ! Hope I can win those goodies !!!

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  17. PinkPorkChop: Haha! Yes, I’m for sale…reasons eh? No reason, I’m more like an impulse purchase item. πŸ˜‰
    mike: Yeah, I love that movie! Heh! I’ll take that as a compliment. Cheers! πŸ™‚

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