Um, I can't actually remember a time when I washed my face, other than in a shower or bath. Do people actually do this just standing at the sink?
Beth
· 1 year ago
I do. Of course, if I'm in the shower washing my hair, I'm going wash my face in the shower. But at night, I wash it at the sink. Then again, I also wear make-up, so you have to wash that stuff off. Boys typically don't have to deal with that...
Kalev
· 1 year ago
I used to never wash my face... I showered daily but never used to do anything with my face other than maybe rinse it. I hate having to wash my face when not in the shower. Talk about awkward and messy.
Beth
· 1 year ago
Kalev, you've left us in suspense! You never used to wash your face... and now what?? What is your face washing regimen? Inquiring minds want to know!
Karen
· 1 year ago
What about getting a cheapo pair of prescription glasses from one of those online places, just to last you for the week? I got a pair for $25 last month and love 'em!
Beth
· 1 year ago
$25? Seriously? Do you have a link to such a site??
Raul
· 1 year ago
I'll liveblog the surgery - unless you want to do it yourself.
Sarah
· 1 year ago
Ack! Will my visit interfere with your recovery? It will be so strange to have you NOT wear glasses and be able to see. No more sterilizing mugs for your contacts!
Also - I fear that the information that they gave you is out of date. Unless there is another one that neither Google nor I know about, the "Canadian Health Protection Branch" was a branch of Health Canada that became the "Health Products and Food Branch" a number of years ago. Like, nearly a decade. It had been HPFB for a while when I first interviewed there back in 2002, though I did work in the HPB building in 2003 (it still hasn't been renamed).
Okay, want more info that you ever imagined? Obviously you do or you wouldn't have mentioned it. Maybe I don't need a blog of my own--maybe I should just co-opt YOUR blog.
Anyway, two of the products are face scrubs, which are good for preventing ingrown hairs that guys have to deal with as a result of having to scrape our faces every day or other day or (luckily in my case) every 3rd or 4th day. One of them is from the Body Shop seaweed line, so it's good for combination oily skin. The other is the Neutrogena one, which is from their men's shaving line.
The third product is one of the Body Shop's men's line, has Vitamin E and like B5 and is very kinda... refreshing and zesty. Ah there we go, it's the "For Men Face Wash" with multi-vitamins A, E, and B5. (Incidentally, the Body Shop For Men Face Scrub is a bit too rough on my skin. In case you wanted to know.)
The fourth product is Body Shop's Vitamin E line's Cream Cleanser. I use this before I shave as it seems to be the most moisturising product of the 4. In fact it totally reminds me of cold cream in smell and texture. Why do I, a guy, know about cold cream? No, it's not because I'm gay and therefore wear make-up. *grin* It's because my mum was an actress. Plus I did a few productions in grade school so yeah, you learn about cold cream.
I should note that I had to go to my bathroom and look up the specifics of these, in case you thought I was way more gay than I already sound. I have realised, though, that perhaps the most stereotypically gay thing about me is that I am somewhat enthralled with bath products and in fact I'll go browse Body Shop and London Drugs and Shoppers looking for new goop to clean my face, my hair, or my body. So I do rotate in new things and also have a fair collection of body washes (soap is so 1950s), shampoos, and conditioners.
Despite all this bathroom product fixation, I can still manage to get ready in about 30 minutes (and that's with shaving, which takes me way longer than I think it should).
What's really freaky is I could probably go on even longer about personal grooming. *sigh* It's a really good thing I don't like shopping, shoes, or Sex In The City because otherwise we might need an intervention.
Beth
· 1 year ago
@Sarah - No no, your visit won't interfere with my recovery. Unless you are planning to punch me in the eye.
Weird about the whole Canadian Health Protection Branch/Health Products and Food Branch thing... I'll have to check out the HPFB website to see what is says about LASIK and whether it is still classes as "investigational" (which, as an aside, makes me think of Zoolander saying "...investigatory journalist....")
@Kalev - Wow. That is waaay more info than I was expecting. Also, don't the companies that don't test on animals just use the safety data from those companies that do test on animals anyway?
Raul
· 1 year ago
@ Kalev - Dude, I seriously need to get you to guest-post on my blog. Personal grooming - WHOA. This warrants a full post! FWIW (for what is worth) I get ready in 16 minutes. I once broke a record and got ready in 9, but my Mom had already ironed my clothes, I had chosen what I was going to wear and she was standing right by me to help me fix anything that could possibly go wrong (I was on my way to give a dance exhibition). Nine minutes. Beat that. :)
Kalev
· 1 year ago
@Beth re: safety sheets: uhm... I dunno. I would hope they would only use prior data from say years ago and everything else they would test ethically but to be honest I don't know. Because if they did just use the data from the companies that still do test on animals, wouldn't that kinda defeat the purpose?
Not that that kind of ethical issue has always been a great deterrent for things like mega-corps.
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Also - I fear that the information that they gave you is out of date. Unless there is another one that neither Google nor I know about, the "Canadian Health Protection Branch" was a branch of Health Canada that became the "Health Products and Food Branch" a number of years ago. Like, nearly a decade. It had been HPFB for a while when I first interviewed there back in 2002, though I did work in the HPB building in 2003 (it still hasn't been renamed).
Anyway - so. very. EXCITING!!
Okay, so what I do now is, when I shower, rotate through one of about four facial cleansers, three of which are from Body Shop (because I'm totally ignoring the fact they are owned by fucking L'Oréal) and one of which is from Neutrogena which is an awesome product but sadly Neutrogena is not one of those thoughtful companies which doesn't torture animals to develop its products. Still, it's an effective face cleanser.
Okay, want more info that you ever imagined? Obviously you do or you wouldn't have mentioned it. Maybe I don't need a blog of my own--maybe I should just co-opt YOUR blog.
Anyway, two of the products are face scrubs, which are good for preventing ingrown hairs that guys have to deal with as a result of having to scrape our faces every day or other day or (luckily in my case) every 3rd or 4th day. One of them is from the Body Shop seaweed line, so it's good for combination oily skin. The other is the Neutrogena one, which is from their men's shaving line.
The third product is one of the Body Shop's men's line, has Vitamin E and like B5 and is very kinda... refreshing and zesty. Ah there we go, it's the "For Men Face Wash" with multi-vitamins A, E, and B5. (Incidentally, the Body Shop For Men Face Scrub is a bit too rough on my skin. In case you wanted to know.)
The fourth product is Body Shop's Vitamin E line's Cream Cleanser. I use this before I shave as it seems to be the most moisturising product of the 4. In fact it totally reminds me of cold cream in smell and texture. Why do I, a guy, know about cold cream? No, it's not because I'm gay and therefore wear make-up. *grin* It's because my mum was an actress. Plus I did a few productions in grade school so yeah, you learn about cold cream.
I should note that I had to go to my bathroom and look up the specifics of these, in case you thought I was way more gay than I already sound. I have realised, though, that perhaps the most stereotypically gay thing about me is that I am somewhat enthralled with bath products and in fact I'll go browse Body Shop and London Drugs and Shoppers looking for new goop to clean my face, my hair, or my body. So I do rotate in new things and also have a fair collection of body washes (soap is so 1950s), shampoos, and conditioners.
Despite all this bathroom product fixation, I can still manage to get ready in about 30 minutes (and that's with shaving, which takes me way longer than I think it should).
What's really freaky is I could probably go on even longer about personal grooming. *sigh* It's a really good thing I don't like shopping, shoes, or Sex In The City because otherwise we might need an intervention.
Weird about the whole Canadian Health Protection Branch/Health Products and Food Branch thing... I'll have to check out the HPFB website to see what is says about LASIK and whether it is still classes as "investigational" (which, as an aside, makes me think of Zoolander saying "...investigatory journalist....")
@Kalev - Wow. That is waaay more info than I was expecting. Also, don't the companies that don't test on animals just use the safety data from those companies that do test on animals anyway?
Not that that kind of ethical issue has always been a great deterrent for things like mega-corps.