From Beast to Beauty
Nathan & I share one of those double sinks in our master bathroom (by the way, once you go to double-sinks as a couple, you can never go back). On one half, things are simple. A toiletry bag, a toothbrush, some face wash, and hand soap. On the other half is a pyramid of tiny bottles and little containers. There's a basket full of sample products, a mug, a badger-haired brush, and even a water pitcher that you fill with water and it quickly boils it (ramen noodles, anyone?). There's "Susie's Bubbles N Squeak homemade black cherry soap" and bottle after bottle of tiny fragrances and oils, most of which have food-related names ("bay rum peppercorns & lime") that make them sound like they belong on your salad instead of on your body. You literally cannot see our counter tops on that half of the sink.
The question remains.... whose half is whose?
Let me start by telling you that for the last 7 1/2 years, Nathan's definition of taking great care of his hygiene included only the use of generic shampoo and a bar of Irish Spring. If I even suggested something out of the ordinary for him like filing his fingernails or applying a hint of moisture to his face, he would have shuddered with a reply like, "That's not manly."
OK, so now you've guessed it. The pyramid of bottles and scents belongs to Nathan and his new 'art', shaving. There are pre-shave oils, shaving creams and soaps, balms, aftershaves, and colognes galore.
He bought a straight razor and a leather strop. He has a little bowl that he makes lather with and uses a brush to put it on his face. He carefully shaves himself and seems to enjoy the process. He uses all the tiny bottles of fragrances... and, voila! His face is probably almost as smooth as Kennedy's newborn bottom, and he smells good too.
He's become almost obsessed with reading up on the 'art of shaving' and ordering sample after sample of products and scents. At first I thought it was a little odd, but now I enjoy having a husband who smells so good and whose face I want to rub up against.
So, now who stands outside of Bath & Body Works watching the kids while the other shops inside? That's right, folks - me. For those of you who thought you knew Nathan, there's a picture you won't forget. :)
Comments
Chuck said Nate was a little girly. But this comes from a guy who doesn't shave but once a week, if I'm lucky.
Today I wore the clubman. Yeah, I feel like I just walked out of the barber shop - excellent - nothing like a fresh shave and a haircut.
I readily admit - something has happened - I've got this vast array of high-end shaving paraphernalia. The Bath & Body works stuff is actually at the low end of the high end stuff. They've got like one rack of stuff for dudes. I get the stuff from these English shops in London that have been in business for over 200 years. That is quality right there.