I know it sounds like a question you would read in a women's magazine but I'm curious as to what tips you lads would have. My skin is by no means bad and I probably put more care into it than is normal for a heterosexual male but it could be better and today the appearance of a painful zit left me wondering if there existed a solution to those horrible red spots you get occasionally or just general days where your skin looks like shit. Seriously, tell me about your skincare and what things you have picked up over the years.
So far my routine revolves around using Bulldog face-wash and Nivea moisturiser (which I highly recommend) for my dry skin along with ensuring I use plenty of conditioner in my beard bum-fluff to keep the hair soft on my face.
I'm careful to eat reasonably balanced meals and have fruit (apples, bananas, raisins in my muesli) plus orange juice so I don't get scurvy. I drink copious amounts of tea if that counts for hydration but I must confess that chocolate is a problem for me where I will happily snaffle a whole share bag of the stuff if its in the house so I'm wondering if you guys can offer any suggestions for something I can treat myself with that won't turn me into the elephant man (I've tried compromising with dark chocolate but its like having to eat vegetarian food at a barbecue).
Other lifestyle problems involve my smoking as well as the dry air of an office and lack of sunlight caused by my schedule of working nights. I'm not sure I can immediately solve those but maybe there is something out there to soften the impact they have.
It's worth being skeptical about the appearances of celebrities, models and public figures. Makeup and Photoshop are prevalent, particularly in staged shoots like the one you've posted there.
You might be interested in the great number of studies on skin tone, complexion and attractiveness out there. Most seem to suggest that diet is the most important factor in a healthy appearance of the skin, and many more suggest that skin tone is one of the most important features in facial attractiveness.
You already know that there are countless other risks, but it will affect your skin as well. I recommend using the book by Allen Carr, I've quit smoking and feel great and my skin is excellent.
The main complaint after that was shaving, which used to fuck my face up. I use some good products from Lush that do really well, alongside a safety razor.
With chocolate, the option is simply to stop eating it. That might feel difficult, but if you can just make the decision not to then you'll be fine. The book I mentioned earlier has a similar tone to that and might help with other areas.
>It's worth being skeptical about the appearances of celebrities, models and public figures. Makeup and Photoshop are prevalent, particularly in staged shoots like the one you've posted there.
Absolutely. Even gameshow contestants and politicians on Newsnight will spend half an hour in makeup before appearing on screen. A magazine photo might spend six hours in Photoshop before going to print. Photographers and videographers use elaborate lighting setups to flatter their subjects.
An extreme example would be Chris Morris. From his appearances on TV, you wouldn't know that he is quite badly disfigured. His personality makes a lot more sense when you see him without makeup.
>>5349 The link between diet and skin is tenuous and not very well understood. The idea that chocolate specifically will make you break out in spots is entirely unsupported, although there may be a link to sugar intake, so that orange juice may not be a good as you think.
Personally, I use sulphur soap as a cleanser, which works much better than anything else I've tried, though it smells a bit like farts, witch hazel as a toner, and a Kojic acid moisturiser (which helps to quicken the fading of any red marks left by break outs).
I also use a clarisonic brush, which probably is a bit overboard for most people (most men especially), but it honestly is some of the best money I've ever spent. It's basically a really big electric toothbrush for your face that does a better job of washing it than you ever could.
>>5355 >The link between diet and skin is tenuous and not very well understood. The idea that chocolate specifically will make you break out in spots is entirely unsupported, although there may be a link to sugar intake, so that orange juice may not be a good as you think.
True, if anything very dark chocolate is probably good for your skin. But sugar is nasty stuff, fructose in particular (and remember ordinary sucrose is 50% fructose) goes straight to your liver and is converted to fat and the nasty form of cholesterol, and a load of toxins get produced in the process which puts additional strain on your liver and your body in general.
It's pure speculation, but I think Heap was the right choice. He brings an uneasy pathos to everything he does. Barrett plays the world-weary cynic very well, which is why I think he wouldn't be right for the role of Brian. There's an innocence about Heap that can be very moving.
>>5357 >>5355 This is completely anecdotal but I have a very high sugar consumption (typically 3-400% of daily recommended allowance, because I use chocolate to self-medicate anxiety) and I've always had very clear skin; didn't even get a breakout during puberty.
>>5360 Yeah, it's not really well understood at all, and there's not much to suggest any hard and fast rules that would help everybody. Generally it's probably best to leave diet alone, and only examine it as a last resort if nothing else has any results. It can be a real fucker to get anywhere with it, and topical treatments address most peoples' issues adequately.
>>5359 >Barrett plays the world-weary cynic very well
Ah but that's just because all his characters are world-weary cynics and all of Heap's have been weirdos. Come on, just imagine Tim knocking on Brian's door, and when it opens it's Julian Barrett's face that appears and delivers the awkward pause and stilted lines. It fits him like a glove.
There's no difference between any of these branded moisturisers is there? I currently use some cheap own-brand Boots stuff. If I was to switch to some L'Oreal Men Expert Hydra Anti-Fatigue bollocks that costs a hundred pounds a squirt I really wouldn't see any difference would I?
There's no difference between any of these foods is there? I currently eat Heinz Spaghetti Hoops. If I was to eat some Shrimp Fra Diavlo bollocks that costs a hundred quid a plate I wouldn't really see any difference would I?
