Your pre-bed skincare ritual

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I've been partaking in pretty much every body-rotting habit known to man my entire post-pubescent life, but I still get carded for smokes every time (I'm 24) because I keep such a rigorous skincare regimen.

1. Cleanse with Cetaphil in shower, rinse with a burst of cooler water to avoid drying out.

2. Pat dry, apply Obagi regimen (110 bucks per month, bitches), mix final stage with Retin-A 0.1% every three days.

3. Lay on very nice, high thread-count bedclothes, think to myself, "I'm such a fag," and sleep for 9 hours.

― Le Coq, Saturday, 28 February 2004 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

take off clothes, get into bed

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 28 February 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

That works too.

― Le Coq, Saturday, 28 February 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Oddly enough I have a TERRIBLE habit of doing the skin thing yet managing to have a smoke AFTER brushing my teeth. I tried the whitening trays (the custom fitted luxury ones at that) but I always seem to gulp down the gel and get sick.

― Le Coq, Saturday, 28 February 2004 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

(Not a Dan Perry thread, this!?)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 28 February 2004 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I am one cosmetic man, dr bronner's soap.

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 28 February 2004 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Ed likes Dr. Bronner for the religious advice on the labels.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Saturday, 28 February 2004 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

clearly

they make great reading whilst taking a shit

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 28 February 2004 15:02 (twenty-two years ago)

In Whistler I met these two girls who thought "metrosexual" was the coolest term on earth. They shortened it to "metro" while discussing criteria for metrosexuality. "No, NO! Moisturizing is like normal, blue peels are metro!" -furious nodding- "TOTALLY metro!"

― Le Coq, Saturday, 28 February 2004 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

If I'm metrosexual I'm somewhere near the bulldyke end.

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 28 February 2004 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I love Dr. Bronner's labels

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Saturday, 28 February 2004 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Collapse drunkenly in pool of various fluids, snore on linoleum, slump into shower fully dressed and stand there for 10 minutes deciding whether to wake up. < / JoeDonBakerisMITCHELL! >

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 28 February 2004 21:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Is the Obagi *really* worth the money? (your answer is probably 'yes' since you use it currently)

― dean! (deangulberry), Saturday, 28 February 2004 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I never wash my face before bed, or even in the morning, unless I'm taking a shower. I wipe my face with a bandana when it gets sweaty at work, but that's about it. People say I have great skin.

― kirsten (kirsten), Saturday, 28 February 2004 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I try not to disrupt the delicate balance that exists on the surface of my face. If I manage to keep my fucking fingers away from my mouth, I have little to no skin problems.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Saturday, 28 February 2004 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

'fucking fingers' just sounds wrong.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 28 February 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

nobody has made a masturbation reference yet

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 28 February 2004 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

ok maybe Ned just did.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 28 February 2004 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

If I don't wash my face twice a day I get clogged pores. I wash my face with Kiehl's something or other, and then use Beauty Without Cruelty moisturizer. I'd like to use a matching Kiehl's moisturizer bcz they're nice and look fab and masculine on the shelf, but none of them worked out that well for me.

― Sean (Sean), Sunday, 29 February 2004 04:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Le Coq I can't believe you spend over a hundred bucks a month on a single face care product!

― Dan I., Sunday, 29 February 2004 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe I should try it. The last time I had a completely unblemished face was probably like 6th grade. sigh...

― Dan I., Sunday, 29 February 2004 04:38 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.mencimer.com/t/archives/fire-hydrant.jpg

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Sunday, 29 February 2004 04:45 (twenty-two years ago)

1. Remove makeup (with a wet washcloth)
2. Rub face with a salicylic acid-soaked pad if it occurs to me to do so.
3. Apply an alpha hydroxy lotion.
4. Lie down on sateen bedsheets, and toss and turn for an hour or so before finally falling asleep.

For what it's worth, I still sometimes get carded when buying alcohol.

― j.lu (j.lu), Sunday, 29 February 2004 04:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Both my jobs make my hands extremely dry and cracked, so I use a liberal amount of hand lotion or salve (Burt's Bees) before getting into bed. No special face care, though -- my skin's been okay since I've been out of my mid-teens (knock on wood).

― Clarke B., Sunday, 29 February 2004 05:43 (twenty-two years ago)

after doing accutane, this went from a ten minute ritual of frustration and self loathing to "splashing some water on my face." thank you pharmacutecals.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Sunday, 29 February 2004 06:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Even though you really are supposed to remove your makeup before going to bed, why does my skin always look so fabulous after passing out with my makeup still on?

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 29 February 2004 07:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Coz U da MaN

― Le Coq, Sunday, 29 February 2004 08:36 (twenty-two years ago)

(HAve I mentioned lately that I went to school with the current president of Dr Bronner's soap?)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Sunday, 29 February 2004 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)

haha I'm 28 and get carded for smokes because I'm spotty, what's your point?

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 1 March 2004 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

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