Is Being Metrosexual A Need Or A Luxury
“The majority of men have developed a metrosexual lifestyle nowadays. I don’t think this lifestyle is opposed to the macho persona. No one ever said that one becomes macho if he does not take a bath. This made me recall the Charles Bronson commercion on Mandom. Before,
machismo was not separated from today’s metrosexuality. But does having a metrosexual lifestyle a luxury or a necessity?
Being conscious with our personal hygiene; I think this was taught to us when we were still kids by our parents. Quite personally, I could say that I always had an aversion to unclean objects. They said that the first word that I learned to speak was ‘dirty.’ So even as a child I was already leaning towards that direction.
And I remember in elementary school when the teacher expected the gap under your fingernails to be kept clean. Those who have dirty finger nails had to go through the rolling pencil punishment. What happens is that the fingers are flattened using a pencil, just like a dough being flattened by a rolling pin. A sign that says “”Cleanliness is next to Godliness”" is posted all over the school.
On the physiological side, the lack of personal hygiene has uncomfortable effects on my body. I would be itching all over and you can see rashes in my body if I don’t take a bath. I even had to use a certain kind of shampoo, or else, I would have dandruff and my scalp will be very itchy. I was born with an oily skin and if I don’t keep my face clean, it is very susceptible to pimples.
I used to have a long hair so I had to go to a beauty salon since barbers don’t handle long hairs. My head was flat on the backside so that a short razor cut wouldn’t do it for me. My hair is also straight and limp so it looks thicker when it’s grown long. Barbers do not style hair, they just cut it short. Barbers don’t care about hair condition or how it looks, they just cut it short. Hairstylists, on the other hand, know what type of hair would fit the shape of your head and your face. Thus, barbers are more like civil engineers and hairstylists are architects.
You see, being metrosexual is a need. It’s not about having a soft girly side. This body just wasn’t designed to withstand the lifestyle of a caveman.”
Are you practicing the art of shaving cream? It’s actually not just art. Men shaving cream is something that helps you have better hygiene in your facial area.
