I’ve recently noticed that the word metrosexual has been banded around quite a lot. I originally thought that this was some sort of strange sexual attraction to underground trains, but it actually appears to be the arrival of a new brand of man – a male person who spends a lot of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle. Sounds more like a narcissist to me.
But why these sudden and dramatic lifestyle changes? Our skin can’t have suddenly changed overnight resulting in some sort of needy, and expensive, fixing. Well, I suspect that it’s all down to some clever marketing by the cosmetics companies. Just flip through any male magazine such as FHM and Maxim you’ll find pages upon pages of adverts and free samples for endless shampoos, skin conditioners and hair gel.
With the ladies maxed out with various potions and lotions containing everything from exotic fruit to rhino flem, the cosmetic companies and their massive advertising budgets have now decided that men need to be exfoliated, moisturised, pasteurised, deodorised and scrubbed with all manner of fancy soaps for our newly sensitive skin.
But please forgive me, but at what precise moment in time did men suddenly become so needy for these products? Would this be the same time that someone also noticed a gap in the bag market and decided that it would be cool for men to carry handbags too? So what’s next? A man-bra?
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Is Life So Really Mantastic ?
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I hate to break it to you, but the "metrosexual" has been around a while now. It's the straight guy looking as sharp as the gay guy. New word is the "ubersexual". That would be a cross between the gay and the rugged. According to the media women don't want a man that is prettier than we are.
Truth be told, we really want it all. A man that is good with his hands, can fix anything, enjoys the theater, a wine tasting, likes kids, sports, and everything in between.
For us women it's the age old question are you Ginger or MaryAnne, which one on Sex and the City would you be, or now it's Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie?
One of these days people will learn you don't have to have it all to have the love of a lifetime.
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