There are a million products in japanese drug stores but there all came from the same 3-4 manufacturers (just under different product lines), so sometimes i find those products are not necessarily different from one to another.
I would say there are more makeup products in Japan for sure, and i use almost exclusively japanese makeup.
But for skincare, i use a mixture of different brands, some are australian, korean, swiss, american… not all from Japan.
Its a big issue, i knew guys back in highschool who were doing steriods at 15 in order to get buff. I volunteer at a male addiction treatment centre and alot of those guys have HUGE body issues, to the point where they are not allowed to work out anymore or are put on special diets.
I think the male corollary to a eating disorder is body dismorphic disorder and there are clearly alot of insecure guys that suffer from varying levels of it. Though there are some guys who definitely have eating disorders as well.
I believe in taking care of myself so here is my routine:
In the morning if my face is a little puffy, I’ll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack, I use a Deep Pore Cleanser Lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb mint facial mask which I leave on for ten minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out, and makes you look older. Then moisturiser, then an anti-ageing eye balm, followed by a final moisturising protective lotion.
Since krynyc2008 broached the subject, my ranking for women, in order:
-face
-@ss
-b00bs
-hair
-abs/flat stomach
-legs
my definition of a hot chick would be one that has any combination of two out of the first three, or if only possessing one, then also having all of the last 3.
I try to be a bit more discreet as I describe it, but when I am evaluating a woman’s physical appeal, my order of operations is pretty close to IHIHM’s, though legs is definitely higher on my list (maybe #3). Also the hair frames the face, so sometimes it’s hard to separate the two for me.
Long straight or long wavy hair is nice (particularly when it’s dark). I was never especially attracted to blondes. If other things are attractive, being blonde isn’t a penalty, it’s just that the brunette generally scores a few extra points just for being brunette.
