TERRIBLE Grooming Mistakes Guys Are Still Making In 2020 (Seriously!)
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Mistake number one, letting a woman choose your grooming products. Hold off one second,
maybe that came off a little bit too harsh. What I mean here is don’t depend on a woman
or a man to make decisions you should be able to make for yourself.
Seriously, so many guys out there are utterly dependent on their wife, on their girlfriend,
on their partner when it comes to making these decisions.
Here’s the thing. This is your body, only you know how it feels, so take the time to
learn which products are going to work best with it.
Mistake number two, confusing brand loyalty with actually just being too lazy to go out
there and test. Here’s the thing. Men, we are creatures
of habit. We don’t really choose a brand, a brand kind of chooses us. It’s just something
that we start to use and we continue to do it again and again. You start dealing with
razor burn, let’s say you’re 17, 18 years old, you walk into your local store and you
grab the first thing that’s on the shelf. You start to use it, it does a mediocre job.
How many things in your closet actually does that describe? You want to find grooming products
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content. The next grooming mistake I see guys making,
thinking that toothpaste is some wonder drug. Yes, I know there are tons of grooming hacks
out there that say if you apply toothpaste on pimples it’s going to basically get the
job done, get rid of the pimple. Two in effect, here is the thing is that pimple
was going to away probably anyway and toothpaste, yes, does have some drying properties. But,
gentlemen, if you’ve got pimples, if have acne, you get the right product for the job.
Toothpaste, you could try in a pinch, but honestly you might as well apply Windex. It’s
not designed to do that, so use products that are designed to deal with issues you have.
The next mistake, believing that modern tools are better than old school tools. Now, I’m
not going to say that the safety razor is better than the cartridge razor. I know a
lot of you guys are going to disagree with me down in the comments, so let me hear it.
But, here is the thing. I think it depends on the person. For some guys, the cartridge
razor is amazing that’s why it’s probably the most popular razor on the planet right
now. But, here is the thing, the safety razors kind of disappeared, but if you’re dealing
with bumps, if you’re dealing with razor irritation, this is an amazing option for
you. And, hey, if you want to go even a little
bit further old school, definitely consider the straight razor the cut-throat razor. This
thing, again, you need a lot more skill and you can definitely hurt yourself, but I will
say that this thing is amazing. It’s going to give you the closest shave you’ve ever
gotten. That being said, you know what? The electric
razor, I have no problem with this. A lot of guys think that this is the devil. No,
this is a great handy tool that if, yeah, you just need to get something done. I carry
an electric razor in my truck that I used to use in the United States Marine Corps whenever
I would show up to inspection after partying all night over in New Orleans.
What I will advocate is stay away from cheap razors. So, things like this, I just can’t
say anything good about them because they are oftentimes, the angles are wrong and they’re
going to give you a really bad shave. The next grooming mistake is thinking that
soap is just soap. So, share with you guys a story. When I first started living out on
my own, I bought this soap called Lava. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a very
strong exfoliating soap that is used for men that just simply get things on their hands
and cannot get it off, Lava will get it off. Yeah, I thought this was a good idea to start
using on my body. I never used a bar of Lava again. I feel like I stripped off five to
seven layers of skin. I might have been bleeding after that thing. It was, yeah, painful. There’s
a big difference between soaps that gently pull off the oil and gently washes versus
soaps that are going to tear at the skin and, yeah, take off away too much.
[0:05:04] You want to find a soap a body wash that is
made to – very gentle. You don’t need a whole lot of soap to actually go onto the
body and simply what it does is it adheres to the dirt and the grime those particles
and it pulls them off. You don’t want to use something that is
simply made for the hands that is overly strong that is going to strip your body and your
face and your hair of too much moisture. And especially if you’re showering in the morning
when you first wake up, maybe again in the afternoon, after you do your workout, you
want to have a soap that is gentle. The next mistake and I’ve alluded to this,
not paying attention to the ingredient deck. So, I’ve talked about this and if you still
don’t know and you’re watching my channel, shame on you. But, do not use something that
sprays out of a can. Here’s the thing. To have that propellant,
it smells really bad, guess what? They cover it up with all of these crazy ingredients.
I mean, if you can throw something in the fire and it’s going to explode, probably
you don’t want to use it on your face. What I would recommend is finding what works for
you. Again, look at the ingredient deck, make sure
that those ingredients work for you. So, that’s important that you find a company that reveals
actually what’s inside. It’s not that this is some secret ingredients, it’s simply
you want to know what reacts to your body. The next mistake, using way too much product.
Guys, use as directed. That’s pretty clear, right? They tell you how much to use. Most
guys think, oh, if I apply more shampoo, more hair product, more shaving cream, it’s going
to do a better job. That’s not the case especially in the case of shaving cream. All
you need is a thin layer of lubricant can get the job done.
Now, the next grooming mistake is not understanding how products can work together to give you
superior results. So, one of the things I advocate is putting on a shaving oil and then
putting on a shaving gel or a shaving cream. Why wouldn’t you just use one? When you
put down the oil base is you’re going to get layer one. Then, when you put this on,
a gel or a shaving cream, all of a sudden you’re going to get layer two. When the
razor then glides over, you’re going to get a superior shave because you actually
have two layers of protection. Now, is that required? No. I mean, there are
people using this crap and they’re still getting a decent shave. But, here is the thing,
if you’re dealing with irritation, if you’re dealing with burns, why not actually look
to level up everything? And that’s the next point is most guys don’t
even have any type of routine. A routine is something you do again and again and you actually
know what it is, so that you can measure it you can adjust it, you can improve upon a
routine. If you don’t have a routine, then how can you improve upon it?
So, think about your shaving routine. What products you’re using? Which ones can you
upgrade? Actually, can you change the technique that’s part of your routine of the way that
you shave? A lot of guys when they’re shaving, they
go with the grain and that is probably the best way in general to shave, but guess what?
You can also shave against the grain. And FYI, shaving against the grain with a safety
razor, I think is perfectly fine, but shaving against the grain with a cartridge razor a
little bit riskier. And the reason being is the cartridge razor
like they’ve shown you in the commercials lifts up the hair. If you’re going against
the grain, it actually can lift if up too much and all of a sudden, it’s going to
get the hair go under the skin which can lead to ingrown hairs especially if you’ve got
slightly curly hair which is going to be more prone to it.
Quick question. Any of you guys carpenters? Any of you guys working with wood?
So, let’s say that I want to cut an angle on a piece of wood, I’ve got it drawn out
and you see me starting to do this with a table saw. What are you going to say? Probably,
“Antonio, what are you doing? You’re going to hurt yourself. You’re going to cut your
fingers off. You need to get the right tool for the job.” The right tool? A jigsaw.
But, so many of you guys are using the wrong tools when it comes to your grooming. If I
would ask you, what are you using to cut your nails? Okay. Most of you are going to say
I just got a pair of clippers. But, what if I told you that clippers they’re okay, but
they’re actually the least effective and efficient way to cut your nails?
The best way to cut your nails, believe it or not is simply a file and when you’re
filing to go in a single direction. Tons of different files out there, but files are going
to do the best job and when going in one direction and if it’s a good file, it’s least likely
to damage your nails. Right after that, again, it’s not going
to be the clippers, it’s actually going to be scissors. Scissors are going to be better
than clippers because clippers believe it or not especially if they’re cheap clippers,
which the vast majority are, they’re just simply crushing the nail.
Now, does everyone need to own a kit like this? No. But, I do believe that every man
should understand, okay, if I’ dealing with nail issues, if I have really brittle nails,
I have cuticles, you know, they’re coming apart all the time, maybe I should invest
in the right tool for the job, so that I deal with the problem.
And so many of you guys out there just simply don’t have the right tool. You may be never
tried an electric razor and this could actually solve some of your shaving issues. Or maybe
you don’t even have a pair of clippers, which right here could save you tons of time
tons of money for simply doing minor checkups. Point being, if you’ve got hair in the nose,
yeah, who wants to use tweezers? That hurts pulling those nose, I’ve done it. Instead,
simply use a tool like this that once a week you go over and you get the job done. The
right tool for the right job, guys, that’s what we’re shooting for.
[0:10:07] The next mistake, wearing way too much fragrance.
A lot of guys believe that wearing more fragrance is going to attract more women, not exactly.
It doesn’t work that way. Gentlemen, you want to be discovered, not announced. Unless
maybe you’re working from home and you’re just trying out a new scent.
And that is probably one of the best places to practice wearing a fragrance to figure
out, okay, how strong is this stuff? EDTs in general are going to be weaker than EDPs
or parfums. If you understand that and you realize, hey, I’m trying on a powerhouse
from the 1980s, Egoiste, an amazing fragrance, but one or two sprays here is all you need.
You go for five sprays, yeah, you are going to overpower everyone in the room.
Versus, the flunker, Egoiste Platinum, I love this one by Chanel. But, I can spray about
twice as much and not even get the same effect as this one here. It’s just not a strong
not as projecting, still an amazing fragrance and that’s what I’m talking about.
Understand what you’re putting on your body and don’t overdo it. You don’t want to
give people migraines, you don’t want to choke people out of the room.
Now, this next mistake kind of takes us back to that first one and that is not having the
courage to choose your own signature scent and instead relying on other people. Here’s
the thing is a man has the capability truly to be able to choose his own signature scent.
Go with something that you like, that you feel just works for you. When you try it on,
you’re like, “Wow! I really like this.” I’ve got certain fragrances like this one
here that my wife does not – she likes it, but she doesn’t love it. I love this one.
And it’s not super popular and that’s the thing is you got to kind of listen to
what the experts are saying. There’s tons of great fragrance, guys, out there, but you
got to find the one that works for you. The one that you try it on and you’re just like,
“Wow!” But, when it comes to one of my favorite summer
fragrances, again, my wife doesn’t love it. She likes it. I absolutely love it. And,
again, it’s a bit pricey. I tried a wide variety of different ones out there, but this
one right just really resonates with me. Only you can choose your signature scent, so have
the courage to find what works for you and your body.
Now, this next mistake has to do with deodorant and that mistake is using something that you
don’t even know how it works. So, do you know how deodorant works? How these antiperspirants
actually stop you from sweating? They actually use a aluminum to block up the pores in your
armpits. Yeah, shocking, a lot of people don’t know this.
Guys, if you want to learn more about this, check out this video right here where I talk
about why I stopped wearing deodorant and what I wear instead. And I talk about my story
and, yes, I don’t smell and I talk about why.
So, go check out this video. I thought it was actually really interesting one and, yeah,
go check it out, guys, right here and I’ll link to it down in the description.
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