My friends used to make fun of me all the time in high school because I had fair skin and refused to go tanning, wore sunblock all the time. I'm 36 now, still get carded for alcohol, and look like I'm in my mid-late 20's. Meanwhile, those same friends who used to make fun of me have skin that resembles an old catcher's mitt.

I didn't really have a dedicated skincare routine until an ex-girlfriend let me use her Clarisonic Mia face brush about five years ago, have been hooked ever since. Have yet to date a woman with more products/as stringent a routine as I do, and I've found that women find this attractive. Personally, I think it's incredibly dumb that "manly men" criticize what ultimately is basic self-care. I look at washing my face the same way I do brushing my teeth, totally normal.