posted by dominicdonaldson on Aug 4
For years, women everywhere have been trying, and succeeding, to break through the glass ceiling at work, and while this revolution has been occurring, men are breaking through a glass ceiling of their own. It’s becoming increasingly accepted for men to take as much care over their appearance as women do, from hair transplant surgery to bronzer, from self tan to waxing, it seems a few cracks are starting to appear in the male glass ceiling.
For years, the furthest a man’s way of making himself look good stretched was going to the gym in order to try to obtain the body of a Greek Adonis. But now, male beauty regimes venture much further than aiming for bulging biceps and ripped torsos. Men now use cleanser, tone, moisturise, blow dry and straighten and before long wives everywhere will be the ones banging on the bathroom door shouting at their husbands that he’s been in there for days.
The idea of a man waxing his chest used to be something to be scoffed at, followed by suggestions about his sexual preferences and being mocked by his mates for years to come. Now however, increasing numbers of men are getting rid of something that they used to think was attractive to show; think John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. It seems it won’t be long before he’ll be booking a monthly trip to the salon to get a French manicure.
While the idea of men taking time and spending money on their appearance seems a bit farfetched, men are frequently opting for cosmetic surgery in order to fight the once inevitable. There was a time when attempts to stop going bald didn’t go much further than pouring a peony coloured lotion on to your head, wrapping it in cling film and sleeping on it; now there are forms of minimally invasive hair transplant surgery such as follicular transfer.
In follicular transfer the doctor takes hair follicles from a donor’s head and places them into the patient’s head. The scarring is minimal and it allows people to get on with their lives and not have to spend a time in hospital as with most cosmetic surgeries. As with all forms of cosmetic surgery, it is highly advisable that you go with a highly reputable clinic.
Hair loss is something that affects most men so it is unsurprising that they want to combat it; after all, women do everything in their power to look like a celebrity, so why shouldn’t men? Although the thought of my boyfriend using bronzer unsettles me slightly, if women are allowed to use it, then men should be able to too.
Dominic Donaldson is a beauty expert.
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