Words by Nana Valdueza
Double Trouble
All is fair in the game of skin and beauty. Men and women alike, both need that saving grace from a good SPF sunscreen or a lip balm. Perhaps opening horizons to beauty and grooming could be a start. Spare all doubts on gender-biased beauty and embrace the need for skin care and a few makeup enhancements. She or he, the skin is genderless with what it needs.
Moisturize. Nourish. Repair.
Both experiences the same despair and need to be treated with their own skin dilemmas.
No skin is different than the other. Raw masculinity requires healthy glowing skin, too. Every good-looking man knows the way to proper skin-care management. Just as simple as that and you are not an excuse. Ditch the "I'm a guy, I don't need that" mantra and splurge on something good for yourself.
It's not being extra, it's simply being clean.
Grooming is simply enhancing your features.
Men can be a bit mulish to makeup and we can understand that. However, not all good-looking men who walked the planet got out of bed looking jaw-dropping gorgeous without a little help with a touch of concealer and a little bronzer. One only needs the right product to have and the idea what to correct and enhance to keep it all groomed and neat.
She wants you to look good and feel good, too.
And it also means, she will be willing to share some of her favorite moisturizers, SPF lotions, or her proven anti-aging serum. But don't overdo it. Just skip on the lip balm, you can each have both.
Photographer: Joy Frances Ulit
Creative Producer and Stylist: Nana Valdueza
Art Director: Kevin Dexter Magno
Production Coordinator: Elaine Contreras
Production Designers: Mica Carreon and Claudine Vizconde
Makeup: Tin Albano
Hair: Rudolfo Davalos
Model: Elys Lim and Selina Bang from IM Agency