Stolen from the BF: Three men’s products that can double up for women

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Ever been somewhere and you totally forgot your moisturizer? Or shaving cream? Well, if you’re travelling with a significant other (or male bestie), don’t be afraid to dig through their toiletry bag and steal some of their products.

Okay, but in all reality, sometimes men’s products are super useful for women as well. A few months ago, the Internet was going crazy over Nivea Mens’ Post Shave Balm because NikkieTutorials said the C$7.47 product was the world’s best makeup primer. Why does it work so well? It’s because of the high concentration of glycerine, a binding agent. So with a shaving product being so amazing for makeup application, there’s so many other men’s products out there that also can do wonders for women’s skin.  Here are my top three.

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Jack Black Beard Lube Conditioning Shave

Jack Black’s Beard Lube Conditioning Shave is one of the brand’s star products. This all-in-one shave formula is a pre-shave oil, shaving cream, and skin conditioner.  For men, it works to penetrate the whiskers to soften tough beards. It contains macadamia nut oil and jojoba oil to penetrate below the surface of the skin to soften new whisker growth and minimize irritation.

Well, it does the same thing for women. Slather a good amount of this product on your legs to give you an amazing shave, and best of all, the skin conditioner and the pre-shave oil leaves your skin feeling nice and soft, as well as radiant.

You can find it at Sephora for C$22.

Jack Black Clean-Break Oil-Free Moisturizer

Another Jack Black product, this moisturizer offer oil-free hydration and antioxidant protection, while helping to improve skin tone and texture. I love using this moisturizer because it doesn’t leave any shine on your face, giving you the perfect base for your foundation.  It also contains sodium hyaluronate, which replenishes skin and retains moisture without the use of heavy oils, as well as niacinamide, which improves skin’s elasticity and texture.

Men typically have thicker skin, as well as more oilier skin (testosterone increases oil production), so using a men’s moisturizer will be thicker in texture. This one is a little thicker than my “women’s” moisturizer, however it spreads nice and evenly and doesn’t feel filmy on your face.

You can find it at Sephora for C$39.

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Men’s Mitchum Dry Advanced Control Spray

I have a friend who in high school would always use men’s deodorant. I thought that was odd until she explained that men’s deodorant helped her more with perspiration.

I’ve been digging Mitchum’s Dry Advanced Control Spray, however I find the women’s scents to be either too powdery or too floral. My favourite scent is actually one of the men’s ones. This deodorant is super easy to apply as you just spray it on, it provides maximum wetness protection with 48-hour wetness and odour protection, and it’s a more fresh scent that baby powder (seriously, why is that a women’s scent?).

You can find Mitchum Dry Advanced Control Spray at drugstores nationwide for around $10.

Just because it’s technically a men’s product, doesn’t mean you can’t use it. Do you use any male products in your regime?

Please note, products provided by PR.

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