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Anti-Aging Skin Care For Men Series – A Gentleman’s Guide For Your First Date
If you are going to go out on a first date, it is likely you are a little nervous and anxious. You should take a deep breath and start creating a plan on how you are going to act on your date, what attitude should you adopt or how to choose the perfect location.
The importance of a good plan
It’s important to decide where to go and what to eat. As a masculine man (and the one who
However, most women like to be surprised by their partners without getting involved in the decisions and you should keep her preferences in mind, if you want to hit it off nicely.
Women love to be given the opportunity of doing exciting things they never have done before, but with one condition: these activities have to leave them stay in their comfort zones. Don’t take her to the zoo if you know she has animal-related phobias and don’t take her to the aquarium if she doesn’t find sharks to be a pleasant sight. Take her in a more neutral zone, provided with fun and exciting activities, but not too demanding or risky.
Since conversation is such a huge part of the date, stay away from a movie or concert, unless that’s only 50% of the date. You want the chance to talk to her and you won’t be able to talk through the movie or scream over heart pounding music!
Choosing the perfect restaurant
Choosing the right restaurant is a tricky business, no doubt about that. You are not allowed to do any mistakes or compromises, or else the whole evening goes to ruin. You might be tempted into choosing a super fancy and classy restaurant, where your food is served in golden plates and the waiters are over-attentive. A luxurious setting will surely scare her off and make her feel uncomfortable for the rest of the evening. She might think you are trying to impress her or to compensate for some major defect you still haven’t shown her. Avoid going to those places and choose a restaurant that has a nice atmosphere and not so exquisite services. The right restaurant is more about the experience than about money.
On the other hand, choosing a cheaper place won’t help you much, either. She will get the impression you didn’t care enough to regard all the details or she will think you don’t care too much about her feelings. Pick a place with personality, not a chain restaurant that has nothing special about it. Surely the town you live in has a trendy, cozy place where you can eat well and have a nice experience also. The best option you got is to pick a place you already know, in order to avoid nasty surprises when the bill comes. If, however, you go for something new, check out the reviews of the place or make sure you get some idea about the menu, the prices and the atmosphere. Don’t try out new cuisine on your first visit there, if you don’t want your date to go to waste because of your weak stomach.
Definitely avoid noisy places, if you don’t want to sabotage your date. Check the internet for reviews, because people often include this information when they write about a bar or restaurant. You should be able to sustain a conversation during your date and to get to know each other, so you must go to a reasonably quiet place.
While you wait for the table, you can drink something at the bar and start a nice conversation. Or you can go the other way around, have dinner in a quiet place and head for a noisier, more trendy place where you can dance and have fun. Whatever is your option, make sure to let her know, as she would need to dress in strict accordance with the place she’s going to. Beside the fact that she has to look good, she also has to feel good about the way she looks like and everybody knows how particular women are about their outfit matching the place and event they’re at.
Well, actually, there is – and that brings us to how you prep yourself for the date.
First impression
It is very important that you dress correctly and you match your date’s elegancy. It is important for her to see that you gave sufficient thought to the way you’ll look for the date. A good outfit for a perfect first date must be washed, ironed, neat-looking and properly matched with the socks and tie. Check yourself in the mirror from head to toe and spot any flaw if you don’t want your date to spot them. If you just bought a new suit and plan to wear it on the date, be sure to have all tags removed.
But please, don’t forget about body odors. Before putting clean and nice-smelling clothes on your body, make sure you’re clean and showered. Wash up thoroughly or at least change your underwear if you’re running out of time. If you’re going to the restaurant directly from work, pick up some baby wipes along the way and clean your bad-smelling areas in the bathroom. Don’t exaggerate with the perfume, especially if you’re going to eat just after you meet. Remember to check your shoes, your nails and ears for dirt or gunk. Ladies care a lot about details and you should impress your date with your overall appearance.
Masculine Mens Anti-Aging Face Skin Care Products
The last aspect to consider is the face, but this has to go way before your first date. You should always follow a men’s anti-aging face care treatment, if you want to have a successful date. The perfect face should be clean, fresh and look inviting for others. Your partner must feel the temptation of getting near your face and touch it. Also, if a goodnight kiss is part of your plans, then moreover should you consider the appearance of your face skin.
If water and soap are the only things you use for cleaning your face, you’re in big trouble. Not only they don’t help you clean the face and protect the natural moisture, but it leaves the dead cells on your face, spread the grease all over it and leave your pores filled with environmental debris you collect every day.
Male Face Skin Care Products For Men
To best way to preserve your skin’s natural balance and to retain as much collagen as it can is to start an intensive maintenance program. Start by cleaning your face with a high-quality men’s cleanser that rubs all the dead cells and dirt but leaves intact the moisture and elasticity. The products found in drugstores or cheap department stores won’t do your face any good, because either they contain a lot of chemicals that strip your face’s moisture, either they use no efficient formula to prevent signs of premature aging. Cheap products are always harmful and it’s best to be avoided.
The best way for your skin to retain collagen and elasticity (key factors in retaining a youthful appearance) is to put your face on the proper maintenance schedule. The first step is to wash your mug with a quality masculine anti-aging face care cleaner that’s powerful enough to get rid of the junk on your face, but mild enough so that your skin isn’t stripped of moisture. Drug store cleansers and body-washes are either packed with some harmful additives or lack anti-aging active ingredients, and don’t do much for your face, even if they’re cheap. And, the truth be told, this is probably why.
Step two is a quality masculine anti-aging face care treatment for your mug to help combat fine lines and wrinkles. The daily shave and exposure to the elements can lead to skin damage and premature aging. You can reverse or slow down the damage with a treatment that harnesses the power of science and nature to save your masculine face. If cleaning your face is the “workout”, the treatment step is like a post-workout protein shake for your face. It will help your facial skin bounce back and feel better than ever.
Finally, we can talk about protectors and especially quality men’s anti-aging face care protectors, that seal in moisture and fights against premature aging just like the other ones. Your face will look nice and fresh, but most of all will feel better and healthier. The collagen and elasticity of your skin will be properly maintained, while the damaging free radicals and grime will be removed from your pores. A quality protector doesn’t contain chemicals, but only natural ingredients such as essential oils and nutrients that help keep in moisture.
Once your face is looking good, it’s back to preparing for the first date.
Back to the First Date – Acting like a Gentleman
The first date is like a special job interview, so be well rested. Take a nap if you’re coming after work, or have some coffee to perk you up. Being tired can actually make you more susceptible to nervous energy. Besides, your emotional state is contagious and will set the tone for the rest of the evening.
If you want to be a total gentleman, offer to come pick her up. If she doesn’t want to, given the fact that it’s your first date, comply with her terms. Be at the restaurant on time and bring something like season flowers or a small box of chocolates. Every woman appreciates a romantic gift like this. Don’t smoke before you get there, because you’ll stink like hell and you’ll get disqualified in seconds.
Go with the compliments first. Of course, you have to tell her something nice about her dress or her shoes, but keep the comments decent and neutral. You haven’t established a level of trust yet and you need to be careful about what you say and do. Put aside specific parts of her body and focus on the face while talking to her. She knows anyway you’re going to check her out, but do it in such manner that she doesn’t catch you red-handed. Act normally and keep things decent.
When you get to the restaurant, either use valet parking, or remember where you parked – write it down, or ask her to help you remember. Don’t think about “winging it” later, because if you are going in circles in the parking lot, you’ll look clueless. Finally, open the door and pull out the chair for her – you’re being sweet, not anti-feminist!
At the restaurant
You can suggest some of the courses on the menu, but don’t order for her if she’s in the ladies room. She would love to see you informed and in control of himself, but she will hate your trying to control her too.
Don’t start checking the other skirts in the restaurant, you’ll offend her deeply with this kind of behavior. She has to be the main focus, at least for tonight when she’s in front of you. Leave aside your phone and other gadgets that might disrupt your attention from talking to her and looking into her eyes. You can check you emails , if you cannot hold it no more, while she is at the ladies room.
A challenging situation might be to start a casual conversation and to find nice topics to talk about. If you know you’ll have a hard time with this, do some research at home about the latest movies or art exhibitions and hope that she will pick it up from there.
If she wants to know about your past dating experiences, don’t panic and talk openly about your ex-girlfriends, saving the spicy details, of course, and leaving aside your resentments and spite, if things ended badly. Don’t get too emotional, stick to the point and then move on to a more interesting topic of conversation.
On that note, check your emotional baggage before you leave the house. The first date is not the night to talk about your cheating or alcoholic ex, manic depressive parents and troubled childhood. You shouldn’t be bogus, but you can save these topics for later dates when it looks like you’re growing closer together. First impressions count and you don’t want her to identify you with negativity on your first outing.
Don’t freak out if you experience at some point some awkward pauses in the conversation. Things move up slowly in the beginning because each of you looks for his words carefully and this might not render fructuous dialogs. When referring to your work and professional experience, don’t lie, but try to look passionate about what you do and interested in advancing even more and accruing more knowledge and experience. Try to make subtle allusions to what money you make, but subtle I say. Don’t go over the arrogant side, she wants to see confidence, not perkiness.
During the dinner, give her the chance to talk about herself, about her interests and future plans. Don’t spend too much time talking about yourself, she might get bored meanwhile and you want to keep her interested. Ask questions that need an elaborate answer and look into her eyes while she talks. Ask her about her career or her musical preferences. The conversation time must be equally split in half and you must not take up the time of your partner.
Oh, and don’t exaggerate with the alcohol. You need to remain sober if you want to be able to drive her home, as you promised her.
Body Language- Essential on a First Date
Is she interacting with you a lot? Is she touching you and leaning towards you in search for a longer touch? If she laughs a lot and seems to have a good time, these are all great proofs that she really likes you and she’s very interested in spending more time with you. If, on the other hand, she looks away in the distance and plays a lot with the objects on the table, she’s other displeased with something or she really doesn’t like you.
She will probably leave the table at least once to go refresh her make-up in the ladies room, but if she does this once every 30 minutes then she’s really not that into you, so you’d better think of someone to call and make plans for later.
A date is about two adults meeting for having an enjoyable time together. You shouldn’t have to go through too much trouble to establish a relaxed tone and a casual conversation. If you see she’s not that co-operant, then probably you’re money will be better spent somewhere else.
If something happens unexpectedly during the date – like a spilled glass of wine or an over-cooked steak, laugh it off and don’t make a fuss. If you’re rude to the wait staff, or come across as irritable or petty, she’s likely to end the evening quickly, in fact, she may not even sit through dessert! Likewise, if someone cuts you off while you’re behind the wheel, let it go. Road rage is a major deal breaker and you will come across aggressive and wacko.
Finally, always pay for the date even if it didn’t work out, be a gentleman – you asked her out. Be careful with cigarettes, alcohol and coffees during the evening, because they leave a strong aftertaste, so drink water to wash it down and pop a mint, if you’re looking for a good night kiss.
Saying Goodnight and What To Do Next
Now it’s time to exchange opinions about the lovely evening you had and you should tell her honestly how much you enjoyed her company. Ask for her phone number and give her a call the next day or the day after tomorrow. It’s perfectly ok to do so, as long as you don’t get too pushy or insistent.
Most women appreciate the thoughtfulness of a call a day or two later. She’s not going to think that the first date automatically gave her girlfriend status over you. But you’ve got to be very clear about why you’re calling. It’s important not to send mixed signals, or leave things open to interpretation. Tell her that you had a great time and that you want to see her again. If she accepts, be sure to pace your contact with her until you see her again – she agreed to a second date to get to know you even better, but she didn’t give you permission to call her every day until you meet again, so don’t ruin a good thing while you have it.
But how about that first kiss? If you want to know more about the first kiss strategies and tips, check out my next article on Kiss or Hug- The Best Way to Go. Usually, you don’t have to expect a kiss at the end of a night that went reasonably well. As long as she’s in her comfort zone, it’s ok to make this step. Don’t make promises or other commitments, stick to the point and give close attention to her body language- you’ll find out everything you need this way. You must act as a gentleman all the way, watch your manners and consider her feelings and preferences too.
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