Marketing male cosmetics

[Twister_Ken]

I was somewhat disturbed to find my companion aboard using lip salve. Although in all other appearances a red-blooded male, to be caught rubbing something called Chapstick on one's lips does pose some awkward questions.

I'm considering launching a rival product with more appropriate branding. The best I have been able to come up with so far is:

Maple Leaf
Made from the blubber of baby seals
It's not for ballet dancers.

Can any offer alternative suggestions?

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[Gunfleet]

'Georgie porgie - for men who'd rather have soft lips'
'The great scent of Castrol - rub it all over'
'Bilge scum - for real men'
I could go on but I must do SOME work


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[nicho]

Strikes me this situation was a little queer!! One wearing full make up, another in ladies lingerie, and what about the other poor sod on board? I'll bet he plotted the quickest route to Cherbourg and safety! Oh la la, c'est la mer, c'est la vie, I suppose, but a real worry nevertheless.

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[tcm]

hm, not sure this need be a problem. The real hard cases from years ago wore Woad, and i think the brand name might easily be available.

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[milltech]

Re:Breaking with tradition

It used to be the case that a man could set off with his pals for the weekend and his little pecadillos would remain a secret amongst his friends, never to be mentioned to the wider world. I notice more than one post this morning dishing the dirt.

Is this forum following the lamentable example set by that Loos woman, (who I must admit is neither British, male, or safe to be anyones pal, but you get the idea), in encouraging this break with British tradition?

I, having more pecadillos than most, will require a confidentiality agreement to be signed on the dock prior to departure in future.

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[steve_cronin]

When....

(being serious for a moment)...you're cursed with Celtic fair skin and do your sailing in the Med aspertions on your machismo for using protective skin products have little effect.

I have used Body Shop men's face protector for years and I don't care who knows about it, but, if you want to do something about it?

Slip, slap, slop or see you in the melanoma clinic.

Choice is yours.

Steve Cronin

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[tcm]

Sail and Tell

ah, but unfortunately in the blury haze, a confidentiality agreement would be forgotten. Note that it is invariably in the public interest to grass up your mates too.

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[nicho]

Sometime last year, I posted ("Why is it...?) asking why it's OK for a bunch of blokes to go away on a sailing boat (good old boys braving the elements together etc), but put a similar crew together on a motor cruiser, and they were viewed rather differently (i.e. in a "gay" sort of way).

I'm beginning to worry that the sort of behaviour we have seen from this particular crew, if it is allowed to continue unchecked, will have the same effect on the views towards rag and stick participants as well. Not a trend we should encourage methinks......I nevertheless, applaud this particular crew for have the courage to "come out"

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[MainlySteam]

Re: When....

(being serious for another moment)... have to say I got into the chapstick habit too after some years ago travelling for a few weeks with a middle aged lifelong yachtsman who had no proper lips. Gave him great delight converting people by telling them in detail how the surgeon snipped his lips right off with scissors, blood running down his chin, 'cause the C thing had gotten into them from too much sun.

John

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[TheBoatman]

Re: When....

I've always used chap stick or similar. Currently it's the strawberry flavour<s>. What I'm trying to aviod is the white snoz cream which as we all know the Aussies have used for years and its turned most of them in to poofters.
signed
Red blooded male lipstick user<s>

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[BlueSkyNick]

Harmless post-weekend tit-for-tat (NM)

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[milltech]

Re: Sail and Tell

Would that be the ten grand public interest or the hundred grand public interest variety?

Mind you, these guys are doing it free, what happened to good old fashioned pay and tell?


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[milltech]

Re: Oh I should keep quiet about the tits too! n.m

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[Peppermint]

Re: If

your eating enough fried food, I recommend at least three helpings a day for the average sailor man, and your not to liberal with wiping your chops on your sleeve, your getting all the grease on your lips you need.

"Glasgow Kiss" would be my choice of a product name. Thats really manly. It's better to give than receive.

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[Andrew_Fanner]

Re: If

"Gypsy's Kiss" perhaps?

Or maybe not...



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[Mirelle]

The way it was...

In 1923 my Aunt Winifred was invited aboard the smack yacht "Alanna" , 37ft, John Howard, 1903, based at Burnham, for a cruise to Holland. Since the owner was her husband, whom she had married some years earlier, and she had not been invited before, she was delighted to accept.

The rest of the crew consisted of Uncle Eric's usual sailing pals, whom he had sailed with since he bought the boat in 1919. It dawned on her, quite quickly, that he had never bothered to tell either of them that he was married!

Nevertheless, some time after their diamond wedding anniversary, she did say that she was never more impressed with her husband than when he predicted that they would soon see Westkappelle lighthouse, and ten minutes later, there it was!

GPS just does not have the same effect!

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[ParaHandy]

quite all right. according to my podiatrist such unguents are for lips, you wuss ...

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[jerryat]

Re: When....

Hi Steve!!

Totally agree! A friend of mine has just gone through the most horrendous surgery on his face to TRY and stop the spread of melanoma, contracted from sailing, climbing and trekking WITHOUT sensible protection. Me? I use lip salve and sun cream whenever necessary. I only needed to see the effects of not doing so just the once!

Good (and safe) sailing to you all!

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