"He's very clean, isn't he?"*

I'm not much of a groomer.

Don't get me wrong, I like to be clean and neat. I shower each morning, use deodorant, trim dangling nose hairs, and the like. But I don't do much beyond basic grooming.

So I've been curious the last couple of weeks about this ad over on the left side of my blog. The one for Herrick & Greyson products. How many men worry about their skin elasticity? Do you have a nightly routine with products like these?

I simply brush, floss, and rinse before bedtime. I do not linger at the mirror, nor dwell on my imperfections. But that's just me.

Recently the good people at Dove sent me an interesting little product to review. It's called a Skinvitalizer and is basically a little handheld massaging face scrubber. It has detachable "pillows" that contain cleansing soaps and lotions.

So what did someone who doesn't use this kind of thing think of it? Honestly, I thought it was kind of cool. One problem, though...

This is a product designed to use at night, before bedtime, to scrub the dirt and oils of the day off your skin. Unfortunately, by evening most men have grown prickly little whiskers that catch on the cleansing pillows, making it almost impossible to easily move it over your cheeks, chin, and neck.

However, I turned it over to my wife and she was impressed. She said it left her skin feeling clean and tight. She's normally somewhat cynical about products like this, but she liked it enough to buy additional cleansing pillows at the store. I don't know what they cost, but I do know that the Skinvitalizer itself can be found for under $10.

So, my wife is recommending this product to all the mom bloggers out there. Dads, you can buy it too if you're looking for an inexpensive Mother's Day gift (it's only five weeks away!).

*Bonus karma points if you recognize the quote in the title of this post.