Ladies, Don’t Try This at Home
i don’t know why it even occurred to me to do this, but i was curious about the exfoliating properties of my husband’s whiskers. so, the other night i asked him to scrape a healthy dose of his 5 o’clock shadow against my cheek.
after the initial burning sensation, my face itched a lot. when i looked in the mirror, i saw that teeny, little hives had broken out on my cheek! fortunately, a cold pack and some Benadryl took care of that.
i noticed that he shaved the next morning, which he doesn’t usually do on the weekends. still, Brian and i have been together for over 6 years. wouldn’t i have known earlier on that i’m allergic to my own husband?
March 13th, 2006 - 3:29 pm
At Home
At Home
Haha, sorry for laughing but I know what that’s like. Got quite a giggle from this post.
March 13, 2006 8:48 pm
Ouch!!
Glad the hives went away!
I once dated a guy who always had heavy duty stubble. I’m not sure I ever broke out into hives, but my face was always bright red and raw after smooching with him.
March 13, 2006 9:51 pm
OOh! How strange! I had a cat once who was allergic to…………….cats. WTF? LOL
Hey, at least it’s a good excuse to keep him all cute and clean shaven, eh?
March 13, 2006 9:52 pm
At least he shaves regularly. I’m always forgetting to, and I think it drives Em crazy sometimes.
March 13, 2006 11:55 pm
Smooth, very smooth. I like your style. heh.
March 14, 2006 8:57 am
It may just be a contact dermatitis. Try this: take a fingernail and run it hard up the inside of one forearm. If you’re like me, you’ll end up with one long hive. If not… well… maybe you ARE really allergic to your husband! (Hee hee hee!)
March 14, 2006 9:22 am
I seriously doubt it’s an actual allergic reaction. this happens to a lot of people.
March 14, 2006 11:20 am
OK but WHY would you do that?!? LOL!!
Reminds me of this one BF I had that would hate to shave. Whenever we’d have a big night of action I’d wake up with razor burn all over my body. hehe.
March 14, 2006 11:43 am
Razor burn can be nasty. Generally it’s from a heavy duty makeout session and not from someone curious about exfoliation but hey, you’re a visionary, right? Maybe it’s the next big thing LOL!
Personally, I like stubble. A few days worth is good.
March 14, 2006 12:19 pm
LOL. I’m casting a vote in the challenge for you. Good luck, Barb!
March 14, 2006 1:15 pm
Is this sort of behaviour common in Chicago? Strange people you Americans, - over here a man’s facial hair is his own business.
March 14, 2006 1:37 pm
Lots of girls I know call that phenomenon “beard burn.” It’s like windburn, only you get the pleasure of your husband to offset the redness and itchiness.
March 14, 2006 2:15 pm
You’re allergic to your husband? Does Benadryl help?
March 14, 2006 3:27 pm
even day-old stubble isn’t so bad, but that fresh 5 o’clock shadow–ouch! i don’t know how i tolerated it when he decided to grow a full beard once. scratch that–he didn’t decide, he probably just kept forgetting to shave, right Charred?
OD, that’s probably it. btw, i now have 2 long red streaks on my inner forearm, thanks! lol
lysie and Mark, that’s the real question, isn’t it? WHY did i do this? i guess it’s true what they say–idleness is the devil’s playground. so no, this behavior isn’t common for Chicago women.
Mr. Fab, thanks! i won that one, but lost the next. lol
March 14, 2006 7:30 pm
thank god i will NEVER have to worry about that. *giggling*
March 14, 2006 11:14 pm
LOL! Barb, I do some random things. Girl, that is RANDOM. I wonder if it’ll work better on your back? Maybe I’ll just have to find out for myself! Save me some benedryl!
March 15, 2006 5:29 pm
wow barb, you write some crazy stuff but i never saw that one coming
: )
March 15, 2006 10:10 pm
*chuckle* That’s too funny! I make my sig other shave regulary due to that…it gives me a rash!
March 16, 2006 9:47 am
what can i say? i’m a risk-taker! but compared to the risk-seeking behavior i had before i was in treatment, this stuff is mild.
March 16, 2006 4:51 pm