Last year, there was a TikTok trend of boyfriends who can’t wait until their girlfriends leave the house so they can use their products. I thought it was the most hilarious thing. To my surprise, a few weeks later, I got in my boyfriend’s car and reached over to give him a kiss and immediately asked, “Why do your lips smell like watermelon?” His response? “Oh, it’s my Rhode lip-balm product. It’s good.” Rhode Skin barely stays in stock. The audacity!
I’m a beauty writer who has a dedicated shelf with hundreds of products on it, and he sashays his way over to sift through them all whenever he can. Of course, La Mer is one of his favorites, but after learning the cost, he’s also learned that he must keep his hands off of my La Mer.
Gone are the days of Vaseline, Jergens lotion, and Dove soap. If this sounds way too familiar and you too have a partner who has sticky fingers like mine (or you simply want a beauty gift for your partner, a friend, or a family member), the products below are the ones that I’ve slowly seen being moved off my shelf to his. Plus, they double as great Valentine’s Day gifts.
