Glastonbury Guys, Are You Man Enough for a Facial?

Facials.  Pedicures.  Manicures.  Not activities that typically appeal to men.

But Joanna Green, manager of Glastonbury's Elizabeth Grady salon, said that shouldn't keep men from treating--or at least taking care of--their skin.

"We like to see men come in," Green said, "and not just because we like our men groomed."

Green said that during the winter months, skin can dry out and become rough. The skin's horny layer--the outermost layer of dead skin cells--can become dry or flaky.

"Dry skin can look more wrinkly," Green said.

And while dry skin isn't a gender-specific problem, it's usually women who are most conscious.  Men, she said, are sometimes shy about coming in to the store to get facial treatments. But that shouldn't put them off.

In fact, there's one male skin problem that most people aren't aware of:  the skin beneath a man's beard.

"There's skin down there," Green said.  And that skin needs to be moisturized and taken care of just like everywhere else.

Elizabeth Grady offers facials specifically for bearded men, Green said.

So what do you think, Glastonbury?  Are you man enough for a facial?