Hint: It has middle notes of cypress, clary sage and geranium.
There can be much debate around the polarizing Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina, how he completes, how he Instagrams, who he calls friends etc. but I will not allow one word, here or anywhere, denigrating his Adonis-like good looks.
A handsome man if there ever was one.
Classic lines. A come-hither look only outdone by the greatest surfer in the world Kelly Slater’s.
Thankfully for us, Gabriel Medina just shared what makes his skin and hair ridiculously luscious and impossibly desirable.
Do you think it might work for us too? Let’s turn to Gear Patrol and The No-Nonsense Grooming Routine of a World-Champion Surfer.
So, what’s your post-surf grooming routine like?
A good warm shower, use of hair products (good old hair conditioner) and some skin products. We surfers have to deal with sunburns frequently. Surfers are exposed to the sun every day, so it is something we have to be very careful with. Sunscreen at all times!
Does your routine have a specific order?
I usually like to shave after I surf, followed by a warm shower. Lastly, but most importantly, you have to have a nice smell, so a good spray of Polo Deep Blue is my final touch — overall, I lean toward energizing and refreshing scents. I love that it’s inspired by the ocean.
How do you relax after surfing?
A good stretch, a lot of food (I come out of surfing starving) and some power naps.
When you’re traveling, what do you pack in your Dopp kit?
I bring with me the essentials: toothbrush and paste, hair comb and always Polo Deep Blue Parfum when I travel because it gives me a boost of energy and confidence.
Polo Deep Blue Parfum, eh? With top notes of green mango, grapefruit and bergamot; middle notes of cypress, clary sage and geranium; base notes of sea, patchouli, musk, ambroxan and fir resin?
Very nice.
Even when he throws an amazing air, he looks like he’s squeezing out a turd.
He loves himself ?
fyi steroids lowers your testosterone
Someone needed to tell Gabby that. Hopefully he reads this and thinks twice before he does another cycle in the offseason when they don’t test for anabolics.
That pic is amazing. Someone needs the handle “Shaving Medina”
Frontal Lobotomy?
Rather have a bottle in front of me
did fake dad loves his smooth skin
Best article in months
How much do I have to pay to get the ad free version? Of this site. Couldn’t give a stuff about cologne, my nearest and dearest will just have to cop it while I’m WFH.
Give me your credit card info and Ill email you instructions
Elo sure is leaving a lot on the table.
Gabe probably uses that Ferrari cologne too.
Not even all that Polo can mask his true poo stance
I just realized that John John has a wee wee stance
Now, now buttercup, no need to get all bitchy.
Piss stance then
Beach grit is getting desperate for attention….
Where is the Longtom guy??? He is good.
Quarantined.
BG writers are not above ‘chumming the waters’, to see what kind of strange fish will come to the surface and entertain us with their antics. Oh look… we’ve got a bite!
oh. you got me! C’mon man. Abraço.
Furloughed. No world tour to write about. No boards to sell.
Longtom rules. Love that guy
Spotted LT this week delivering knot rolls and sough dough..
Dez, can we get LT a job keeper winter pack
You can see where the marketing team for Polo took over. Lame. And key question not asked: who shaves your back and bum?
Your weird.
And jealous
And what can he “shelf”
I reckon he could smuggle a wombat through customs .
Mmmmm How does he **complete? Does he pull out? Does he moan? Does he declare himself world champ? A well-placed typo combined with a titillating photo and headline has just made my quarantine morning.
Well he doesn’t complete me. I mean I respect him and all, but I’m looking for something more.
Chas seems to have wisely withheld this questionable bit of trivia. If he knows, he’s probably not telling.
Can we go back to the sharks, or the virus thing, or coliform counts? Pretty much anything. Or at least…. I actually have no idea. I was already demoralized.
Whoa, Gear Patrol did that same interview with me three months ago!…
“So, what’s your post-surf grooming routine like?
I dry myself off with my towel and put on some basketball shorts and t-shirt. If I remember, I’ll put on some deodorant, usually Dove Advanced Care Beauty Finish but sometimes Old Spice Swagger, if my girlfriend is home… she doesn’t like me using hers. Whatever, it needs to be powdered. Always. Can’t have that glide on clear shit, I just sweat that off. I need it to CLUMP in my armpit hair.
Does your routine have a specific order?
Oh, yeah, I thought I kinda answered that in the previous question… uh, I dry off with my beach towel, put on my tighty whiteys, some basketballs shorts, and a t-shirt. Again, sometimes I put on deodorant, sometimes not… oh, and I’ll get a 2-liter on my way home. Always.
How do you relax after surfing?
I try to find a decent site, usually spicybigbutt.com or something else, to try to find a video to wank to, then I take a nap.
When you’re traveling, what do you pack in your Dopp kit?
I don’t travel much, but in order to make this and other sponsorships pay out, I’ll say that I pack plenty of basketball shorts from whatever brand TJ Maxx or Ross Dress for Less sell… or places like it, I think Reebok brand? I would say Beach Grit t-shirts, but that would be a lie. The collars on those are embarrassing. I also make sure to pack Excedrin.”
They were down the Steps at Coolum the other day too.
“So, what’s your post-surf grooming routine like?
Well it depends what vehicle I’m using. If it’s the wagon, it’s all good because my box of essentials is there, So it’s grab the towel, give it a quick sniff to see if it hasn’t ‘gone off’, and a quick rubdown in the carpark. After that, I’ll drop the boardies, under the cover of a towel wrap, I’m not an animal. Boardies in the box. Gots to keep that salt water away from the car. A shake of my locks and then sun drying while talking shit with the assorted knuckledraggers there. No products used. It all au naturel baby.
If I’m on the scooter because the wife needs the wagon to get to work, it’s different. The I just wrap the towel over the boardies and ride home. Ain’t no time to mess around.
Does your routine have a specific order?
Well, apart from a rinse under the shower at the beach and making sure I have wrapped the towel before removing boardies, no. Sometimes I talk shit to the knuckledraggers while I’m still dripping.
How do you relax after surfing?
The only chance I have to relax after surfing is by either A) Avoiding the wife, who will have that added touch of resentment from me doing something enjoyable, or B) Pretending to do something while she is looking. If she isn’t home; C) Talking shit to the knuckledraggers on Beach Grit.
When you’re traveling, what do you pack in your Dopp kit?
What’s a fucken ‘Dopp Kit’ ya drop kick?
Fucking nailed it. Answer A needs to be tattooed on the inside of every engagement ring box.