Tom Ford’s grooming routine is the stuff of legend. The freakishly well-groomed designer has claimed to bathe four times a day—when he gets up, after working out, after work and before bed—and has never been shy about his use of foundation (as in, man makeup) or his love of wearing real-deal cologne. Ford, in all his luminous, perfectly stubbled glory, has always been a poster child for guys who actually enjoy spending time in the bathroom (and not just, you know, sitting on the toilet).

Well, all that has changed. Ford is now 51-years-old and chasing after a toddler. In an interview with Mr Porter this week Ford admitted that his routine has been affected by his new life circumstances. For one, he now dyes his hair to hide the grays. For another, he’s down to—gasp—just one bath a day. And that one solitary soak is taken at 430am when no one will bother him, and involves Ford drinking a huge iced coffee with a bendy straw by candlelight. He says it helps him “come to life.” And that, friends, is how you chill out a four-bath-a-day regiment without losing any of its luxury. Frankly, we'd expect nothing less.

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