In Elizabethan England, a time when ruffs were hot and Shakespeare was composing an endless string of dirty jokes, dudes worshipped makeup, caking their faces with pearl-white powder to make themselves the height of style. And although 400 years have passed since this heyday of male makeup,...
We’re well into sandal season, and since you’re reading this article, we’re going to assume you’re somewhat foot-conscious, meaning your pale, imprisoned feet are most likely begging for sunlight at this point. The problem is, they’ve been confined to sweaty socks and solid shoes for the past...
We already wrote about the best facial hair for your face shape, and hairstyles are much the same in that, for maximum handsomeness, they should hopefully fit the distinct contours of your unique mug. To help you get that right, we asked hairstylist Natalie Rose Dixon and...
As you might expect from a grooming company, we’ve had a lot to say over the years about how to deal with beards, whether that involves shaping them, trimming the neckline or removing them entirely. What you might not know, however, is how to tame all the...
I had quite a talent for collecting scars when I was a kid — I cracked my forehead open twice, once on my metal bed frame and again on a slippery pool deck. I sliced my hand open once, too: I was rolling down the sidewalk on...
I often observe, bemused, as my girlfriend fiddles with her eyelashes before presenting herself to the general public. She chomps on them with a strange metal clamp thingy, darkens them with some black sludge and combs them with a miniature round brush that looks like it was...
You flush the toilet, wash your hands and now, as warm water cascades down your fingertips, you face a critical decision: Should you use some paper towels, the hand dryer, or stick it to the Man and wipe those damps hands on your pants? You have your...
Part of growing a beard — and, y’know, just life in general — is working with what you’ve got, which often means styling and shaping your beard to fit the unique (in a good way!) contours of your face. To help you out with that, we sat...
Much like the recent CBD boom, the last few years have seen American skin-care enthusiasts, captivated by esteemed Korean beauty companies, become thoroughly enamored with face masks. Such enthusiasts include my girlfriend (who enjoys the occasional post-shower face mask) and pretty much every other woman I follow...
Summer is peak swamp ass time, and also therefore, peak time for the rashes that can result from that radioactive concoction of sweat and bacteria brewing between them cheeks. To help you keep your own personal Grand Canyon fresh this summer, I asked four very different butt...
You asked for a little bit off the top when you walked into the barber shop. “No problemo!” said the dude who’s now whacking your mane like a gardener who drank six espressos with his nose before trimming some bushes. Cold sweat cascades down your forehead and...
Face moisturizer has been a more recent addition to most men’s grooming routines, but its popularity is soaring, with 54 percent of the men we surveyed telling us that they now moisturize their faces at least somewhat regularly. Since so many of us are novices when it...