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There you are, standing in front of the bathroom mirror with your razor in your hand, ready to do the same annoying thing you’ve done (almost) every day since the last day of puberty: Shave your face. Considering that the average man shaves 20,000 times in his...
Every now and again, you’ll encounter someone — a colleague, a friend of a friend, a stranger on the bus — who seems somehow oblivious to the fact that holy cow, they stink. It may be overpowering B.O., wafts of cheesy feet stench or just plain old...
Sometimes shaving feels like a hassle. Other than your teeth, no other part of your body requires more daily maintenance, even if you’re just maintaining your facial hair. Who among us has never gazed into our reflection in the bathroom mirror, razor in hand, and wondered what...
If your feet look like they should be walking you into Mordor and that’s not your preferred look, they could probably benefit from a shearing. But, how? Melanie Mari, owner and trained manscaper at Bare Skin Studio, says you have a few options. The simplest way to...
Here’s an unfortunate beard fact: Facial hair wicks away moisture, allowing it to evaporate before being absorbed into the skin. The end result is a dry, flaky (and super itchy) face. Worse yet, facial hair also catches oil and dirt near the hair follicles, which clog pores...
Shaving a single chin can be hard enough to get right, let alone a double, so we spoke with barber Asia Jackson about how to shave around that extra chin skin. First, though, Jackson says men who feel insecure about their double chin could consider sporting a...
Sick of razor burn, dry skin and irritation? Science to the rescue! With advice from shave expert and all-around product wiz, Fadi Mourad, we’re going to talk you through the ideal pre-shave routine, explaining (with science!) how to make your shave better for your face. Okay, genius,...
If you want to know how to shave in the shower, you have to come to terms with this: You absolutely must invest in a fogless mirror. But don’t let that discourage you — there are plenty of benefits to shaving in the shower that make this...
Let’s get one thing straight: Once a tattoo has fully settled into the skin, it’s exactly the same as non-tattooed skin, meaning shaving is A-okay. That said, shaving tattooed skin during the healing process can damage the tattoo. “You run the risk of slicing the healing tattoo,...
People do so many unhygienic things in the bathroom that it’s honestly kind of hard to pick the worst. If you aren’t closing your shower curtain and liner after a shower, you’re trapping moisture in the folds, giving mold and bacteria a place to hang out. If...
They walk among us: People who, for whatever reason, have never hopped on the shaving cream train. They argue that shaving cream is unnecessary and does nothing in the way of improving your overall experience of shaving, swearing instead by shaving with nothing more than water and...
It’s a crazy world, and a lot of crazy people are living it. Statistically speaking, there must be someone out there who gets sad when they walk away from a shave without cuts, razor burns and red bumps. But obviously, the vast majority of people would prefer...