I work from home, interact with people almost entirely through my computer camera and, most days, only leave my apartment to walk my dog. Put another way, so long as I seem even the slightest bit presentable on video calls, I can reasonably get away without showering...
Put a beanie on and snap into your skis, because climate change is shortening our snow seasons, and therefore, you might only have a few more weeks to shred the gnar and get freaking glacial, dude. But while you’re out there, you need to take care of...
Crafting the perfect beard style is not as simple as keeping a clean-shaven face, which really only requires you to purchase the best razors money can buy, and then drag one across your mug once a day (with the grain, naturally). Perhaps surprisingly, keeping a beard is...
If you ever find yourself lost in the cosmetics aisle at your local drugstore — that aisle is a freaking labyrinth, dude — you know that there are all kinds of creams, balms and goops out there, characterized under all sorts of different names. Three of the...
In the final months before Al Gore lost the 2000 election, John and Catherine Walter sent the incumbent vice president an advanced copy of their 25 page report, which they titled “The Hair Part Theory.” It was such groundbreaking research, they believed, that if Gore would simply...
Using a single styling product might well do a fine job of holding your hair in place, but hey, everyone’s hair is different, and maybe you need a little something extra. If you want to achieve the pinnacle of good looks, a mastery of charisma and anything...
Congratulations, you conquered puberty and (hopefully) no longer have to deal with persistent pimples and perpetual voice cracks. But despite the promise of being able to grow an impenetrable beard once your hormones finally finished kicking in, here you are, a fully developed man, staring wistfully at...
When it comes to our bodies, there are the regions that are treated in high regard, and then there are the regions that are treated with distrust, if not outright disdain. From the former, we’d likely include our arms, our legs, our chests and, of course, our...
If you have a prominent woman in your life or have ever stopped into a hair salon, you might at some point have heard a bit of grumbling about split ends. They seem to be a frustrating thing, and they happen on heads; you can tell that...
For many of us, “snow” isn’t just this weird thing that happens in the winter, or a predictable thing that goes on in the men’s room at a Miami nightclub — it’s more of an evergreen phenomenon, and it’s happening on our heads. I’m talking about the...
50 years ago, a hairy chest was considered to be a badge of machismo, modeled proudly by any man fortunate enough to have hyperactive follicles. Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, for example, championed the male scoop neck tee, which broadcasted his twisty tangle of chest hair. Virtually...
As common sense would suggest, if your face already produces enough oil to glimmer in the moonlight, slathering on moisturizer could be considered excessive. But before chucking your bottle of facial lubrication into a nearby incinerator, come along as we examine the causes of oily skin, how...
