We’ve known for some time that grooming habits are changing—your grandad, in fact, probably wouldn’t even recognize most of your bathroom routine. With more and more guys taking their grooming cues from YouTube rather than their dads, moisturizer has become far more mainstream for men, as reflected...
Genetic luck dictates that are three outcomes when it comes to sweating: You smell good, you smell bad, or you smell neutral. Existing research has found that unless you won the neutral sweat lottery (i.e., you’re among the 2 percent of Europeans or the majority of East...
We’re in the thick of winter, which means dry skin is at an all-time high. While applying moisturizer may be a quick solve, how much to apply can be tricky—too little, and your skin’s still dry as a bone; too much, and you’re so greasy your clothes...
In a recent survey we conducted, we found that 35 percent of the guys we spoke with pay $10 or less for a haircut—namely because 29 percent are paying nothing at all. On the other end of the spectrum, a mere one percent of men are dishing...
Every month we try to learn three things about our body. What’s going on down there? Why does it do that? Will it ever stop? With 2016 drawing to a close, we’ve rounded up some of the most fascinating things we’ve learned about our favorite and most...
Male grooming varies wildly bathroom by bathroom. For every dude that manscapes himself within an inch of his life, there’s another dude that only showers once a week. And for every dude who settles for quickly running a hand through their hair on their way out the...
Despite the reputation of the modern man—a guy who spends 81 minutes per day obsessing over his appearance—it seems that for many dudes, the natural look is still king. In a recent survey we conducted, 46 percent of the men we spoke to told us that they...
There’s a fine line when it comes to how much hair product you use. Too little, and you won’t have enough hold; too much, and you’ve just committed to that hairstyle for the rest of the week. Above, you’ll see the perfect amounts of cream (low hold),...
I first realized I had a sweating problem when I was in the third grade. I was running around during gym class when my friend Dion stopped, cocked his head, looked at me and asked, “What the hell is wrong with you?” “What do you mean?” “You’re...
In a recent survey we conducted, we found that 83% of the men we spoke to trimmed some or all of their body hair. In the chart above*, you’ll see the breakdown of who shaved what. Ears, eyebrows and noses made a predictably high showing, but the...
After we ran this piece on whether or not manscaping a lone body part looks odd, a few readers asked us what the term manscaping really refers to—does it simply mean any kind of trimming of body hair, or is it strictly referring to trimming below the...
In today’s world of extensive male grooming, men are faced with a bewildering array of hair products. Mousse, gel, wax, fiber, paste, clay, pomade and more vie for attention on the shelves of the local pharmacy, each promising a slightly different hold or texture. But back in...