There are some pretty compelling reasons to make sure your butt looks nice, and for some guys, that includes keeping the fur in check. But how the heck are you supposed to go about removing hair from an area you can barely even see? Melanie Mari, owner...
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...
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...
Learning how to manscape is like a lesson in anatomy: Every body part is different, and thus, requires a distinctive type of attention. Melanie Mari, owner and trained manscaper at Bare Skin Studio, is leading today’s class: How to Manscape Your Entire Body 101. How to Manscape...
Ingrown hairs are no good no matter where they’re located on your skin — they’re painful and can even become infected. But on your balls? They’re especially annoying. If you’ve got ‘em, though, don’t despair just yet. Ingrown hairs, a.k.a razor bumps, a.k.a pseudofolliculitis barbae, occur when...
Nothing ruins a good shave quite like itchy skin. Sure, your face/legs/armpits/whatever else might look as smooth as a baby’s bottom (or even your own bottom, if that’s what you shaved), but it feels like it’s on fire, or worse, like there are things crawling on it...
Nearly 30 percent of guys are regularly trimming their pubes, according to one of our surveys. In related — and unfortunate — news, the number of pube-grooming injuries increased fivefold from 2002 to 2010, which, well, it sounds like a few of us could still use a lesson...
We get asked a lot of shaving questions here at Dollar Shave Club (who’d have thought?), from simple stuff like how to shave with the grain right through to the tricky business of maintaining a smooth posterior. And you know what? We’re happy to answer them. So,...
Pre-date manscaping is a must for many. But timing it right to avoid the seemingly inevitable prickliness that follows can be tricky. To avoid showing up to your date looking like a stray cactus, we turned to Melanie Mari, owner and trained manscaper at Bare Skin Studio,...
If you’ve ever assumed dandruff was a purely human problem, you assumed wrong. Anything that has skin has a chance of that skin drying out and flaking off, even if that skin is surrounded by a fur coat — and that includes pets. Animals shed skin particles...
