Your winter beard — if you grew one — has probably reached peak fluffiness, especially if you started early in quarantine. But that’s just the first step towards achieving your desired look: Now that you have a beard, you have to put together outfits that suit it....
Hairstylist Cleve McMillan weighs in on your burning questions about the mysterious adventure that is getting a haircut. I usually wear a beanie to fight off the cold, but it always flattens out my hair for the rest of the day. What’s the best way to fix...
While winter might bring you delights like building snowmen, singing carols and drinking cocoa by the fire, your beard hates winter. And winter hates your beard, too, which is why keeping your facial hair looking and feeling good in the cold is such a hassle. So give...
For centuries, bearded men have argued that facial hair is nature’s insulation, and therefore a handy wintertime tool. They oftentimes point to this 2012 study, which found that regularly-shaved upper lips are an average of one degree warmer than hairless cheeks, as proof. There are just two...
Mistook your monthly magazine for a pack of One Wipe Charlies and flushed it down the toilet? No worries, here’s the online version! In this edition: How to Bounce Back From Just About Anything The Key to Looking Forward, Not Backward How to Tell What’s Fresh in...
Some men go their entire lives without thinking about their armpit hair. Some men stare at their armpits in the mirror, worried that their hair is like an enormous forest that children in fairy tales could disappear into and never be seen again. If you’re one of...
Despite living at a time when science (mostly) trumps tradition, some of us still believe in old home remedies — like, for instance, curing body odor with vinegar or soothing dry skin with olive oil. But do any of these supposed “grooming life hacks” actually hold any...
You’re in the shower, and everything’s splendid: The water’s warm, the scent’s uplifting and you’re belting out your favorite shower-time tune. But then, out of nowhere, a stray drop of shampoo soars into your eye, feeling like the red-hot soapy trident of Satan himself. What makes this...
It’s been nine months since the pandemic began and that’s a long, long time to go without a decent haircut. Some have chosen the trimmers and buzzed their heads, hoping for the best. Some have become mountain-less mountain men and let it grow out. But a lot...
As you may have noticed, Dollar Shave Club sells a handily bundled collection of grooming tools in our Tool Kit, and I would very much like you to buy them so I can remain employed and continue to feed my dog the good stuff. Oh, and also...
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...
If you think shaving your own back is impossible, you’re wrong. It’s only mostly impossible. Unless you have a constantly updating 3D map of your back and the fine motor skills of a brain surgeon, it will always, always be easier to have someone else do the...
