Here’s the most important thing you need to know about how to trim a beard neckline: If your beard is shorter, you can take your neckline higher. If it’s longer, you’re better off allowing the hair to grow lower down your neck. With that out of the...
Here’s a sticky — or should I say, flaky — situation: Your scalp is incredibly itchy, but scratching will undoubtedly prompt a downpour of dandruff. The itch grows stronger, but so does your desire to maintain the integrity of your unfortunately-chosen black T-shirt. You’re in a dandruff-induced...
As you might expect from a grooming and skincare company, we’ve had a lot to say over the years about how to deal with beards, whether that involves shaping them, trimming the neckline or removing them entirely. What you might not know, however, is how to tame...
Beards aren’t for everybody. If that group includes your romantic partner, well, you don’t need to grab that razor quite yet. Depending on the problem, you might be able to change their mind! Here are a few reasons why your winter beard might be leaving them cold,...
Having a behemoth beard is cool until you realize just how much debris it collects: According to a recent-ish report, beards amass more germs than dog fur, which is astonishing when you consider their penchant for rolling around in all kinds of gunk. This bacteria comes from...
Dandruff — it’s not just for your head! Sure, dandruff is mainly something that affects your scalp, but that isn’t the only place where your skin can start flaking off, which may result in itchiness, redness and a potential blizzard of white flakes. It can happen to...
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...
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...
