When it comes to washing the clothes in my closet, not all textiles are created equal. At the top of the heap, of course, are my dress clothes, neatly hung, dry-cleaned exactly to their label’s specifications and ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice —...
Sometimes I look in the mirror mid-afternoon while working from home, still wearing the giant band T-shirt I slept in the night before, greasy hair in a bun, no makeup on and wonder when precisely I let quarantine turn me into a cousin of Oscar the Grouch. Other days, I shower,...
If you read our (absurdly helpful) mani-pedi guide and learned to appreciate having impeccable nails, you may have heard about a thing called nail buffing. The process is quite simple: Rub your nails with a buffer block for more shine. Done! But is nail buffing an important...
The yellow, crusty residue taking up permanent residence inside your favorite shirts is due to an unfortunate reaction between sweat and antiperspirant, and you may be surprised to learn that deodorant is just an innocent bystander. Deodorants are designed to do only what their name implies —...
Being bearded certainly has its perks: You can spend less time shaving and more time, uh… twisting your mustache! You can wear less sunscreen, too. You can even transcend to a higher level of hotness, at least hypothetically. But every rose has its thorn — and every beard has its nauseating...
The World Health Organization has made it official: You can skip your dental checkups for the next few months. While dentists in most areas have been given the green light to be open for weeks now, the WHO is recommending that dentists in any area where community spread is...
When you’re a parent, September means one thing: Back to school. Under normal circumstances, those three words would typically be cause for celebration (relatively speaking — we know you love your kids) after a summer of pool parties, playdates and endless video games. Sadly, however, these are...
If you want to know how to shave in the shower, you have to come to terms with this: You absolutely must invest in a fogless mirror. But don’t let that discourage you — there are plenty of benefits to shaving in the shower that make this...
Contrary to popular belief, your personal skincare routine can be whatever you want it to be. There are some options that might eventually give you a rash (like wiping your face with disinfectant) or maybe encourage the signs of aging to reveal themselves faster, but it’s still your decision....
When it comes to our current lives in isolation, many of us have settled into a nice (relatively speaking) routine: Stick around the house all day 24/7, and then venture out once a week maybe to go to the supermarket. Ahh yes, the supermarket. The one place...
83 percent of guys trim some or all of their body hair, according to a survey we conducted a few years back. What they may not realize, though, is that manscaping is good for more than just feeling silky smooth: It reduces body odor, too. Here’s how...
There are a number of bodily functions that are so “always on” in the background that, unless you’re actively thinking about them, you probably wouldn’t even know they’re happening: Your heart beats, your lungs breathe, and if you’re a man, your balls itch. I mean, c’mon guys,...
