There’s no weekend like Fourth of July weekend to get the absolute worst sunburn ever. A sunburn so bad, that the next week is spent avoiding pats on the back, sleeping above the sheets and begging for mercy before hopping in the shower. But it doesn’t have...
These days, a killer tan is as much a sign of success as nice shoes or a fancy car. But that hasn’t always been the case, according to NYU Medical School dermatologist and author of From Pale to Bronze and Back Again Deborah Sarnoff. In fact, “having...
Welcome to the first installment of Brospective. The concept is simple: We think it’s silly that certain grooming practices are considered too female for men to ever try—e.g., manicures, face masks and waxing. It strives not to be MAN DOES LADY THINGS or HERE’S HOW TO BECOME...
We asked Monica Belsito, DSC’s skin-care expert, how to use and, more importantly, take care of that sponge-y thing people hang from their showerhead. If you have any grooming-related questions that make you say “OH, FAQ!“, email us at bm@dollarshaveclub.com and we’ll answer it in an upcoming post.
Don’t look now, but your skin and the surface of the sun have something in common—sunspots. Ok, slightly different. While the sun’s spots are simply areas of (relatively) lower temperature, our spots—a.k.a. age spots, because they typically become more and more visible the older you get—are actually...
You don’t have to wear protective hyperbaric chambers on your mitts to be the world’s greatest hand model. At least according to professional “parts” model Tom Nikko. He owes his success to the occasional manicure, being cautious while doing manual labor and a little luck of the...
Put your notes away and turn off your cell phone because it’s pop-quiz time. Today’s topic: Your body’s largest organ—your skin. Answer the five “True or False” questions below, and don’t even think about asking about a curve.
We asked Alex Wang, surfer, DSC member and founder of Carapace Wetsuits, to give us his tried-and-true method for slathering up those hard-to-reach areas.
You can put 10,000 hours in at the gym working your bi’s and tri’s, but if you want to become a super heavyweight champion arm wrestler like Michael Todd, you’re better off hitting the hand grip. That’s because, like a Formula 1 driver’s car, if an arm...
When you’ve been making a living handcrafting wooden kayaks for over two decades like Nick Schrade, your hands become your tools. And like how a chef sharpens his knives, Nick’s got to keep his hands in tip-top shape, too. We took a trip out to Nick’s...
We asked Monica Belsito, DSC’s skin-care expert, how to protect our tender mugs from the cold February weather. Have a question about how a Dollar Shave Club service, feature, or just plain how to stay handsome? Email us at bm@dollarshaveclub.com.
Over 68 percent of the world claims to have sensitive skin. But sensitive skin, as defined by dermatologists, specifically refers to genetic conditions like eczema or rosacea, conditions that 68 percent of the world doesn’t have. So why the disconnect? It would seem that “sensitive skin” has...
