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Barber’s and Mental Health

If the current, endless stream of depressing news is getting you down, there could be a quick lift: get yourself down to your local barber shop. An illuminating new study has found that some restorative…
U.S. Presidents With Beards

Five U.S. presidents wore beards, but it’s been more than a century since anyone with facial hair served in the White House. The last president to wear a full beard in office was Benjamin Harrison,…
Moisturizing for Men 101

If you’ve ever weighed the merits of moisturizing your skin, wear a pair of leather shoes for a few months without conditioning them and see what happens. Over time, cracks, deep crevices, and a general…
Haircut Terminology Explained

Taper vs Fade Most barbers use the terms taper or fade interchangeably, but the truth is, there is a slight difference between a fade and taper. A fade haircut blends down to the skin, while…
Common Haircut Terminology

Before you can describe the haircut you want, you’ll first have to learn a few barber terms. Barbers have their own language, and if you want to get a good haircut, you’ll have to learn…
The Only Way To Trim Your Eyebrows

Many men don’t know what to do with their eyebrows. Apart from plucking or shaving stray hairs in the middle, they don’t do much. Most men, however, should be trimming them every so often so…
Tame Your Hairy Man Hands

Not everyone wants to shake hands with an ape. Some of us are cursed with Sasquatch hands (true, but alarming). It’s a real problem, since hands are usually one of the first things people notice about you. …
Should Men Use Conditioner?

Many men go through life without ever buying men’s hair conditioner, and for good reason. No one sits a man down when growing up and tells him why he even needs to buy it. Sure, we…
6 Ways To Train A Naturally Unruly Beard

Wait It Out Ever get a buzz-cut and then try to convert back to your regular hair cut? There’s a two week period where you have the puffy headed look of a Monchichi, and there…
Did you know there is a Decembeard?

Yes, there is! While we have No-Shave November here in the States, the UK ends the year with Decembeard. The rules are simple, just clean shave on November 30th and let your facial hair flourish…