Men's Grooming Tips And Advice

When you think of men’s fragrances which have been popular in the last 10 years, you can probably guess that Paco Rabanne One Million would be up there.

It seemed right upon the release, every guy owned it, and yes, I am one of them.

And it was for a good reason, it was, and still is to a certain point, a good scent. I think of it as one of those which got really popular early on, and if you’re into scents like me, you don’t really wanna be wearing the same as every other guy, so I wear it less.

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If you’re looking for a product to style your hair, then hair clay could be for you.

But what is hair clay?

How do you use it?

In Brief

Hair clay is a product which is best used on short to medium hair lengths. It usually provides a strong to medium hold, with a matte finish. In comparison to some other hair products such as gel, it’s relatively new, but has been around for a while.

Here’s everything you need to know.

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What’s the difference between eau de toilette and aftershave?

If that’s something you’ve asked yourself (or the Internet) you’re not alone.

Remember back in the day when guys used to just buy a bottle of aftershave and that was all, it was pretty simple.

These days there’s cologne, eau de toilette, eau de parfum, cologne and even a couple of others. Are these just buzzwords, or is there a difference? It’s true they are not the same, and it’s not such a difficult thing to understand.

So what is the difference between eau de toilette, parfum, cologne and eau de parfum?

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Hair wax is one of my favourite men’s hair products, and there’s plenty of reasons to love it.

However, you might be wondering, how to use hair wax?

I’m going to go into how to use and apply hair wax, and why it’s one of the best go to products to style your hair with.

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You’re going to be in the office for all day, so you’re going to want to smell the part, as well as looking the part. You don’t want to be the guy in the workplace known for how bad he smells…

This could be bad personal hygiene or wearing a super strong fragrance not suitable for the office.

Getting your scent right is key, and there’s a few things to consider when picking out a fragrance.

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It’s a bath and shower gel which I’ve had for a while, in fact I’ve had a couple of bottles of this before. Today I’m talking about Molton Brown Re-Charge Black Pepper.

It’s one of the most popular from the range, so what’s it like?

Here’s my thoughts.

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A perfect scent for this time of year, I’m going back in time with this fragrance review, one of my old favourites, Hugo Element from Hugo Boss which was released in 2009.

Have you ever wanted to smell good but not like you’ve just rolled out of the nightclub? There’s a few good scents which can do this, and Boss Element is one of them.

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It’s getting closer to Christmas, that means new fragrances are being released. Dolce and Gabbana have their new scent, K, which has been advertised in recent weeks.

I got a sample of the eau de toilette, so I thought I would share my view in a preview, and here’s what I think.

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I do love a good fresh fragrance, and when Bespoke London got in touch telling me about their range of fragrances, I decided that I’d have a try out of one of their scents.

This is Bespoke London Fresh Citrus Vetiver Eau De Parfum and if you’re looking for a new scent or wondering how this smells, here’s my thoughts.

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I got a Clinique For Men grooming set quite a while back, and since I was running low on my usual shave gel, it was the perfect time to try out the Aloe Shave Gel from the set.

The full bottle which you can buy comes in a 125ml bottle, and since this was part of a pack, it comes in a nice little sample size of 41ml, so around 1/3 of the size of a full bottle.

How does Clinique For Men Shave Gel stack up?

Here’s my thoughts.

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