Men's Grooming Tips And Advice

I’ve used NIVEA Men products for a number of years and have always found them really good. Recently they have launched a new range, the NIVEA Men Deep range of men’s products.

Included in the range are products to cover the daily needs of most men. Almost everything is covered, from smelling right with the body spray, shaving, and various products to keep your skin looking it’s best condition over the winter.

Here’s a quick look at each of the products.

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It’s a new year, so it’s a good time for a new fragrance review. This one has been gaining popularity quite quickly, and was only released in 2019, so is fairly new. This is Mont Blanc fragrance for men.

I got a bottle over Christmas, and this is what I think of it.

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There’s plenty of reasons why you might think about buying a fragrance or aftershave without smelling it, but is it a good idea to blind buy a fragrance?

Since I have a lot of men’s fragrances, I have some experience of buying scents without smelling them first. Sometimes you get a good surprise, sometimes the scent lives up to the expectation, and other times, it’s bad.

It’s always going to be a good idea to try before you buy, but sometimes that’s just not possible, and others you might just want to shop online.

Here’s some tips on how to buy fragrances online without smelling them.

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I got my bottle of Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb back in 2013, and it’s featured in a number of fragrance guides on the blog, and for good reason. It’s a really nice fragrance, and works very well, but for some reason, I’ve never done a dedicated review on it.

Until now.

Here’s everything you need to know about Spicebomb by Viktor & Rolf.

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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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