Sissel Tolaas is not your average perfumer. Not content to mix fragrances for fashion houses and perfumeries, she creates “scent logos” for companies and corporations looking to extend take their branding to the next level of sensory perception. You know the way that every IKEA store smells the same? That’s Tolaas’ work. The new car […]
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LUSH ‘Dirty Toothy Tabs’
Every now and then someone creates a product that just captures your attention with its simple logic, and these new ‘Dirty Toothy Tabs’ from LUSH are such a product. These solid toothpaste tabs are designed to be crushed up in your mouth, at which point you brush regularly, creating a foamy, clean experience. We can […]
FEATURE: The Moustache Club
Yesterday we quipped about people growing facial hair and joining the Moustache Club. Not knowing there was such a thing, we were quite delighted to learn that there are lots of organizations devoted specifically to the celebration of all things moustachioed. Beard and moustache clubs exist on practically every continent – with an especially great […]
The Fashion Week Moustache Round-up
From bushy beards, to expertly-styled moustaches, it was a big year for facial hair at Fall/Winter 2011 Fashion Week in Milan and Paris. Although the majority of guys on the catwalk were cleanly shaven and perfectly coiffed, models sporting unruly facial hair of all varieties popped up on more runways than usual. Particularly popular was […]
FEATURE: Braun Quietly Celebrates 90 Years
In 1921 Max Braun opened a small engineering shop in Frankfurt, Germany where he began making components for radios and other audio equipment. Soon Braun began manufacturing full radio sets and eventually introduced the first combined radio and phonograph. In 1935 Braun adopted the familiar logotype with the large “A” in the middle which has […]
Finer Life: 15 Days of Advice from GQ’s Glenn O’Brien
GQ Magazine presents its new web video series entitled GQ Rules hosted by the Style Guy Glenn O’Brien. A long time columnist at GQ, O’Brien is the author of several books and style manuals, was formerly an editor at Playboy, Interview, and Allure, a member of Andy Warhol’s “Factory”, and the creator of the television […]
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New York Babershop, Rotterdam
This old-fashioned barber shop looks like it’s straight out of 1930’s Brooklyn. But The New York Barbershop is actually only a couple of years old and is in the middle of Rotterdam, The Netherlands – such is the power of the illusion. But it’s not all fakery though. The building the shop is located in […]
The Art of Shaving ‘Friends & Family’ Sale!
In a campaign to ‘Welcome you to the Brotherhood of Shaving,’ The Art of Shaving is having a ‘Friends & Family’ sale this weekend, running from the 28th through to the 30th! So get 20% off all your online purchases and stock up on some quality product!
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FEATURE: Necessary Indulgence: Men’s Spas
Spa trips and pampering sessions have been popular for decades amongst women and Eastern Europeans. North American men however, have embraced the practice less enthusiastically than their European or Asian counterparts. In other parts of the world than North America, visiting the spa is seen as a necessary indulgence. It’s a common practice enjoyed by […]
Edwin Jagger: How Shaving Brushes Are Made Video
This video comes from our friends at The Gentleman’s Shop and gives an inside look at how traditional badger hair shaving brushes are made at the Edwin Jagger workshop. The labor intensive process involves several different craftspeople using traditional tools and techniques. The result is a high quality brush that significantly improves the shaving experience.
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