People don’t teach you how to grow a beard. It just grows however it’s meant to grow. But, since beards are becoming more of a trendy fixture, many of your peers won’t have learned how to properly manage one. So you’re on your own or are you? In this article, we'll go over how to properly maintain your beard. 1. Don’t Let Your Beard Ruin Your Shirt Or your date, your job interview, or anything else that requires you to be a little more well-groomed than a mountain man. Beard hair is coarse and curly, which sounds awesome and manly—but it can be a real pain. If it’s short, it’s unruly. If it’s long, it can collect food, sand, grime,...
While shaving isn’t usually difficult, this all changes if you have acne. Indeed, shaving with acne can get rather tricky. When you have acne, incorrectly shaving your face can make the breakouts more irritated or inflamed, which in turn can make them take longer to heal. You could also accidentally break open a whitehead when you shave and cause acne scars. Due to how difficult it is, we thought it would be useful to put together a brief article on this subject. If this is something that you want to learn more about, read on as we break down everything you need to know about shaving with acne. What to Do Before Shaving The first thing to note is that...
Despite dated misconceptions, men actually care about the way they look. It isn’t so much about grooming all the time just to impress someone. Instead, it is about maintaining proper hygiene and looking presentable, whether they’re going to work or to a social gathering. The methods of grooming for men would normally involve haircuts, face powders, colognes, and even facial shaves. Generally, these are the standard and easy-to-do methods. However, did you know that some men also prefer to extend their care towards their skin? Yes, even men are conscious about their skin, so much so that some of them aren’t even ashamed of utilizing a cleansing cream and other skincare products just to take care of their complexion. While...
Using a facial moisturizer is one of the most important parts of any skincare routine. This is why it’s especially disheartening to know that many men simply don’t use any form of face moisturizer. And while we can go on and on about the benefits of using facial moisturizer to try and convince you to use moisturizer, it may be more effective to talk about what happens when you don’t use face moisturizers. If this is something you want to learn more about, read on as we break down the four major downsides of not using face moisturizers. You Can Develop Wrinkles This may be surprising to most of you but failing to use moisturizer can actually cause wrinkles to...
It’s a common misconception that skincare is something that men can just ignore. Thankfully, more and more people are coming around when it comes to skincare. So much so that full-blown skincare routines for men are commonplace nowadays. Indeed, skincare has become part of many men’s everyday routine. With that being said, there are still men out there who are clueless when it comes to skincare. This is understandable as skincare can seem rather intimidating. This is especially true for people who know absolutely nothing about skincare. To help simplify things, we thought it would be useful to put together a brief guide on men’s skincare. If this is something that you want to learn more about, read on for...