Grooming Gear
Here’s a look at what’s keeping me so fresh and so clean clean this week! Gatsby Grunge Mat Styling Wax – Love this stuff, you can’t get it in the UK so I bought around 6 tubs while in Hong Kong. It’s completely matte, holds incredibly well, doesn’t leave hair stiff and smells like apples. [...]
Review: Murad T-Zone Pore Refining Gel
I’m a huge fan of the Murad T-Zone Pore Refining Gel, a very simple solution to a lot of problems! Skip the shine and pore congestion. This patented gel normalises oil production while gently dissolving dull, dry skin cells and pore-clogging impurities to help maintain healthy, glowing skin. Along with skin repairing/soothing ingredients like [...]
ESPA Dual Action Shavemud & Skinscrub
Your morning shave’s about to get a little more fancy… I recently had the opportunity to put a few products from the ESPA range to the test. ESPA is a luxury spa range that has a brilliant skincare line including a solid Men’s selection. Before I begin with reviews, i’ll say that right off the [...]
Simple Skincare: Muslin Cloths
Muslin cloths are a brilliant way to exfoliate your skin if you’re sensitive to regular scrubs. Particularly great if any of the following applies to you. Dry ‘flakes’ of skin. Are on any kind of harsh skin treatment like acutane and retinoids. You have sensitive skin. You shave regularly but would like to use a [...]
Review: Laneige Strawberry Yogurt Peeling Gel
Today’s product from my drawer of weird and wonderful cult Asian skincare (sidenote: skincare is a big deal in Asia, dontcha know?) is the Laneige Strawberry Yogurt Peeling Gel. This mild exfoliating gel, gently removes dull surface skin cells to reveal radiant skin. The naturally occurring alpha hydroxy acid in strawberry sloughs away dead skin [...]
Review: Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir
You need to try this. The Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir (launched recently in the US and some time in 2011 for the UK) is an incredibly well formulated glycolic acid moisturiser, one of the best and most gentle ones I’ve ever come across and it’s easy to get hold of. Great! First, a little [...]
Skincare Picks from an Industry Insider
I’m very pleased to say that today’s post comes courtesy of Kenneth Soh, a London-based makeup artist working mainly in fashion with a few celebrities under his care too. He’s worked on fashion weeks in Milan, Paris and London since 2005 on shows like Paul Smith, Givenchy, Giorgio Armani, Aquascutum etc. He’s also had work [...]
How to get a bright and even skin tone.
Achieving and maintaining an even skin tone may seem like a pretty trivial thing as opposed to having – say – blemish or wrinkle free skin.
LUSH – Men’s Skin Care Products Review
I’ve had a lot of requests for a LUSH review recently so – migraine pills in hand – I delved into the thickly scented world of LUSH to try a few things out. Read on to see how it went! Firstly, the scent in that place? Geez! I have no idea how anyone in there [...]
Givenchy Mister Eyebrow Fixing Pencil – Review
Most men nowadays are unafraid to take a tweezer to their unibrows and look far better for it. However, for most, this is where male eyebrow grooming ends. Pencilling in brows is something even metrosexual men may balk at and for good reason, without impeccable application a pencilled in brow can looks pretty ridiculous on [...]
M2 Skin Refinish – Review
I’ve been using the M2 skin refinish for about two months now and I can safely say it’s one of my favourite treatments for uneven skin tone, acne scars and clogged pores/acne. Let’s take a look at what the folks at M2 say about the product: Eliminate all your skin care woes with one easy-to-use [...]
Review: Dr Nick Lowe Dark Circles Correcting Cream
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