Tom vs. Eli: Personal Style Edition
Posted by Paul Eide (01/31/2012 @ 12:05 am)

It’s “Super Bowl Week”, ladies and germs. And if I hear one more comparison between Eli Manning and Tom Brady, I’m going to vomit. So instead of comparing their playing styles, let’s compare their hair and personal style.
While watching (sleeping) the Pro Bowl last night, half time consisted of a Bob Costas led interview with Tom Brady and then Eli Manning.
“Tom Terrific” looked dapper as ever, sporting perfectly coifed hair to match a perfect grey suit, accented with a black and white checkered dress shirt with a perfect black tie, tied into a perfect “Windsor” knot. Eli, meanwhile, had all the charm of an orphan with his overgrown, “mussed” hair and a cheap faux fleece pullover that looked like a $15 one from Old Navy that I own. Eli seemed disoriented, while “Tommy Ballgame” answered every question the way you want your son to answer every question when he grows up, even if you don’t have a son.
If the clash of wardrobes on Sunday night was any indication, the Patriots will roll.
Male Grooming- Now Huge In Korea
Posted by Paul Eide (01/28/2012 @ 12:43 am)

The numbers are in. And Korean men love their skin even more than Americans do. In 2010, Korean men spent 425.7 billion “won” on skincare products which was the most in the world and followed by China, Japan and the USA.
High ranking Korean politicians have also responded to the booming trend by making improvements of their own that are really funny to read about and visualize.
My favorite?
“Rep. Hong Joon-pyo became a target of gossip for his tattooed eyebrows several months ago.”
Product Review: Minus 417
Posted by Paul Eide (01/10/2012 @ 1:34 pm)

Sometimes, just like in real life (i.e. bad date, bad haircut, etc), the products we receive just aren’t that good. For example, the products from Minus 417 just weren’t anything that we’d recommend. Click here for the full review.
Nice Caucus!
Posted by Paul Eide (01/03/2012 @ 11:28 pm)
Start Of NBA Season Means Harden’s Beard Is Back
Posted by Paul Eide (12/29/2011 @ 12:15 am)

The NBA is baaack. And that means James Hrden’s beard is also back, and thicker than ever. As a key reserve and generally the Thunder’s first player of the bench, Harden made it cool to have a beard again last season.
For everything that Brawny paper towels tried to do by replacing the iconic “Brawny Man” and limiting his beard, James Harden’s beard is single handedly reversing the trend.
Product Review: Braun cruZer Series
Posted by Paul Eide (12/21/2011 @ 8:15 pm)

Using both the CruZer6 and the Head and Beard Trimmer was like a shaving intervention — I had been living in the dark ages using a razor and scissors, and in the process, limiting myself and my style. And I wasn’t even aware until I broke my normal pattern. In addition to being effective, both cruZer products just looked cool sitting on my sink. If someone used my bathroom and saw them I could momentarily fool them into thinking I had my shit together.
“Wow, Paul has really turned a corner in his life. I never thought that dude would grow up.”
To check out the entire cruZer line from Braun, visit the official site or follow this link.
How To Shave Your Face
Posted by Paul Eide (05/27/2011 @ 2:01 pm)

Let’s get back to the basics here, fellas. Sure you’re a man; you pay a mortgage, have an unrelenting job and perhaps an equally unrelenting wife. With all that going on who doesn’t forget a few “deets” every once in a while? You’ve been shaving for years but how about a little video refresher course in the art of shaving?
How to Shave Your Face
The Art of Shaving Barber Spa
Posted by Staff (05/15/2010 @ 8:54 pm)
What is this place? According to their website:
The Art of Shaving Barber Spa is a unique concept that combines traditional barber services with aromatherapy skin treatments. For the ultimate indulgence, experience our renowned Royal Shave, scissor haircut, or skin treatment performed by our expertly trained master barbers in the luxurious surroundings of our shops.
They now have locations all around the country.
Chalk this up as one of the new barbershop trends – mixing the old with the new.
The old Business 2.0 did an article in this new combination several years ago.
THE MANHATTAN BLOCK THAT HOUSES THE ART of Shaving’s flagship store is a preppy paradise. The main Brooks Brothers store is down the street, the Yale Club just around the corner. Inside the boutique, barbers wield horn-handled straight razors and badger-hair brushes, then soothe customers’ faces with postshave clay masks. An hour later the newly shaven emerge with shopping bags full of sandalwood-scented aftershaves, lemony preshave oils, and nickel-handled razors, hoping to re-create the experience at home.
Part barbershop and part pampering spa, the Art of Shaving is pouncing on the fast-growing men’s grooming trend by appealing to consumer nostalgia. Its 10 retail outlets–five of which have onsite barbers–are dedicated to making men better shavers by getting them to trade in their Barbasol. Though several premium shaving brands have emerged during the past few years, the Art of Shaving is by far the most successful. Last year the company booked a 15 percent net profit margin on more than $15 million in sales–half of which came from upscale department stores like Neiman Marcus–pulling past hipper brands like $3 million Sharps Barber & Shop and traditional lines like Truefitt & Hill. Now, with plans to open 40 more U.S. stores during the next two years, husband-and-wife founders Eric Malka and Myriam Zaoui think the Art of Shaving’s retro appeal can easily win over mainstream buyers. “You’d be surprised how often customers refer to their fathers and grandfathers,” Malka says. “That’s as emotional as it gets.”
Give us your thoughts if you’ve checked it out, but we’re all for new ideas in this area.
Posted in: Grooming, New Trends, Old School, Shaving
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