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GuideDean ShawNov 5, 20265 min

The trimmer that cuts nose hair instead of pulling it

Pulled hairs make your eyes water and the trimmer disappear into a drawer. The fix is a rotary head, a dry nose and sixty seconds a week.

Bald on purpose, with a beard and better glasses

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GuideTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

The haircut you keep is the one your hair already wants

GuideTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

The haircut that still looks right on day eighteen

GuideTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

Say It To Your Barber Once And Stop Explaining Every Time

GuideTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

Stop shaving your neck the way you shave your face

GuideTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

Your neck line is doing most of the work

GuideTobias ReedSep 22, 20265 min

Three ingredients do the work and the rest is packaging

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Men's Grooming quizzes

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What actually helps eye bags, and what a cream can't fix

Four different problems get called dark circles, and the fix depends entirely on which one is staring back at you.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The gray in your beard is a contrast problem

Leave it, blend it or trim it shorter. The three honest calls, and the four-minute morning that keeps any of them looking deliberate.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Eight minutes to a clean head and no nick on the crown

Clippers first, one white lather, two passes and a finish by feel. What the first shave costs you and how to get it down to a weekday habit.

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The dark spot lasts longer than the bump that made it

Razor bumps, ash and hyperpigmentation are one problem in three costumes. Four minutes a morning, and the honest timeline nobody prints on the box.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Buy The Metal, Skip The Story

Three grooming upgrades that pay for themselves within a year, three that are just a nicer box, and the test that tells them apart.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What Your Face Stops Doing At Thirty, Fifty And Seventy

Oil output drops, skin thins, hair turns wiry. Three short routines that keep up without adding a shelf of bottles.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Stop Pulling Your Shoulders Back, It Never Holds

Good posture collapses by 9:15 because you're holding a pose. Four minutes in the morning and one cue you can actually carry all day.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Your Wave Dies In The Seven Minutes After The Shower

Wavy hair sets while it dries, not while you style it. Fix the drying and the rest of your morning gets easier.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Your Flakes Aren't Dryness, And Conditioner Won't Fix Them

Four active ingredients do the work, the rest is perfume. What to buy, how long to leave it on, and when the flakes mean something else.

Ask BRO

Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Haircut Goes Five Days Out, Not The Night Before

A day-by-day plan for the week before a wedding, an interview or a photo, and the four last-minute moves that wreck it.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The Same Face Works Monday In A Tie And Thursday In A Hard Hat

One ten-minute routine, two finishes, and the ninety seconds in the truck that separate a bid meeting from a tear-out.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Wet It, Aim It, Set It, And Thick Hair Behaves

Coarse hair that stands up all day isn't a product failure. It's a drying failure, and the fix takes about ninety seconds.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Give The Patch Eight Weeks Before You Give Up

Most guys judge a beard at day twelve, about six weeks too early. What fills in, what never will, and how to tell which one you've got.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Everything You Need To Groom Well Costs Forty-Nine Dollars

Ten items, one drugstore trip, and a six-minute morning that holds up when you wake up late.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

6 min

Nail Biting Stops When Your Hands Get A Better Job

6 min

The Note Pyramid Is Marketing, Your Skin Is The Test

Ask BRO

Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Two Sprays, A Dark Shelf, And A Bottle That Lasts Years

A 3.4-ounce bottle holds roughly a thousand sprays. Most guys waste half of them and let heat wreck the rest.

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Safety razor, cartridge or electric, compared without the sales pitch

Three tools, three very different mornings. What each one actually costs you in time, money and neck irritation.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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Men's Grooming

The trimmer that cuts nose hair instead of pulling it

One spray won't last all day, so stop asking it to

The hat isn't the problem, the nine hours of sweat is

Bad breath starts at the back of your tongue

The haircut that hides a thinning crown, and when to buzz it

Bald on purpose, with a beard and better glasses

From the Men's Grooming archive

The haircut you keep is the one your hair already wants

The haircut that still looks right on day eighteen

Say It To Your Barber Once And Stop Explaining Every Time

Stop shaving your neck the way you shave your face

Your neck line is doing most of the work

Three ingredients do the work and the rest is packaging

Worth an hour of your evening

Quiz yourself, then your friends

What actually helps eye bags, and what a cream can't fix

The gray in your beard is a contrast problem

Eight minutes to a clean head and no nick on the crown

The dark spot lasts longer than the bump that made it

Buy The Metal, Skip The Story

What Your Face Stops Doing At Thirty, Fifty And Seventy

Stop Pulling Your Shoulders Back, It Never Holds

Your Wave Dies In The Seven Minutes After The Shower

Your Flakes Aren't Dryness, And Conditioner Won't Fix Them

The Haircut Goes Five Days Out, Not The Night Before

The Same Face Works Monday In A Tie And Thursday In A Hard Hat

Wet It, Aim It, Set It, And Thick Hair Behaves

Give The Patch Eight Weeks Before You Give Up

Everything You Need To Groom Well Costs Forty-Nine Dollars

Nail Biting Stops When Your Hands Get A Better Job

The Note Pyramid Is Marketing, Your Skin Is The Test

Two Sprays, A Dark Shelf, And A Bottle That Lasts Years

Safety razor, cartridge or electric, compared without the sales pitch