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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.

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Most accessories fail on fit, not on taste

A watch that overhangs your wrist, a tie bar clipped to nothing, a bag strap two inches too long. Fixes for all of it, plus what to stop wearing.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Thick hair doesn't need heat, it needs sections

The frizz isn't your hair being difficult. It's three hours of half-dry roots and a flat iron running a hundred degrees hotter than it should.

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Men's Grooming5 min read

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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What was your first ever job?

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Why nothing off the rack fits your shoulders and thighs

The size that clears your chest comes with four spare inches at the waist. That's a grading problem, and a tailor fixes most of it for pocket change.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Start the retinoid on a Sunday and give it twelve weeks

Your skin in your forties isn't failing you, it's changing. Two products do most of the work, and one of them you'll want to quit in week three.

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GuideMen's GroomingDean 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.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to pick between an automatic, a quartz and a smartwatch

Fit your wrist first, pick the movement for your week second, and let the brand be the last thing you worry about.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Two products do the work, the rest is decoration

What actually helps the first fine lines in your thirties, what's a waste of forty dollars, and the one thing most women skip until it's too late.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Nail Biting Stops When Your Hands Get A Better Job

Willpower loses to a habit you don't notice starting. Here's the file, the substitution and the honest verdict on bitter polish.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The spring jacket that works from 45 to 65 degrees

One jacket, three fit checks, and a smarter way to lighten your colors so you don't look washed out by May.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Your skin type is a 60-minute test, not a guess

Wash your face, touch it with nothing for an hour, and read what it tells you. Then buy four products instead of eleven.

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Note Pyramid Is Marketing, Your Skin Is The Test

Concentrations, decants and the four-hour rule that keeps you from dropping ninety dollars on something you can't smell by lunch.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Your watch is probably two sizes too big

Case diameter is the number everybody quotes and the wrong one to shop by. Measure your wrist, then measure the lugs.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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What actually shows on a face at sixty

Men's Grooming5 min

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

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What to wear to an interview in the trades and in an office

A suit's wrong at the diesel shop and a flannel's wrong on the third floor. Both interviews have a uniform, and you can hit either one cheap.

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Woodworking6 min read

Your fingers go white in the cold and that's the tool talking

Vibration white finger creeps up on weekend builders too, and by the time you notice it, most of the damage is already permanent.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

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