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Jordan Blake

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The Dandy Gift Guide: Groomsmen Gifts That Aren't Flasks
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The Dandy Gift Guide: Groomsmen Gifts That Aren't Flasks

The groomsmen gift industrial complex has convinced every groom that a monogrammed flask, a pair of novelty socks, or a cigar box is the move.

2025-08-06

The 10 Best Moisturizers With SPF Built In
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The 10 Best Moisturizers With SPF Built In

The number one excuse for skipping sunscreen is having too many steps in the routine.

2025-07-21

Why Bakuchiol Might Be the Gentler Alternative to Retinol
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Why Bakuchiol Might Be the Gentler Alternative to Retinol

Retinol is the undisputed king of anti-aging, but its side effects — dryness, peeling, redness, sun sensitivity — send a lot of men running before they see results.

2025-07-20

How to Use a Derma Roller Safely at Home
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How to Use a Derma Roller Safely at Home

Derma rolling — also called microneedling — uses tiny needles to create controlled micro-injuries in the skin, triggering your body's wound-healing response to produce fresh collagen and elastin.

2025-07-13

Why Olaplex Isn't Just for Women With Colored Hair
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Why Olaplex Isn't Just for Women With Colored Hair

Olaplex built its reputation by literally repairing broken disulfide bonds inside the hair shaft — structural damage from coloring, heat styling, and chemical treatments.

2025-07-01

How to Minimize Pores Without Spending a Fortune
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How to Minimize Pores Without Spending a Fortune

Let's get the bad news out of the way: you can't permanently shrink your pores.

2025-06-20

The Complete Guide to Men's Haircare for Thick Hair
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The Complete Guide to Men's Haircare for Thick Hair

Thick hair is simultaneously the most enviable and most frustrating hair type.

2025-06-20

The 10 Best Grooming Products You Can Buy at a Drugstore
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The 10 Best Grooming Products You Can Buy at a Drugstore

The most effective skincare products aren't behind glass at Sephora — they're on the shelves at CVS, Walgreens, and Target for under $20 each.

2025-06-19

The 10 Best Charcoal Products for Deep Cleaning
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The 10 Best Charcoal Products for Deep Cleaning

Activated charcoal's porous molecular structure acts like a magnet for toxins, excess oil, and environmental pollutants — drawing impurities out of your pores through adsorption.

2025-06-17

The Complete Guide to Getting a Facial as a Guy
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The Complete Guide to Getting a Facial as a Guy

Getting a facial as a guy feels weirdly taboo until you actually do it, and then you wonder why you waited so long.

2025-06-15

Why CeraVe Became the Dermatologist's Favorite Brand
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Why CeraVe Became the Dermatologist's Favorite Brand

CeraVe is the skincare brand that dermatologists recommend more than any other, not because of marketing partnerships but because the formulations genuinely prioritize skin barrier health.

2025-06-10

The Best Safety Razors for a Superior Shave
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The Best Safety Razors for a Superior Shave

Safety razors deliver a closer shave with less irritation than cartridge razors, and each replacement blade costs roughly ten cents versus four dollars for a Gillette cartridge.

2025-06-07

The 10 Best Aftershaves That Aren't Your Grandfather's
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The 10 Best Aftershaves That Aren't Your Grandfather's

The aftershave splash that made your grandfather wince and filled the bathroom with menthol was pure alcohol — effective as an antiseptic but devastating to skin health.

2025-06-06

Why You Need a Humidifier for Your Skin
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Why You Need a Humidifier for Your Skin

Indoor air humidity drops to 10-20% during winter heating season — that's drier than the Sahara Desert's average of 25%.

2025-06-06

How to Prevent and Treat Bacne
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How to Prevent and Treat Bacne

Back acne affects an estimated 60% of acne sufferers, and it's particularly stubborn because the skin on your back has more sebaceous glands and larger pores than your face.

2025-06-03

Why Acqua di Parma Is the OG Gentleman's Fragrance
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Why Acqua di Parma Is the OG Gentleman's Fragrance

Before Tom Ford, before Le Labo, before every niche house on your radar existed, Acqua di Parma was defining what a gentleman smells like.

2025-06-01

The Case for a Cold Shower Every Morning
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The Case for a Cold Shower Every Morning

Nobody wants to hear this, but a 60-second blast of cold water at the end of your shower will change your mornings more than any espresso.

2025-05-26

The Best Hair Dryers for Guys (Yes, You Should Own One)
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The Best Hair Dryers for Guys (Yes, You Should Own One)

Air-drying your hair is giving your style zero direction, zero volume, and zero control over where things land.

2025-05-24

Why Vitamin C Serum Changed My Face in Three Weeks
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Why Vitamin C Serum Changed My Face in Three Weeks

Three weeks into using a proper vitamin C serum, I looked in the mirror and saw something I hadn't seen in years — even-toned, genuinely bright skin.

2025-05-24

The Best Eye Creams That Actually Do Something
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The Best Eye Creams That Actually Do Something

Let's be honest — most eye creams are just overpriced moisturizers in smaller tubes.

2025-05-21