Can’t imagine stuffing your boyfriend’s/husband’s/brother’s stocking with manly make-up or an exfoliating scrub? Well get ready, because new research from Mintel Beauty Innovation shows male grooming is picking up heat bigtime – as are the sexier male results!
Mintel Beauty Innovation has seen a dramatic increase in the number of new personal care products launched for men. So far in 2008, they have tracked over 500 new men’s personal care products in the …read more

In this week’s male beauty news, the majority of American men (57%) consider themselves sexy, according to a new global survey by market research firm Synovate. Across all the markets surveyed, American men were among those most confident in their sexiness, after men in Greece (81%), Russia (80%), South Africa (78%) and Brazil (63%).
Synovate recently surveyed nearly 10,000 men and women in 12 countries to find out how men feel about their looks, which countries are seen as having the best looking men and all the things men do to make themselves look good.
Do ya think I’m sexy?
Rod Stewart posed …read more

What a festively awesome idea is this???
Truman’s Gentlemen’s Groomers is offering the men of New York the chance to BE the Holiday window display, starring alongside a sexy Mrs. Claus – think Lucille Ball, but with a modern edge – in a playful male interpretation of the traditional Holiday department store window display.
For two nights in December, various New York men will be handpicked to step up into Mrs. Claus’ chair for a Holiday treat, with passersby watching as she pampers them with a complimentary street-front grooming session. The Truman’s staff will be in character, including an attractive Mrs. …read more

My birthday is Friday, and my fab friends have started to send me presents – one already standing out for its total awesomeness is the GiftyBox.
If you are addicted to beauty, you too will be addicted to this concept. Giftybox.com allows you to give the ultimate “gift of experience”… you choose a theme, while your recipient gets to choose the activity. Giving an experience is extremely personal, not to mention, if you are looking for a gift for “the person who has it all,” giving an adventure or a class or a winery tour might just be the best way …read more

With the economy as it is, spending money wisely is more important than ever. Gift giving is a wonderful thing – and should continue to be – but we need to be conscious of how we spend our dollars. Before you tear open your wallet, ask yourself: Will this gift truly be appreciated?
This question was at the forefront of my mind earlier this afternoon when I opened up a holiday gift from TOMS Shoes. The gift included a certificate good for a free pair of shoes on their site, and I was elated to see a huge array of fun …read more

Party Season has arrived and it’s time to get those suits out. For the
perfect ensemble, no man is complete without a signature fragrance – and when
the dress code is black tie, your cologne should be just as elegant.
For your go-to on this season’s top fragrances, check out this guide from DETAILS:
http://men.style.com/details/blogs/knowandtell/2008/12/the-best-scents.html

Do we want our men to have hair on their heads?
Hells yeah.
Hair on their legs? Sure.
But when it comes to the back, and some other areas, we start to want to introduce them to our neighborhood waxers.
My friends at Shobha Threading in NYC recommend having our man do the “twirl test” – If you are uncertain about your man’s manscaping needs, you can do a test, which is quick, easy and painless. Simply try to wrap a piece of his body hair (in a region that concerns you ) around your pinky finger. If the hair can wrap more …read more

Girls, I am sure you are all very familiar with at least one incredibly sexy man who wears Axe. In reality, chances are they would be hot even without the scent…but it certainly doesn’t hurt.
Due to this – and the fabulous man candy apparent at all their affairs – I am always super excited to receive any sort of invite from AXE to attend their events. In the past months, they have them to celebrate everything from body wash to to body spray – and last night, they went in a whole new direction: Axe hair care!
Held at the super …read more

So, if you live in a major metropolitan city – or not – you may or may not be dating a metrosexual.
My best friend’s guy has been known to get his brows threaded before every special occasion so that they are perfectly shaped, and my baby-faced little brother will never go to bed before well-moisturizing from his toes to the tips of his fingers.
When is it too much? And when is it just…good manners?
The truth is, male grooming is sometimes just good manners: Neanderthal man is long gone, the time when male body odor was the only fragrance required is …read more