Style & Grooming

These Reflective Shoelaces Just Might Save Your Life

The sun may be hanging around later these days, but that doesn’t mean you should drop your guard as you enjoy some outdoor exercise on warm evenings. Even in twilight conditions, you’re better off with something reflective on to help drivers spot you, especially if you’re biking or jogging on the road. Thankfully technology has caught up with style and you can get clothes that look good and help keep you safe.Benjos, a company out of Minnesota that produces a myriad of shoelace styles in a mind-blowing array of colors, offers American-made 3M reflective sports laces that combine looks and…

This Six-Blade Razor Is A Real Beast

To apply a line from John Steinbeck’s Sweet Thursday to the world of grooming, shaving “is the foundation of man's greatest curse, and perhaps his greatest glory.” Admiring your clean shave and slapping on aftershave may be one of life’s finest pleasures, but it sure can be a hell of a time to get there.Enter The Caveman from ShaveMOB, a rising competitor to Dollar Shave Club. If you’re dealing with a full beard or thick, stubborn hair, The Caveman — as low as $1.37 a month per cartridge, depending on the quantity you order — is a veritable beast. (If…

Time to Get A New, More Colorful Pair of Chinos

Walk down the streets of any urban hub right now and you’re likely to spot some brightly colored pant legs beating the pavement. Yep, winter’s done and after a season of jeans and heavy fabrics, it’s time to ditch the monochrome. You’re probably already seeing a variety of colors — light pink to burnt orange to lemon yellow to baby blue — on display this spring, and we expect that trend to continue. So ditch your jeans or khakis for a bolder look this summer. Chinos are super-versatile, and regardless of color, look as good with a T-shirt or hoodie…

The Band-Collar Shirt Is Worth A Second Look

There’s a shirt style that seems to evoke strong reactions: the band-collar, aka the grandad-collar shirt. Some love the look and feel of a collar-free dress shirt; it’s a lot cooler in the heat and humidity and can be striking if worn with the right outfit. Other guys would prefer a shirt made of broken glass and barbed wire, provided it had a proper collar.But the reasonable man considers all options. The band-collar dress shirt is seeing a resurgence, and it’s worth giving it a chance this year. I’m of the camp that feels these shirts look strange with a…

Enter the BirchboxMan Five-Year Anniversary Giveaway

To celebrate their five-year anniversary, BirchboxMan is giving away a prize package a day, every day this week. To get the "Five Days of Awesome" party started, today’s giveaway is a $500 bundle from Kiehl’s Since 1851 — a full-size roster of unisex skincare and shower essentials worth $502. And if you don’t win, don't fret; each day, everyone who enters is automatically eligible to win one of two runner-up prizes: a $100 sock bundle from Bombas, and a $100 tech bundle from JLab Audio.BirchboxMan procures grooming and life essentials direct from manufacturers and purveyors, from beard kits to socks,…

Here's Why Alton Brown Stopped Wearing Bow Ties

Alton Brown has become a star for preaching good decision-making in cooking, and it would seem he wants to do the same for men’s fashion by drawing a line in the sand: bow ties, he says, don’t look good on pudgy men. Is Alton Brown Bringing Back 'Good Eats'? In Spirit, Yes On a recent Facebook Live session, Brown, who is gearing up for a return to cooking shows with a sequel to Good Eats, fielded some questions about his wardrobe, and why we’re not seeing as many bow ties on the celebrity chef and show host’s appearances.“A lot of…

Seasonal Skin Problems, Solved

Credit: Sanna Lindberg / Getty Images It’s not your imagination, your skin really is taking one for the team this month. Dryness, zits, dullness — all of a sudden, your face is under attack. The transitional seasons (fall and spring) wreak havoc on men’s skin, and most guys go about combating it the wrong way. “One of the most common mistakes you’ll see is when guys jump in a long, hot shower to fix their dry skin,” says Dan Pettit, co-founder of men’s grooming label Tenzing. “But what they’re really doing is stripping their skin of all its natural oils,…

These Are the Shoes You Should Wear to Your Office Holiday Party

One of the great joys in life is donning that one piece of very specific holiday attire you own — maybe it's a Black Watch Tartan blazer, or even just a particularly festive tie. But this year, consider a holiday-specific pair of shoes. Allen Edmonds have just announced the return of their Jingle Bell Mok Wingtip Oxford, which is made of distressed leather in contrasting red and green and features laces that look like candy canes. They're subtle enough that they don't venture too far into novelty territory, they only cost $199, and they'll last a lifetime, so if you…

The Complete Guide to Upgrading Your Fall Golf Wardrobe

Fall is the best time of year for golf. Not only is playing in the crisp autumn air infinitely more enjoyable than sweating through a summer round, but the changing leaves make courses even more beautiful, and the return of football means it's easier to get a choice weekend tee time. And since no adult male looks his best in shorts, milder temperatures also give us stylish options from tee to green. Here are some ideas to keep you looking like a golf legend on and off the course. Credit: Getty Images...

Should You Try A Unisex Scent?

Shopping for a new fragrance just got a little more complicated. Along with the For Him and For Her colognes lining the department store shelves, there are a growing number of For Anyone scents to choose from. In fact, while the general fragrance market grew just 1 percent last year, sales for premium unisex scents outgrew all other categories, increasing 23 percent, according to a new report by research firm Euromonitor International.What’s behind the growing consumer interest in gender-blind colognes? “Increasingly, people want to express their individual personalities through their choice of scent,” says research associate Eleanor Dwyer. “That means…