I am a metrosexual; I read GQ, practice yoga, wear pink, “man scape” and like my male beauty products. I also spend a lot of time outdoors and in the pool. The sun, chlorine and the brutal Santa Ana winds (that blow regularly where I live) leave my skin dry and irritated. Few men’s products [...]
Posts Tagged ‘men’s skincare’
September 3rd, 2009
Jack Black All Day Oil Control Lotion
Despite my feelings regarding the actor of the same name, I really enjoyed using the Jack Black All Day Oil Control Lotion. Truthfully, I have little experience with oil controlling products and had been generally resigned to forever having shiny, high-beam reflecting skin. Useful perhaps, when deflecting Dr. No style laser beam death traps; not [...]
Posted in Men, Oily Skin 
Tags: cruelty free, essential oils, men's skincare, Oily Skin, organic, Vegan 
2 Comments »July 21st, 2009
ZIRH Shave Cream
Minty shaving cream. It seems so obvious that I’m surprised no one has thought of it earlier. After washing your face (with some form of lava soap for extra man points), the first application of ZIRH Shave Cream is quite bracing. I like to compare it to the bite of the cold, north-eastern wind over [...]
July 10th, 2009
Manstyle!
I have since been made a recent convert of moisturizing aftershaves. I used to think of shaving as an austere ritual more closely resembling mortification of the flesh than a beauty treatment. The Soy Spacasso Manstyle Soothing Aftershave Moisturizer turns that notion on its head with its ultra-luxe, ultra-creamy emollient. It’s especially soothing if you [...]
