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We’re Giving these Grooming Products the Green Light for St. Patrick’s Day

The color green is considered a symbol of positivity, hope, rebirth, money, and health, so it makes perfect sense for you to incorporate green grooming goods into your daily routine — and there’s no better time than St. Patrick’s Day. From shampoo to shaving cream, packaging to product, brands have been gravitating towards this refreshing and energizing shade. You’ll find a healthy serving of green ingredients like eucalyptus, peppermint, lime, basil, kelp, cucumber, and green tea in the formulations of these men’s grooming products, all of which boast a lovely emerald shade. It really is easy being green!

Baxter of California Vitamin Cleansing Soap Bar Italian Lime & Pomegranate – $17

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This gentle moisturizing body bar will wake up your olfactory senses and pep up your morning shower. The glycerin stripe down the middle is packed with good greens like aloe and seaweed that nourish and soothe your skin. Fragrant lime and cucumber are the fresh notes that make up this zesty, citrusy scent.

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Jack Black Hair Care Starter Set – $38

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The set includes Jack Black True Volume Thickening Shampoo and the brand’s Nourishing Hair and Scalp Conditioner. Tea tree leaf oil, peppermint oil, organic kelp, and organic basil leafare just some of the botanicals that make up the duo’s formulations. Shampoo, rinse, and repeat for thicker, fuller hair and a flake-free scalp.

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Kiehl’s Men’s Oil Eliminator Refreshing Shine Control Spray Toner – $18

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If you’re prone to breakouts or have excessively oily skin, using a toner can work wonders. Spritz on this oil-eliminating mist from Kiehl’s. It’s made from glycerin, which will help your skin hold onto the needed moisture, and menthol, which  will cool down the skin and soothe irritation. It dries to a matte finish, soothes razor burn, and keeps shine at bay.

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Brickell Hybrid Glide Shave Oil – $27

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This shave oil adds soothing aloe and algae extracts to your pre-shave routine to help lock in moisture while adding essential vitamins to your skin. Best of all, these green ingredients along with argon, jojoba oil, and vitamin E work together for a pain-free, effortless shave sans bumps and ingrown hairs.

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Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Gel Mask – $52

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Using the same after-sun products on your face that you use on the rest of your body can irritate your skin even more. Instead, calm your weathered mug with this ultra-gentle mask. It’s made with cooling green cucumber and soothing aloe vera, along with other hydrating botanicals like papaya and chamomile. This Cucumber Gel Mask is a must for rehydrating after a skin-assaulting day on the beach or ski slopes.

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Mix and match: Cologne layering combinations that smell amazing together
These cologne combos create a scent as unique as you are
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Layering fragrances is an art, not an exact science. Combining two independently amazing scents to create something greater than the sum of its parts can be achieved in millions of ways and will depend on what colognes you have at your disposal. The task of mixing and matching scents requires some creativity on your part, and a wee bit of background knowledge. A good layered fragrance requires notes that match and blend together well, so some insight into cologne notes will prevent you from spraying on an incompatible mix. 

Whether you’re new to layering fragrances or just need new ideas for what to mix, we’re here to help. These tried-and-true cologne laying combinations include niche, high-end, popular, and affordable colognes that smell like they were made for each other.  
Montblanc Explorer + Dior Sauvage

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Treat yourself: Walmart cut $50 off the Shiatsu Foot Massager
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What's better than a foot massage after a long day? The best massage gun deals are great for tackling plenty of muscle groups, but you need a dedicated foot massager to help rest your feet. That’s where the Renpho Shiatsu Foot Massager is perfect. It’s currently on sale at Walmart for $50 off. Normally $130, it’s down to $80 for a limited time. Here are all the ways it helps heal your soles.

Why you should buy the Renpho Shiatsu Foot Massager
One of the best massage tools for your feet, the Renpho Shiatsu Foot Massager has plenty of great options for easing your tired feet. It has three knead intensity levels and the option to add heat to the experience at three air intensity levels. You can set timers to get things just how you like them, then all you need to do is relax.

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Drunk Elephant’s new must-haves for year-round skin care
Check out Drunk Elephant's new products
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It's always big news when multipurpose skincare products become available, and it's especially fun if at least one has a unique origin story. That’s definitely the case for the first, Drunk Elephant’s new Mello Marula Cream Cleanser, which was inspired by a request for a cleanser that would also work as a shaving cream. The second DE offering, Therabu Buttered Reparative Hand Cream, provides the ultimate in winter skincare to ward off the effects of cold and harsh winter conditions.
The story behind Mellow Marula began when founder Tiffany Masterson needed to create a gentle cream that would remove water-resistant makeup, sunscreen, and the daily effects of pollution. Meanwhile, her husband also wanted a product that could be used as a shaving cream as well as part of a comprehensive skin care routine. She told him to mix two other Drunk Elephant products, Slaai and Beste, and the results were so impressive that she decided a two-in-one product was in order.

The Mello Marula package
The three key ingredients here are colloidal oatmeal, which has antioxidant properties and can soothe skin and reduce redness. The cream also includes marula oil, which provides antioxidants along with omegas 6 and 9 to help moisturize and nourish skin. The third member of this trio is shorea stenotera seed butter, which is rich enough to moisturize effectively and also contains vital fatty acids.
In keeping with the versatility theme, Mello Marula is a low-lather formula with an attractive vanilla scent, hence the appeal as a shaving cream. Like all of Drunk Elephant’s products, it’s free of silicones, dyes, solvent alcohols, and sulfate surfactants. It can be used daily on wet or dry skin, and Mello Marula can also be combined with the company’s other products.
The initial test results were impressive. Mellow Marula rinses off easily and completely, and over 90 percent of the participants said their skin was both soothed and comforted with consistent use.

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