10 Essentials Every Dopp Kit Should Have
10 Essentials Every Dopp Kit Should Have
If you plan to leave the confines of your home for any amount of time longer than a single day, you need to have your dopp kit not only packed but also dialed to the nines with the essentials.
5 Rules to Become Your Best Bearded Self This No-Shave November
5 Rules to Become Your Best Bearded Self This No-Shave November
If you're growing out your beard for the first time, your beard and skin may require a little help to get over the first few days and weeks of hirsuteness. Here are some tips and products to get you through No Shave November without looking like you just stepped in from the mountains.
Lather Boss Is the World’s First Heated, Self-Foaming Shave Brush
Lather Boss Is the World’s First Heated, Self-Foaming Shave Brush
Men are rediscovering the simple joy of a hot wet shave, and one of the most important parts of the process (second only to a quality razor) is a good shaving brush. Enter Lather Boss, the world’s first heated self-foaming shave brush that brings a barbershop-style wet shave right into your bathroom.
Get Acquainted With the Military-Approved Skincare Brand Bravo Sierra
Get Acquainted With the Military-Approved Skincare Brand Bravo Sierra
The Bravo Sierra skincare line offers heavy-duty, versatile grooming essentials that are tough enough for every man, military or not.
How to Pack a Dopp Kit (aka Toiletry Bag) for When You Won’t be Sleeping at Home
How to Pack a Dopp Kit (aka Toiletry Bag) for When You Won’t be Sleeping at Home
Knowing how to pack a proper dopp kit (or toiletry bag, for those not in the know) is an essential skill all men should know. Here are our tips and tricks for what to put in there so that you aren't stranded without something you need.
The Barbershop Renaissance and Men’s Grooming Revolution, According to Fellow Barber’s Sam Buffa
The Barbershop Renaissance and Men’s Grooming Revolution, According to Fellow Barber’s Sam Buffa
Fellow Barber combines contemporary style and flare with the rugged tradition of an old-school barbershop, one location and product at time.
Why You Should Skip the Suave and Try Custom Hair Care Products
Why You Should Skip the Suave and Try Custom Hair Care Products
Dropping mass-produced hair products in favor of customized hair care solutions is much like the difference between wearing a suit off the rack and having one made to measure.
Hardworking Gentlemen Offers American-Made Grooming Goods for the Everyday Man
Hardworking Gentlemen Offers American-Made Grooming Goods for the Everyday Man
Hardworking Gentlemen prides itself on delivering grooming products made from natural ingredients for the everyday man. The lineup includes moisturizers, hair products, soaps, natural deodorants, and a sea salt spray that leaves your hair feeling and looking like you just got out of the surf.
Soothe Your Bristles With The Art of Shaving Beard and Stubble Kit
Soothe Your Bristles With The Art of Shaving Beard and Stubble Kit
The Art of Shaving Beard and Stubble Kit offers a trifecta of products that will leave your facial hair feeling refreshed and healthy. Here's what we think.
Lenny Kravitz’s New Twice Toothpaste Will Make Plaque Fly Away
Lenny Kravitz’s New Twice Toothpaste Will Make Plaque Fly Away
Lenny Kravitz teamed up with Julian and Cody Levine o create Twice, a toothpaste brand meant to raise awareness of proper oral care (and give you a better smile in the process).
Keep Clean On the Go With the Sonny Portable Bidet
Keep Clean On the Go With the Sonny Portable Bidet
For most of us, the only use for the odd hotel bidet is as a beer cooler, but there’s no denying they're the most efficient, effective, and eco-friendly way to clean your bits. An ambitious crowdfunded project hopes to put a portable bidet in the hands of every dirty-arsed man, woman, and child.
The Best Anti-Aging Creams and Skincare Products for Men
The Best Anti-Aging Creams and Skincare Products for Men
If you're not exactly thrilled by the prospect of a "Marlboro Man" look, now's the time to find an anti-aging cream or skincare product and make it a part of your daily routine.
The Best Natural Tattoo Aftercare Tips and Suggestions
The Best Natural Tattoo Aftercare Tips and Suggestions
For some natural tattoo aftercare tips, we spoke with Alfredo Ortiz of Brooklyn Grooming. We've also rounded up some of our favorite products on the market.
World Beard Champion Madison Rowley is Cutting His Beard to Fight Addiction
World Beard Champion Madison Rowley is Cutting His Beard to Fight Addiction
Multi-time World Beard Champion Madison Rowley is about to alter the thing that has brought him so much recognition, but it's for a good cause.
Duke Cannon Has Entered the Fragrance-Sphere With the Proper Cologne Line
Duke Cannon Has Entered the Fragrance-Sphere With the Proper Cologne Line
Duke Cannon has finally expanded its grooming reach with the release of its Duke Cannon Proper Cologne line, featuring six distinct scents tailored to your necessities.
Demeter Fragrance Library May Be the Natural Solution to Cheap Colognes
Demeter Fragrance Library May Be the Natural Solution to Cheap Colognes
The Demeter Fragrance Library offers up scent collections that are modeled on real things, including dirt, grass, and more.
For Men Interested in Better Grooming, Beau Brummel Brand is Where to Start
For Men Interested in Better Grooming, Beau Brummel Brand is Where to Start
The Beau Brummel for Men line is sulfate-free and guaranteed to deliver results right away — we should know, because we tried the products ourselves.
The Best Natural Sunscreen Options for the Environment and Your Skin
The Best Natural Sunscreen Options for the Environment and Your Skin
Recent studies by the FDA have shown that traditional sunscreens not only harm coral reefs and other sensitive natural environments, but they also might be seeping into your bloodstream and disrupting your endocrine system. So skip the drug store sunscreen and opt for these natural sunscreens instead.
We Went Behind the Scenes to See How Gillette’s New SkinGuard Razor is Made
We Went Behind the Scenes to See How Gillette’s New SkinGuard Razor is Made
When we were offered a chance to go to Gillette's Boston location and see how the brand's new SkinGuard razor is made, we instantly said yes. Follow along with us.
Beard Straighteners Are a Thing. Here’s Why You Might Want One
Beard Straighteners Are a Thing. Here’s Why You Might Want One
Sometimes your beard is so unruly there's only one thing that can be done with it: take a straightener to it. Yes, there are such things as beard straighteners. Here's why you might need one.
Bulldog Skincare for Men Wants to Takes Care of Your Face and the Planet
Bulldog Skincare for Men Wants to Takes Care of Your Face and the Planet
Leave the parabens, sulfates, and synthetic fragrances to the other guys. Take care of your sensitive face with these gentle products from Bulldog Skincare. From all-natural ingredients to a new form of enviro-friendly packaging, the brand is doing its best to go green.
The Gillette Labs Heated Razor Is Finally Available to Order Just in Time for Father’s Day
The Gillette Labs Heated Razor Is Finally Available to Order Just in Time for Father’s Day
The Gillette Labs Heated Razor warms your face while you shave, giving you the barbershop hot-towel experience without the hot-towel and all in your own home. And now, it's finally available for pre-order.
Seb Man Offers Professional Grade Hair Care and Grooming Gear
Seb Man Offers Professional Grade Hair Care and Grooming Gear
SEB MAN grooming line for men offers everything from beard and hair cleansing formulas, to stellar styling products for those who don't like to be categorized.
The Lawn Mower 2.0 is the Below-the-Belt Trimmer for All Your Manscaping Needs
The Lawn Mower 2.0 is the Below-the-Belt Trimmer for All Your Manscaping Needs
There's no shame in having a well-maintained and well-groomed undercarriage. To help you in your efforts, Manscaped has released the second iteration of its electric trimmer, The Lawn Mower 2.0. We tested it out on ourselves. Here's what we thought about it.
Mountain Mug: Famed Mountain Climber Conrad Anker Talks His Skincare Routine
Mountain Mug: Famed Mountain Climber Conrad Anker Talks His Skincare Routine
Famous mountaineer Conrad Anker shares his five skincare rules on the mountain to protect your hands, feet, and face from sunburn, frostbite, and painful cracks. Plus, the only soap he trusts...
You Go to the Gym for Your Body, Why Not for Your … Face?
You Go to the Gym for Your Body, Why Not for Your … Face?
We’re all about the Face Gym, which is not a series of tiny weights, but a roll-on facial treatment intended to be used during your daily or weekly workouts.
6 Natural Topical Pain Relief Products to Treat Your Aching Muscles
6 Natural Topical Pain Relief Products to Treat Your Aching Muscles
With the damaging side effects of over the counter pain medications becoming more widely known, coupled with the opiate addiction crisis, opt out of oral pain meds altogether and instead turn to these topical pain relief products that actually work without ruining your liver.
What is Biohacking? An Interview with Biohacker and Podcaster Luke Storey
What is Biohacking? An Interview with Biohacker and Podcaster Luke Storey
Biohacking, the latest craze in our attempt at perfecting the self, inspired Luke Storey to optimize his life. Now he's a biohacker with a podcast focused on that topic. Learn about what biohacking is and how you can easily start biohacking your own body.
Attention Future Fathers: Dadi Makes Personal Sperm Banking Easy and Affordable
Attention Future Fathers: Dadi Makes Personal Sperm Banking Easy and Affordable
Dadi is a direct-to-consumer sperm storage and sperm banking company that can help you prepare for a potential loss of fertility by holding on to your swimmers now. Storing sperm at a younger age also provides for a healthier baby later. We tell you why.
What are Hemorrhoids and How Do You Treat Them? Welcome to the No Shame Zone
What are Hemorrhoids and How Do You Treat Them? Welcome to the No Shame Zone
While you might think having a hemorrhoid is your own dirty secret, keeping it from your doctor might not be the best idea. Get the lowdown on hemorrhoids, how to treat them, and possible long-term implications from Dr. Mark Whiteford, director of colorectal surgery at The Oregon Clinic.
The Best Solid Toiletries to Replace the Liquids in Your Carry-On
The Best Solid Toiletries to Replace the Liquids in Your Carry-On
Stick it to the TSA and their Byzantine security rules by ditching your old-school toiletries. Breeze through airport security by replacing all (or as many as possible) liquid toiletries with solid toiletries in your carry-on travel luggage.
Zitsticka Will Zap Your Zits Away with Self-Dissolving Micro Needles
Zitsticka Will Zap Your Zits Away with Self-Dissolving Micro Needles
Got acne that just won’t quit no matter how many ointments or creams you try? Then you may want to consider taking a look at Zitsticka, a new company that uses needle-laden stickers to zap painful zits for good.
No Doctor’s Office Necessary: Everly Well Offers At-Home Testosterone Testing and More
No Doctor’s Office Necessary: Everly Well Offers At-Home Testosterone Testing and More
Everly Well, which you may have seen on an episode of television's Shark Tank, is a direct to consumer health testing company that wants to take the cost and control of your health information out of the hands of insurers and into your own.
The Barbershop Cuts and Cocktails Offers Stellar Styling, Stiff Drinks, and a Distinctly Retro Vibe
The Barbershop Cuts and Cocktails Offers Stellar Styling, Stiff Drinks, and a Distinctly Retro Vibe
Grab a classic clean cut or shave before heading through a portal to the past where you'll experience the hidden speakeasy in The Barbershop Cuts and Cocktails at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Juniper Ridge Founder Hall Newbegin Talks Sustainability in Men’s Grooming and the Search for Natural Scents
Juniper Ridge Founder Hall Newbegin Talks Sustainability in Men’s Grooming and the Search for Natural Scents
Hall Newbegin, founder of Juniper Ridge, talks sustainability, plants, and what it's like to source the scents his company has become famous for. Hint: It requires crawling around on the ground.
Class Up Your Dopp Kit with the New William Roam Steam Travel Set
Class Up Your Dopp Kit with the New William Roam Steam Travel Set
With this travel kit from William Roam you won't have to waste any time in the travel toiletries section of your local pharmacy. Shampoo, conditioner, soap, mending kit, and more — the Steam Travel kit has all your travel grooming needs covered.
Kiehl’s Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil is Great for Guys with Problem Skin
Kiehl’s Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil is Great for Guys with Problem Skin
If you're a guy who battles blemishes, redness, acne, and oiliness on the regular, it might be time to ditch your standard moisturizer and look toward Kiehl's latest blemish-busting product: Kiehl's Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Herbal Concentrate.
Tattoo Care Is Made Easier with Jack Black’s Ink Boost Kit
Tattoo Care Is Made Easier with Jack Black’s Ink Boost Kit
The same things that keep your skin looking fresh, vibrant, and ageless do the same for your tattoo: cleansing, sun protection, hydration, and general cell nourishment. Enter the Ink Boost Tattoo Care kit from men’s skincare experts Jack Black.
You Can Look as Spritely as Ryan Seacrest with His Skincare Line, Polished
You Can Look as Spritely as Ryan Seacrest with His Skincare Line, Polished
Have you ever turned to American Idol or Live with Kelly and Ryan wondering how in the world Ryan Seacrest looks the same as he did 20 years ago? This skincare regimen is the answer.
Behind the Scenes: Finding the Best Men’s Grooming Gear of the Year
Behind the Scenes: Finding the Best Men’s Grooming Gear of the Year
On this week's episode of The Manual podcast, associate editor of lifestyle Chase McPeak breaks down everything that went into The Manual Grooming Awards 2019.
The Best Hair Clays for a Medium, Matte Hold
The Best Hair Clays for a Medium, Matte Hold
Unlike gel, hair clay doesn't offer a crunchy consistency and unlike pomade, hair clay has an anti-shine, matte finish. Use when styling that messy but away-from-the-forehead look. Try these six best hair clays for men.
Why You Should Ditch the Disposables and Shave with a Safety Razor
Why You Should Ditch the Disposables and Shave with a Safety Razor
Safety razors are heralded as the best way to reduce irritation and ingrown hairs. We asked master barber Kyle Holbrook to explain how safety razors work and why they're one of the best options on the market. We also share some of the best safety razors you can buy right now.
Win $500 Worth of the Best Men’s Grooming Products of 2019
Win $500 Worth of the Best Men’s Grooming Products of 2019
Picture this: All the best men's grooming products wrapped into one $500 package. One lucky winner will receive The Manual's favorites for best aftershave, shaving cream, face wash, moisturizer, shampoo, razors, and more. Enter today for your chance to win the only grooming box you'll ever need.
The Best Men’s Grooming Gear of the Year is Coming. Are You Ready?
The Best Men’s Grooming Gear of the Year is Coming. Are You Ready?
It's tough these days for men to find great grooming products that both work for them and their skin and don't cost a fortune. That's where The Manual Grooming Awards 2019 come in. From best shampoo to best body lotion, we will cover 18 of the top men's grooming products of the year.
Onsen Etiquette: 7 Basic Rules for Hot Springs in Japan
Onsen Etiquette: 7 Basic Rules for Hot Springs in Japan
For a worry-free experience at a traditional Japanese hot spring, follow these rules of onsen etiquette and you'll be soaking peacefully in no time.
Shake Off Those Winter Blues With a Spring Grooming Intervention
Shake Off Those Winter Blues With a Spring Grooming Intervention
Spring is a time for grooming rejuvenation. You'll be grateful you took the time to take care of yourself when summer rolls around. Learn how to freshen up for spring with our top spring grooming tips for guys.
What’s Up with Essential Oils and Should Guys Use Them?
What’s Up with Essential Oils and Should Guys Use Them?
Men can use essential oils to wake themselves up before 6 a.m. appointments, ease digestion, and fall asleep easier. Here are no-fuss ways to tap the benefits of citrus, peppermint, sandalwood, and more.
Oars + Alps is Now Available Offline in a Target Near You
Oars + Alps is Now Available Offline in a Target Near You
From premium natural deodorant and face wash to eye cream and bar soap, you can get products from every outdoorsman's favorite skincare brand Oars + Alps at Target.
Honor Presidents’ Day with Some Grooming Tips Inspired by Presidents Past
Honor Presidents’ Day with Some Grooming Tips Inspired by Presidents Past
Presidents' Day is February 18 and what better way to honor past presidents than criticizing their grooming? From poor bald Eisenhower to wrinkled old Reagan, we offer a grooming tip in relation to a few famous former presidents.