Men’s Life

Manscape for Bigger (Looking) Muscles!

Manscape for Bigger (Looking) Muscles!

You wouldn’t keep a new car hidden away in the garage. You’d show it off, right? So why are you still hiding your hard-earned pecs and quads behind a bear suit? Have you not heard of body shaving and trimming — aka manscaping?


Convertibles: 3 Haircuts, 6 Looks

Convertibles: 3 Haircuts, 6 Looks

When it comes to your hair, your workplace forces you to be Don Draper, circa Mad Men: clean-cut, slicked back, right-wingy. Off the clock, though, your real self — say, Animal from The Muppet Show — yearns to bust a move (though, really, you’d be psyched just to cut loose with the flouncy locks of Zac Efron


Turbocharge Your Shaving Kit

Turbocharge Your Shaving Kit

The humble Dopp kit — named after its early 20th century inventor, leather craftsman Charles Doppelt — has come a long way since it was a standard-issue razor-and-toothbrush carrier for WWII GIs.


Avoid These Movie Shaving Bloopers

Avoid These Movie Shaving Bloopers

In the same way you wouldn’t trust Ron Burgundy to educate you on the duties of an anchorman, you can’t necessarily count on movie characters to be good shaving mentors. In fact, some movie men make perfect role models for what not to do: They scrape when they should glide, sting when they should soothe and drive the razor north when they should roll south.


Cut for Success? What Your Hairstyle Says About You

Cut for Success? What Your Hairstyle Says About You

You get just one chance to make a good first impression — and your haircut needs to be an asset, not a liability. Here are the signals your hair’s sending and why.


Be Product-ive With Your Hair

Be Product-ive With Your Hair

Know your mop needs taming but don’t know where to begin? Start here, with our quick guide to men’s hair products — and how to use them.


Expert Q&A: Is there some kind of a rule book on sideburns?

Expert Q&A: Is there some kind of a rule book on sideburns?

The general rule is that the thickness and length of your sideburns need to be consistent with the rest of your hair. So if your hair is very short, don’t grow your sideburns thick and long (and vice versa). I think the length should not exceed the midpoint of your ear, but that said, sideburns can look really great short or long depending on your hair and features. Just like a haircut, it’s all about maintaining balance and offsetting lines and shapes.


The Most Stylish Video Game Characters

The Most Stylish Video Game Characters

Improve more than your hand-eye coordination while playing video games by taking style cues from these (pixelated) leading men.


Shaving: Secrets Dad Never Told You

Shaving: Secrets Dad Never Told You

Maybe you and Pa never had “the talk.” Or maybe you did, and still your face suffers from razor bumps and irritation. Here’s the shaving primer you never had.


Manscaping: The Art of the Body Shave

Manscaping: The Art of the Body Shave

Whether your back resembles the Amazon or you just think below-the-belt topiary’s cool, here’s what you need to know before you begin.


Expert Q+A: My shaving cream, bar soap, deodorant and cologne all have different scents. How can I make sure they’re working well together?

Expert Q+A: My shaving cream, bar soap, deodorant and cologne all have different scents. How can I make sure they're working well together?

My shaving cream, bar soap, deodorant and cologne all have different scents. How can I make sure they’re working well together?


Get Your Whiskers on: The Right Razor Cut for Your Face

Get Your Whiskers on: The Right Razor Cut for Your Face

A few swipes of the blade can highlight your best — and distract from your, well, less than best — facial features. Here’s how.


Super Bowl Special: Game Stats of Hairy-Faced Footballers

Super Bowl Special: Game Stats of Hairy-Faced Footballers

Top NFL players’ numbers are growing at the same pace as their beards and mustaches. Here’s our cutting analysis of what may be the potentially hairy connection.