The Men's Skincare and Fragrance Blog since 2011
Why aren’t there more Yves Rocher shops in the UK!? It drives me nuts there’s only one in the whole country in Marylebone, London Central. If you’re not familiar with…
Since I was 11, I’ve been very lucky that my parents owned a house in eastern Spain in between Alicante and Valencia. For the last 15 years or so, I’ve…
Released in the core Clinique collection as the pink-coral coloured Moisture Surge Hydrating Supercharged Concentrate, the new Clinique For Men Maximum Hydrator Activated Water-Gel Concentrate (phew) is what I’d describe…
Apologies for the lack of posts over the last week, Mr. MANFACE and I have managed to snag a break in Spain for some much needed R&R. I am writing…
Penhaligon’s Portraits collection paints a bizarrely fictional representation of British aristocracy through a series of unique period-inspired character fragrances. Sohan is one of these Portrait characters and this “Merchant of Alexandria” bears…
I’ve been looking forward to sharing this for a month or so now and launching Thursday 1st June are two grooming additions to Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle. Both in the…
Why aren't there more Yves Rocher shops in the UK!? It drives me nuts there's only one in the whole country in Marylebone, London Central. If you're not familiar with the brand, they're a very comfortable cross between The Body Shop and Avon. Their products are wildly underrated, providing excellent efficacy, with good formulations and…
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Since I was 11, I've been very lucky that my parents owned a house in eastern Spain in between Alicante and Valencia. For the last 15 years or so, I've gone out there at almost every given opportunity and for as long as I can remember, we've had a bottle of Aveda Sun Care Hair…
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Released in the core Clinique collection as the pink-coral coloured Moisture Surge Hydrating Supercharged Concentrate, the new Clinique For Men Maximum Hydrator Activated Water-Gel Concentrate (phew) is what I'd describe as a 'heavy gel' for normal/combination skin types. The two are basically identical and fragrance free and although this fits very nicely into the Clinique…
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Apologies for the lack of posts over the last week, Mr. MANFACE and I have managed to snag a break in Spain for some much needed R&R. I am writing as I'm out here which has been nice as I'm more relaxed so keep an eye on some fab stuff to come. However, Mr. MANFACE has…
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Penhaligon's Portraits collection paints a bizarrely fictional representation of British aristocracy through a series of unique period-inspired character fragrances. Sohan is one of these Portrait characters and this "Merchant of Alexandria" bears the Indian name of charming and handsome. Ambitious and astute Sohan has worked diligently and with flair to establish himself in the world of troublesome…
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I've been looking forward to sharing this for a month or so now and launching Thursday 1st June are two grooming additions to Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle. Both in the Vetiver Extraordinaire fragrance, the new Frederic Malle grooming collection consists of the Shave Cream and After Shave Balm priced at £60 and £80 respectively. Vetiver…
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I have become an almighty fragrance snob and it's bad, bad form - I'm not like that with skincare, so why fragrance? Just because a fragrance doesn't come from a niche boutique or formulated with moss from the west valleys of the Tibetan Plateau, doesn't mean it isn't worthy of praise. Armani Code are those fragrances…
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