The Best Body Treatments for Men
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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How to Get Rid of Spots on Your Bum: A Simple Guide
This post has been updated in 2024 to ensure the advice is relevant and up to date, as well as ensuring products recommended are the best possible and available. If spots on your bum, ‘assne’, butt pimples or whatever you want to call them are your problem, the below guide and subsequent FAQs have you…
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How to Get Rid of Spots on Your Back: An Easy Guide
Warning: This article does contain a few photos of acne and ingrown hairs If spots on your back, ‘backne’, back pimples or whatever you want to call them are your problem, I think I can help. It’s surprising how often I get asked “how do I get rid of spots on my back?” but it’s not something people will…
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Below The Belt Grooming for the old Jackson Pollocks
There’s been so much incredible luxury on the blog over the last few weeks, I thought it was high-time to lower the tone! So no better place to start than a grooming range for keeping your man-area fresh and funk-free. There will be prolific use of the word balls here, so you have been warned. Instant…
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Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash Review: Salicylic Acid for Body Acne
When it comes to high street grooming and beauty, especially when looking at local supermarkets or Boots/Superdrug stores, Neutrogena has to be one of my favourite brands. Their formulations are tried and tested, most often excellently formulated and usually available at a hell of a bargain. Can you buy Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash in…
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Argan 5 + Precious Oil Eixir
Every time I see body oils, little sirens go off in my head as I can just picture my skin and face breaking out into a greasy, spotty mess; I can’t be the only one that things this? So, I’ll have to be honest to say that I put off reviewing Argan Plus Precious Oil…
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Murad Blemish Control Body Wash & Clarifying Body Spray Review
With no exaggeration here whatsoever, guys of the world, we have been saved. Legne, armne, bacne, assne – bodily acne is a real concern for guys. We don’t often talk about it but it’s something you, my lovely readers, have emailed me about on a few occasions and I’ll hold up my hands and say…
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Weleda Hayfever Kit
Whilst hayfever isn’t strictly grooming related, it’s something that will effect many of you as it does me. Over last 6 years, I’ve lived with the most terrible hayfever that often leaves me practically paralized with inflamed sinuses, massive susceptibility to respiratory infections and totally unable to do anything; so much so I take a…
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AvedaBath & BodyBody MoisturisersBody TreatmentsDry / Dehydrated SkinHair & Scalp TreatmentsHaircare & Hair StylingAveda Energising Composition
Definitely Aveda’s all-in-one product. This is designed perfectly for body, hair and scalp for both massage and/or moisturisation. I’ll be honest and say I’m relatively unfamiliar when it comes to cosmetic oils of any sort so this has definitely been a good introduction. Simply massaging it into my hair and scalp 5-10 minutes before jumping…
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Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress Muscle Gel
Oh so calming, the scent is intoxicating and the velvety texture sinks into the skin leaving you smooth, hydrated and without a trace of residue. This is my first experience of body products from Aromatherapy Associates and I have to say, I’m hooked. With key ingredients of Rosemary, Ginger and Black pepper, it’s fresh, uplifting…
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Aveda Institute Covent Garden: Salon & Spa Reviewed
Last week I was lucky to be invited to experience a few treatments over at the Aveda Institute Salon & Spa in Covent Garden whilst on my trip down to the capital. The institute is triangulated by Covent Garden, Holborn and Tottenham Court Rode Tube stations, each within easy-peasy walking distance. On my arrival to…
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The Body Shop Chocomania Beautifying Oil
I did a site search last night and was shocked to discover that I hadn’t actually written anything about the range of dry body oils launched last year by The Body Shop which. This was particularly surprising as I’ve probably gone through about 5 bottles of this since last summer. Now I’ve said this countless…
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The Body Shop Spa Fit Toning Massage Oil
Featured in Spanish Vogue’s Belleza magazine as a recommendation for a beautifying energy cocktail for summer as past of their article on ‘When beauty does Eco’; The Body Shop Spa Fit Toning Massage Oil is definitely one to try. Containing Community Trade Soya oil from the Capanema Farmers of Brazil, as well as natural caffeine…
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Portable High Frequency Machine
I promise you that this isn’t a photo of something from Ann Summers despite looking like remarkably like one… So I’ve heard but this is most certainly a Portable High Frequency Machine. This weird looking device has amazing practical dermatological applications but particularly so for spots and acne. High Frequency is used to treat and…
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Xen-Tan Mousse Intense / Face Tanner Lux
This post is predominantly parts of an email I sent in reply to someone who’d sent me a lovely email asking me about self tanning and what I’d recommend. I found myself writing a reply, quite passionately, about a range of products that I’ve used for years and stupidly never written about here on Manface.…