Monthly Archives: April 2017

The barber pole… ever wonder where it came from? From time to time I get asked this question, so I figured I’d share. The original barber pole was red & white, signifying that the location in which the pole rested was a place where bloodletting was done. That’s right, barbers (who were called Barber Surgeons [...]

We’ve all seen the the shaving commercials, whether it is for wet-shaving (Gillette) or dry-shaving (Braun).  They are all promoting the same thing… a smooth, close shave.  Nothing wrong with that!  After all, I think we all can appreciate a  close shave, including myself! But what about those guys that suffer with irritated skin after such a close shave?  No [...]

We’ve all popped a pimple, right?  Sometimes there’s even a reminder a day later of where you did it.  You see it, that red or discolored spot on your skin.  I see a lot of clients who have scarring from teenage acne.  A few have even admitted to using their wife’s or girlfriend’s concealer!  A lot of times [...]

We’ve all used, or at least heard of the company Vaseline… right?  For me, it was the first time I ever heard the words “Petroleum Jelly”.  I used this brand well into my teenage years, but as I got older I stopped.  I was in search of a better product, one that made my skin feel healthier and that [...]

Over the past 10 years, more and more men are paying attention to how they look.  Whatever the influence (TV, magazines, wives, girlfriends…), its not stopping.  It used to be called “metrosexual”, but that word has been buried with other “overused “ words. The evolution of man (or the “New Age of Man”… as I [...]