A lot of us suffer through the rigors of acne through our teenage years as the hormones go crazy and all the fun changes happen in our bodies. The dermis gets oily and inflamed, erupting in those lovely zits all over our faces and other places, definitely cutting down on our already awkward senses of […]

My wife works for a fashion and beauty magazine that enjoys an excess of gift merch submitted by manufacturers hoping to get some coverage. Much of it winds up on what they call the ‘giveaway counter’, and the staff descends upon the loot like hungry vultures. A lot of weird, pre-launch shit makes its path […]

I’ve never seen the commercials for the “Infinity Razor,” which purports to have a blade make of science stuff so everlasting that it won’t need to be replaced for a decade. A Times reporter bought one and tried it out; it shaves like shit, he (more or less) says. Noted!
I’ve always had decent luck with […]

Today’s missive from Men.Style.com details “Every Man Jack,” a new grooming line for men available at Target that aims to be the “H&M of grooming products.” Every unpretentiously-named product in the line can be had for five bucks or less, from the “Face Lotion” to the “Body Wash.” Plus Every Man Jack forgoes “potent chemicals” […]

The finer man understands that there is nothing whatsoever to be ashamed by a man pampering himself with slightly higher standards of grooming and treatments, as well as using the right grooming products in his gentleman’s toilette. Such is the philosophy behind John Allan’s salons for men.
Dethroner was recently invited to visit John Allan’s midtown […]

Flogging the unforgivable “Pimp My…” meme, King of Shaves-brand shaving products has launched “Pimp My Shave (dot com),” an online voting competition (a la “Am I Hot or Not?”) to whittle out the “dudes” from the “dorks.” (Alternately, the “pimps” from the “jerks.” They aren’t sure.)
Upload pictures of your shave—presumably with some facial hair, although […]

Men are getting plastic surgery in greater numbers today than ever before. Today I received a press email from a PR firm working for a local cosmetic surgeon named Dr. Yan Trokel; although all of the images of beautiful people on his website are of women, the name alone, Image Is Power, certainly denotes a […]

Oskar Blues’ “Old Chub” is a delicious treat for those with a smart tongue, a Scotch Ale with loads of flavor available in their trademark can. I often bring over a sixer of their “Dale’s Pale Ale” to a party along with a sixer of Old Chub, using the first as an introduction to the […]

It’s not that we’re necessarily fashion-backward in the States, it’s that we like to see the acid test fall on our European cousins first. We’re restrained, if anything. They originate, we innovate, and then next year Japan will elaborate upon the original model and take it to new heights (and lows, depending). Based on that […]

From Jonathan F.
Alright, I had a hair-related Ask Dethroner thing, so I figured you would be the guy to ask. My question is, is it better to use the same kind of shampoo all the time every day that’s sort of an all-in-one, i.e. a volumizing shampoo designed for oily hair that also fights […]