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 […]

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 […]

Every year on St. Patrick’s Day, the denizens of Shamrock, Texas, have a beard-off. Not just any beard will do: to enter, citizens must grow a “Donegal,” [fig. 1] the proud chin strap made famous by the Amish and Robot Abraham Lincoln. (The real Lincoln was as smooth-faced as his Secretary of War, A.B. “Aunt” […]

The former “Master Barber” for The Art of Shaving, Perry Gastis, has launched his own line of alcohol-free and (mostly) organic shaving items. Called “The Standard Shave System,” the first run of products includes pre-shave oil, shave cream, after shave balm, moisturizer, and an eye gel.
You’ll be paying dearly to access this collection of salves […]

Last night was the gala combing out party for the HairMax LaserComb, the recently FDA-approved device that is one of three medically-recognized hair loss treatments. (The other two being drugs—or at least that’s what someone told us over whisky and wine last night.)
As is typical for product launches, a PR firm threw a drinks-and-appetizers function […]

This piece in the Times‘ is a little too breathless about the fact that many men are now shaving their heads bald (especially considering they talk about its ascending popularity since the ’80s), but it has a few new product and service suggestions for the cue ballers—or those still unsure it’s time to go Maximum […]

The new “K-4 Tetra” isn’t just any old razor—it’s a razor modeled after Mobile Suit: Gundam, one of the classic giant robot series from Japan. Gundam don’t usually transform, though, so don’t expect this razor to do anything other than cut your whiskers like a space sword.
Also includes four special replacement blades in an attractive […]

Anytime you see the term “sales sheet” next to a gadget, it means that somewhere out in the Gobi desert a Chinese factory worker has invented and manufactured thousands of units of a products that he really hopes you’re willing to buy by the crate. That’s why you won’t be able to buy this nifty […]

Another season, another Gillette razor. This time it’s the Fusion Power Phantom, which appears to basically be the same five-bladed razor they’ve been selling for a while except with a black, vibrating handle.
I’ve actually stopped shaving down to the skin since I bought my Wahl Peanut—my moon face looks better with a little stubble—but I […]