For over 15 years, I have now been a hair dresser both in London and Sydney, and I have noticed the number of male clients on the rise, particularly in the last 5 years. Sydney is a fashionable town, and the boys are up there with the girls in terms of grooming and personal style. Men hairstyles have evolved to reflect this, and a large amount of our time in the salon is spent with male clients who are keen to complete their look with a fashion-forward hairstyle. Short back-and-sides begone! (more…)

We feel a bit embarrassed to have only recently come across POLA, a multi-award winning Japanese skincare and cosmetics label which actually been existing since 1929.

Founded by Mr Shinobu Suzuki, POLA’s first product was a specially formulated cream for Mr Suzuki’s mother and soon friends and neighbours became devoted customers. Today, POLA has more than 800 patents (more…)

Spring has come early to Sydney this year! With consistent warm weather and blue sky, Australia is gearing up for festivities around the corner. Now, gents… no doubt you will attend something special this season where you need to look and feel like you are in excellent form, the Spring Races perhaps? Even though races are full of positive and fun energy, after several hours of boozing under intense Aussie sun in repeat can really take its toll, especially on our skin.

Lucky for us, these days there are more male grooming salons popping up (more…)

Aveda is encouraging you give gifts that make a difference. In their partnership with communities in Nepal for its Holiday 2008 collection, each gift box is embellished with handcrafted Nepali Lokta paper which supports the development of a sustainable business and the preservation of native forests.

For the stylish man, we fancy the luxuriously packaged Grooming Traditions. Inside the red gift box, you will find a bottle Aveda men Pure-formance shampoo (more…)

Hairy like a gorilla? The all-in-one body hair trimmer, Philips Bodygroom for men comes just in time for Summer. It trims and shaves all body hair zones including chest, abs, back, shoulders, legs (more…)

Kenzo seems to have been hit by the power of flower this Spring with their latest range of fragrances including new brands such as Kenzo Power, PeacebyKenzo and FlowerbyKenzo.

Kenzo Power mens fragrance captured our attention with its shiny metal flask which evokes the original design of a Japanese sake bottle, created by Kenya Hara. The limited edition (more…)