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Bulldog Sensitive Skincare for Men

By on October 26, 2011 in Reviews

“Weren’t we promised hoverboards by now?” bemoans the back of Bulldog’s Sensitive Moisturiser. I’m not entirely sure we were, or how that’s connected to moisturising, but it does go on to say that “at least [we] can moisturise [our] sensitive skin”. So, uh, thanks, I guess? Both the face wash are completely animal free, and buav approved, which is good. They also smell pretty good, and the packaging proudly proclaims that there are no synthetic fragrances, so more points if you’ve come over all eco-friendly and green.

The facewash was nice, good smell, effective, nice texture, but the moisturiser felt a bit stodgy, and left my face feeling a little clammy at first, Although this soon wore off. I didn’t like the smell quite as much (not that it was unpleasant, just a little disappointing after the face wash). Also, through no fault to Bulldog, the moisturiser container was covered in a weird black substance, slightly tacky to the touch. This, I’m assuming is not Bulldogs fault, but Katie did order the stuff online from Boots, and I’m more than happy to blame them (pay your taxes). The packaging, aside from that, is nice. Simple, white with a dark brown Bulldog logo. Green labelling for the facewash, blue for the moisturiser. Grey text for both.

All in all, pretty good, but the best thing this product did was remind me to watch David Mitchell’s fantastic “Soapbox”, which they sponsored. Which you should go and watch. Now.

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Edward is our resident expert on male grooming products. He recently earned an MA in Creative Writing at UKC and now spends his time mocking people for their taste in music and admiring his fabulous hair. He enjoys hockey, gaming, and playing with his cat, Belle.

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Simple for Men Active Essentials Washbag Review

By on July 27, 2011 in Reviews

Simply put, this is a waste of money. The set I got contained face wash, moisturiser, and shave gel. The face wash felt gunky, and although its fragrance free, it does smell somewhat clinical. It lathers up ok, but left my skin feeling dry, and taut, even after a fairly vigourous rinse off session. It didn’t really so a whole lot for me, skin wise, either. The moisturiser felt greasy, runny, and didn’t absorb well. The shave gel was functional, sort of, but did leave me with more uncomfortable red patches than I would expect.

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L’Oreal Men Expert Hydra Energetic Eye Roll-On Review

By on July 20, 2011 in Reviews

L’Oreal Men Expert Hydra Energetic Eye Roll-On ($8.79), aside from having far too long a name to drop into conversation casually, is bright orange. This means that if anyone sees it in your bag (which is likely, because it’s bright orange) you might have to explain what it is, and, like I mentioned previously, it’s name is far too long to casually drop into conversation.

Having it in my bag, luminescent as it is, feels weirdly close to carrying make up around, which makes the bright orange colour feel even more conspicuous. It’s small enough to fit in your pocket, at least, but still, it still feels like you’re carrying make up around with you. On top of that, this was the hardest product for me to review, because it meant getting up early.

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LUSH Dirty Skincare for Men & Prince Shave Cream

By on April 18, 2011 in Reviews


Straight out of the box, Lush earned points, because they chucked in a pot of Prince Shave Cream (£4.99/$12.95) for free, and everyone loves free stuff, so as it was in there, I’m going to review it. Both the Dirty and Prince Shave Creams were fantastic. Strongly scented, but not overpowering, nice and thick, but didn’t gunk up my razor, and you don’t need a lot of the stuff on your face for a smooth, clean shave. The “Prince” range had a stronger, sweeter scent, and was a fair bit thicker than the Dirty Shave Cream (£4.99/$12.95), so don’t use too much, or it will likely clog up your razor. Fortunately, you don’t need to use a lot, and for me, a fairly thin layer worked both on the slightly longer, softer hair on my cheeks and jaw line, and the thicker, shorter stubble that grows under my chin.

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Gillette ProGlide Razor: Dirty name, clean shave!

By on March 14, 2011 in Reviews

My father never taught me how to shave. I worked it out myself, using the age old techniques of guesswork (who knew you needed that little shaving foam, and it made that much mess?) and doing what they do on the adverts (I’m still trying to work out the technique that makes the uniformly gorgeous girl drape herself off of your shoulders and smile with devotion at you in the mirror, which is probably quite a good feeling at first, but I’m sure eventually gets annoying when you’re trying to get ready in the morning).

That does look pretty annoying.

With this is mind, my first impressions of this Razor came entirely from the advertising, and, more specifically, the name. ProGlide. ProGlide. Really? I know you’re supposed to think “oh, it must slide over my skin as smoothly as a freshly waxed baby seal, albeit with five razors attached to the bottom (razors which are, according to Gilette, the thinnest ever) and a bit for the lubricant, but with a name like “ProGlide” all I can really think of is the lubricant. One for professionals. And then you’re thinking about sex and it’s 7.30am and thanks Gillette for turning me into a stereotypical male who apparently thinks about sex every 8.4 seconds or whatever statistic you care to throw my way.

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Guest Review: Liz Earle Men’s Try-Me Kit

By on December 20, 2010 in Reviews

Another guest post courtesy of Edward! I’ve had several requests for men’s skincare reviews and figured who better to ask than, well, a man. This set costs £19/$35 and includes the famous Cleanse & Polish, Sensitive Shave Cream, After Shaving Moisturizer, and Face & Body Wash.

Before we start, I’d just like to make something clear: I have no idea about men’s cosmetics. The whole idea of it does nothing for me but make me think of the exhaustive list of self preening products that American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman indulges himself in every morning, and as far as I’m aware, Brett Easton Ellis didn’t mean him to be someone to aspire too.

But, after a couple of weeks of using this stuff, I’ve actually started to quite enjoy using it. I’ve never done anything more than use shaving foam, and as my neck will (or rather, used to) attest to, I don’t always bother with that. This is probably why the most useful thing I’ve found in this set are the instruction cards.

How to use the hot cloth cleanser is probably obvious, but for those aficionados of unkempt like me, “hot cloth cleanser” could be something you aren’t allowed to mention pre-watershed. Fortunatly, it was pretty simple. Put stuff on face, wipe off with muslin cloth (included) soaked in hot water, then ring out. Rinse face afterwards. Pretty obvious really, but it was reassuring to find as I opened the packaging (which was very classy, black tissue with the logo in silver, wrapping the product, and a small “happy Christmas” note from Liz Earle herself! Not really. But there was a Christmas note, which was a nice and appropriately festive touch. I’m assuming that it was in there because it’s around Christmas time, it probably changes the rest of the year. Still, no assumptions.) There was also an instruction card (also very tastefully designed) that instructed you on how to shave. That one was less useful.

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