Journal
Guides on styling, technique, and getting the most out of your hair — because it's the first thing people read about you.
Your Hair Is Your First Impression. Here's Why ...
You're judged in the first seven seconds, and your hair does most of the talking. The case for treating two minutes each morning as the highest-return grooming you can do.
Your Hair Is Your First Impression. Here's Why ...
You're judged in the first seven seconds, and your hair does most of the talking. The case for treating two minutes each morning as the highest-return grooming you can do.
Low-Maintenance Hair: The Two-Product Rule
Looking sharp shouldn't require a routine. Two products, two minutes, four rules — the entire system for hair that reads right all day.
Low-Maintenance Hair: The Two-Product Rule
Looking sharp shouldn't require a routine. Two products, two minutes, four rules — the entire system for hair that reads right all day.
What Are Hair Layers? (And Do You Actually Need...
Layers are the most common thing men agree to without knowing what it means. Here's what they actually do, who should avoid them, and why they make styling non-optional.
What Are Hair Layers? (And Do You Actually Need...
Layers are the most common thing men agree to without knowing what it means. Here's what they actually do, who should avoid them, and why they make styling non-optional.
Interview, Date, Big Day: Hair That Holds When ...
Interview, first date, wedding, photos — the days your hair has to hold are the days it's most likely to fail. Here's how to prepare for them.
Interview, Date, Big Day: Hair That Holds When ...
Interview, first date, wedding, photos — the days your hair has to hold are the days it's most likely to fail. Here's how to prepare for them.
Gym Hair: How to Restyle After a Workout Withou...
Training shouldn't cost you your hair for the rest of the day. How to reset a style after sweat without starting from a shower.
Gym Hair: How to Restyle After a Workout Withou...
Training shouldn't cost you your hair for the rest of the day. How to reset a style after sweat without starting from a shower.
How to Deal With a Cowlick
That one patch that sticks up, splits, or refuses to sit — a cowlick isn't beaten with more product. Here's what actually works.
How to Deal With a Cowlick
That one patch that sticks up, splits, or refuses to sit — a cowlick isn't beaten with more product. Here's what actually works.
How to Grow Your Hair Out Without Looking Like ...
Every man who's grown his hair out has hit the awkward stage and cut it off. Here's how to get through the months where nothing sits right.
How to Grow Your Hair Out Without Looking Like ...
Every man who's grown his hair out has hit the awkward stage and cut it off. Here's how to get through the months where nothing sits right.
How to Style Thick, Coarse Hair
Thick hair isn't easy hair — it's heavy, it fights back, and most products get swallowed by it. Here's how to get real control without stiffness.
How to Style Thick, Coarse Hair
Thick hair isn't easy hair — it's heavy, it fights back, and most products get swallowed by it. Here's how to get real control without stiffness.
What Are Hair Layers? (And Do You Actually Need...
Layers are the most common thing men agree to without knowing what it means. Here's what they actually do, who should avoid them, and why they make styling non-optional.
What Are Hair Layers? (And Do You Actually Need...
Layers are the most common thing men agree to without knowing what it means. Here's what they actually do, who should avoid them, and why they make styling non-optional.
Interview, Date, Big Day: Hair That Holds When ...
Interview, first date, wedding, photos — the days your hair has to hold are the days it's most likely to fail. Here's how to prepare for them.
Interview, Date, Big Day: Hair That Holds When ...
Interview, first date, wedding, photos — the days your hair has to hold are the days it's most likely to fail. Here's how to prepare for them.
Gym Hair: How to Restyle After a Workout Withou...
Training shouldn't cost you your hair for the rest of the day. How to reset a style after sweat without starting from a shower.
Gym Hair: How to Restyle After a Workout Withou...
Training shouldn't cost you your hair for the rest of the day. How to reset a style after sweat without starting from a shower.
How to Deal With a Cowlick
That one patch that sticks up, splits, or refuses to sit — a cowlick isn't beaten with more product. Here's what actually works.
How to Deal With a Cowlick
That one patch that sticks up, splits, or refuses to sit — a cowlick isn't beaten with more product. Here's what actually works.
How to Grow Your Hair Out Without Looking Like ...
Every man who's grown his hair out has hit the awkward stage and cut it off. Here's how to get through the months where nothing sits right.
How to Grow Your Hair Out Without Looking Like ...
Every man who's grown his hair out has hit the awkward stage and cut it off. Here's how to get through the months where nothing sits right.
How to Style Thick, Coarse Hair
Thick hair isn't easy hair — it's heavy, it fights back, and most products get swallowed by it. Here's how to get real control without stiffness.
How to Style Thick, Coarse Hair
Thick hair isn't easy hair — it's heavy, it fights back, and most products get swallowed by it. Here's how to get real control without stiffness.
How to Style a Textured Crop
The textured crop is the most-requested men's style for a reason — it works on almost everyone, and it lives or dies on two products. Here's the two-minute method.
How to Style a Textured Crop
The textured crop is the most-requested men's style for a reason — it works on almost everyone, and it lives or dies on two products. Here's the two-minute method.
How to Style Wavy or Curly Hair Without Fightin...
Waves and curls don't need taming — they need the right base and the right finish. How to work with your texture instead of flattening it.
How to Style Wavy or Curly Hair Without Fightin...
Waves and curls don't need taming — they need the right base and the right finish. How to work with your texture instead of flattening it.
Your Hair Is Your First Impression. Here's Why ...
You're judged in the first seven seconds, and your hair does most of the talking. The case for treating two minutes each morning as the highest-return grooming you can do.
Your Hair Is Your First Impression. Here's Why ...
You're judged in the first seven seconds, and your hair does most of the talking. The case for treating two minutes each morning as the highest-return grooming you can do.
Matte vs. Shine: The Finish That Decides How Yo...
Finish matters more than hold. Shine reads as 'trying'; matte reads as 'good hair'. Here's why the finish is the first thing people notice — and the last thing most...
Matte vs. Shine: The Finish That Decides How Yo...
Finish matters more than hold. Shine reads as 'trying'; matte reads as 'good hair'. Here's why the finish is the first thing people notice — and the last thing most...
How to Get Volume When Your Hair Falls Flat
Flat hair isn't a life sentence — it's a technique-and-product problem with a fixed cause. Here's how to build volume that lasts past 10am.
How to Get Volume When Your Hair Falls Flat
Flat hair isn't a life sentence — it's a technique-and-product problem with a fixed cause. Here's how to build volume that lasts past 10am.
The Five Product Mistakes Ruining Your Style
Too much product, wrong hair dampness, no warm-up, styling with the palms, and reapplying instead of reworking. The five mistakes behind most bad hair days — and the ten-second fix...
The Five Product Mistakes Ruining Your Style
Too much product, wrong hair dampness, no warm-up, styling with the palms, and reapplying instead of reworking. The five mistakes behind most bad hair days — and the ten-second fix...
Melbourne Winter Is a Styling Problem. Here's t...
Wind off the bay, four seasons before lunch, and heaters that dry your hair to straw. How to build a style that survives a Melbourne winter day.
Melbourne Winter Is a Styling Problem. Here's t...
Wind off the bay, four seasons before lunch, and heaters that dry your hair to straw. How to build a style that survives a Melbourne winter day.
Styling Fine or Thinning Hair: What Works, What...
Fine hair isn't a styling dead end — most men just use products built for hair they don't have. What to drop, what to switch to, and the routine that...
Styling Fine or Thinning Hair: What Works, What...
Fine hair isn't a styling dead end — most men just use products built for hair they don't have. What to drop, what to switch to, and the routine that...
How Often Should You Actually Wash Your Hair?
Daily washing is a habit, not a hair-care strategy. Here's what shampoo actually does, how often most men should use it, and why day-two hair styles better.
How Often Should You Actually Wash Your Hair?
Daily washing is a habit, not a hair-care strategy. Here's what shampoo actually does, how often most men should use it, and why day-two hair styles better.
Low-Maintenance Hair: The Two-Product Rule
Looking sharp shouldn't require a routine. Two products, two minutes, four rules — the entire system for hair that reads right all day.
Low-Maintenance Hair: The Two-Product Rule
Looking sharp shouldn't require a routine. Two products, two minutes, four rules — the entire system for hair that reads right all day.
Why Your Hair Product Stops Working by 3pm
The mid-afternoon collapse isn't your hair's fault. It's a formulation problem, an application problem, or both. Here's the fix for each.
Why Your Hair Product Stops Working by 3pm
The mid-afternoon collapse isn't your hair's fault. It's a formulation problem, an application problem, or both. Here's the fix for each.
How to Use Texture Spray: Two Steps, Under Two ...
Texture spray is the most misunderstood product on the shelf. Here's exactly how to use it, when to apply it, and the two-step routine that makes any style hold.
How to Use Texture Spray: Two Steps, Under Two ...
Texture spray is the most misunderstood product on the shelf. Here's exactly how to use it, when to apply it, and the two-step routine that makes any style hold.
Clay vs. Pomade vs. Wax: What Actually Holds
Clay, pomade and wax are not interchangeable. Here's how each one behaves, who each is for, and why matte clay has quietly become the default for most men.
Clay vs. Pomade vs. Wax: What Actually Holds
Clay, pomade and wax are not interchangeable. Here's how each one behaves, who each is for, and why matte clay has quietly become the default for most men.