Stain Not in Vain
You spend $75 a month on your gym so you can fit into the well-tailored shirts you’ve spent hundreds of dollars buying. Problem is, you’re still sullying them with pitstains. No matter what your credo, pitstains don’t fly. Not with us and especially not with the ladies. Time for a cheap upgrade. Speed Stick with [...]
Ball Point Eye Gel
Looking good in your forties and fifties takes preparation in your twenties and thirties. If you want great skin in your prime, or thereafter, starting early is key. Fortunately, there are some innovative, low-cost option for men’s mugs. Nivea For Men Q10 Revitalizing Eye Roller ($9), is one of them. A unique, cooling roller ball [...]
Antioxidants Does A Face Good
With the summer sun beating down upon us, men need a little more help protecting their skin. No, this isn’t a plea for sunscreen because you already know the benefits of SPF but taking sun protection one step further, naturally. Grooming house Kiehl’s has enlisted the help of Açaí berries to create an antioxidant-rich facial [...]
Don't be Fooled by Fruity Ingredients or Names. It's Dude Worthy
We here at Gear Patrol like soap as much as the next guy. That doesn’t mean we’ll simply put any soap product lying around our bathroom all over us though. This is our skin we’re talking about here, and knowing what you’re exposing it to is critical. Sadly we know many men just settle on [...]
A Travel Grooming Must Have
Though it may look like something your girlfriend hides in the back of her underwear drawer, the Sen7 was brought to our attention by Acquiremag and is actually the perfect accessory to your scent of choice. Sporting a Star Trek approved design, this atomizer holds 5.8 ml of cologne or roughly .2 ounces. That means [...]
Feel Fight the Burn
Regardless of the time of year or climatic adversity, many of our readers are committed to getting out of doors and doing their thing. We applaud this effort and feel much the same, even if half of our motivation is the chance to test the latest in performance gear and products. The impending summer heat [...]
Update: Damn, that was fast. All 100 razors were claimed in 30 minutes, but good news: we just spoke with Gillette and are hooking Gear Patrol readers up with 1,000 more razors tomorrow. Seriously… one thousand razors. Boom! Check back early and often if you missed out. Update 2: Our 1,000 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor [...]
It's Like Some Kind of Shaving Cream Time Machine...
By Gear Patrol Reader Amos Kwon Tired of confusing your shaving cream for a can of Reddi-Whip? Annoyed with the green, gelatinous crust that grows overnight on the lip of said can? Then it’s time to engage the flux capacitor and visit the 1920s with Portland General Store’s Tobacco Wet Shave Jelly ($12). Not the [...]
Grooming Fodder For L.A.'s Renaissance
Men’s grooming brand, Baxter of California, has made thigns personal: they’re taking products beyond the shelves and into barbers at the newly opened Baxter Finley, Barber & Shop. Located in Log Angeles’ West Hollywood and helmed by Jason Simao (lead barber and manger), the menu at Baxter Finley will be simple: basic cuts and shaves, [...]
Look Your Best on the Big Day
It’s wedding season guys, which means one of two things for you. Either, you’re the one settling down or know someone who is. Regardless of what bucket you fall into though your sight’s should be set on looking your best, which unless your name is Keith Richards, also involves being impeccably groomed. Instead of adding [...]
Lime and Sandalwood, Now That's a Twist
Now that spring has sprung, it’s time to think about incorporating lighter scents into your routine, and not just with your cologne. For men who can’t bring themselves to taking out a loan for body washes, Axe’s lates iteration of bodywash sees a citrus infusion that settles in with earthy notes of cedar and sandalwood. [...]
A Shampoo Just for Us
While Head & Shoulders has been in the shampoo business for as long as we can remember, we tackled their first “for men” line, Hair Endurance for Men. After all, news like that certainly peaks our interest. Utilizing a zinc pyrithione formula, Hair Endurance for Men aims to give a man fuller, thicker looking hair [...]
Sci-Fi Space Face Cream
Lab Series, one of our favorite men’s grooming brands, has recently engineered a new product, Max LS Age-Less Face Cream ($65). It comes at a price, but really is there a price when it comes to your face? After all, your face is the one part of you that everyone sees (fortunately and unfortunately), so [...]
Nasal Weed Wacker
By Gear Patrol Reader Zach Zornischenko It is an embarrassing subject, but let’s face it, sooner or later your body is going to change, and those hairs that used to be neatly tucked inside your nose will start to spill out. Needless to say, that’s not what you want. If you’ve already developed an unsightly [...]
Women Know Men's Skin Too
Lately, this guy’s face has been a mess. Maybe it’s stress, or the wildly fluctuating winter temps, but, either way, my face has paid the price. It’s dry, tight, and irritated. Throw in my shaving requirements, and my face feels as if it was hit by a belt sander. Ugh. But I can report that [...]
