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Clay Conquers My Cowlick My hair is as unruly and difficult to manage as a pubescent teenager. I’ve tried it all. From waxes to gels to pomades, my hair just does as it damn well pleases. My only option? Overload it with product, creating a sticky, gooey mess. Women won’t run their hands through your…

Trim The Cost of Shaving Normally Brian would be the one reviewing grooming products. However, he shaved last week and isn’t due for another this quarter. So I was more than happy to add Men-Ü’s Ultra Concentrate Shave Creme and Facial Moisturizer Lift to my daily regimen. In each small travel-sized bottle you’ll be equipped…

Icy-Hot For The Well-Upgraded Man Post-gym regimen. You workout hard. Problem is, your body doesn’t respond or heal like it did in high school or college. You can’t pound on your muscles like you did during two-a-days and limping around at this age rarely comes with a funny story involving 2×4′s and Miller High Life….

So Good You’ll Want To Drink It If you’ve read any of the major men’s magazines as of late, you might remember that many of them have been turned onto Tom’s of Maine. A company specializing in all-natural oral hygeine products. I know, exciting. We decided to check out what all the seemingly insider hype…

Dare I Say… Trifecta Less is more. Time is money. Use This. That’s it… you’ve just read my review of L’Oreals new all-in-one men’s shower wash. Seriously though, I’m generally against all-in-one products. It’s unrealistic to mix products with different functions together and expect them to compete against specialized competition. So imagine my surprise when…

Gear Patrol Protocol Rule #94 – Moisturizing is part of a man’s daily maintenance (it is, so get use to it.) The thing is, you shouldn’t stop when you reach your neck. If you’re working out to lose weight or to pack on extra muscle your skin may not be able to keep up with…

The good folks at Details For Men have a deal for GP readers looking to purchase new grooming gear. Enter coupon code: GEAR10 on your order of $50 or more and get 10% off your entire purchase. To sweeten the pot, Details For Men also offers free samples with every order and free shipping on…

Men, AXE is giving a Free AXE Detailer Shower Tool to any and all Gear Patrol readers. All you need to do is make a wall post on AXE’s Facebook page saying “I need a Detailer!” along with this link to verify you’re a loyal Gear Patrol reader. Once you do AXE will be in…

All The Menthol In The World Can’t Leave You This Clean It’s well understood that people get sick while traveling. Thanks to the iZap though, you can take a germ infested tooth brush off the your list of potential culprits. This duel purpose sanitizer and traveling case works by using a germicidal UV bulb proven…

A New Meaning To “Using The Can” Okay, this may be intended as a gift for you, but it’s still worth your attention. The one and only Man Can is all the grooming products you need packaged in something that may make more sense to you than fancy packaging: a paint can. The Man Can…

If you’re looking for a Friday diversion and a free Shick Quattro Titanium Trimmer then we’ve got the thing for you: Schick has a new grooming gadget called the Quattro Titanium Trimmer that combines a four blade razor and trimmer into one simple device, perfect to keep at the office for those late nights out…

An oft forgotten part of your face is your lips. You buy all the right sunscreens for the rest of your body, but the The Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm is available with Natural Mint & Shea Butter or a new Lemon & Chamomile infused balm. It penetrates quickly to provide sun and windburn…

Not that we condone cutting your own hair, I mean we do like to be fashionable here at Gear Patrol, but we also understand the need to save yourself some dough. So, if you absolutely must cut your own hair, as in there’s no telling you otherwise, then you might as well do a good…

There’s few manly hair shampoo options out there, and believe us, that Pantene Pro-V in your girlfriend’s shower isn’t one of them. Gillette High Performance Shampoo series is specially formulated to clean men’s hair. The new charged cleansers pull away dirt and oil to give you that extra clean feeling. Their Clean + Refreshing Shampoo…

Say pass on the cheap chemical mass-produced drugstore brand deodorant/anti-perspirant and upgrade to Anthony Sport’s non-irritating glide on odor protectant. After all, it’s a scorching summer this year. Anthony Sport’s stick has a refreshing citrus fragrance and made of Azulene, a German chamomile that works as an anti-inflammatory agent. It also containes aloe, vitamin C…

[click on image to enlarge] One of the problems with shaving while you’re on the go is you’ve got a lot of moving parts, and bulky ones at that. We found a solution from The Art of Shaving that’s got you covered. It’s the Carry On Kit. It includes the four elements of the Perfect…

After sifting through hundreds of entries we’ve chosen a winner for our Redken For Men grooming gear giveaway. Congratulations Jeff Holman! As always we’ve asked Jeff to share a quote about Gear Patrol, here’s what he had to say: “The information on cars, electronics and other stuff guys need and want to know about is…

Loofah. Not exactly a manly product is it? Yet it’s perfect for getting that extra bit of grime off from the gym. We’re willing to bet there’s even some of you guys that used your girlfriend’s… and liked it. AXE has a solution for men. The new AXE Detailer Shower Tool combines an easy-grip handle…

Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 15th. Arguably the most important man, nay person, in your life is worthy of some thought and consideration. Whether your father’s the grill maven or a speed demon we’ve got great gift ideas for dad this year. Either way, we seriously doubt he’ll care for a gift more than…

If your active lifestyle involves a lot of exposure to the sun then you probably got bottles of sunscreen all over the place; with your sports gear, in your car, at home, etc. Is it any good though? Do you still find your skin red and tender after that quick pick-up game somehow ended up…

Shaving these days doesn’t really follow all the traditions your father taught you. Where you once lathered foaming gel and cleaned it off with water, Bold for Men Dry Shave Gel is quite the opposite – and in a good way. A non-foaming gel allows your razor to glide right over your face without the…

By Guest Writer Mark Arevalo Getting me to change my shave routine is not easy. You can talk all you want about the benefits skin-conditioning Kukui Nut Oil or Organic Jojoba, but at 6AM when I’m gazing bleary-eyed into my medicine cabinet, I like to reach for something familiar. So… when the folks at Origins…

We have a winner for the Gear Patrol & M – Maintenance For Men Hommage Shaving Set Giveaway. David Kapp of Chicago is the recipient of an Hommage Manhattan Razor and 6 Capsule Shavecare Set. Congratulations David. Shave well sir… shave well. You beat out hundreds of other guys vying for the set and now…

There’s a little over one day left to register for the Gear Patrol and M – Maintenance For Men Hommage Shaving Set Giveaway. If you haven’t signed-up then the time is now. Slackers get no sympathy. For those of you just seeing this for the first time, we’re giving away an Hommage Manhattan Razor and…

What cannot be accomplished through looks and charm can surely be accomplished through psycho-tonic fragrances. Um, not so much. But it never hurts to have something else on your side. Smiley Extrait de Parfum is a fragrance that uses cocoa extracts, phenylethylamine, which sets of feelings of joy, excitement, and Theobromine that blocks the receivers…

M – Maintenance For Men is where you need to be sourcing your grooming products. Bookmark it and stop thinking about where to buy your grooming gear. Much more than just a retailer, M is a brand built for the modern man. A guy’s resource for hair, body and face maintenance developed by people who…

Gear Patrol and M – Maintenance For Men have teamed up together to bring you a fantastic giveaway: A $300 Hommage shaving set including a Manhattan Razor and Shavecare: 6 Capsule Set. Entry is simple. All you need to do to enter is subscribe to the Gear Patrol Dispatch, our daily email newsletter. It brings…

A. Peter Thomas Roth Anti Aging Cleansing Gel | B. Baxter of California Oil Free Moisturizer | C. Korres Men’s Absinthe Shave Cream | D. Sharps Daily Prep Lip Stuff | E. Anthony Sport Eye Cream | F. GNC Ester-C Vitamin C Pills [Read Part 1] By: Dennis Krell – This is the follow-up to…

Gloves In A Bottle presents an interesting concept and one that makes sense to us. Instead of trying to replace natural oils your skin creates it creates a web with the dead skin cells. Hmm, sounds more like a chemical burn, right? Wrong. A guy’s active lifestyle makes him encounter all kinds of germs. From…

Women may like the scruffiness, but what they don’t like are unsightly hairs. Get yours under control with a trimmer like this one from Philips Norelco. It’s inexpensive, functional and does exactly what it’s intended to. The Micro Trimmer’s ultra sharp closed cut system guarantees hairs will not be pulled (ouch), is waterproof, and prevents…