A cropped peak hairstyle is defined as a short style with the hair cut very close to the head. Men started sporting this look in the early 1900’s when entering the armed forces during recruitment training for World War I, and it’s been evolving ever since. It kept hair from […]
It might sound crazy, but thousands of guys are getting into the DIY spirit and attending to their Brazilian waxes at home. With extortionate salon prices, a budget-friendly option is to invest in quality tools, man up, and do the task yourself. While it does take some patience and perseverance, it’s really not that challenging. Male Standard will be by your side, as un-awkwardly as possible, to guide you step-by-step of the way.
Let’s cut to the chase, ear and nose hair exist. It’s just something that happens. What you might not know is why you have ear or nose hair and why it insists on sprouting in strange tuffs, weirdly protruding from facial areas unbeknownst to most women. While anyone can have ear and nose hair, it is thought to be inherited from the father’s side, and therefore much more likely to plague men, especially as they get older and wiser.
Whether you’re looking to switch things up, or want to find a manageable and less frizzy alternative to wavy, unruly hair, straightening, and styling are staple techniques that every man should know. Styling is typically a three-part process no matter the hair, and involves washing and drying the hair, preparing […]
We look at the differences between products that men use to style their hair.
Ingrown hairs affect different parts of the body, and are not exclusive to areas we commonly shave (although there is always the heightened risk). For the most part, your best course of action is learning how to avoid the problem in the first place, but chances are you have stepped […]
For many men, finding a barber is a challenge, but this question has puzzled me for a while – what is the true difference between a barber and a hair stylist? If you want the dictionary definition, a barber is someone who is trained in shorter haircuts, and their training is geared almost exclusively towards men whereas a stylist is better for trends, is more knowledgeable about longer haircuts and styles, and the services of a stylist a often more collaborative.
With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start building that tan. Tanning, as anyone who has tried before knows, is a process and it does require time and effort. Tanning is not about visiting a sunbed one or twice and then strutting around like a bronzed God. Your skin is the largest and most visible organ we have, so looking after it is crucial – especially when subjecting it to harsh chemicals and UV rays. The last thing you want is to end up looking like a leather handbag your Mom has hidden away in her basement.
Los Angeles will have a little more ink following the introduction of a new tattoo art installation at 3921 W Sunset Blvd. & Hyperion Ave. to kick off the Bulleit Frontier Works project. This is the first piece in a series of projects Bulleit will commission to celebrate and unite […]
Once a year, we find a reason to celebrate what brings us together; Guinness is synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day, and to prove that what brings us together is also what brings out the best in all of us – the brand is using its infamous Guinness ‘Stache in a […]