By now, you know, and hopefully trust us, in bringing you the best in style and grooming from around the world, just so you don’t have to go to the trouble of tearing around looking for the very best in style and grooming. One such brand is Sachajuan, a Scandi professional hair brand created by two hairdressers and renowned for it’s pared-down, simple and straightforward approach to haircare. The minimal packaging is typical of the Scandi approach to design and naturally has a unisex appeal.

Every product in the range is formulated using their patented Ocean Silk Technology, a fusion of minerals and proteins from different types of sea algae, which helps to boost moisture, shine and best results. Some of their key hero products include the Volume Powder (acts a bit like a dry shampoo, those devil may care kinda days) and the Scalp Treatment, which deeply nourishes the scalp, reducing itchiness and flakiness to keep dandruff at bay, whilst providing a boost of moisture and offering a cooling sensation to soothe the scalp. Infused with healing doses of rosemary oil, menthol, salicylic acid, ginger extract, piroctone olamine and climbazole, these work in conjunction to help calm irritation and redness.

Founded by Sacha Mitic and Juan Rosenlind, see what they’ve done there?  Both with extensive international careers in hairdressing,  as well as opening their own salons, Mitic and Rosenlind have used all of their expertise to create an essential line of superb hair care products. Simple, straightforward and transformative is what sums up SACHAJUAN’s approach to haircare. Constantly striving to make their brand simply understood and easy to use, the minimal packaging with its sleek lines and clean labels embodies this ethos perfectly.

There’s nothing better than when someone, you admire, want to impress, are attracted to,  complements you on how well you smell, that they think you smell good. However, it isn’t as easy as to Splash it all over, as good old Henry Cooper once put it, yes that antidote, is lost on anyone born past 1975. Wearing a fragrance and simply pinning all your hopes on the fact that you think it will last all day is being rather naive, to put it mildly. One of the main reasons why fragrance house and designer brands launch complete grooming ranges is to give you more of a uniform scent. So by using one particular scent’s accompanying grooming products with their flagship fragrance will give you much more of a presence in the pleasing odour departments. One of the more key products in achieving this nirvana is the shower gel and as always we do the hard work so you don’t have to.

Acqua di Parma, a highly aspirational brand which achieves that impressive desired effect, when people see this brands products in your Bathroom.

Hugo Red by Hugo Boss, is a versatile and approachable fragrance, fresh and refreshing.

A genuine classic, often copied never bettered. Creed Grooming products elevate anyone’s Bathroom and Grren Irish Tweed is a particular favorite of Clothes-Make-the-Man, well us and HRH Prince Charles and the late Cary Grant, so not bad company.

Ahhh the Amercian Designer Micheal Kors, increasingly a favourite not only with his clothing and accessories but gaining favour with his fragrance lines.

The King of sexiness’s reign doesn’t just stretch to Apparel, Tom Ford is very much the King of great smelling fragrance, well worth checking out.

Jean Paul Gaultier‘s Le Male, an amazing scent, a memorable Ad campaign, an amazing bottle, OK granted the shower gel’s bottle isn’t quite as iconic. Sweep whoever it is you are trying to impressive off their feet with this number.

Firstly, No I’m not talking about the smell of a damp BBQ, or that pungent scent you only get on a hot day whilst travelling on an overcrowded train at the height of evening rush hour. No I mean that OHH so unique fragrance of a well maintained lawn. Yes with Wimbledon well underway and the weather, for once, not interrupting play we have what’s looking like, please don’t jinx it, a classic British Summer.

To celebrate this and following on from the success of Renshaw Cologne, that quintessential British grooming brand Murdock London, who are responsible for the renaissance in the traditional barber shop with a contemporary twist have released the timeless fragrance in a candle edition.

The Renshaw Fragrance is a fresh and green scent honouring the great British traditions of tennis and croquet, the sporting games of the well-manicured lawn. Ingredients within the unique scent include Garden Mint, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Sicilian Bergamot, Green Peppercorn and Watercress, which simply set the scene to complement and celebrate the British Sporting Tradition.

A couple of weeks ago we ran a post to coincide with Hair Loss Awareness Month, to put it mildly we had a massive response, from guys worrying about differing stages of hair loss. So to answer a couple of your questions we’ve sourced the entire industry and looked at and into alsorts of different products, ranging from wild and wacky, to old wives tales, to downright dangerous potions and lotions. But before we start two things have stuck in my mind the entire time we’ve been researching this whole topic. Firstly, there is no magic cure, yes you can have a hair transplant, but currently this is expensive, can be painful and it isn’t always a guarantee to take and then work. Plus, there are a lot of people claiming to offer a cure for hair loss which, basically, just isn’t true and are preying on people’s fears and insecurities. One thing you have to remember about hair loss and that is, don’t ignore it. If you catch it in its early stage you have far more options open to you than if you leave it and think it’ll go away.

Firstly, we caught up with leading hair care brand Aveda’s Master Barber, Stelios Nicolaou, who told us.

“My gents that have thin or thinning hair really love the new Aveda Thickening Tonic, it’s great for them because it will instantly add bulk and hold to their hair, giving them a nice pliable texture and thicker looking hair. Some men find that they are only thinning in certain areas of the head, around their crown or hairline for example, so you can customise how you use this product and apply only to the areas where thinning is a specific need. I can feel a change in texture and mass as I apply the product to guests hair, it instantly begins to feel thicker.”

Next,  we sort the advice of leading Trichologist, Marilyn Sherlock – Chairman of The Institute of Trichologists.

Are there any brushing techniques to promote thickness or growth ? 
Great hair starts with a healthy scalp. You could try a Nioxin in salon treatment such as the Nioxin Dermabrasion treatment (like a facial for the scalp). Prep hair with a Nioxin system kit. A good idea is to use a hair thickener such as Nioxin Diaboost which actually increases the thickness of each hair strand. Spray a few pumps into the roots and massage in, then blow dry with large round brush, gently lifting it at the roots, this will give body and lift.
Look for styles which will help create the look of thickness. Shorter hair with blunt ends & minimum layers can help hair look thicker, this is why bobs are the most popular for women with finer hair. Also recommend getting your hair trimmed every 6-8 weeks to help maintain shape and sharpen the ends of hair.

What are the major causes and how can you combat them ?
There are around 50 causes of hair thinning or hair loss. It is often the case that hair is thin due to genetic inheritance. However, if the hair is normally thick and starts to thin down, look at your diet. Is it well balanced and do you eat regularly? That is the first thing to look at.
You need a broad spectrum of nutrients of course, but do be sure to get you iron, protein and carbohydrates daily. These are the nutrients that your hair depends heavily upon. (those watching their weight can eat all those nutrients without fat or sugar)
Another cause of thinning hair is illness and particularly a high temperature for a prolonged period. However, this does not manifest itself until approximately three months after the illness. ( this is due to the 3 months that elapses after a temperature for example, before the hair can fall.
For more serious concerns I would always recommend seeing a trichologist for the Institute of Trichologists, who are experts on hair and scalp health.

Now, one of the first ports of call, if you are worried about hair loss is your Pharacist. Boots, have their own Pharmacy Hair Retention Programme – If you are feeling anxious about male pattern baldness, you are not alone – it is the most common form of hair loss, affecting 6.5 million men in the UK and Boots has a confidential service that can help.
Specially trained Boots UK pharmacists will hold an initial consultation and if appropriate, provide a prescription-only medicine without the need for a prescription. Follow up appointments to track changes in hair retention, are held after one, three, six, twelve months and annually thereafter, so you can monitor your progress with your pharmacist. The first four week trial supply costs £49, with follow up supplies starting from as little as £7.92 a week.

Another great set of products we found to assist in giving the look of fuller thicker hair are Lab Series ROOT POWER TREATMENT SHAMPOO
Which moisturises and conditions hair to improve its resilience and pliability. Cleans and invigorates the scalp to promote healthier-looking hair. For best results, use in conjunction with ROOT POWER HAIR TONIC. This scalp-energizing formula nourishes from root to tip to strengthen, thicken and repair hair while improving its appearance. Tonic increases luster and shine, in addition to creating an optimal environment for fuller, thicker hair.

The idea of a regular grooming routine for some men is a complete alien concept, for others moisturising, maybe once a week or fortnight is enough of a routine. So the notion of adding cleansing is one major step to far.

Well gentlemen, let me introduce you to the wonderous benefits of cleansing and those geni over at Clinique for Men have only blooming well gone and done it again !

The first step to maintaining healthy and clear skin is cleansing. Fueled by the purifying powers of bamboo charcoal, NEW Clinique for Men Charcoal Face Wash removes dirt, debris and surface oil for tired, stressed and congested skin with these effective ingredients below:
• Charcoal: derived from bamboo, this is infused with detoxifying properties to deeply cleanse without harshly drying or irritating skin
• Glycerin: attracts water to the skin to restore suppleness while also forming a barrier against future moisture loss to refuel and revitalise skin
• Caffeine: an anti-irritant that helps to nourish and soothe skin irritation from razor burns and nicks.

But for an even deeper yet still comfortable clean, pair the Charcoal Face Wash with Clinique’s new and ingenious Sonic System Deep Cleansing Brush; its specially designed to deliver even better cleansing results than hand washing and for a closer, comfortable and less irritating shave.

So follow these instructions to get the more out of these new partners in preventing Grooming crimes;

• Apply a coin-sized amount of Clinique for Men Charcoal Face Wash to dampened brush head and press start.
• Gently cleanse the cheeks with soft, lighter grey bristles and tilt the brush head to use the darker charcoal bristles in an up and down motion to clean the oilier t-zone.
• There is no need to apply pressure; let the brush gently glide over skin like gliding a computer mouse over a mouse pad.
• Use once daily for 30 seconds at night and work up to twice a day.
• Follow with the appropriate Clinique for Men Exfoliating Tonic and any Clinique for Men moisturiser along with additional recommended Clinique treatment products depending on skin type or skin concern.