Thinking of rocking some mug fuzz and don’t know what to go with? Look to the world of sports. It’s home to some of the world's most outrageous personalities - and even more outrageous choices in facial hair.


Josh Beckett presents The Beach Bum – Also known as The DiCaprio, this facial hair style is perfect for the keg kill after the game. For players too hip, young and 'now' to look like they give a shit about their appearance, the chin stubble is to cover up the puberty pimples and to draw attention to the sweet necklace just purchased from PacSun.


Fernando Vina presents The Tailor Made - Let's call this facial hair on performance enhancers. No way this pencil thin mouth-shadow could look that annoyingly perfect without a little “help”. Guys like Vina would never admit to using “supplements” like a shading pencil or multiple trimmers unless a Congressional inquiry found out about it.


Jason Giambi presents The Magnum - An homage to porn stars of the 70’s and television PIs of the 80’s, this upper lip rider is perfect for causing a style storm in NYC or hiding your habit of sticking out your tongue with every swing. Also comes in handy as a flavor saver for the post-game meals of Jack on the rocks and girls named Ginger.


Jim Rome presents The Talking Head - This goatee has no peers. It has a life of its own. It's large enough to hide behind when talking smack. Necessary for spending hours in ‘The Jungle.’ Resist the urge to smack it off. Have a take and ...More

Think chicks shower more often than guys? Or shower longer? With their shampooing and conditioning and full-body exfoliating, that's what you'd think. But you'd be wrong, according to a new survey by Irish Spring Body Wash.

The survey found that 61% of American women and 55% of American guys, shower once a day. But when it comes to multiple showers, only 38% of women hit the spray twice or more daily, as opposed to 43% of men. So while women beat guys in the daily routine, guys even it out in the multiple shower department.

As for length of shower time, 42% of both men and women said they spend about 6-10 minutes per session under the showerhead. And and equal amount of both, 22 percent, claim to spend more than 10 minutes in there. (The more important question, what they were doing in there that long, the survey didn't say.)

All that shower time translates into an average of four hours per month - with almost 20 hours per month spent during the summer months. Or about four days per year in the shower. Which is a lot of singing time. Unless you're one of the 1 in 50 surveyed who admitted to not even showering once a day during the hot and sticky summer months. And one of these people will be sitting next to me on my next flight.

Lab Series makes some of the most technologically advanced, high-performance skincare and shaving products for guys. Stuff designed to repair and protect our skin from the punishment we heap on it. So to keep you and your mug looking good, we're giving away five huge prize packs, crammed with over $375 worth of their best stuff.

What kind of stuff? Skincarewise, they've included their Multi-Action Face Wash, a foaming cream cleanser that washes away dirt and grime while exfoliating, perfect for getting your face ready for shaving; and their Daily Moisture Defense Lotion that not only rehydrates dry skin, but protects against harmful UVA/UVB rays, smoke and pollution, and has anti-oxidants to help guard against the signs of aging.

On the shaving side, they're throwing in the Maximum Comfort Shave Cream that cushions your face for closer shaves, and the Triple Benefit Post Shave Remedy that helps to relieve and prevent ingrown hairs while soothing and preventing irritation associated with razor bumps.

And for you guys who are working on trimming down your gut and finding that six-pack again, they've also thrown in the Ab Rescue Body Sculpting Gel, which uses soya protein, caffeine and creatine to help tighten and tone the appearance of your mid-section. (A favorite of MySpace posers everywhere.)

Rounding out the included products are:
Oil Control Face Wash
Power Wash
Oil Control Towelettes
Oil Control Daily Hydrator
Age Rescue Face Lotion
Instant Moisture Eye Gel
Instant Moisture Gel
Age Rescue Eye Therapy
Instant Moisture Lip Balm
Smooth Shave Oil
Nutriplexx Hair and Scalp Protector with SPF 8

They've included everything you need to look your best and get noticed. And five of you are going to walk away with the whole thing.

All you need to do is enter your email address here, and on Friday, Sept 19th, I'll pick the winners at random.

For more info on all the Lab Series products, click here.

Men’s grooming has come a long way. Gone are the days of a simple bar of soap and wash cloth. It's perfectly acceptable to use body washes, face cleansers and lotions made just for guys. (Guyliner? Still punishable by bitch slap. At a minimum.) The only problem is feeling like a guy while using products and grooming tools designed for a woman. Case in point: those body puff things for using with body wash. Ladies, force a guy to use one of those poofy, pastel-colored scrubbers and he might give it back by shoving it in a very uncomfortable - but luckily very hard to clean - area of the body.

The AXE Detailer shower tool is designed for men. (Hence calling it a "tool".) Think of it as a loofah with a legal prescription for HGH. Shaped like a monster truck tire, this cleaner is dual sided for double the cleaning effort. The rough red side scrubs away dead skin and the stink of a night of booze and bad decisions, while the mesh side cleans with a lather, getting you smelling right for another evening of booze, and even worse decisions.

Don’t take my word for it, take the Detailer for a test spin yourself. For a limited time AXE is giving away free Detailers on their Facebook page. www.facebook.com/axe. Just become an AXE fan and tell them: I Want a Detailer, and include a link back to this post.

And check out the Detailer vid on YouTube. I'm hoping to get a little "undercarriage" attention myself this weekend.

It's a couple hours after lunch and the Nachos Bell Grande has built up enough putrid air in your gut that one good rip could knock down your cubicle wall and send horrified coworkers racing towards the exits. And you can't keep walking past the cute receptionist to hit the men's room for temporary relief.

But you're saved. The geniuses over at Garment Guard spent countless hours, and most likely hundreds and hundreds of dollars, developing a personal air filter to trap those noxious fumes. While scoring big on the Unintentional Comedy Scale.

Made of activated carbon fabric, Subtle Butt Disposable Gas Neutralizers, are designed to absorb and neutralize rear-emmitted odors effectively throughout the entire day. (Not sure if that includes Bean Taquito Tuesdays.) Each 3.25" square shield comes with two self-adhesive strips that let you conveniently adhere the Subtle Butt to your BVDs or jeans. Not, as you were probably thinking, to your ass.

Now that the smell is taken care of, how about developing a product that will work on muffling the sound?

$9.95 for a 5 pack
www.garmentguard.com.
(The "instructional" video on the site is worth the click.)

Traveling was enough of a hassle before the whole "liquids and gels" carry-on restrictions at airports. Now traveling light, and avoiding the extra fees airlines are imposing on checked bags, means making sure you've got all your supplies in TSA-approved amounts and in the proper containers. More hassle. And more chance you'll leave something behind.

You can make things a lot easier, and make sure you've got the shower essentials you need, by packing a single Spongeable.

Each large, exfoliating and massaging Spongeable sponge is infused with enough Vitamin A and E enriched shower gel to get you through about twenty showers before you have to toss it. Just add water to activate the thick, foaming, "guy scented" cleanser. It's also got a healthy dose of shea butter and olive oil to moisturize and keep your skin from itching and flaking.

For weekend trips, they've got a travel size that'll get you 3 or more showers with the same cleansing, hydrating and skin-protecting gel as the big one. They're small enough to fit in your shaving kit, and perfect to ...More

Back in December, I posted on the Ahava Dead Sea skin care line for men. How the Dead Sea region was one of the first health spas and is known for its healing powers. And how Ahava uses mineral-rich ingredients found there in its line. (Read it here.)

Now I'm going to give three of you the opportunity to try some of their stuff for yourself. (I'm generous that way.) On Friday, Aug 8, I'll give away three sets of Ahava for men shaving products: their Foam-Free Silk Shave ($18), a thick, foamless shaving cream that softens tough whiskers to make shaving easier; their Soothing After-Shave Moisturizer ($24), with anti-bacterials and Aloe Vera to calm irritation from dragging that razor over your skin; and the Deep Cleansing Gel ($17), which cleans and exfoliates your mug, and gets it prepped for shaving.

You'll look so good, and your skin will be so smooth, you might actually get a date. To enter to win one of the sets of Ahava shaving goods, enter your email addy here. To get more info on Ahava products, click here.

Why is it you always seem to run out of deodorant on the night you've got a big date? Or you realize the morning of the national sales meeting, standing in your hotel bathroom in Des Moines, that you left your shaving cream on the counter at home? Screwed? Not if you know what to grab from the pantry. Or what to order up from room service.

With some MacGyver-like ingenuity and a few common ingredients, you can whip up some lifesaving (and date-saving), grooming supplies that'll have you looking and smelling as good as the store-bought stuff you left behind.

Shaving Cream:
According to grooming guru John Allen, if you realize you've forgotten your shaving cream, you shouldn’t panic and use soap. That'll dry your face out and make you more prone to nicks. First, Allen recommends soaking a washcloth in hot water and steaming your beard as much as possible. Call room service and order up some olive oil. Mix that with some of the complimentary conditioner they left on your counter to make a simple shaving cream that will soften your beard and leave your skin smooth. Then Allen recommends splashing cold water on your face to close your pores. Forgot your aftershave too? Allen says grab some scotch from the minibar and splash it on. (Then wait a while before hitting the meeting so you don't have to explain to your boss why you reek of minibar scotch.)

Deodorant:
Ran out of your favorite stick and there's no time to get to the drug store for more? There are two basic ways you can create your own deodorant quickly to get rid of any unwanted sweat or smell. The first is by combining 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, 1 tablespoon of baking soda, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix these three ingredients together in a small container and slap it on your armpits. (Then send me a picture.)

If you don’t have any olive oil or cornstarch around, you can mix baking soda, water, and some lotion until a paste is created. You can add some cologne if you’d like it to be scented or ...More

We're guys. And we eat a lot of guy stuff. Burritos. Meat Lover pizzas. Buffalo wings, Nuclear Meltdown style. Stuff that tastes great, but, in a few hours, will make your bathroom smell like Bourbon Street on the last day of Mardi Gras. Smells that could drop a bloodhound. Smells that, yeah, got you bragging rights back in college, but aren't quite as impressive to the chick you just took to that new Mexican place for chile rellenos and margaritas.

So what if nature comes calling while she's still over, and you know it's going to be an odor-fest for the ages? You could try to mask it with air freshener, but that just makes your place smell like a lavender-scented sewer. Instead, use something to trap the malodorous emanation before it hits your (or more importantly, her), olfactories.

Royal Flush from Poo-Pourri (nice), is a product you spray directly into the bowl before you go. A few squirts of the formula (that contains all-natural essential oils like spearmint and eucalyptus), traps the offending odors. ...More

When it's hot, you sweat. When you shave your head and it's hot, you sweat, but it makes you look like a shiny, dripping, human ice cream cone. Which is why the guys over at HeadBlade, makers of that ingenious razor designed specifically for shaving your head, came up with HeadWipes.

They're a disposable wipe that comes in a packet resembling a large Wetnap. Soaked in an antibacterial solution, they'll clean and protect your exposed scalp, while leaving you feeling cool and refreshed.

Those of us with hair can benefit from HeadWipes too. Stash a couple in your pocket for a quick wipe of your face and neck so they don't see you sweating before your sales meeting, or to refresh fast if you run into that hot brunette at the park.

$8.97 for a box of 12 individually wrapped wipes.
www.headblade.com