Competition: Award Winning eShave Verbena Lime

A few weeks back we introduced you to eShave’s award winning Verbena Lime shave cream, now we have news of a chance to win the whole range; Pre-Shave Oil, Shave Cream, After-Shave soother, Travel Kit – courtesy of Niven & Joshua. eShave’s Verbena Lime Shave Cream has been the star of the show as it recently won Best Shaving Cream 2010 from Men’s Health magazine, but the rest of the range is no less impressive; other key products in the Verbena lime range include the... Read More

Ape to Gentleman’s Hangover Skin Care Survival Guide

Photo c/o laffaff via Flickr Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and uttered these words, “I’m never drinking again”? Whether or not you genuinely intend to follow this bold claim the likelihood is that after a night of excessive drinking and debauchery you’ll a.) be feeling horrendous and b.) your skin will be equally suffering. Despite the probability being low of you following some of these tips at 3am as you stagger home merry with kebab in... Read More

What not to read: Here’s the Situation…

It’s not often that you’ll hear Ape to Gentleman advising not to do something, but we owe it to you our readers, to help you dodge a bullet (in this case it’s more like a missile) when we see it coming. Anyone that calls themselves “The Situation” is a person to be wary of but Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has put ‘mouth to Dictaphone’ on a new self-help book that will be a guide to ripped abs, grooming, and how to keep up with your GTL (gym, tan,... Read More

Barbering will never be the same again c/o King of Shaves

Today, saw the launch of the new Shave Sexy video by shaving brand King of Shaves featuring Diane Wood aka Barbarella X. For those of you who read my original Shave Sexy post, I’m sure you’ll be chomping at the bit to see this video for let’s hand it to King of Shaves, Barbarella X is one stunning, well, barber(ess). Surely enough, the video doesn’t disappoint – neither does Barbarella X! Barbarella X has sent her top 10 Shave Sexy tips over to... Read More

Friday Five: Royal Warrant Shaving, Concorde train, Back Shaver v.2, Tree Hotel and Old (is Gold) Spice…

Kent Brushes This weeks Friday Five has a slightly different ebb and flow to it, starting with some UK heritage. G B Kent & Sons Ltd, have manufactured brushes since the eighteenth century making it one of the oldest established companies in Great Britain. Impressive. Not only that, such is their heritage and calibre of their craftsmanship, they have been granted a Royal Warrant for the last nine reigns of the British Monarchy. Very impressive.  As proof of this expertise,... Read More

Visvim SUBSECTION: The New Additions.

The Japanese brands have long been seen as the innovators and when it comes to fashion, but  more recently we’re beginning to see a renewed Japanese interest in the skin care market. Japanese footwear experts Visvim’s Subsection Range was initially a core feature of the F.I.L. stores with the Subsection candles giving each store its own unique scent. The 2010-2011 Autumn winter collection sees an expansion of that range with the introduction of bathing products; namely... Read More

Arctic strength skin care

I wrote about Polaar in 2009, the first skin care range for men based on Polar active ingredients. With more and more Polaar enquiries at Ape to Gentleman HQ and a video (see below) sent to us by the brand for your pleasure, we decided to give Polaar a call to explain themselves. It turns out that sales particularly in Europe are growing and fast! I must admit, we haven’t paid too much attention to Polaar in the the past but thinking more deeply about the brand and it’s... Read More

New: Malin & Goetz – Intensive Hair Mask

It has been some time since we have heard from the innovative New York Apothecary (and Lab) Malin & Goetz, but now they’re back with their newest product – Intensive Hair Mask. The Intensive Hair Mask is in essence a high powered natural hair conditioner, designed to blend essential fatty acids with natural plant extracts and wheat amino acid proteins to restore dry, damaged, and chemically processed hair. The end result is soft, rejuvenated hair that is easy to comb... Read More

Back to The Future II: The Hoverboard becomes reality…

The eighties were a purple patch for cult movies and none more so the Back to the Future trilogy. Back to the Future II made Marty McFly a teen icon, there was no item coveted more than the Hoverboard. Talented French artist Nils Guadagnin has managed to create a replica of the Hoverboard from Back to the Future II. According to Nils, here’s how he did it: “The Hoverboard is a project born in 2008 for an exhibition named “Back To the future”. This work is a copy of the... Read More

Hair loss prevention tips

There are always plenty of hair loss related questions arriving in  the Ape to Gentleman inbox so we decided to search out one of the leading hair loss authorities in the UK; Dr Reddy hair loss expert at The Private Clinic of Harley Street. We grabbed a moment of his time to extract some top tips which can be incorporated in everyday activity to help maintain the hair you do have and some before and after pictures of a gent who underwent his Third Generation FUE treatment… Wash... Read More