Sustainable Grooming: Gillette goes Green…
Gillette’s new packaging for its Fusion ProGlide Power Razor reduces plastic use by 79%, according to packaging design company Burgopak USA. Burgopak and Gillette parent Procter & Gamble redesigned the razor packaging using fiber-based material from molded plant fibre company Be Green Packaging. The new packages reduce gross weight by 17 % and improve pallet density by 16%. “This was all achieved without any cost increase or detriment... Read More
The Art of Shaving x Bloomingdale’s ‘Shave Swap’
Are you sure your shaving product is the best available? Are you sure your shaving rash couldn’t be minimised further? No? Didn’t think so. One of Ape to Gentleman’s favourite shaving brands; The Art of Shaving is teaming up with US department store Bloomingdale’s in a world first ‘Shave Swap’ event. The crux of the story is; bring your current shave cream to a Bloomingdale’s store and it will be exchanged for The Art of Shaving... Read More
The Art of Shaving “Brotherhood of Shaving”
One of our favourite shaving brands and currently holder of the esteemed title; Ape to Gentleman’s number one shave cream, The Art of Shaving invites you to become an elite member of The Art of Shaving “Brotherhood of Shaving” this weekend. The Art of Shaving‘s superb annual Friends & Family Shopping Event is available when you shop in stores or on-line Friday, January 28 to Sunday, January 30 with the experts that developed the... Read More
Special Offer: The Art of Shaving Friends & Family Shopping Event
The Art of Shaving are kindly offering Ape to Gentleman readers a chance to get 20% off the Perfect Shave. Sign up to the email newsletter through the link below, and you receive a ‘special’ email which gives you access to the discount, as well as other promotional offers from The Art of Shaving. You’ll have to get your skates on Gents, offer ends this Sunday July 25th. To sign up for the Newsletter and claim your discount visit -www.theartofshaving.com/friendsfamily Terms... Read More
Friday Five(ish): The Ultimate Father’s Day Gifts
As Father’s Day is fast approaching we thought rather than give you the normal Friday Five, we would do an Ultimate Father’s Day Gift Guide featuring some rather unusual gifts to bestow on our fathers this coming Sunday. Don’t expect to see any iPads, iPhone 4 (HD)s or tickets to the World Cup final in this list, our Fathers deserve much more originality than that. Here are some Father’s Day gift ideas: Puma Table Tennis table I don’t... Read More
Review: The Art Of Shaving Lavender Carry On Kit
The Art of Shaving’s travel kit is actually quite interesting when you look at it, consisting of 4 distinct elements (Shaving Oil, Shave Cream, a Badger-Hair brush, and post-shave Balm), which, obviously, should combine to give the user a fabulous experience when utilising it. And, once I extricated it from the packaging, I have to admit that it performs really well. The oil is slick and enough comes out to actually spread across your whole face,... Read More
Men prefer to buy Male Grooming products online
It’s Official; Men prefer to buy their male grooming products online. In a recent poll, *Ape to Gentleman readers voted 53.3% in favour of the online grooming stores to cater for all their male grooming requirements. The next most popular shopping venue was the Supermarket with 18.7%, followed by Beauty counters with 9.3%. Male grooming salons came a rather surprising 4th (8.4%), but then given the scarcity of male grooming venues, it should be... Read More
“The Skeptics Guide to Better Living” from The Art of Shaving
INTRODUCTION BY SAM SABOURA, FASHION EXPERT Men are some of the biggest skeptics out there, always questioning the value and meaning of things whether it’s the cost of designer shirts or the value of achieving a second degree. As a style expert, I’ve seen this skepticism first-hand as I constantly receive questions from men as well as the women who love them. To help out today’s skeptical man, we’ve identified a variety of credible experts... Read More
Roger Federer’s male grooming habits
Some tennis related male grooming news this week concerning world number one, legend and all round gentleman; Roger Federer. Okay, so Roger might have narrowly lost in the fourth round of the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to Tomáš Berdych but no-one can deny that a.) he’s a formiddale champion on and off the court but also b.) he looked exceptionally well shaven! Why you may ask, the picture below may go some way to explain… Tennis... Read More
For the next 4 days only: 20% off at The Art of Shaving… be quick!
Ape to Gentleman have spotted that specialist shaving brand The Art of Shaving are offering an amazing 20% off their regular priced products, however this is for a limited period only; Thursday, January 28th until Sunday, January 31st. Which gives you 4 days to get yourself a selection of some of the finest shaving products on the planet at a substantial discount. These promotions don’t come around often from the creators of the legendary;... Read More
