Body Posts

  1. The Urban Commuter’s Guide to Staying Fresh

    Birchbox Man editor Thomas gives us the lowdown on staying fresh all day and night, even when home is a long subway ride away.

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  2. Master the Man Ankle: A Guy’s Guide to Going Sockless

    Before you expose your ankles to the world, check out our video on the do’s and dont’s of sockless style.

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  3. A Body Balm that Functions like A Force Field

    Read how a new body-warming balm took one man’s workout routine to the next level.

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  4. My Borderline Obsessive-Compulsive Oral Hygiene Regimen

    Our Birchbox Man editor and in-house perfectionist Kyle takes us on a journey through his exhaustive (albeit entertaining) daily routine.

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  5. How To: Become Your Own All-Natural Haircare Mixologist

    Nothing worked to tame our author’s head hair beast. Until the day he became his own personal haircare alchemist.

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  6. Pillar of Good Grooming: Gene Hackman in “Hoosiers”

    Inspired by Coach Dale’s drive and passion, here’s a grooming game plan deserving of its own locker-room slow clap.

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  7. Man Up: How to Shoot the Perfect Free Throw

    Some recent epic free throw fails—the Appalachian State center’s shot that fell 10 feet short and the Georgia College guard who got a finger caught in her nose—have inspired us to return to the fundamentals. We believe the textbook free throw is a skill every guy should have. Here’s how it’s done.

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  8. 3 Tips for Transitioning from your Office Job to Date Night

    Pivoting from cubicle to cocktail bar isn’t always easy. Here are a few tips to help you go from professional to PM-ready in a flash.

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  9. Shower Showdown: Bar Soap vs. Body Wash

    Yankees vs. Red Sox. Ali vs. Frazier. Duke vs. Chapel Hill. Sports rivalries bring out the best—and occasionally, the worst—in people. But what about the battle between age-old rivals bar soap and body wash? Here we pit the two head-to-head in a wide range of performance categories. To the victor goes that coveted spot on your shower ledge.

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  10. How To: Cut Your Shower Time in Half

    Preparing and eating a grilled cheese sandwich...reading the hundreds of pages in Moby Dick dedicated solely to whale physiology...training for a Tough Mudder challenge—these are just a few ways you might want to spend all the extra time you'll have once you start using these luxurious multitasking shower products.

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  11. The Fairer Recs: Hand Cream

    We're lucky enough to be surrounded every day by the women of Birchbox. Beyond their keen eye for detail and great taste, they're also science nerds who can teach us a whole lot about products we never knew we couldn't live without. Today’s edition: hand cream.

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  12. Man Up: Go Sockless

    For us guys, there aren’t a ton of opportunities to show some skin. But mild weather invites cuffed clothing—tees, button downs, and pants—as well as sockless footwear. Here’s how to pull off wearing shoes with no socks.

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  13. The Top 5 Uses for Talcum Powder

    Sure, talc powder is great for absorbing sweat and odor in the most delicate places. Want to wear those Top Siders sans socks? Reach for the white stuff. But it’s useful for so much more than stopping sweat. Presenting: The top five (non-grooming related) uses for talcum powder.

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  14. Luxe Multitaskers

    When you think of double or triple duty cleansers, you're usually picturing something mass market from the drugstore. Something that comes in a tub the size of a Big Gulp, right? Well, in this day and age, the most luxurious shower supplies are multitaskers, too. We present the Cadillac(s) of shower time savers.

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  15. Clearing Bar Soap’s Good Name

    We’ve heard it all before: the first step in a true gentleman’s grooming upgrade is ditching the bar soap, right? Not so fast. There’s a whole slew of bars out there that won’t dry your skin out. Here are a few that are worthy of your shower ledge.

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  16. The Reluctant Groomer: Cuticle Care

    If you really want to hone in on an ideal personal grooming routine, you have to be willing to step outside of your comfort zone. In the spirit of discovery and humility—and just a pinch of sadism—we send our fearless writers to the outer limits of the grooming-verse to gather intel about new, exciting, and extreme products and practices. In this installment of The Reluctant Groomer, BB Man correspondent Nick Fauchald discovers an at-home cuticle treatment to heal his embattled fingertips.

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  17. Dad Knows Best: Bag Balm

    When it comes to grooming products, we're often hard-pressed to improve upon the classics. Our motto: If it's good enough for the old man, it’s good enough for us. In this installment of Dad Knows Best, we discover Bag Balm, a salve formulated for cow's udders that's also great for chapped human hands.

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  18. DIY Teeth Whitening

    Whether it’s the chewing tobacco you’ve gnawed on since you were a kid, or a penchant for your lady friend’s favored Malbec, we’re guessing your lifestyle has left your pearly whites less, well, pearly than they used to be. The good news is that there’s plenty you can do about it without dropping a ton of cash on a professional treatment. Here’s the BB Man home guide to teeth whitening.

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  19. Dad Knows Best: Lava Soap

    When it comes to grooming products, we're often hard-pressed to improve upon the classics. Our motto: If it's good enough for the old man, it’s good enough for us. For this installment of Dad Knows Best, we discover Lava soap, a dude soap to rule them all.

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