Even in this ‘evolved’ day and age, buying a grooming gift for your guy seems to carry a stigma. While you don’t want to send the wrong idea (Hey, babe, here’s a bar of soap, now go take a shower!), an out-of-the-box male grooming product is actually a pretty cool gift. Why shouldn’t you shower your man with grooming products (no pun intended)? From styling kits to moisturizers, there are some wonderful products out there for that special guy in your life.
Mister Pompadour
Dedicated to dishing out the highest quality hair care products for men, Mister Pompadour is as regal as its name suggests. The full range of sleek shampoos, conditioners and styling products also carries hair care kits, each including the line’s refreshing and rejuvenating peppermint shampoos and conditioners and one styling product. Choose between Mister Pompadour’s Classic Wax kit for light hold, Triple Peppermint, Sculpting Clay or Moroccan Texture Paste kits for medium hold, and the Natural Beeswax Paste kit for strong hold. No matter which your man prefers, Mister Pompadour will have his hair looking and smelling stylish all day long.
misterpompadour.com | $44 per kit
Men need to moisturize, too. Kiehl’s Facial Fuel Anti-Wrinkle Cream is packed with vitamins C and E, citrus fruit extracts and menthol, the manliest scent around. Used post-shave, Facial Fuel hydrates, invigorates and refreshes the face to help fight wrinkles and signs of fatigue. And who doesn’t want a guy looking, and smelling, his best for years to come?
Kiehl’s Facial Fuel Anti-Wrinkle Cream | kiehls.com | $36
When it comes to men’s beauty products, Lush knows how to take a timid consumer and free any fears he may have about using, say, a perfume. With catchy names like Dirty Solid Perfume and Dirty Body Spray, it’s hard to deny Lush’s dedication to dissolving men’s grooming stereotypes. Whether metro or completely macho, your guy will love Lush’s array of bathing and styling products. With the tingle-inducing spicy cinnamon Shampoo Bar and the Guv’ner charcoal deodorant in Lush’s product line, it won’t be long before he’s covered in Dirty Shaving Cream.
Lush stores, St. Louis Galleria and West County Mall | $4.95 to $22.95