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October 18, 2020 Style

Guys In Flannel: 5 Best Men’s Flannel Shirts For All Budgets

Guys In Flannel-5 Best Flannel Shirts For Men All Budgets

It’s that time of year again, guys in flannel, pumpkin beer and football. These 5 Best Men’s Flannel Shirts will make sure you’re warm and looking good this fall. Guys in flannel, girls in flannel, everyone just looks good in flannel. From baby boomers to millennials, Texans to New Yorkers, flannels span a lot of different groups. They are timeless, warm, comforting, and always “in”. Flannel’s roots can be traced back to the 1700’s, where farmers in Wales created the fabric to protect themselves from chilly, wet winters. (Source) In the late 1800’s, Hamilton Carhartt created a clothing company...

September 27, 2020 Lifestyle

8 Grades of Beef: Do You Know All Of Them?

It may be important a couple times in your life to know a little about ordering or making steaks. Storing the grades of beef in your brain somewhere may come in handy at some point. It’s critical to have tidbits of information you can whip out at a moment’s notice when you’re small talking with someone. By talking about something they’re interested in, you can build rapport, trust, and liking, just ask Dale Carnegie. Steve Jobs believed true intelligence wasn’t a deep expertise in one particular field. Rather, those who are most intelligent have an ability to make connections...

September 20, 2020 Style

How to Wash a Hat: A Quick Guide

Washing a hat isn’t as simple as throwing it into the washer like the rest of your clothes. This guide on how to wash a hat will ensure your $30 investment stays clean and fresh for years to come. I like wearing hats. They are convenient, fast, and show allegiance to your favorite sports team (Green Bay Packers). Hats are like a brand-new pair of shoes or new cell phone. You swear to yourself that you’ll take care of them perfectly, never get them dirty and place them in a safe spot every time they are put down. But...

August 20, 2020 Grooming

7 Grooming Tips Your Barber Wants You To Know

You want to look great, especially after you drop some cash to get an amazing haircut. With these 7 Grooming Tips Your Barber Wants You to Know, your barber can deliver an ultimate cut, helping you feel and look your best. There are a few things in life you need: a trusted mechanic, a reliable contractor, and a good barber. These people are hard to come by, but when you find one, keep them close and pray they never have to move away. Whether it’s a rattling in your engine bay, or knowing the best haircut for your face shape,...

August 10, 2020 Lifestyle

11 Best Lowest Calorie Beers That Aren’t Terrible

Although light beers like Bud Light and Miller Light have been around for decades, craft beer has recently been moving into the realm of low calorie beers. These 11 best lowest calorie beers represent some of the best options if you’re watching your dad bod. You’re not alone in your search of the best lowest calorie beers. Light lagers (think Bud Light, Miller Light, Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, Bush “Latte”) are the most popular beer types in the US. What makes a light beer “light”? Typically, the brewer uses lower calorie ingredients, then adds more water to the batch. ...

July 30, 2020 Style

Best Sunglasses For Your Face Shape, A Men’s Guide

Sunglasses are an important accessory to your look, but it’s important to make sure the sunglasses you wear complement your face shape. The Best Sunglasses For Your Face Shape, A Men’s Guide will help you decide on your next pair! You’ll find that The Best Sunglasses for Your Face Shape, A Men’s Guide is very similar to Best Haircut for your Face Shape, a Men’s Guide, primarily because it’s important to first distinguish what type of face shape you have by measuring, well, your face! Once measured, you’ll figure out whether you are one of the seven face shapes:...

July 20, 2020 Grooming

Easy Way To Whiten Teeth At Home And Get a Hollywood Smile

If you consistently drink coffee, tea, or soda, chances are you look in the mirror and wonder if your teeth are white enough. This easy way to whiten teeth at home will save you a lot of money and keep those Hollywood chicklets sparkling. Teeth whitening is a billion-dollar industry throughout the world. In the US alone, the white strips division was valued at $900 million in 2016. But, there’s an easy way to whiten teeth at home that doesn’t require the same dent to your wallet that consumer strips do. It’s not uncommon to want whiter teeth in...

July 9, 2020 Lifestyle

5 Surprising Benefits of Cold Showers

The further you dive into the realm of self-improvement, you might run across some evidence for the positive effects of cold showers. These 5 benefits of cold showers can help you decide if adding frigid water to your personal development arsenal is worth it. At some point in your Youtube video exploring, you might have come across an individual by the name of Wim Hof. Wim Hof, known as “The Iceman”, has climbed Mount Everest in shorts and has proven that he can stay submerged in ice for one hour and 53 minutes without his core body temperature rising....

June 29, 2020 Grooming

What is Shave Butter & How to Use Shave Butter

What is shave butter and how to use shave butter are two common questions about this new shaving product. This guide will help answer those questions. Shaving cream’s roots can be traced back to ancient Mesopotamia, where men used ashes and animal fats and applied it to facial hair before a shave. During the mid 1800’s, shaving soap arrived and gave us the traditional “wet shave” experience. This involved creating a thick, foamy lather with soap and a badger brush. Think barbers wearing white collared shirts with ties, shaving clients with a straight razor in a classic, black and...

June 21, 2020 Lifestyle

Natural Homemade Bug Spray That Works!

It’s that time of year again, BBQs, fires, and front porch beers. Unless you live in Antarctica or Iceland, you’ll be battling mosquitoes. This natural homemade bug spray will help keep mosquitoes at bay so you can enjoy your time outside! Store bought bug sprays are okay, but the overly pungent chemical smell is not. As soon as you get inside, you feel obligated to shower, especially if it’s right before bed. This led me to researching a natural homemade bug spray, one that doesn’t smell like chemicals and one that doesn’t make me feel grossed out when I...