Strictly Manology

June 2, 2018 Grooming

19 Men’s Grooming Travel Kit Essentials

I enjoy traveling. I also enjoy traveling without much luggage. These 19 men’s grooming travel kit essentials will maximize grooming results while on the road without sacrificing space. I vowed a few years ago to avoid checking baggage if I could. After checking a large bag from the Marshall Islands to the United States in 2014, I discovered that water had drenched everything inside. This normally wouldn’t be so bad, but this specific water was cooler water, which had once been ice. This ice had been used to keep several dead fish cool from Majuro to Honolulu. This dead...

May 25, 2018 Grooming

8 Steps on How to Shave Balls and Trim Pubes

Nearly 6 in 10 millennials and about 40% of all men (not just millennials) perform some sort of grooming below the belt, according to a study. These steps on how to shave balls and trim pubes will help you avoid some common pitfalls regarding the topic. Pubes, balls, sack, bush, taint, grundle, shaft, there are a ton of different terms for areas down there that may or may not need some grooming attention. A lot can go into how to shave balls and trim pubes. This guide is meant to shed some light on the act. First, why is...

May 15, 2018 Grooming

The Complete Men’s Skincare Guide

Men’s skincare can be complicated, especially without any guidance from manufacturers or retailers. However, it doesn’t have to be this way, which is why I wanted to provide a complete men’s skincare guide. Men’s skincare is surprisingly easy, but with the plethora of skincare products available, knowing what to do and how to choose can become overwhelming. This complete men’s skincare guide is meant to cut through the B.S. and give you the essentials, while also providing some of the bonus products available as well. With eye serums, toners, scrubs, day moisturizers, tinted moisturizers, night moisturizers, and cleansers, no...

May 4, 2018 Lifestyle

My First Float Therapy Experience

Sometimes, I think it’s important to write an article occasionally that differs from the normal “20 Best…” and share a little about myself. So, I wanted to share my first float therapy experience. Float therapy, for those that don’t know, is a form of sensory deprivation. Basically, you get into a dark, coffin like tank filled with several inches of water. The water has a tremendous amount of Epsom salt dissolved into it. Like the Dead Sea, the salt water is so dense that your body naturally floats without aid. Over the last couple of years, I have made...

April 22, 2018 Grooming

How To Trim Eyebrows for Men

The practice of how to trim eyebrows for men can be tricky. Too much trimming and grooming, you end up looking overly effeminate. Think Carrot Top. Too little, and you end up looking like Gandalf the Gray before his weird transformation into the White Wizard. Or, maybe you’re like me and suffer from the unibrow. There is a delicate balance between too much trimming/grooming and too little. I hope this quick guide on how to trim eyebrows for men sheds light on proper eyebrow grooming. Step 1: Tackle the Unibrow. Take a look at your nostrils. Divide each nostril...

April 17, 2018 Grooming, Lifestyle

8 Fantastic Benefits of Drinking Water After Waking Up

Everyone has heard the benefits of drinking water, especially when it comes to the positive effects it has on skin and complexion. I have personally written about the benefits, regurgitating what I’ve heard without knowing more details. So, I decided to actually research the benefits of drinking water and came across the more specific benefits of drinking water after waking up. I wanted to share what I learned about the benefits of drinking water after waking up. I have recently started trying it, and I have noticed a major difference in a few things. First, my skin looks noticeably...

April 9, 2018 Style

20 Best Watches Under 100 Dollars

A nice watch can pull a look together and add an immense level of refinement to an outfit. This list of the 20 Best Watches Under 100 Dollars, although subjective, is meant to provide you with several excellent options in differing styles. These watches come from reputable companies and won’t break the bank. These best watches under 100 dollars are reliable, sharp, provide an excellent value, and at least one should suit your needs. I have focused exclusively on classic analog timepieces, non-digital, non-smart, in order to maximize the level of refinement and style these watches can have. Other...

March 30, 2018 Grooming

20 Vital Hair Care Tips for Men

It’s important to take care of your hair, especially if it is thinning. These 20 hair care tips for men will ensure you are doing everything properly to maintain and keep your healthy head of hair. Although not exhaustive, these hair care tips for men should be universal, regardless of hair thickness, hair type and hair length. 1. Pat Dry Hair is most vulnerable and prone to damage when it is wet. Rubbing with a towel can cause the hair to tangle with the towel fibers, causing hair to stretch, break and damage. To combat this, shake out your...

March 25, 2018 Grooming

Best Beard Trimmer in 2018 With Guide

There are a lot of factors that go into choosing the best beard trimmer, and at the end of the day, the “best” will still be subjective. But, this guide will help you choose the best beard trimmer available, based on several variables like battery type, guard comb, blade type and more. Having a quality beard trimmer is essential to maintaining and taming a wild beard, like going from Robin Williams in the original Jumanji to Ben Affleck in Argo. A quality beard trimmer should last for years, cut rather than pull hairs, be versatile, and above all, make...

March 12, 2018 Style

How to Roll Up Sleeves, The Proper Way

There is a proper way for how to roll up sleeves, which I personally did not know up until last year. Until I did the research on how to roll up sleeves, I was rolling them the way my mom used to roll my hand-me-down pants as a kid. I would roll, roll, roll several times, until my sleeves were at the height I preferred. I coined this the “sushi” sleeve, and they would end up looking like a round snake of Play-Doh wrapped around my arms. This was not a good look. Sometimes, instead of the “sushi” sleeve,...