Leading Men – Good Grooming Part II
A few weeks back we brought you part one of our leading men, good grooming feature, and we promised another part. Here it is, a bit later than scheduled, but we’re mega busy here at BBHQ right now, so we’re not able to post as frequently as we’d like! Hang on in there though, we’ll be back full-time soon!
You think Hollywood’s finest like Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and Paul Newman were naturally handsome? Well, okay, they probably were, but these days guys have a whole heap of products to help them achieve movie-star looks.
In this post, it’s bodycare and fragrance. And look out for the new Chanel men’s fragrance in another Leading Men post soon.
From left; Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and Rock Hudson show off hot bodies...
Wash and Exfoliate that body
Don’t Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and Rock Hudson look fine?! we bet they’d have loved some of the brilliant ‘men-only’ body products available. It’s important for leading men not just to use any old shower gel or soap. but to have a bodycare routine. That means cleaning and exfoliating that body, guys!
Men's products, from left, Clinique Body Wash, Origins Skin Diver, Anthony for Men Body Scrub...
Products We Like
Origins For Men Skin Diver (£14, www.origins.co.uk) is an active charcoal body wash, perfect for men. Just lather up and let active, Bamboo Charcoal go deep to draw out would-be pore-cloggers and remove the kind of blockage that breeds baddies like bumps, breakouts and ‘bacne’ – that’s back acne!. Clove and Wintergreen deodorize and dissolve surface impurities, and the lovely scent of Spearmint and Rosemary leave you refreshed, recharged and reinvigorated. Perfect!
Leading men also need to scrub that skin, get rid of those dead skin cells from time to time, and we’d recommend using Clinique’s Exfoliating Body Wash For Men (£13, www.cliniqueformen.co.uk) which is a double-duty body wash for all skin types. It is quick lathering and it cleans efficiently whilst non-abrasive grains slough away dead skin flakes and oil. You can use this one daily. However, we’d recommend using the Anthony for Men Sea Salt Body Scrub (£25, www.lookfantastic.com) just a few times a week. It contains sea salt, sea salt kelp, aloe vera gel, nutmeg oil and Vitamin C.
Clockwise from top right; we bet Gene Kelly, Marlon Brando, John Travolta and Robert Redford smelled great...
Scent of a Man
After a good ole’ wash, all leading men have to smell delicious. Acqua de Parma cologne was a big favourite amongst Hollywood stars like Gary Cooper, David Niven and Paul Newman. Another favourite was Eau du Coq Guerlain . Stop sniggering please! We imagine Marlon Brando smelled of his own animalistic scent most, and we think John Travolta in his dancing days would have gone for something ultra-sexy – Sex Panther from Anchorman maybe?!
Products We Like
We can barely get past Tom Ford for Men fragrances for our leading men at BBHQ. We bloody love them! We adore the original Tom Ford for Men EDT Spray (£40, www.harrods.com) which contains the Moroccan Grapefruit Flower, unique to this scent. It yields its blossoms for a brief three weeks – and is is harvested by hand and distilled immediately to preserve its precious essence.This scent has a cedar wood heart, with citrus-y top notes of Italian Bergamot and mandarin zest to name but a few. Tom Ford Extreme EDT (£80, www.harrods.com) is a richer, more sensual scent, with notes including basil, coriander, cardamom and a heart of black plum, parma violet, sandalwood and a pinch of saffron.Rum, Haitian Vetiver, caramel, black truffle and fir balsam blend with leather accord and amber – oh, this smells good!
However, all of our leading men could wear Tom Ford Grey Vetiver EDP (£50, www.harrods.com). We adore this fragrance. It captures the essence of the debonair, charismatic and provocative man – like John Travolta, Robert Redford, Gene Kelly and Marlon Brando (pictured above) all rolled into one! With an elegant, refined heart of natural vetiver, the scent is superbly blended with sun-drenched citrus, refined spices and prized woods.
We also are huge fans here of Clinique’s Chemistry (£40, www.cliniqueformen.co.uk) whcih is subtle, understated and delicious!
Men's fragrances, from left, Tom Ford for Men, Extreme by Tom Ford, Grey Vetiver by Tom Ford, Clinique's Chemistry...
