You’ve swooned over Ben Affleck during awards season because of one reason and one reason only. His beard. What’s with guys and facial hair? I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for it. Would you let your man wear facial hair to a formal event? I spoke with Dr. Allan Peterkin, a men’s grooming expert who’s actually studied the history and societal acceptance of beards to find out about facial hair etiquette. Here are the do’s and don’ts about his facial hair:

Recently, I came across a Schick Skin-dex survey that stated well-groomed men are more confident, twice as likely to be employed and have twice as much sex, which didn’t surprise me. I mean, did you see Ben Affleck at the SAG awards? I’m a huge fan of “formal facial hair” and Damian Lewis‘s messy, done yet undone hair worked well with his modern, black Burberry tux. Well groomed? I’d say so. Here’s the latest crop of men’s grooming products that survived Joe’s test, who, may I add, is super handsome.

Last Wednesday morning work consisted of a sail around Manhattan on the Hugo Boss racing sail boat to celebrate the launch of Hugo Boss Sport, which was perhaps one of the most exciting invites that ever landed in my inbox. It was a gorgeous day and my first time sailing, which I learned was more of a workout than a casual cruise! Check out my pics from the day, details from the sail and review of the cologne.

Still need to go Father’s Day shopping? So do I! However, my dad already knows what he’s getting. Each year I take him to a Yankee game to spend some quality time. Plus, if I gave him anything on this list, he would just think he was my guinea pig! Here are my top men’s grooming picks that would make great Father’s Day gifts.













