Rich's Top 10 Skin, Body, and Hair Picks to Get Ready for Summer

Looking for a great gift for your father, your lover, a male friend, or a sibling? If you don't have any idea of where to start, grooming essentials is always a great option. But finding the best options can be a bit difficult to do, especially if you don't know much about the products! That's why we asked beauty blogger Rich (@theskincarestooge) for his top picks.

"With Father’s Day fast approaching, now might be the time to think about how we can help the men in our lives transform from Captain Caveman into Mr. Darcy with just a few carefully chosen grooming essentials. 

Gone are the days when men made do with a weekly outdoor shower and rub down with a block of lard. Now some even use eye cream! Whilst men do tend to have thicker, oilier skin and contend with increased sensitivity from shaving they don’t necessarily need their own dedicated skincare. 

However, for non-millennials, the beauty arena can still be a rather daunting place with row upon row of twelve-step routines. These simple, multi-tasking male beauty picks will take the guesswork out of things & more importantly make it more likely that grooming becomes a daily ritual."

When you want to splurge on self-care, price isn't the only indicator of quality. That's why we asked beauty blogger Rich of The Skincare Stooge (@theskincarestooge) for his top picks to create a sense of luxury in your own home. He says:

Since the world turned on its head a year ago, making time for both a mental and physical re-set (in between homeschooling hell and lockdown cabin-fever, plus all the rest of life's challenges) has never been more important! 

As we can't currently get out to the spa, we've had to bring the spa into our homes, turning our bathrooms into a mini sanctuary where we can shut the door on our problems and drift off, if just for a few precious moments. These are my top picks for some luxury home self-care.

One of our favorite male skincare influencers, Rich (@theskincarestooge), has even more recommendations for your irritated or over sensitized skin! On restoring your skin barrier, he says: "Dermatologists like to describe your skin barrier as a brick wall, though I prefer to look at it as a Rocky Road dessert! 

The digestive biscuits, marshmallows, and nuts are your skin cells, whilst the delicious melted chocolate that holds them all neatly together are your lipids and proteins. When it’s fresh from the fridge and intact, all’s good with the world. However, if the chocolate wears away by overwashing, too much exfoliating, or even ageing, stress, and environmental pressures, then the biscuits and marshmallows can become loose. 

What was once intact and managing to keep the good stuff (like hydration) in and the bad stuff (like dirt and bacteria) out, is now sadly compromised. You’ll know if you’ve accidentally deconstructed your rocky road as your skin will become dry or itchy, red, or even experience breakouts - so here are my top products to return it to its yummy, solid state and mend that broken friendship."