Showing Skin And Saving Face

In a column about life on Fire Island a few years ago, a writer for TimeOut New York complained about the abundance of gay men with pumped-up, seemingly 20-year-old bodies traipsing about with 50-year-old faces.

Yes, gay men are looking younger and younger every year -- from the neck down. But do we really want to have the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Pumping Iron" attached to the head of Winston Churchill?

A Massage That's Good For The Sole

Ching Lau is already the "sole man" of SoCal, but he won't be satisfied until every American has beaten a path to the door of a foot massage parlor.

For Lau isn't just a businessman, he's a man on a mission. His quest: to spread the ancient Chinese art of having one's feet dunked in steaming hot tubs of water, then pinched, poked and prodded, all in the name of good health.

Blade Runners: Six Good Shaving Practices

It's hard to break old habits -- especially ones that are passed down generation-to-generation -- and shaving is no exception. But few of us look at the process with anything but dread, or, at the very least, mild annoyance. A Sisyphean task at its core, shaving demands we shred our face each morning (less often if we can get away with it), only to find that the face is nothing if not a fertile field for follicle growth.

Shaving can be sexy. And the allure of its transformative power is not to be easily dismissed. But most men, I imagine, would just as soon not have to bother with the blade at 7 a.m. It's a pain in the neck.

The bad news is that there is no stopping it. In fact, the more you shave, the stiffer your beard becomes. The good news is there are better ways to do it. All it takes are a few slight adjustments.

Wax Your Sack?

This past Easter I was hanging at my friends' home. In a post-dinner, way-too-much-food-and-wine coma the conversation turned to body hair maintenance (don't say "manscaping" to me). I was surprised to find a few of the guys actually get their balls waxed, but that's not all. Rob goes in for what he calls a "balls, shaft and crack wax."

Noteworthy: Urth Hydra Therapy

I've tried lots of moisturizers out there so it's not often I'm surprised by one. Urth Skin Solutions Hydra Therapy is just that product.

John Masters Organic

Operating out of his salon in New York City's SoHo, John Masters is widely considered one of the leaders of the organic movement in skin and hair care products. His products have been enjoyed by such celebs such as  Alicia Silverstone, David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo and the hottie of all hotties, Josh Duhamel (pictured left).