Signature scents
Always dreamed of wearing your own, bespoke fragrance? Here are four renowned perfumers offering that very service
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ShortList's model competition
Back in September we launched our very own search for a great male model, from you, our dear, handsome readers. Six months on and after sifting through hundreds of entries we're very close to finding…
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Reboot your skin
Ordinarily, we’d forgive the state of your skin at this time of year, as the cold mornings can cause havoc.
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Sun spots
Q: I’m starting to get dark spots on my forehead and cheeks. They’re not freckles – more like shadows – and they get worse when I get a tan. I was hoping they’d…
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Ask the groomsman
When you don't have the answer, you can feel very alone. The 11 plus exam, 1991, case in point. Hell.
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Scents to savour
Much like Ant & Dec, smell and taste are inseparable — a fact exemplified by the latest limited-edition fragrance range from Thierry Mugler. The Taste Of Fragrance range combines scents…
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Evening Essence
Our bespoke selection of the most alluring and on-trend fragrances for a night out.
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How To Create a Custom Moustache
Movember, the charity event in its ninth year, is officially upon us. Recruits to the cause register at the start of November with a clean-shaven face, then unleash their face fur throughout the…
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50 best movie moustaches
Men are easily divided into two distinct categories: those who can grow moustaches and those who can't. For those who can't, life is a bleak endurance test, full of envy, anger and frustration. For…
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L’Oréal rolls away wrinkles
As any fresh-faced ShortList reader knows, getting older means anti-ageing products become an increasingly essential component of a man’s bathroom cabinet. While we may respect his ability with…
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Help launch Lanvin’s new fragrance
Glitzy launch events are normally the preserve of the rich, famous and perpetually beach-tanned, but here at ShortList we’re nothing if not democratic. We’re thrusting aside the velvet…
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Chanel transforms lavender for its new men’s…
In the Twenties, Coco Chanel ordered miles of a material only previously deemed suitable for labourers. The fabric was jersey and, despite the fashion world scoffing, she created a high-end dress…
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New innovations to battle hair loss
Joni Mitchell once sang, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” Sadly, with hair loss, this is painfully true — the evidence of what you once had…
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Aftershave solutions
Even a ‘perfect’ shave comes with its fair share of microscopic mutilation. Every stroke of your blade wears away at the outermost layers of the skin and leaves it defenseless against…
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Enter the Dragon
The Japanese have countless for words for ‘dragon’, not least because the mythological creature appears heavily in national folklore and art. ‘Tatsu’ is one such name for the…
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The Illuminum store
Watching Illuminum skyrocket to fame over the last few months has been akin to watching our favourite unsigned band suddenly appear on Top of The Tops.
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Skin cleansers
Proper cleansing – preferably morning and evening - is perhaps the most basic tenet of good skin as it removes excess sebum and impurities while allowing all those fancy unguents (see elsewhere…
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Czech & Speake's new scent
Vetiver, much like jojoba, is a term you often hear mentioned in reference to fragrances and most likely accept without ever discovering what it actually is. Maybe it’s a seed? Or perhaps a…
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Mane Maintenance
Effective treatments to help prevent hair loss and add volume to thinning hair...
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New Lacoste fragrance
New Yorkers making a mad dash for trains departing from Grand Central Terminal were momentarily stalled by an interactive art installation-cum-billboard devised by the savvy marketing brains behind…
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The best natural skincare products
It’s a common misconception that the natural remedies favoured by the lentil brigade don’t pack the same kind of high-tech punch as their chemical counterparts. But constant breakthroughs…
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How to grow a beard
Q: I’m toying with the idea of growing a beard but I’m not sure I’ll get away with it at the office. How can I make my beard look like that of a respectable, hard-working…
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The fragrance phrasebook
Eau de toilette or eau de parfum? Ahmed Zambarakji unravels the mystery of scent terminology
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How to Avoid Sunburn
Q: Even though I wear a sublock with an SPF 30, I still get burned to a crisp. I don’t spend much time in the sun but it doesn’t seem to make a difference. Should I be spending more money…
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The razor for your wallet
While we may like to flaunt our manly stubble and ironic moustaches at weekends and on holiday, the reality often is that we need to be more vigilant over how hairy our face gets when we go to work.
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