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Our holiday season is starting with a special Self Care-mas for my husband this year! Why, you ask? Because when MANSCAPED reached out to me to have some of their products featured in my holiday gift guides, while I had heard of them before I wasn’t sure. But my husband encouraged me to pursue it because he had heard of them through his favorite podcasts and had always wanted to try it!
They were happy to send us some products to try, and my husband was more than happy to review them! So I got to buy wrapping paper early and work on my gift packaging prowess; then he got to unwrap them all and try them all out for this review!
While you can find these products scattered throughout my different gift guides, I also wanted a post where you could read about all the different products my husband tried in one place, along with his honest review of them and some more of the technical info for each item too!
They range in price from $20 to $130 for gift sets, which is already affordable, and that doesn’t account for my nifty new link giving you 20% off your entire order and free shipping! So make sure to click on the link below before completing your purchase to save some money, get free shipping, and help me out in the mix!
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I’ll start my reviews with the products that was by far my husband’s favorite, this below the belt and all over body hair trimmer, rather fittingly called the Lawn Mower!
This fourth generation trimmer features advanced SkinSafe™ technology and cutting-edge ceramic blades to reduce grooming accidents, along with a new multi-function on/off switch that can engage a travel lock. To make it quick and easy to charge, the wireless charging system uses electromagnetic induction which can help battery life last longer. To top it all off, it is waterproof so he can use it right in the shower!
My husband tried it first in the shower and then dry a few days later and was quite impressed with it in both! He readily admitted it was far better than the trimmers he's had before, with almost no tugging or snagging while using it dry and only a little when he was using it in the shower. He’s had a couple trimmers before this one and all of them were completely useless in the shower, so despite it not perfectly performing in water, he was quick to assure me that the fact it was doing this well underwater was astonishing!
I have to say that I like it a lot too; mainly, because it makes it so much easier for him to maintain than his standard routine, he is making it more of a daily shower habit to use it, and a constantly well groomed guy can’t help but make me very happy!
So if you can only afford one of the products here, I would recommend this one the most! They are all great but this one he’ll get the most use out of, and you’ll certainly appreciate it in your man’s grooming lineup!
Now there was a Christmas in my childhood where my mom bought my dad a nose hair trimmer for Christmas, and it led to him refusing to shave at all for six months as a prank! So imagine my surprise when my husband actually wanted a nose hair trimmer, so second up in the review is the Weed Wacker! Also I love the names of these, and my husband found them hilarious!
The Weed Whacker uses a 9,000 RPM motor-powered 360-degree rotary dual-blade system to help trim in such delicate areas, after all pulling out a nose hair is literally, the worst. Its intelligently contoured design enhances the trimming experience, and it is waterproof just like the Lawn Mower, which makes for easy operation and cleaning.
Now at this time my husband (luckily) doesn’t have a lot of hair in his nose or ears, so this was his first time using a hair trimmer like this at all and it worked like a charm! He said it tickled a little bit but that could also just be the nerves of sticking something buzzing inside his ear, then he proceeded to chase me around to try to put it in my ear so I could “listen to it.”
Joint conclusion, it's disconcerting to hear something buzz in your ear, but is otherwise easy and painless. Now that my husband is done with his own nose hair trimmer prank, he’s also used it in his nose and can report it works great there too!
For an all over starter kit for below the belt male hygiene, look no further than the Crop Care Kit! I asked MANSCAPED to include this product because it's just perfect for packing in a dapper little toiletry bag as a gift, and it's full of unique items I never would have thought of! The Crop Care Kit is made up of five different male hygiene items, including:
MANSCAPED Refined Body Wash: To start off his self-care routine, MANSCAPED has created a cologne-quality body wash, that just so happens to go perfectly with their cologne! Hydrating and infused with Aloe Vera and Sea Salt, this wash is the perfect upgrade to whatever your man is washing with now. My husband loves it and it is by far the most used of all these toiletries, and I love that he smells citrusy and woodsy right out of the shower!
MANSCAPED Crop Mop Ball Wipes: So I love having feminine wipes like this on hand for me, so when I saw there was a guy version, I was so excited to see what he thought of them! These wipes come individually packaged, were specially designed for male hygiene and keep "the boys" clean and refreshed, while soothing aloe vera leaves skin smooth and balanced. He liked them when I made him try them, and now I plan on packing them in our camping and travel toiletries for on the go male hygiene!
MANSCAPED Crop Reviver Ball Deodorant: I never think about men chafing at all, so this was the surprise product that turned out to be a learning moment for me. But my man; who happens to skateboard, run, and bike, certainly appreciates it!
MANSCAPED Crop Reviver Ball Toner: so another teachable moment, this toner is meant to be used at the end of the showering routine before the deodorant, to help reduce irritation and razor burn. He used it and we assume that it works great, but he didn’t have any problems with that before.
Foot Duster Deodorant: Finishing up the set of self care items, this foot duster deodorant was the perfect compliment to the other deodorant products for my husband's workout routine! He uses it on his feet before workouts, and it certainly helps with both his feet and the shoes themselves after his runs and rides!
As with all the MANSCAPED products, these are vegan, cruelty-free, dye-free, sulfate-free, and paraben-free, and I love him having a great starter kit that just so happens to go with my personal favorite of all the MANSCAPED products he tried!
And now we get to my favorite product of the whole bunch, the MANSCAPED Refined cologne! I absolutely adore perfume myself, and while I certainly don’t need my man bathed in scents like I am, I love a clean masculine scent on him for when we are going out for the night or to one of our friend’s houses for holiday parties! Enter the MANSCAPED Refined Cologne, which will certainly be staying in his scent arsenal.
With the same signature scent that’s in all MANSCAPED formulas, this cologne is a perfect compliment to the Crop Care Kit but in reality can easily just be a new great cologne for your man’s collection! Hypoallergenic, cruelty-free, dye-free, paraben-free, and 100% vegan; this signature scent introduces a light citrus burst before settling into the anchoring notes of vetiver and a woodsy, masculine finish.
Compared to other colognes I’ve bought him, this one seems to stay longer on him than the others, but it's definitely not overpowering. You just get faint wisps of it, and it stays in his clothes remarkably well. There’s nothing like cuddling into a warm husband, especially when he smells great too!
Despite their being a woodsy undertone in the scent, it is by no means smokey or musky, which I only prefer every once in a while. This scent is a great one for everyday as well as evenings out, and my husband loves to wear it too! This is the first time I’ve bought him a cologne that he remembers and wants to put on before heading out the door, so I’d call that a new favorite in his book too!
The last product we had to review was this all in one nail cutting and care kit, The Shears 2.0! This 4-piece nail kit features tempered stainless steel tools, namely: slant tipped tweezers, rounded point scissors, fingernail clippers, and a medium grit nail file.
This is the product that I was most interested to see what he thought of, because if there's one thing my man’s particular about, it's his nail clippers! My regular ones can’t cut his nails so he uses these big bulky ones I thought people only used on toes. These clippers I cannot move or touch, and trust me that's not hard to do!
So he tentatively tried these new clippers, and was very surprised how sharp they were! They easily cut through his nails and did a great job, but he didn’t necessarily like the way they folded and unfolded. This made them feel a little ungainly in his hands because he wasn’t used to the style of nail clipper. It wasn’t a deal breaker to him, but when they are to replace his favorite he’s going to be picky!
Now it lives in my husband’s luggage on every trip, and otherwise lives on his desk, because while he’s still getting used to the clippers, he absolutely loves the tweezers! They are his favorite of the pack, he mentions them and how useful they are all the time, and he’s also stopped stealing my tweezers which I can always appreciate!
If you want to get your guy a whole selection of these products at a lower price and with some free gifts thrown into the mix, MANSCAPED has the perfect gift package that includes a selection of the items we’ve tested! The most extensive of this is the Performance Package, which is perfect if you’re looking to get both the Lawn Mower 4.0 and the Weed Whacker.
This gift set features these two signature items, while also being complimented by a disposable shaving mat along with a couple of the most popular toiletries from the Crop Care Kit; the toner and deodorant, so that your man’s new grooming routine goes easily and smoothly! In addition to all this, this package includes the free gifts of a premium toiletry travel bag, known as The Shed, and a pair of silky smooth anti chafing boxers! So divide up all the gifts for a little pile of self care gifts to unwrap, or keep them together in their dapper gift box for an upscale presentation of your guy’s new grooming supplies!
THE PERFECT PACKAGE
For the toned down version of the above gift pack, the Perfect Package is the pick for you! It features all the items of the Performance Package, but no nose hair trimmer! So if, like my husband, your guy doesn’t need a nose hair trimmer just yet, save a little money and still get a great gift set that he’ll use and love!
While he had his favorites of the pack, my husband loved all the products he got to test and now I’m stuck trying to find new things to get him for his actual Christmas gifts! So if your man needs anything for his self grooming routine this holiday season, I’d highly recommend you give MANSCAPED a try!
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Happy grooming and gift giving this holiday season!
