Grooming
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Welcome to the Summer of the Technicolor Dye Job
The week in excellent grooming.
Lockdown Long Hair Is Finally Hitting the Sweet Spot
Just in time for summer.
DIY Dye Jobs, Buzz-Cuts, and Hair Extensions: The Week in Quarantine Grooming
Looks like Alec Baldwin got a haircut.
Watch a Pro Barber Coach a Total Novice Through a Skin Fade
This cut has a higher degree of difficulty than your average at-home buzz.
The Best Razors Will Make Burn, Bumps, and Ingrowns a Thing of the Past
Get smooth without irritation.
How to Start a Skin-Care Routine
GQ Grooming Columnist Phillip Picardi breaks down how every guy can—and should!—create a regimen of creams and serums for himself.
The Best Face Sunscreens Will Prevent Sunburn Now and Wrinkles Later
And they’ll do it without clogging pores and causing breakouts.
Here’s Where To Get Your Post-Lockdown Tattoo
Smith Street Tattoo Parlour, Horimitsu, and House of Ruin are starting to open up their books for those who have spent the last three months dreaming about their first—or hundredth—piece of ink.
Get Yourself Some Floral Cologne for Summer
But also: flowers will smell great on you all year round.
The Best Patchouli Colognes are Surprisingly Sophisticated
We picked eight intense and complex riffs on the hippie classic.
This Is Your One-Stop Shop for Smelling Great
Claus Porto is the old-school brand that'll have you smelling like a distinguished Portuguese gentleman.
The Best Cologne from Each Fragrance Family
Fragrance families decoded by the man who defined them.
Get Yourself Some Floral Cologne for Summer
But also: flowers will smell great on you all year round.
By Adam Hurly
The Best Razors Will Make Burn, Bumps, and Ingrowns a Thing of the Past
Get smooth without irritation.
By Adam Hurly
How to Start a Skin-Care Routine
GQ Grooming Columnist Phillip Picardi breaks down how every guy can—and should!—create a regimen of creams and serums for himself.
By Phillip Picardi
GQ Daily
The Best Face Sunscreens Will Prevent Sunburn Now and Wrinkles Later
And they’ll do it without clogging pores and causing breakouts.
By Adam Hurly
Here’s Where To Get Your Post-Lockdown Tattoo
Smith Street Tattoo Parlour, Horimitsu, and House of Ruin are starting to open up their books for those who have spent the last three months dreaming about their first—or hundredth—piece of ink.
By Samuel Hine
Photography by Amy Lombard, Kiyotaka Hamamura, and Michelle Groskopf
The Best Sheet Masks Will Recharge Dull, Distressed Skin
Slapping on one of these serum-soaked paper masks is more or less maximum skin care.
By Adam Hurly
Use Night Cream Before Bed to Wake Up Handsome and Glowing in the Morning
Your moisturizer needs are different at night.
By Adam Hurly
Walmart Will No Longer Lock Up Black Beauty and Grooming Products
The move is part of a larger wave of big retailers reckoning with racism in the wake of the George Floyd protests.
By Megan Gustashaw
29 Black-Owned Grooming, Skincare, and Wellness Brands You Can Shop Right Now
Consider where your money is going.
By The Editors of GQ
Get Ready for the Post-Coronavirus Tattoo Boom
It seems like everyone is planning on getting a tattoo when this is all over—but right now the virus is a crisis for the industry.
By Taylor Trudon
DIY Dye Jobs, Buzz-Cuts, and Hair Extensions: The Week in Quarantine Grooming
Looks like Alec Baldwin got a haircut.
By Megan Gustashaw
12 Scalp-Stimulating Shampoos for Guys with Thinning Hair
The sooner you swap in the right suds, the better.
By Adam Hurly
Watch a Pro Barber Coach a Total Novice Through a Skin Fade
This cut has a higher degree of difficulty than your average at-home buzz.
By The Editors of GQ
Green Hair, Goatees, and the Only Clean-Shaven Man in the World: The Week in Quarantine Grooming
Get outta here with your beard.
By Megan Gustashaw
SPF That’s Safe for Your Skin: The 10 Best Natural Sunscreens
Get acquainted with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
By Adam Hurly