OBSCURE Grooming Tools [0:00:00]
All right, gents. I’m willing to bet 20 bucks here that I’ve got some grooming tools
and products in today’s video that you have never tried.
Curious what’s on this list? Want to win the 20 bucks? Stick around, because in today’s
video, gents, I’m talking about obscure grooming tools and products that most men
have never tried. [Music]
Now, as I don’t want to disqualify everyone just yet, let’s start things off easy. First
up, we’ve got the anti-fog mirror. Why would you want this especially in the shower? So,
that you can shave in the shower. Now, these type of mirrors come in all shapes
and sizes and they’re relatively inexpensive. Now, the key characteristic as the name implies
is the anti-fog coating. This is chemical coating that’s going to go over a hard plastic,
not glass. You don’t want something when it falls, it’s going to smash into a million
pieces. No, you want something simple lightweight
that you can hang up in your shower. And why do you want to shave in the shower? Because
you want to save time. It’s really an easy way, you can actually be able to see your
face, get the shaving done. This is for the guy that wants to shave fast,
he wants to shave on the go and he doesn’t want to have a mess to clean up in the sink.
Now, speaking of shaving, next up on our list, we’ve got the straight razors. This one
has been around for thousands of years. You may have heard of this, but my question is
have you ever tried using a straight razor? I would say every man should at least try
once getting a straight razor shave, even if you go to a professional.
Now, if you don’t own a straight razor, you probably have never used this tool and
this is called a strop. It has a leather side, it has a fabric side. And the purpose of a
strop is to keep your straight razor sharp between professional sharpenings.
Now, straight razors unlike razor blades the disposable type you buy, you can use them
again and again, dozens if not in some cases hundreds of times between having to send it
off to get it professionally sharpen. How do you maintain that razor sharp edge?
How do you make sure no rust gets up onto the blade? By running it over the strop, the
leather side and then the fabric side. And there is a way that you want to do this correctly.
There is a technique here. But, by doing this you keep that razor just razor sharp. [Sound
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The next grooming product that most men have never heard of, a leave-in moisturizer. So,
the vast majority of you guys use shampoo and hopefully use a conditioner because every
time you use a shampoo, it strips the oil right off your hair and it leaves it exposed.
Your hair follicles and your scalp are naturally going to replace that oil over time.
But, when you put on a regular conditioner, it quickly puts on a thin coat and it makes
your hair just easier to brush and manage. A leave-in moisturizer is going to do that,
but to a higher degree. So, a leave-in moisturizer is going to infuse
those follicles with a little bit more moisture and it’s going to give them a little bit
more width. It basically is going to make your hair look a bit more full. So, if you’ve
got thin hair, if you’ve got longer hair, you want to consider using a leave-in moisturizer.
When you use something like this, you’ll keep it in your hair for about five to ten
minutes after you shampoo and at that point, it’s going to better penetrate the actual
hair follicles and it’s going to also condition your scalp.
Now, very similar, but different in application is hair food. Hair food isn’t something
you put on in the shower and you don’t wash out. This is like a mousse that you’re going
to put into your hair, except, again, it’s going to go into the follicles, it’s going
to treat the scalp. So, if you’ve got an itchy scalp, if you
actually have a very dry scalp. If you’ve got hair follicles hair that dries, if you
live in a desert, hair food is really great for keeping your hair full and for making
sure the moisture doesn’t get sucked out of the hair.
It’s going to bring it in and it’s basically just a moisturizer. If you can imagine, you’ve
got it for your hands, you’ve got it for your face, you’ve got it for your body.
This is a moisturizer for your hair for about a 24 to 48-hour period and it’s going to
keep it looking full and, you know, it’s going to prevent them from drying and eventually
cracking. Next up, we’ve got a sea salt body scrub.
Now, a lot of guys maybe heard of this, but they’ve never tried it. Why they think it’s
the women that’s going to make their skin too soft. Yes, it is going to make your skin
soft, it’s also going to get rid of backne. You know what I’m talking about, acne on
the back, acne in and on the chest. This is what this does really well naturally.
It goes in and it cleans out the pores. And, believe me, guys, go talk to the ladies. They
have no issues with you having soft skin on your chest and on your back.
Next up, we’ve got skin protectors. A lot of guys confuse this with anti-aging creams,
eye creams. It’s not the same thing. If you could imagine, this is the ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure. If you are young guy, if you live in a city
in which it has a lot of pollutants, this is what you’re looking for, because this
is going to protect your skin, contains antioxidant, going to go right there into the skin and
provide a nice protective layer to keep your skin healthy in rougher environments.
Next up, we’ve got face masks. I’m not talking about the kind that everyone’s wearing
to protect themselves from the virus. I’m talking about face masks that are about relaxing
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You’re going to see all different types of options out there. This one right here
is an anti-aging, so it’s going to have a special anti-aging serum that’s going
to basically tighten up parts of the skin, the collagen and those areas that get a little
bit loose. And it’s made to go in there and to penetrate.
The whole part about a mask is slowing down putting this on and then letting the serum
penetrate and do its job. This one over here is a mud mask. This is going to go on, it’s
going to dry off and then after it dries 15 to 20 minutes, you’re going to go on and
you’re going to rinse off. Now, gents, in case you didn’t notice, the
last six products, all come from my company, Vitaman. And I’m proud to bring this company
to you because I stand behind every product we sell.
Seriously, gents, if you buy our product and it doesn’t meet your expectations it irritates
your skin, you just simply don’t like it. Let us know, we’ll get you your money back,
because I treat people the way I would want to be treated.
Now, when I acquired half of this company and I got my new partner, Claire, we talked
about this and we said, hey, we got to have the hundred percent money-back guarantee,
but also, I need to bring attention to all these great products that you’ve got.
She was in the industry for 30 years. She’s been running Vitaman for 20. And this woman
has a background and basically working with men and taking care of their skin in spas
across the world. And she realized that guys could be doing so many more things to just
look better to feel better. If you’re 55 years old, you’re back in
the dating scene, you want to take care of your face. This is the thing that people are
going to see. You’re taking tons of pictures, you’re going to probably be dating a woman
who’s quite a few years younger. You want to make sure that you look your best,
that you don’t look old and raggedy. I’m sorry to say it. But, if you take care of
your skin, an ounce of prevention using the right products and all of a sudden you’re
going to feel better, you’re going to look better and you’re going to be able to have
better luck when you’re out there on the scene.
So, if you’ve got thin hair and you’re interested in our leave-in moisturizer and
hair food or you’re a younger guy and you live in the city and you want to check out
our skin protector, all these products I’m going to link to down in the description.
Now, gents, this is where the 20 bucks comes in. Use that link down in the description
of today’s video and you’re going to save at least $20 over at Vitaman.
Seriously, I’ve got some awesome deals. I’m putting this down there because I want
you guys to explore the website, try out some of the amazing products.
This right here, the sea salt body scrub, it doesn’t sell a lot. It blows me away
because it’s such an amazing product. Now, so many of you guys are dealing with backne,
you’re dealing with acne on the chest, this is what you want to try.
And guess what? You try it, it doesn’t work out, then let me know. We’ll definitely
take care of you guys. I set this up because I just feel so many men would simply try these
products, they would see how can it help you just feel better about yourself.
When, all of a sudden you’re just feeling better about how you look with your shirt
off, you feel better about, you know, when you try some of these other products, your
skin your face, this is going to build your confidence, it’s going to make you just
feel maybe more outgoing. It’s going to lead to something great.
And that’s why I get excited about our products using organic ingredients, natural products
that you can trust made over in Australia. All those details, again, down over at Vitaman.
Use that link to get the best deal on the web, guys. It’s my company. I stand behind
every product we sell. Go check this out, Vitaman.
Now, this next one I think is going to get a lot of you guys and that is a solid cologne.
Most of you guys are familiar with liquid colognes, which are pretty much mostly alcohol.
Hmm, Armani Code Absolu, beautiful fragrance. But, the problem with that bottle is it’s
too large to travel with. That’s 200 ml. Even the small travel ones, you’ve got to
account for just taking a liquid and, again, it’s 70, 80 in some cases over 90% alcohol.
What’s nice about this, this is the essential oil boiled down to a solid basically, yeah,
there’s no liquid here. So, easy to travel with, very concentrated.
Now, there are some issues. Some of you guys maybe really sensitive to the oils, so you
may find you dab this on your neck and you may get some irritation. But, most people,
it’s going to be perfectly fine. They’re a little bit harder to find and the variety
of smells it’s kind of like its own thing. But, I would say if you’ve never tried anything
like this and if you really don’t like to spray fragrances, you want something that’s
more compact easier to travel, look into a solid state cologne.
Now, this next one is going to get a lot of you guys because you would never even consider
it and that is a concealer. Yes, makeup for me. But, hear me out before you totally discount
this. Here’s the thing. You’re about to give
a presentation. You have prepared. It’s on video. Your face is going to be right there
and all of a sudden, you look at your face and you’ve got this huge pimple right there
in the middle and you just know that it’s going to distract people.
So, guess what? You pull out your concealer and you take care of it. For people that are
prone to a lot of breakouts to bad acne, this is something that they absolutely love. It’s
about confidence. And I’m not here to judge anybody and this
company, Stryx, I think is making actually a lot of great products. You can find these
now in drugstores across the United States. What I love about something like this is it’s
a tool that you can use to feel more confident. Now, to be fully transparent, I am an investor
in this company. But, seriously, guys, I would love to hear from you down in the comments.
Agree? Disagree? Would you ever use a concealer? Would you ever use male makeup?
And just to let you guys know, in my past, I remember being in high school and asking
one of my sisters to actually cover up a pimple. I had it right there on my face, I was very
embarrassed. And so, it may be something that, yeah, we don’t talk about, but if it gives
you a bit more confidence, I don’t know, I’m on the side of definitely, you know,
why not give it a try. [0:10:07]
So now, let’s talk about nail grooming tools. Clippers, you know about these. Scissors,
most of you guys know about them and you probably know that these are better than clippers because
these just crush the nail and don’t normally do as good of a job as a pair of scissors.
But, even better than that, what do the professionals use? Nippers. So, nippers are going to get
more mileage than a pair of scissors and they’re going to do a very precise and elegant job.
Now, nippers are usually used by professionals, but if you’ve got thicker toenail, you may
want to invest in a good pair of nippers. These can be expensive and the nicer ones
are going to have it, so that they got these spring load right in there that’s just going
to get them to bounce back and forth. But, I do find that a curved pair of nippers
used on hard and tough nails is better than pretty much any tool out there.
Next up on the list, gents, we’ve got styptic pencils and styptic balm. What is this? This
is an anti-hemorrhagic. So, basically whenever you’ve got some bleeding on the neck and
it won’t stop, use something like this, it will stop the bleeding immediately.
If you shave every day, this is one of those tools that men used to have, but for some
reason we got rid of. We forgot all about and instead we started putting toilet paper
all over the place. Guys, that look never looks good. Instead, get a styptic pencil.
You can find these if you look they’re relative inexpensive. If you want the balm, this works
even better. There are some options out there. But, again, look for a styptic pencil or a
styptic balm. Plenty of options and for some reason is missing in most men’s grooming
wardrobes. All right, gents. How many of you guys are
perfect? You’re ten for ten. You’ve gotten everything I’ve thrown at you. Guess what?
I’m about to mess you up. Are you ready? Potassium alum block. How many of you guys
actually have this? So, most people have never heard of this unless you’re big in the shaving
community, then you know what this is. This is a bar, so it’s a natural salt. It’s
been around for hundreds of years. One of the most common purposes nowadays if you’re
big into shaving especially wet shaving, you want to have this, you can put on your hands,
it’s going to basically give you more grip with your hands. But, it will also be – it’s
a great antiseptic. So, if you want to use it on your face after
you shave and it will let you know because this is a salt, so it’s going to also let
you know if you’ve got some cuts how bad you did. But, this is just a natural product
that men have been using for centuries and it’s really fallen to the wayside. It’s
just not something, there’s so many different alternatives and options out there.
But, if you’re looking for something to add to your grooming wardrobe, potassium alum
block is what you want to look for. So, what video to watch next? How about the
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