Manscaping & Body Grooming Basics

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Tips For Body Grooming

No matter what you call your body shaving routine – grooming, ritual, manscaping – technique and regimen matter. Grooming your chest, underarms and pubic area successfully is based on good technique as much as using the right tools.

Body Grooming Tutorial

Armed with the right tools, like the All Purpose Gillette STYLER, grooming your body hair is pretty simple. Follow these steps to get great results, every time:

Gillette Styler - choosing a comb length

Step 1: Select a Fixed Comb Length

The right comb length on your body hair trimmer can help you tame full, natural growth that hasn’t been touched by a razor for a while – or ever. The All Purpose Gillette STYLER comes with three comb attachments (2mm, 4mm, 6mm) for you to choose from.

Step 2: Trim

Trim your body hair. Trimming the hair before shaving can help prevent clogged blades.

Step 3: Shower

The water will help soften your body hair (which can be wiry) and make it easier for the razor to glide over your skin. All Purpose Gillette STYLER is waterproof so you can trim in the shower.

Step 4: Lather Up with Shave Gel

A good shaving cream helps to hydrate hairs, enhance razor glide, and protect your skin while you shave your body.

Step 5: Check for Dull Blades

Blade feeling dull or lubrication strips looking faded? It may be time for you to swap your blade attachment before you begin.

Step 6: Shave with Light, Gentle Strokes

Attach a Fusion5™ blade to your STYLER. Shave with light, gentle strokes, rinsing often, and with the skin pulled taut.

Step 7: Rinse Your Blades Often

Rinse your blades after every few strokes, both the back and front sides of the blades, and then gently shake excess water off. Do not tap your razor against the sink or wipe against a towel; these habits can reduce the life of the razor by affecting the intricate design of the blade components. Rinsing the blades under running water helps to remove built-up shaving gel, hair, and dead skin.

Step 8: Re-apply Shave Gel As Needed

You may find that you need to shave over the same spot in different directions to get a smooth shave. In order to help prevent shaving rash on your body, ensure that you reapply shave gel before you re-stroke.

Step 9: Rinse, Dry, and Moisturise

When it comes to what to do after manscaping, moisturising after shaving your body is critical – it helps to soothe your skin and encourage healthy hair growth.

What is Manscaping?

New to the world of male grooming and wondering exactly what is manscaping? Put simply this is a name for any kind of body trimming to enhance your appearance.

Whether it’s tidying up your chest hair or manscaping your pubic hair, plenty of men feel more confident and comfortable once they’ve mastered the manscaping basics.

You don’t need to start covering your body in hot wax to enjoy the benefits of manscaping your back or any other area – with easy to use Gillette grooming tools you can start trimming in the comfort of your bathroom.

What are the Benefits of Manscaping?

If you’ve ever admired the rippling muscles of professional swimmers or bodybuilders then you’ll know that one of manscaping’s benefits is showing off any of the hard work you might have been putting in at the gym.

Your partner may also prefer a more groomed look so it’s worth trying out some of the best manscaping tools for yourself.

To avoid suffering with ingrown hairs from manscaping, we suggest getting to grips with all of our body grooming tutorial tips and finding a high quality shaving device like our All Purpose Gillette STYLER with adjustable combs and efficient cutting!