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Introducing The Detroit Grooming Society
Posted on April 09 2021
What makes a company successful? There are countless ways to define success from solid ownership and collaborative team members, having strong core values and innovative products that perform time and time again. At Detroit Grooming Company, we define success, not by revenue, units sold nor how many followers we have...
Beards vs Masks - How to Manage Your Beard in a Pandemic
Posted on March 18 2021
…and no, you don’t have to shave As far as facial hair goes, there has never been a harder thing to manage in a pandemic than a beard. Beard dents, a definitive line across the front of your beard isn’t an annoyance as much as it is a sign of...
Re-imagining the Salon Experience
Posted on April 17 2020
Are you ready for the green light? I heard a great analogy about what we're all experiencing right now and I wanted to share: The world as we know it is stopped at a red light. Some of us are impatiently tapping our toes, maybe getting distracted playing with the...
5 Ways for Salons and Barbers to Connect with Clients During COVID-19
Posted on March 26 2020
Stay in touch. Times are certainly different in the Beauty and Grooming Industry right now. With many of our retail partners being forced to temporarily close their doors for the safety of their staff and customers, we’ve all had to come up with some creative ways to stay relevant and...
Looking Back on 2018
Posted on December 31 2018
Looking Back on 2018 Detroit Grooming Lou Director of Brand Management, Marketing, & PR. 2018 was such an awesome year for us at Detroit Grooming. Looking back, we are filled with amazement and gratitude for one thing: YOU. We wouldn't be here today were it not for you. Our bearded...
Our First Ever Spray Cologne!
Posted on November 26 2018
It's Here. The All-New Black Edition Spray Cologne Detroit Grooming Lou Director of Brand Management, Marketing, and PR. Last year, on Black Friday we released our Black Signature Line of beard wash, beard butter, and beard oil. The amber bourbon scent was an immediate hit with customers new and old. We...
Toys For Tots 2018
Posted on November 13 2018
Help Us Bring a Little Hope to the Little Ones this Christmas with Toys For Tots Detroit Grooming Lou Director of Brand Management, Marketing, & PR. Christmas is a time of joy, happiness, and goodwill. It's a time of giving and help those less fortunate than ourselves, especially impoverished children. Most...
5 Things You Should Know About No-Shave November
Posted on November 01 2018
5 Things You Should Know About No-Shave November Detroit Grooming Lou Director of Brand Management, Marketing & PR. Congrats! You're taking the leap and you're letting it grow! Dropping the Razor! Going, as they say, "full-on beard!" Well high-5s and fist bumps coming your way. And as you set out on...
A Man's Guide to Mother's Day
Posted on May 11 2018
No matter who you are, you have one. No, I'm not talking about your nose. It's mom! This is the time of year when we celebrate someone who really matters. I call my mom "moms" because she's done far more for me and my siblings than one "mom" could possibly handle. I have much to be thankful for on Mother's Day.
Grooming a Super Beard: The Ultimate Guide
Posted on April 17 2018
A beard is not just a style. It’s an ongoing seismic event. And the reasons anyone may have to grow a beard are many, although not all of them are in the pursuit of manly looks and rugged adventures. And not all of them are related to that cynical story...
Subscriptions and You!
Posted on February 05 2018
Subscriptions are not just for your dad's Playboy's anymore.
From our friends at Gentlemansbox to Amazon's recurring delivery, getting the things you want or want to try on a regular basis has never more fun.
From our friends at Gentlemansbox to Amazon's recurring delivery, getting the things you want or want to try on a regular basis has never more fun.
Ways to Promote Beard Growth to the Max! A No Shave November Special Edition
Posted on November 17 2017
We are all aware that it is No Shave November, but some of you may not know that we are selling some Special Edition DGC No Shave bands, A special thank you goes out to www.rapidwristbands.com for helping us make our custom No Shave November wristbands! These bands are awesome in a couple different ways. The most important thing about them is that 100% of the money earned from the bracelets will be going directly to men’s health charities. Secondly, you get to represent your favorite grooming company wherever you go.
8 Problems that Come with Having a Beard
Posted on October 30 2017
Look at me! I'm adorable. From my smile to the pen in my shirt, there isn't much I don't like about this picture. My favorite thing though, is my beard. It's red. It's full. It gets compliments. Having a beard as great as mine can come with some problems though. Here are 8 problems the well bearded all go through.
7 reasons to put our poo in your face!
Posted on October 21 2017
In 2015, The Huffington Post wrote an article on how bearded men have fecal matter in their beards. When you follow their sources you'll quickly learn that they wrote it more to be sensational and relevant than based on real fact. Well, The Detroit Grooming Company decided to take the...
Let's talk Grooming Oil
Posted on October 11 2017
I have never had any reason to search for a high-quality grooming/beard oil because I have never been able to grow much more than random patches of "beard" on my face. Although nothing has changed as far as my facial shortcomings go, I now use one of our custom grooming oils daily. Some days I feel like radiating the pleasant scent of vanilla, tobacco and cedarwood found in our highly popular Corktown Beard Oil; other days I will apply the mildly sweet aroma of vanilla and orange found in our Orchard Lake Beard Oil.
Pomade: Oh The Styles You Can Choose!
Posted on October 02 2017
Pomade dates back as early as the 19th century. Back then it was made with Bear fat. I'm not quite sure who came up with and then tested it but we salute that person. In this day and age it is either oil or water based and comes in a...
Your Hair and You.
Posted on September 10 2017
All Natural Shampoo is the Way to Go! The importance of clean hair doesn't need to be discussed. The general consensus is you should wash your hair at least every other day. However, if you hair is naturally oily or your job is to building sand castles at the beach all...
Beard Oil - What's in an oil anyway?
Posted on September 05 2017
There you are. Staring blankly at your cart. Trying to decide between the different scents in the exquisite luxury of a beard oil. What is a man to do? What's a man to get? Here we feature a couple of my favorites! Beard Oil Beard Oils (also referred to as grooming...
Winter is Coming...
Posted on September 01 2017
Are you ready? If you're like the millions of people in this world who are just enamored with the storyline's behind a certain bearded author's imagination, you know winter has been coming for some time. Well, winter is here now, and so are some magnificent beards. They could easily rename...
How to Grow a Beard Thicker and Faster
Posted on July 13 2016
Beards give a man that rustic, rugged look that many women find attractive. Beards are very popular with 55% of men across the world having some sort of facial hair. If you're looking to grow an impressive beard but having some trouble, you are not alone! Many men find that...
Best Men's Hair Products
Posted on July 12 2016
The Ultimate Hair Products for Men! Grooming is an important part of a man’s life, which is why it’s imperial to make sure that the best products are purchased and used properly in order to clean and style beards, mustaches, body and head hair. Fortunately, one of the best...
How To Grow A Beard
Posted on June 27 2016
Beards are back. Throughout history beards have gone in and out of style. In some cultures they are a sign of virility, wisdom, strength, and sexual prowess, while others see people with beards as dangerous, uncivilized, lacking in proper hygiene, or savage. No matter your reason for wanting a beard, if you are a pubescent or adult male, growing a beard is as easy as falling off a log.
Beard Care Tips
Posted on June 24 2016
There's more to beard care than just letting nature take its course. Of course, at some point you'll have to trim it - or not, depending on which style you prefer - but there's more to beard maintenance than just that. Keeping your beard clean is also an important part of the process.
Undesired Hair Growth
Posted on December 06 2015
With just the right light and a tilt of your head a twinkle from the rim of your ear is spotted. One hair reaches out towards the rest of the world in dire need of attention.
Beard Becomes Him | Personal Branding on the Surface of your Face
Posted on November 20 2015
Often our first interactions with each other are short introductions that leave physical behaviors and visual brands up for interpretation to those who we are interacting with. The face is arguably the strongest immediate connection to one another and with slight missteps or poor representation it can be misread resulting...
Beard Grooming Tips: What Foods to Avoid with an Epic Beard
Posted on November 09 2015
With Christmas beckoning, you might be wondering the kind of foods to avoid this season as various dishes will be prepared to make merry. Having an epic beard, you might be wondering the kinds of foods to avoid, saving yourself from embarrassment. Here are the top 10 foods to keep...
How To Trim A Beard
Posted on October 12 2015
How To Trim A Beard ...And Not Make Yourself Look Weird! If it’s time to trim your beard, Because your beard has grown too long, Then here’s a helpful rhyme, To which you can even sing a song. Never trim your beard too short, For then it’s...
What Does Beard Oil Do?
Posted on October 09 2015
The Never-Ending Uses Of Good Beard Oil! While we’ve discussed at some great length the many benefits, both aesthetic and nutritional, of beard oil in one’s beard, there is a whole wealth of alternate uses for good beard oil that we haven’t even touched on yet. There is a very...
The Most Popular Beard Style For Movie Villains
Posted on October 07 2015
"Bad" Beards We Wana Have! It seems that there is something particularly villainous about the miniaturized affect of a goatee or beard sans cheeks, because there are a disproportionate amount of villains across the far reaches of cinema that are clad with this specific beard style. Now, to say that...
Mythical Beards
Posted on September 18 2015
The Beards We Wish Existed! Even though there are so many terrific, simply marvelous beards all over the place, today we pay homage to the beards that only our imaginations can appreciate. Across time, space, culture and even a vast moral spectrum, we’ve known many great beards only by their...
Gear Up For Movember w/ Detroit Grooming Co.
Posted on September 15 2015
Gear Up For MovemberAnd Craft Your Perennial Moustache! So, we know that it’s a bit early on for mention of a quasi-festivity like Movember, but we thought that we’d get the party started a bit preemptively and make sure that all you who are about to grow moustaches, or...
Unconventional Beard Styles
Posted on September 11 2015
Courtesy Of Herman Melville’s White Jacket Evidently Herman Melville was feeling creatively ambitious (even more so than usual) when writing White Jacket. In just two particular chapters of this 1850 novel, chronicling his fourteen months of naval service aboard the frigate USS United States, Melville utilizes twenty-five different expressions for...
Best Beard Styles Of The UFC
Posted on September 09 2015
Some Truly Tough Beards The Ultimate Fighting Championship is known for quite a few different things, but it’s known primarily for some of the most brutal mixed martial arts combat that the FCC has deemed legal to televise. In the just over twenty years since its founding, the UFC has...
7 Things I Learned From Growing A Beard
Posted on September 01 2015
Beard Lessons from the Master Beardsmen Growing a Beard Lesson #1:The itchy phase is just a phase With so many guys out there convinced that they cannot have the beard that they want because it’s “just too itchy,” I’m here to tell you, from firsthand experience, that the itchy...
Homage To The Grey Beard
Posted on August 27 2015
More Than Just A Touch Of Grey! The Grey Beard - Unique in So Many Ways Although they most commonly evoke images of wizards or rabbis, a grey beard is not something to trivialize or to discount. Much to the contrary, while any young man with time on his hands...
A Hairstyle Revived
Posted on August 26 2015
Pompadours Are Big And Getting Bigger! James Dean and the Pompadour Hair Style To most millenials, and even probably to a good deal of those constituting generation x, James Dean is some combination of legend, icon, antihero and cultural wraith. If you asked a young person today what three things...
A Moustache Divided
Posted on August 20 2015
Filling In The Philtrum As you look around from moustache to moustache, as one does with an abundance of time on one’s hands, you may notice that not all moustaches are alike. Much to the contrary, it may be more accurate to say that no two moustaches are ever exactly...
Dollar What Club?
Posted on August 19 2015
Do You Really Want To Bargain On Your Face? Dollar Beard Club: Is Your Face Worth a Dollar? Whether you’re clean-shaven or heavily bearded, or perhaps somewhere in between, you may have seen, may have even been intrigued by, one of these Dollar Shave/Beard Club advertisements. Oh, splendid little commercials,...
Moustache Constitution
Posted on August 13 2015
Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Whiskers Moustaches: To Each His Own Many great men, and some not even so particularly great, have grown some adornment of facial whiskers in their lifetimes. What makes the lifelong pursuit of moustache, beard or any other arrangement of whiskers so profoundly important to...
Detroit Barbershops
Posted on July 20 2015
A Cultural Center When you think of places around the city of Detroit where people love to congregate and share anecdotes or debate opinions, you might think of bars, restaurants or perhaps even the ballpark on a warm summer day. Where your mind might not immediately take you is to...
Beard Tax
Posted on July 14 2015
The Beard Is NOT A Superfluous Burden! We take a brief hiatus from our otherwise engaging lists of Best Beards In… to discuss something that has just recently come to our attention, but which should be known by every man, woman and child for the despicable and tyrannical act...
Best Beards In Sports
Posted on July 09 2015
The Most Athletic Facial Hair Around! Though hockey may hold the honor of inventing the much celebrated playoff beard, nowadays all sports have cashed in on that particular practice, and some specific athletes more than others. In fact, there are some professional men of sport who are so dedicated...
Beard Length
Posted on June 26 2015
The Long Beard Is Not The Only Beard To Trim or Not to Trim Having been thinking for almost a month now about doing some significant hedge trimming to my at-that-point roughly seven-month beard, I finally went through with it just the night before last. The thought to seriously reshape...
Beard Culture
Posted on June 24 2015
To Grow Or Not To Grow? It seems as though a number of people are under the impression that “beards are done,” or so they are attempting to propagate. The lowly and chronically superficial folks, whose jobs are to track and quantify cultural trends, as it were, have now...
Different Beard Styles
Posted on June 16 2015
Which Beard Style Would You Like To Compile? Different beard style, which would you like to compile, For your own face that you’ll feel is worthwhile. Some are quite short, but the long they do sport, But they’re always better before you abort. So, take it from me, who...
Beard Envy
Posted on June 10 2015
The Beard Is Always Bearder, Or Something Is Beard Envy Real? There seems to be a rather unfortunate affliction going around that is truly upsetting to realize. The phenomenon is colloquially referred to as beard envy, and it seems to be afflicting more and more, without any clear reason or...
The Beard Cap
Posted on June 05 2015
It’s Here, It’s Real And, No, It’s Not A Joke “Attention Hipster Swimmers, This Beard Cap Is the Answer to Your Prayers” At first glance, one might suspect that the article to follow this double-take-worthy headline would be of the satirical nature of The Onion. Time magazine elucidated a long...
Best Beard Cream
Posted on May 22 2015
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Beard Cream! …but just what exactly is beard cream? Beard Cream - What is it? Curious, indeed! We have been more than forthright about our Detroit Grooming Co. arsenal of grooming products, but we’ve not divulged anything in the way of...
Best Beard Care Products
Posted on May 04 2015
Well, it has recently come to light, via the results of a New Mexican microbiologist’s study, that some beards contain as much, or even more, bacteria than some toilets.
