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Man's World

Products for the masculine face, skin and hair

By Kandace Power Graves

Photos by Romney Photography

Secret beauty agents -- Sharps' "Buckle-Up Double Agent Kit" organizes wet and dry supplies in a tan canvas carrier with two compartments. One comes stocked with a half-dozen products men need on any trip, whether its out of town or to the gym: Kid Glove Shave Gel, 2.5 oz; Kid Glove Hydrating Gel, 2.5 oz.; Happy Me bath gel, 4 oz.; Happy Me Pit Guard deodorant, 2.6 oz; Mission Control conditioning shampoo, 4 oz.; and Mission Control Gluck-In-A-Puck hair controller, 1.oz.; $79 for the kit, available exclusively at Style Lab for Men (3641 Magazine St., 304-5072).

Black calf slip-on shoes with orange stripe grosgrain embellishment on top by G Series, $325, from Style Lab for Men(3641 Magazine St., 304-5072).

Time-tested, male approved -- Men like to smell good and have smooth skin and voluminous hair just like other fashion-conscious genders. Here are some items to help: (L-R) "Gingembre" fragrant ginger moisturizing bath and shower gel with essential oils by Roger & Gallet of Paris, $13 for 6.7 ounces. "1805" cologne by Truefitt & Hill of London -- which has been making men's toiletries for about 200 years -- stimulates, soothes and refreshes the skin, $65. Soothing lime shaving cream is made from the same process Geo F. Trumper's has used since he made them for the Royal Court of Queen Victoria in the 1800s, $37 for 7 ounces. This scalp therapy and conditioner uses botanicals and humectants to relieve scalp tightness, restore moisture and add volume to thinning hair by Nioxin, $16.99 for 10.1 ounces. All from Aidan Gill for Men (2026 Magazine St., 587-9090).