Category: Men

I am already bored. I’ll admit it. I hate shopping for men. And I don’t mean to sound all negative or anything, but I stink at it. Or maybe, my husband stinks at gift-receiving because he is impossible. To shop for, I mean. Otherwise he’s cute and thoughtful and stuff. I love him, so I […]

I’ve always considered myself a pretty good gift giver. And then I got married. I made all the rookie mistakes. Buying technology when I don’t know a gadget from a gizmo. Swiping trends straight from the runway and trying to sell my brand new husband on them. Taking a good idea a step too far (i.e. […]

People are really biased towards winners. Generally, as a rule, when you want to learn a new skill, you turn to someone who does it well, but I think that’s misguided. The best people to learn from, in my opinion, are the failures. The ones who have done it badly, time and again, because they […]

I once tried to make a case to Kevin that my many, many car accidents (a long time ago,of course) make me something of a safe driving expert. After all, I know exactly what not to do. I take the same approach to shopping for men. I have made so many mistakes, that I can […]

When I met my husband, his grooming routine consisted of a handful of products, unchanged since middle school: Caress soap, Pert Plus, and Seabreeze toner. Soon, the higher-end products started to make their way into his medicine cabinet: bumble & bumble and American Crew for his hair, Korres and Molton Brown body washes, my leftover moisturizers… And […]

I got a secret for you: No one needs a flask. No one. Really. What exactly is the message there. A tie is probably not going to win you any awards either. Here, a few, slightly more original ideas for the hard-to-shop for man in your life. Here is the list of some best gifts […]