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For our second 'Facing Facts' interview we spoke to Paul McVeigh - a global keynote speaker and former Premier League footballer. We talk about rebelling against the typical footballer stereotype, the performance mindset of professional sportspeople, and the importance of personal presentation.
In my first article ‘Why do you shave?’ I looked at the varying reasons why different people might shave. Inspired by that article, and chatting with King of Shaves Founder, Will King, I asked him who he knew who I might interview (turns out he knows quite a few very...
"Bring Back The Shave!" When you're 27 years into owning a brand with A) your surname in it and B) it's a descriptor of what it does – how do you keep it relevant, current, future facing – and more importantly, how do you get men to fall in love...
If you never had to shave again, would you miss it? I would, as I enjoy it, but I have a friend who has a five o’clock shadow by lunchtime and swears if the opportunity arose he would get his face lasered so it was permanently bald. A simpler solution might...
There are a lot of things it is difficult to do when wet-shaving. Please note, I said ‘difficult’ not ‘impossible’. Let’s not place limits on the actions of others or stifle their creativity, imagination, or determination to do the daft and unexpected. Pushing boundaries is part of being human and...
You don’t drive a car through a snowy field looking backwards. Almost any activity, not just a high risk one, is easier when we can see what we are doing. All of our senses contribute, but the more visual information we have, the better our chances of success.
Due to a glitch in the space-time continuum we’ve received this diary entry, sent back in time from 1,000 years into the future 02.05.3020 I’ve discovered an ancient and long-forgotten secret. It’s incredible, a complete game changer.
We instinctively know the coolest, most stylish people are those who make it look easy. We also know some effort is required to do this. Success comes from not letting that effort show. Sprezzatura is a wonderful Italian word defined in the sixteenth century by Baldassare Castiglione in his ‘Book of...
Why do you shave? Shaving is just what people do, right? Stubble grows, so we shave it off. As simple as that. Every time you stand in front of the mirror, razor in hand, you are deciding to shave. What does this decision say about you? What does it represent?
In these unprecedented and uncertain times, every little gesture or act of Kindness helps. With the announcement of schools closing today, and the demands being placed on 'Keyworkers' - people who are deemed essential for the country's wellbeing in these tough times – we want to step up as much as...
Will you join us at King of Shaves in giving Black Friday a new meaning? It's time to choose #GiveBlackFriday and help people less fortunate from us. We are donating the equivalent value of sales on in products to Beauty Banks, a UK charity who believe being clean is a basic human right.
If you’re going skiing this winter, you can expect your skin to take a battering. Our King of Shaves SPF15 Anti-Ageing Moisturiser is the perfect skincare solution...
