happy father's day: ManUp!

If your husband is a minimalist when it comes to grooming--clips his nails regularly, uses thickening shampoo, shaves with Baribisol and lathers up with his trusty Irish Spring--this just may be the perfect Father's Day gift for you to give. Truman's Men's Groomers, a NYC-men's salon featuring hot shaves, massage, shoes shines, cigars and whisky, is offering a fun Father's Day MANUP contest.

New Yorkers are invited to nominate a dad most deserving of a grooming overhaul for a chance to win a Truman’s membership (value: $600). Just submit a photo and explain in 50 words or less why your dad, husband, brother, uncle or best friend needs to MAN UP! On June 8, Truman’s will select four runners-up to receive a Total Package – which includes a haircut, shave, 60-minute massage, Handshake Maintenance and a professional shoe shine. After-photos will be posted on Facebook, and fans will be asked to vote. The dad with the most votes will win the grand prize - a membership to Truman’s!

Check out the details of the contest on Truman's home page, I’ve attached a link to Truman’s home page http://trumans-nyc.com/fathersday_gifts.htm

holiday gift guide: give Redken

There are tons of gift sets out there for women but what about the men in your life? Don't they deserve something just as special? Redken saves the day with two great grooming kits. The Grooming Essentials Gift Set ($21; pictured here) is the all in one kit designed to gently cleanse hair and skin. It includes Redken For Men go clean daily care shampoo to hydrate the scalp, and strengthen the hair, grip tight holding gel that provides excellent control and shine without flaking when styling hair, and cleanse acid balancing cleansing bar to gently cleanse, smooth and refresh the skin. Or pick up the Mint Essentials Travel Kit ($12.50) for all his travel needs. The four products from the Redken For Men Mint Active Line all come in travel sizes that are airport security friendly: mint clean shampoo, cool finish conditioner, mint fix sweat-resist gel, and new mint rush hair & body wash. There's also a sample packet of mint shape forming paste to keep his style in place. Visit www.redken.com to locate a Redken For Men salon in your area.