Building a Grooming Toolkit
If you’re the kind of gentleman who needs to organize everything you do, you probably have a reserved spot in your bathroom or medicine cabinet that has everything you need already stowed away. But if you’re just focusing on your grooming regimen, if you’re planning a trip out of town (especially abroad) and need to have all your grooming essentials lined up, there’s no better time to build your grooming toolkit.
It’s one of the masculine mysteries that the same gender who works so meticulously at organizing the tools you need to clean and wash your car, your hobbies, and your clothes would take care of themselves in complete chaos. So what follows takes that same principle of structure and organization – the right tools for the job, stored in the right place – and applies it to everything it takes to transform you into a gentleman. Or at least, a man who has things in order.
Use a set of tools that is appropriate for your set of tools
Your grooming tool kit should be large enough to safely hold all of your grooming essentials, yet compact enough that it won’t take up too much space on your shelf or inside your suitcase.
Most department stores and large retailers carry collapsible shaving kit bags in a variety of materials. You don’t have to get the leather suitcase and the bag itself doesn’t have to be particularly expensive. It should be big enough to handle several items at once and include a watertight zippered pocket where you can store a wet toothbrush or razor blade.
For a non-travel option, simply get a plastic box with a snap-on lid. They are usually in the dollar price range.
The right tools for the job
Now that you have the tool set, it’s time to put it away. From top to bottom, your grooming kit should include shampoo, conditioner, styling gel/moose, nose clippers, razors, aftershave, deodorant, soap, body wash, nail clippers, nail brush , pumice stone and toenail clippers. .
The importance of the smallest items.
They say the devil is in the details, and keeping skin smooth and free of unruly hair and nails clean with cuticles trimmed shows that you care about taking care of yourself.
Yes, it is important to use shampoo and conditioner. Your hair needs certain nutrients to stay alive and fresh. Shampoos can remove your natural oils, but conditioners replenish them.
The soap is to clean the skin while the body wash will keep it hydrated. Just like your hair, your skin cells need certain emollients to stay young and healthy. The pumice stone is for scraping off dead skin cells, which has obvious benefits.
It’s also a good idea to have a small pair of sewing scissors that you can use to trim any stray hair around your face, ears, and neck. These little details often go unnoticed, until they’re noticed, and then they’ll really stand out against all the time and effort you’ve put into looking your best.
