Bang your friends….on Facebook

Marc Jacobs has taken Facebook ‘poking’ to a new level – as well as wink, like and poke, you can now Bang your friends on Facebook.

The PR and advertising bods have come up with a clever Facebook game in honor of the new Marc Jacobs fragrance for men, ‘Bang’.

Called ‘Bang, Your’re It’ the game lets you ‘Bang’ your friends’ profile pictures by giving your face the same impacted, crumpled look as the Bang fragrance bottle. The more profiles you ‘Bang’, the more points you get – bonus points for getting banged by people from other countries, and for getting banged after midnight. One special bang player will be chosen each day to win a prize, including the fragrance, Marc Jacobs clothing, and even a trip to NYC to attend the MJ runway show.

And who better than to star in the billboard adds than Marc himself. However, to warn you, he is naked, lying on tin foil with a giant bottle of Bang between his legs.

Marc says the name sprung to him while he was in the gym because it’s so masculine. The silver-toned bottle shape is meant to look as if it’s crumpled – like it had taken a bullet to its center, according to Jacobs

For the scent itself – I’m eagerly waiting to get my hands on some – but for now, Marc defines it as spicy, with top notes of black, pink and white peppercorns, a heart of primal masculine woods and a drydown of hypnotic elemi resinoid, aromatic benzoin, vetiver, white moss and patchouli. The Grooming Guy will give you the real review once it drops through the letterbox!

The fragrance will appear exclusively in Bloomingdale’s and in Marc Jacobs’ official shops in July and will be available worldwide from September 2010.

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Get muddy to get clean

So yes… after 10 minutes of sitting by my computer with a face mask on I can finally give a review about Moosehead’s Moose Mud Face Mask. It’s packed with chamomile and seaweed to purify and sooth the skin.

It’s got a nice mint smell to it with a bit of a menthol kick, which certainly wakes up the skin. After leaving it to dry I start doing stupid faces in the mirror watching the mud crack on my skin, which is already feeling tighter.

Washing it off – the skin feels refreshed, smooth and pores definitely look reduced in size. Just make sure you moisturise the skin after!

Check out www.moosehead.com.au

The product: Moosehead Moose Mud Face Mask  (rrp £1.49 – a bargain, as it has a resealable cap if you don’t want to use it all in one go)

Get with the Crew

American Crew is one of my favourite brands – mixing old school 70’s and 80’s barber shop style with 21^st century male grooming needs. This month I road tested American Crew’s Defining Paste.

Now this stuff doesn’t give as much as hold as American Crew’s award winning Fiber  (in 2009 it won the Men’s Health grooming product of the year award and in 2006 won FHM’s grooming product of the year), but is just as pliable and gives good definition while providing a matte finish. It gives quite a low shine to the hair but not as natural as some matte clays.

Work this through dry hair for best results. Putting this in damp hair can leave you with a less natural look.

Apparently men are useless

Ever had to borrow your girlfriend’s leg razor to have a shave when all your blades are blunt? Sick of roaming the supermarket shelves for shampoo and shower gel? Are you smelling like a hobo because you’re out of deodorant again this month?

Then check out this new grooming subscription service that delivers a whole load of essential grooming products to you every month.

The packs start from £9.99 per month (including delivery) and contain everything from razors, shampoos and shower gels from brands like King of Shaves, Original Source, Moose Head and Bionsen.

This all gets delivered right through your letterbox in a slimline package – so no more attempted delivery notes, or early weekend wake-up calls from the postman.

Check out www.menareuseless.com

A dirty alternative for your musk cabinet

Paco Rabanne has undoubtedly spent most of its advertising and PR budget on its latest fragrance – One Million. This means you might have missed out on hearing about Black XS – Paco Rabanne’s dirty little secret.

I had a bottle of this stuff sent through to me and it is now a solid part of my musk selection. It’s a sweet and woody fragrance, which holds well to the skin. Meaning you don’t have to bathe in the stuff to make the scent last. The jet black bottle feels and looks sexy – and the tattoo like encrusted rose shouts bite me.

All in all, it’s a good fragrance to have your in armoury – a little dirty alternative to your Hugo’s, Armani’s and Calvin’s.

The product: Paco Rabanne – Black XS

When to wear it: on friday night just before you hit the tiles

Where to buy it: online or all good high street outlets

The ‘Caviar’ of hair clay

This stuff has been forged on a Polish building site. It’s as tough as iron but as flexible as aluminium. As it says on the pot – this stuff is hair concrete. If you want that natural look, but need strong hold and definition, then look no further.

It is known as the ‘Caviar’ of hair styling tools – arguably this might because it’s fairly expensive (around £17.00) – or it might be because it’s so damn good. The downside to such a strong hold clay is that it takes a few good shampoo sessions to get this stuff out.

The product: Alterna Hair Concrete – Hemp Organics

How to use: warm it up in your palms and apply to dry hair

Where to buy: hair salons or online