Five Bestselling Grooming Products On MR PORTER.

Good grooming is all about being measured. We want our hair to look nice, for instance, but not to look like we’ve spent any longer than five minutes on it. We always want to smell great, but never to overwhelm – nobody wants to be the subject of an HR complaint for an olfactory assault on the office because they were a bit too liberal with the Old Spice.

Finding this measure, however, is often a personal journey. For better or worse, it is not common practice for men to recommend hair products, moisturisers and fragrances to one another unsolicited. Grooming is seen, for the most part, as something that most modern men will partake in, but quietly, in private rituals undertaken before the bathroom mirror. In other words, finding what works for you takes trial and error.

So, to make sure the odds are in your favour, we thought we’d share some of our most popular grooming products – the fragrances, moisturisers and haircare products that have the most fans among MR PORTER readers. It’d be a shame not to share the benefits of these god-tier grooming gems with those who haven’t yet discovered them, so if you are in the market for some solid additions to your bathroom cabinet, look no further.

Le Labo’s Santal 33 might be a favourite among MR PORTER customers, but that doesn’t mean it’s the kind of thing you’ll sniff on the average chap in the street. Boasting an aromatically deep fragrance of cardamom, sandalwood and papyrus, it’s reminiscent of a smoky wood fire, yet retains an air of freshness with subtle notes of iris and violet, making for a versatile fragrance that works for the everyday.

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La Mer’s Crème De La Mer is as close as you might get to a “cult” grooming product (if such a thing can exist), and although it is rather pricey, there’s a reason it’s so respected. Infusing skin with a nutrient-rich formula that penetrates deep into the skin to create a more youthful and healthy complexion, Crème De La Mer is suitable for all skin types and has gained a small army of followers. We’re not about to say that a moisturiser is going to change your life, but if one were to come close…

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Tom Ford is a name synonymous with good grooming (and good clothes, too, of course). This shower gel has a sophisticated scent of warm amber and tonka bean, and is made from oud wood – known for being one of the most expensive ingredients in the world. So, if you’re the kind of guy that enjoys the finer things in life, well, you’ll not find anything finer than this, at least not in the shower.

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Making a best-selling product takes a lot of elbow grease (and a lot of pomade, apparently), which is why haircare brand Patricks tested their Light Hold Pomade on thousands of clients until they perfected the formula. The resulting pomade sculpts hair naturally – no overdone coiffures with this stuff – and is made with peptides to nourish the scalp. Fragranced with silver fir and vetiver, it smells good, too. Rare that a hair product should be such an all-rounder, but that is exactly why this is so popular.

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If you hadn’t yet dabbled in serums, Aesop’s Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Serum is a great place to start. It’s is formulated to ward off environmental aggressors and free radicals – basically the things that’ll bother your skin and make it look older – and is made from parsley and grape seed oils that will soften and nourish skin. Soothing and lightweight, it’s an astute alternative to heavier moisturisers, and perfect for summer.

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