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The Grooming Guy's Holiday Survival Guide

Spend tons of time in a crowded airport. Toil away for hours on end with family and extended family.  Stuff your face with more food than any human should possibly eat and then suffer the consequences. Aren't the holidays just great fellas?

Of course they are... and the Grooming Guys aren't trying to be downers.  However, we are aware that the holidays carry with them a few hurdles. We're here to nudge you over those hurdles with some grooming solutions to the most common holiday hiccups. In the end, it's just our way of wishing you SEASON'S GROOMINGS:

THE CHALLENGE: TOO MUCH EGG NOG (OR OTHER BEVERAGE)

Sure chugging that tasty nog by the mugful helped you seem interested in listening to Aunt Edna's fifth re-telling of her hip surgery story -- but where does that leave you later on?  While we can't do much about the bed spins and nauseas, we can make sure you at least look presentable the next AM. Keep your face, eyes and attitude presentable with some combination of Nickel Morning After Rescue Gel, Menaji 911 Eye Rescue Gel and ClarinsMen Fatigue Fighter.

THE CHALLENGE: SMILING WHEN YOU GET A CRAPPY GIFT

You've done it before, flashed a huge fake smile after receiving a gift that, shall we say, was less than thrilling (think personal, hand-held massagers). Challenge is, who wants to show their chompers (even via a totally contrived smile) when their teeth resemble little corn kernels? Nobody... we repeat... nobody (that includes ole' Aunt Edna). Eliminate this issue and brighten those teeth and your holidays up with some assistance from the Supersmile Whitening System.

THE CHALLENGE: SHARING A BATHROOM WITH MANY, MANY RELATIVES

Having the family together is a joy.  Having all those family members staying in one house and sharing the same washroom... ahhhhhh... not so much. Avoid walking into or leaving behind a toxic situation by plopping down a few bucks for a bottle of Ritual Nature Calls. This little product will ensure your holidays won't stink.

THE CHALLENGE: SCENT SYMMETRY

Uncle Jack wears Aqua Velva. Cousin Jerry sports a little Drakkar Noir. By most accounts, Aunt Edna seems to be sporting some sort of mothball-inspired scent.  Combine those smells with turkey, a little ham, Aunt Sherry's Kool Menthol 100's and you've got an olfactory disaster happening up in this joint.  Streamline scents throughout any holiday home with a little help from Slatkin Candles.

More tips to come soon and thanks for listening.  Enjoy the start of the Holiday Season.

SEASON'S GROOMINGS.

The Good & The Bad Of Growth

The Grooming Guys aren't ones to talk about ourselves.  We think we're the modest type, just a couple guys looking to build a first-rate brand by treating our guests and staff right.  That said, you're logged onto our web site and have elected to visit our blog.  Via deductive reasoning, we assume you might be interested in what's happening at our company.  To that end, we wanted to give you a list of the Top Five things we're working on, together with the good (thumbs up) and the bad (thumbs down-ish) of each project:

OPENING A STORE IN ATLANTA

The Good: Company growth, brand awareness, additional opportunities for staff, fun.

The Bad: Lots of money, lots of travel, engineers, permits, rent, build-out costs.

THE GROOMING LOUNGE 2008 CATALOG

The Good: Mailboxes coast to coast, holiday gifts, educating men, humor.

The Bad: Bad addresses, postage, people who toss what is essentially 50 cents into their trash can.

GROOMING LOUNGE HAIR CARE SOLUTIONS

The Good: New products, barber tested, great results, first-rate scents.

The Bad: Took too long to make, have to be stored somewhere, a lot of guys have no hair.

GROOMING LOUNGE "HOW-TO" GROOMING VIDEOS

The Good: Coming soon, irreverent, very informative, Carnegie, buzz-worthy.

The Bad: Re-takes, editing, bandwidth, not as handsome as we thought we were.

HEIGHTENED SERVICE LEVELS ON LINE & AT EXISTING STORES

The Good: You're happy, you say nice things about us, you look handsome and feel good.

The Bad: Some guy just out of business school saying "that's a really good idea... I should open one of those."

Thanks for listening.