Recently, I caught up with Anthony Logistics founder Anthony Sosnick to talk about the ever-expanding men’s grooming industry and why men are finally taking note of how to look after themselves.

Over the past few weeks I’ve been trying out the Cornerstone Shaving Kit subscription service.

We’re all hyper aware that the men’s grooming market is booming - with the UK men’s skincare market being worth in excess of 600 million pounds annually.

£600 million! I’ll just leave that to sink in for a second…

With this intense focus on men’s grooming, we’ve seen many new brands as well as beauty powerhouses providing targeted men’s ranges - with the aim of dealing with male-related issues as well male-orientated salons.

This has also lead to a new wave of innovative start ups, providing these products and services that fit around the male lifestyle. Enter Cornerstone.

With a vision of providing men with a “simpler way to shave”, Cornerstone offers a shaving kit subscription service that sees a new deliver of shaving supplies delivered straight to your door on a pre-assigned delivery schedule. That way, you never have to worry about topping up your shaving gel or popping out for new razor heads.

I have news!

I’m so happy to her to share this with you. I’ve collaborated with the amazing luxury retailer Harvey Nichols on a Men’s Grooming Guide for their site. I couldn’t be happier with the outcome and the response had so far. The guide covers everything from skincare to shaving and all of the grooming tips in between.

Harvey Nichols have a great selection of men’s grooming brands from Tom Ford, Scaramouche & Fandango, The Gentle-Man Range and Lab Series as well as must-have fragrances from Dsquared2, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Comme des Garcon and Burberry. The product mix really channels Harvey Nichols fearlessly stylish approach.

Take a sneak peak below - or following the link to see the whole guide.

Don’t forget to let me know what you think!

Read the Harvey Nichols Men’s Grooming Guide by Neil Thornton

For guys who worry that looking after their skin puts them at risk of loosing lad points, I introduce you to Rhino Skin Armour, the first rugby-branded grooming range for men, based on the Rhino Rugby principles of reliability, toughness, performance and integrity.

For those not in the know, Rhino Rugby is one of the leading providers in rugby equipment and this range sees it’s first foray into the world off the pitch, and into the changing room.

Did you know Vitabiotics’ Wellman brand had its on men’s grooming range? No, I didn’t either. But I’m glad we know now.

The range is small with only four products – a face wash, scrub, eye serum and moisturiser – but this quartet offers everything you need to keep your skin in tip-top condition.

The entire range is dermatologically tested against men’s skincare concerns and offers a bucket load of actives to fight nasty free radical damage.

Now this one has got me rather excited – online retailer Yes-Sir.com and Marylebone-based grooming room Man Made London launch have announce they are collaborating on London’s first ever social barber’s pop-up shop.

I know what you’re thinking… WTF is a social barber’s pop-up shop? Well let me explain.

Basically, from the 18^th – 20th of September 2014, anyone who visits Man Made London for a grooming treatment will not need to fork over any cash for the service, instead, the social-needia (get it?) generation can pay for their trim with a Facebook post, tweets on Twitter or posts on Instagram.

That’s it! By snapping photos and posting messages with the hashtag #SHAVEMESIR, visitors will be able to experience some great, authentic grooming treatments from London’s finest.

“We’re excited to be launching this unique pop-up shop with Dan Gregory and the Man Made team. Both our brands are active on social media, enjoy engaging with loyal supporters and customers and we are excited to create a unique and enjoyable experience for them as a way of saying thank you.” said Yes-Sir.com Co-Founder Rupa Ganatra.

The fun also doesn’t stop there – you’ll also be able to enjoy popcorn can beer whilst shopping some of the best men’s grooming ranges available from Yes-Sir.com.

“Man Made and Yes-Sir.com have worked together for almost year and we have a great partnership. By launching London’s first social pop-up barbers it will give us a chance to showcase what we do and bring together the finest products with the finest gentlemen’s grooming.” said Man Made Founder and Creative Director Dan Gregory.

What you need to know to get involved:

The Man Made London store is located at 23 George Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 3QL and the Social Barber’s pop-up will be open daily from 11am – 6pm from 18th – 20th September.

While you wait, check out Yes-sir.com and ManMadeLondon.com to learn more.