A short history of Australian men's grooming
From slip-slop-slap to supermarket aisles and a 2008 Melbourne idea about climate-first moisturiser. How we got to a no-nonsense journal.
Priya Nair · 13 min read
Work, sport, the road
Field Notes
Skin does not live in a bathroom. These notes follow it onto sites, into change rooms, down the highway and through the last twenty years of Australian grooming.
Sport, sweat and the post-training wash
A change-room regime that respects sweat, synthetic fabric and a UV index that does not care about full-time. Wash sooner, dry properly, keep it bland.
Priya Nair · 11 min read
The long drive: truckies, road trips and neglected skin
A cabin is a climate: one-sided UV, recycled air, a dash that cooks the SPF, and a left arm that keeps the diary. How to drive without donating skin.
Priya Nair · 11 min read
Skin on the tools: tradies, salt, cement and sun
Occupational skin is not a spa story. Cement, solvent, salt and a six-hour UV shift need hygiene, barriers and a lower bar for the clinic.
Priya Nair · 12 min read