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How to properly apply moustache wax

Written by Doug, in Examined Life

How to properly apply moustache wax Content covered in the article I spent some time today creating a guide for applying moustache wax. This page is under the hover menu under “Shop” Here are the steps I cover: Pre-work: warming the wax Step One: admire the can Step Two: scrape some wax Step Three: transfer to [...]

Must reads for men with moustaches (or beards)

Written by Doug, in Examined Life, Noteworthy

Must reads for men with moustaches (or beards) From my readers and my archives I have selected the following books you might enjoy this Autumn and into the Winter. Some are light reading and others are thick, heavy makes-you-look-smart books. I hope at least one stands out as a cool addition to your Kindle or book [...]

Be wealthy, regardless of your income

Written by Doug, in Examined Life, Noteworthy

Why do you have your handlebar moustache? I have never met a man with a handlebar moustache who didn’t have a story. There is a magnetic pull some describe as “nostalgia,” others feel it is a mark of distinction that sets him apart from the crowd. For many it is the sign of self possession. [...]

CanyouHandlebar? goes to Rwanda

Written by Doug, in Examined Life, Products

Using CanYouHandlebar? two degrees below the equator Last month my wife and I visited our sponsored child Agnes, who is studying to be a journalist in one of the finest schools in Rwanda. The school is run by a Christian philanthropy organization that provides a bright future for the desperately poor, and street boys of [...]

The mementos we collect

Written by Doug, in Examined Life

The mementos we collect I mentioned in my Manifesto that I have collected mementos over the years that help me remember where I have been. This post explains the mementos on my Facebook background photo. I hope that through this site we will get to know one another. I will start by sharing a little [...]