Katie Dickens
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Katie Dickens is a Manhattan-based beauty and grooming writer. She has held staff positions at Glamour, In Style, People StyleWatch, and Nylon/Nylon Guys magazines. As a freelancer, she has contributed to Elle.com, CNTraveler.com, Maxim.com, plus Marie Claire, Town & Country Travel, and Self magazines. When she's not pounding away at her keyboard, she globe-trots, runs, and coaxes her husband into being her grooming human guinea pig.
Best Products to Treat Your Monstrous Flip-Flop Feet
Best Products to Treat Your Monstrous Flip-Flop Feet
If you spend a lot of time barefoot on the beach, your dogs are probably a little worse for wear. Here are six way to treat flip-flop feet
A Healthy Scalp is the Secret to Good Hair: Best Products for a Healthier Scalp
A Healthy Scalp is the Secret to Good Hair: Best Products for a Healthier Scalp
If you’re having issues with your hair, you need to get to the root of the matter, your scalp. These are the best products for a healthy scalp for men, right here and now.
Throw it Back with These Old School Grooming Products
Throw it Back with These Old School Grooming Products
Mix up your modern routine with this collection of old school grooming products and classic heritage brands.
6 Men’s Grooming Products to Spruce Up Your Routine and Your Bathroom
6 Men’s Grooming Products to Spruce Up Your Routine and Your Bathroom
To make your bathroom a more attractive place, here are some nice-looking men's grooming products worth displaying (and using).
Skincare for Men: 6 Steps Every Man Needs to Add to His Grooming Regimen
Skincare for Men: 6 Steps Every Man Needs to Add to His Grooming Regimen
Skincare for men doesn't have to be complicated. Adding two or three of these targeted options to your daily routine will make a visible difference.
‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Inspires New Grooming Collection for the Aspiring Spy
‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Inspires New Grooming Collection for the Aspiring Spy
The Art of Shaving partnered with the team behind Kingsman: The Golden Circle to produce a grooming product collection fit for a spy.
Four Awesome Fall Haircuts to Consider in 2022
Four Awesome Fall Haircuts to Consider in 2022
We asked AXE Master Barber Pedro Rosario to recommend four fall haircuts. Request the next time you’re at the barbershop.
The New UK Grooming Brand Haeckels Secret Ingredient is Seaweed
The New UK Grooming Brand Haeckels Secret Ingredient is Seaweed
Always on the hunt for the latest handcrafted, artisanal, locally sourced grooming brand? Then you’ll want to get to know Haeckels.
Give Your Dad the Gift of Good Grooming this Father’s Day
Give Your Dad the Gift of Good Grooming this Father’s Day
For the special day that celebrates all that he’s done for you, consider giving him one of these best Father's Day grooming gift boxes.
Kiehl’s is Getting Into the Grooming Game
Kiehl’s is Getting Into the Grooming Game
To help dude’s step up their game, Kiehl’s is introducing a six-piece range it’s calling Grooming Solutions.
Sporty Products You Need Post-Workout
Sporty Products You Need Post-Workout
If you're looking for the best post-workout grooming products, consider picking scents and formulas designed specifically for use after the sweat fest.
New Ways to Spring Clean Your Face, Body and Beard
New Ways to Spring Clean Your Face, Body and Beard
Your winter hibernation has come to an end & so should your winter grooming habits. For spring grooming we recommend these four go-to warm weather products.
Meet Lockwood, Your New Favorite Natural Skincare Line
Meet Lockwood, Your New Favorite Natural Skincare Line
Lockwood creates grooming goods on an idyllic 165-acre family farm in the Hudson Valley. Not only is it good for your skin, but good for the environment.
Jack Black Breaks into the Cartridge Razor Market
Jack Black Breaks into the Cartridge Razor Market
This spring, upmarket grooming brand Jack Black is getting in on the cartridge razor game just in time for pre-summer beard removal.
Lab Series Partners With a Pair of Surfers to Introduce its New Gel Skincare
Lab Series Partners With a Pair of Surfers to Introduce its New Gel Skincare
Introducing Lab Series new gel skincare line, with light-as-air textures that literally take the weight off your grooming routine.
The Art of Shaving Goes All Out for Oud
The Art of Shaving Goes All Out for Oud
The Art of Shaving repurposes its masculine Oud Suede fragrance for a new grooming routine. You can find it in after shaves, pre-shave oils, & shaving cream
First Acqua di Parma Boutique and Barbershop Opens in Miami
First Acqua di Parma Boutique and Barbershop Opens in Miami
Acqua di Parma has finally graced the U.S. with its first stand-alone boutique: Acqua Di Parma Miami. Stop by for a luxurious grooming experience.
Shower Beer: 6 Good reasons to Bring Beer into Your Grooming Routine
Shower Beer: 6 Good reasons to Bring Beer into Your Grooming Routine
We found a handful of other beer-based grooming options that will help you clean up nicely. Try these out with a shower beer for full effect.
Kick the Sick with These At-Home Cold Remedies
Kick the Sick with These At-Home Cold Remedies
Stock up on botanically-based solutions. Their perfect drug-free at-home cold remedies that, if they won't cure you, will definitely make you feel better.
Get a Cut and Coffee at this New York City Barbershop
Get a Cut and Coffee at this New York City Barbershop
Now you can get your caffeine fix while getting a shave and a haircut with new downtown Manhattan spot Three Seat Espresso & Barber.
Stock Up on Mood-Boosting Scents to Get Through Winter
Stock Up on Mood-Boosting Scents to Get Through Winter
Immersing yourself in mood-boosting scents, like lemon and fresh mown grass, might be just the thing to snap you out of that grey-for-days funk.
Snap Up This Cool Candle Collaboration
Snap Up This Cool Candle Collaboration
Francis Kurkdjian teams up with another big name in travel, The Standard, to come up with a set of candles inspired by a few of the hotel chain’s home cities.
6 Holiday Candles That Don’t Smell Terrible
6 Holiday Candles That Don’t Smell Terrible
If your idea of a holiday candle brings to mind the cloying aromas of Yankee Candle monstrosities, then consider giving these best holiday candles a try.
Customized Gift Sets are the Best Way to Show You Care
Customized Gift Sets are the Best Way to Show You Care
Tthere’s something about putting together your own bespoke set that shows you really care. Check out our guide to the best customized gift sets for men.
5 Does-It it-All Balms to Save Your Skin this Winter
5 Does-It it-All Balms to Save Your Skin this Winter
Winter weather can do harsh things to our skin. Fight nature and remedy dryness and chapping with these best winter balms for men. Slather up!
Aveda Grooms Guys with Aveda Men Shop
Aveda Grooms Guys with Aveda Men Shop
Aveda is hoping to lure more dudes with the launch of the aptly named Aveda Men Shop, which recently opened in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Here’s Why You Should Consider Using Shave Soap
Here’s Why You Should Consider Using Shave Soap
The difference between a professional shave and an at home one often comes down to the shaving soap. Here are some tips and tricks on using using shave soap
The Art of Shaving is Getting Into the Fragrance Game
The Art of Shaving is Getting Into the Fragrance Game
Specialists in maintaining facial hair and taking off said fuzz, The Art of Shaving introducing its new The Art of Shaving Cologne line.
CO Bigelow Introduces Newness for Your Face
CO Bigelow Introduces Newness for Your Face
CO Bigelow, the old-school apothecary from 1893, introduces a new daily skincare essentials line called the Face Care Collection. Your skin saviors are here
Go Wild West with New Old Spice Red Zone Scent: Desperado
Go Wild West with New Old Spice Red Zone Scent: Desperado
The latest range of deodorants, body washes and shampoos within the Old Spice Red Zone Collection is Desperado, a scent evocative of a devil-may-care dude.
Two new indie fragrance’s you should know about
Two new indie fragrance’s you should know about
We profile two new indie fragrances for gents to consider this fall
The Secret Weapon for Beating Razor Bumps is Here
The Secret Weapon for Beating Razor Bumps is Here
Dermatologist Jared Jagdeo explains how the new Power Brush from The Art of Shaving helps you get rid of razor bumps and ingrown hairs.
Harry’s Introduces a New Generation of Razors
Harry’s Introduces a New Generation of Razors
Harry’s latest launch is going back to its razor roots and proving the devil is in the details with Harry's new razors. Impressive.
4 awesome new shave creams to help you save face
4 awesome new shave creams to help you save face
With summer approaching, you probably want to shave the beastly thing on your face. Here are four of the best new shave creams on the market. Happy shaving!
Grooming Guru: Founder of Context Skincare David Arbuthnot
Grooming Guru: Founder of Context Skincare David Arbuthnot
Less is more on your mug
Dollar Shave Club Gets All Up in Your Face with Big Cloud Skincare
Dollar Shave Club Gets All Up in Your Face with Big Cloud Skincare
Dollar Shave Club launched moisturizer and lip balm.
Grooming Guru: Francesco Clark, Founder of Clark’s Botanicals
Grooming Guru: Francesco Clark, Founder of Clark’s Botanicals
Francesco Clark of Clark's Botanicals Grooming Advice
Soap-on-a-Rope is the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
Soap-on-a-Rope is the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
best five soap on a rope
A Healthy Scalp is the Secret to Thicker Hair
A Healthy Scalp is the Secret to Thicker Hair
These scalp-targeting offerings can only help your strands’ chances of growing.
These Five Indie Fragrances May Give You the Travel Bug
These Five Indie Fragrances May Give You the Travel Bug
best five travel-inspired fragrances