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Manface Manface

Fifteen years of telling
the truth about moisturisers.SPF.fragrance.retinol.lip balm.

720 reviews and counting, written in plain English by a qualified beauty therapist with twenty years in the industry. If it’s brilliant I’ll tell you. If it’s £165 of regret, I’ll tell you too.

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Thom Watson, founder of Manface
Thom Watson, York

Who’s reviewing

I test men’s grooming for a living, and I have the background to tell you the truth about it.

It started on the shop floor, coming up through beauty retail and skincare education with The Body Shop and Clinique. Twenty years on: qualified beauty therapist, MSc in psychology, and brand work with Estée Lauder Companies, P&G and Philips, alongside the likes of Jo Malone and Mark Constantine.

These days it’s all joined up: the reviews here, TJ Double You, my growth consultancy for beauty brands, and Phatstix, the lip balm I make myself.

720 reviews & features130 brandsEst. 2011
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    The 5 Best Vanilla Fragrances for Men

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