The Grooming Guys Blog

Here’s the strategy and story of how our company name was developed. 
Two late 20-something guys sit in an apartment sketching out their ideas for a grooming-related destination.  Business has no official name, only a concept, and is being referred to during informal development sessions as “ORANGEFLIP.COM” (don’t ask).  As development progresses and charts and plans are laid [...]

Did a quick interview today with Politico.com in regard to a piece they’re compiling on Mitt Romney’s image as the former Massachusetts Gov. conducts a press tour for his new book, “No Apologies.” Us Grooming Guys aren’t taking a political stand on this or any issue, but since we’re headquartered in DC and are in [...]

The finals of the best-groomed POTUS comes down to Kennedy and Van Buren?  It’s a tight race, so we need you to make the final call. Really not sure what way this is going to go. Stay tuned.

Sitting down yesterday, the Grooming Guys reflected on our business journey to this point.  Hard to believe it’s been nearly 10 years since we conceptualized Grooming Lounge at a greasy-spoon diner in Burtonsville, MD.  A decade or so later, we’ve reached a good portion of the goals we laid out back then, including opening luxury-level [...]

In light of what’s happening with the economy, many businesses would be willing to do just about anything to garner media attention… thus leading to increased sales.  And while we’re not (and have never been opposed) to doing quirky stuff to get press for Grooming Lounge (see our Presidential Eyebrow Survey), we do draw the [...]

TO: Bert/Sesame Street
FROM: The Grooming Guys
RE: Your Unibrow & Setting A Poor Example For 40 Years
Dear Bert:
This has gone on long enough. For awhile we brushed it off as being quirky and cute, letting it slide because of your status as an iconic character on a classic children’s series. We bit our collective tongues as [...]

A female-focused web site recently conducted a publicity-seeking survey to determine and publicize their list of the U.S. Cities With The Ugliest Guys. The publicity part certainly worked as TV stations nationwide, including our local D.C. Fox Affiliate, have run with this list and story. And while us Grooming Guys are certainly not above doing [...]

It’s much easier to complain about a problem than to fix it.  Every body knows this.  And while we almost never take the simple way out, here are some real problems men put on their bodies every day.  We don’t really know how to fix to these problems… other than to tell guys “you should [...]

The Grooming Guys are big fans of Washington, D.C.’s football team.  We’ve been loyal followers since  childhood and continue to cheer for the squad no matter how dismal things get.  That being said, it’s not good times around the nation’s capital for pigskin fanatics. Yeah… the Skins lost to the Lions. Ouch.
And with such embarrassing [...]

On a recent trip to the doctor to get a to-be-named body part looked at, one of the Grooming Guys had a bad experience. The experience had nothing to do with the quality of the care received or the aesthetic of the office, as both the medical staff’s technical knowledge and the atmosphere at the [...]