ThatIsBeyond… A History of Hoarding

I come from a long line of hoarders. My grandmother in particular was a hoarder to the level that you will rarely experience outside of the world of reality TV. A three bedroom home filled with several lifetime’s memorabilia, memories interspliced with folded sheets and towels, photographs and embroidered doilies. Beer cans a dozen years …

ThatIsBeyond… Blanc menswear swim briefs

This holiday I decided I was going to brave a swim brief each and EVERY day. Let’s face it, in the UK we have little reason to wear one as the weather is generally so poor, but with optimum tanning weather throughout my vacay, I decided to break out the collection and live my best …

Thatisbeyond… those fun in the sun SKINCARE ESSENTIALS

My regular readers will not be surprised that a large number of products were packed for my 10 day holiday to Gran Canaria! I like to be prepared for every eventuality, but it’s also just habit! When I unpacked it all I realised I had packed 10 sample size aftershaves and 4 full sizes (I …

ThatIsBeyond… Back to Black – A colour story

Welcome to part 6 of the series ThatIsBeyond… A colour Story. And this weeks story is Back to Black! These colour stories explore grooming products, accessories and underwear! They are grouped nicely together in shades of the same tones. This week’s instalment is: Back to Black and features a few skincare items as well as …

ThatIsBeyond… Green with Envy – a colour story.

Part 5 of my series of posts has arrived on Easter Sunday!!! These posts explore grooming products, accessories and underwear in simple to follow colour stories ! This week’s instalment is: Green with Envy. And features a few of my all time favourites! As always this post is a celebration of classic manstyle just as …

ThatIsBeyond…They call me Mellow Yellow – A yellow colour story

The third of my series of posts exploring grooming products, accessories and underwear in simple to follow colour stories! This week’s instalment is They Call Me Mellow Yellow! Let’s bring some more colour into our lives and break through the dull! Want part 1? Red for Filth or part 2 Out of the Blue Federico …

ThatIsBeyond… A Colour Story – Out of the blue.

The second of my series of posts exploring grooming products, accessories and underwear in simple to follow colour stories! This week’s instalment is OUT OF THE BLUE! Let’s bring some more colour into our lives and break through the dull! Want part 1? Red for Filth TBO The TBO brief – Indigo Blue Amazingly soft …

ThatIsBeyond… A Colour Story – Red to filth

The first of a series of posts exploring grooming products, accessories and underwear in simple to follow colour stories! Let’s bring some more colour into our lives and break through the dull! Bask Menswear Briefs – Red Comfortable briefs with a great cut, and provide good support and sexy in equal measure! Visit http://www.baskmenswear.com Soap …

ThatIsBeyond … A little reminder (#gifted)

Lockdown is not all doom and gloom. Don’t get me wrong, it has been tough. But sometimes we could all do with a little personal reminder of why we are here and what we are trying to achieve. Across the board, it seems that this week has been particularly tough for those in my circle. …

Thatisbeyond… Vaccination Machinations, or a broken system?

But below the surface there is a real flare of injustice regarding the whole process. I sometimes sit here worrying Is The System Broken?