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Michael Stefanov

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for GQ
Top 50K sites
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Jul 21, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Michael Stefanov

    Dior’s Private Collection Fragrances Are Couture in a Bottle (opens the original)

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    Dior Sauvage is one of the most popular colognes of all time. You know it, you've smelled it, and there's a strong chance someone in your life is wearing it as we speak. But sometimes, its fame can distract from the rest of Dior’s fragrance offering. And that’s a shame, especially when there’s a lesser-known Dior fragrance line with better ingredients, more elegant formulations, and—for those, like me, who care—much more beautiful bottle designs. La Collection Privée (literally, "private collect

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Michael Stefanov

    Byredo’s Latest Scent Rivals Its Best (opens the original)

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    Back in the early aughts, when a lot of dudes were still rocking whatever designer juice was sitting on the department-store counter, Byredo felt like a total reset. Bringing niche perfumery, luxury sensibilities, and indie cool to a much wider crowd, its fragrances smelled unlike much else out there, all housed in a sleek, design-conscious universe. Since 2006, it's led the modern niche fragrance boom, and many of its colognes have consistently held a spot in my scent rotation. I still swear by

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Michael Stefanov

    I Swear by This Body Grooming Duo. You Will Too (opens the original)

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    I've been covering men's grooming for well over a decade, and in that time, I've seen body razors go from a fringe category to a bathroom staple. And it tracks. Most guys do some form of body grooming these days, whether that's cleaning up the pits in summer, trimming back hair, or, of course, keeping things tidy down there. As Caitlin Orszulak, product researcher at Procter & Gamble, tells me, men taking care of their body hair is "no longer a niche behavior." In fact, “Our research shows that

  4. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Michael Stefanov

    The Best Retinol Products Help You Stay One Step Ahead of Time (opens the original)

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    If you're remotely tapped into skincare, you've likely heard of retinol. A form of vitamin A, it's long been considered the gold standard in the fight against Father Time. "Retinol has earned its reputation because it addresses multiple hallmarks of skin aging at once," says board-certified dermatologist Dr. Nicole Ruth. And the science backs it up: Decades of research have shown that retinoids improve both the appearance and biology of aging skin, which is why Ruth calls them “the benchmark aga

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