Dollar Shave Club is the newcomer that wants to take market shares from the big brands L'Oréal and Unilever when it comes to offering high quality grooming products for men:

…Dollar Shave Club began in March 2012 as a membership service providing razors by mail. The thinking was that men gave too little thought to their drugstore-purchased shaving supplies and, critically, that they changed their blades too infrequently. First-year sales were $4 million, says Dubin [Michael Dubin, co-founder and CEO], followed by $19 million in 2013 and $65 million last year. Based on December’s figures, Dubin says his company is on track to exceed $120 million in sales this year.

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Despite its diminutive size, Dubin sees Dollar Shave Club as a giant killer. He swipes at L’Oréal and Unilever, the company behind the brands Axe and Dove, for marketing men’s grooming products like energy drinks. “They’re generalizing, saying things like ‘Guys are Neanderthals’ and ‘They don’t care about the ingredients that go into these things.’ And that’s BS because guys do care if they achieve certain benefits.”

Photo credit: Michael Dubin photographed by Michael Lewis for Fortune.

In their "Metro Cuff" series, Designhype has created some beautiful cuffs, that will help you find your way in the metro system in some of the largest cities, instead of having to use a traditional fold-out map.

A "City Cuff" series is also in the making, for those cities when using the metro isn't the most convenient way to travel.

The city of love:

You never know when something like this will come in handy, so this is how you pass a snack when you're strapped into a fighter jet, and your co-pilot in the front has all the goodies.

Not only are Warren Buffett's Christmas cards unconventional, but so is his daily breakfast, or should I say everyday diet:

How does the world’s top investor, at 84 years old, wake up every day and face the world with boundless energy?

"I'm one quarter Coca-Cola," Warren Buffett says.

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…"If I eat 2700 calories a day, a quarter of that is Coca-Cola. I drink at least five 12-ounce servings. I do it everyday."

When watching a documentary about Warren, we learned that he ate one steak everyday, so this diet of his didn't come as a big surprise. If that works for him, it works for him, but I would definitely begin to feel sick within a few days.

And yes, from the article you can tell that he's into potato sticks as well.

Photo credit: Daniel Acker Bloomberg / Getty Images

Via @LauraDimon.

Scientists have discovered, that when we shake hands with someone, we immediately afterwards sniff our hands to convey information from the newly picked up scent:

You won't believe you do it, but you do. After shaking hands with someone, you'll lift your hands to your face and take a deep sniff. This newly discovered behaviour – revealed by covert filming – suggests that much like other mammals, humans use bodily smells to convey information.

We know that women's tears transmit chemosensory signals - their scent lowers testosterone levels and dampens arousal in men - and that human sweat can transmit fear. But unlike other mammals, humans don't tend to go around sniffing each other.

Wondering how these kinds of signals might be exchanged, Noam Sobel and his colleagues at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel turned to one of the most common ways in which people touch each other - shaking hands. "We started looking at people and noticed that afterwards, the hand somehow inadvertently reached the face," says Sobel.

A few days ago, I finally did watch the critically acclaimed film "American Hustle", and besides loving the story and the great acting performances (Christian Bale did it again), I fell in love with the soundtrack that was superb.

Have a listen on Spotify or Grooveshark.

I've had the privilege to review The Spark of Karma's Primordial Sound Meditation online course run by Chopra Center certified instructor Dmitry Denisenko.

There are countless different reasons why someone would like to learn meditation in the comfort of their home, instead of taking a live class; you may be short of funds, or perhaps you live in a remote place and are unable to find a class close to your home, or you simply prefer to learn by yourself.

Spark of Karma's class material is of such quality that it feels like you're participating in a live class.

Learn From and Study the Course Anytime, Anywhere

The course consists of seven modules, and each module is assigned a high quality video to assist you in your learning. Also, for every session, there are audio and written instructions available for download, which makes a great option for occasions when you commute or take a walk, to name a few.

The course material is clearly outlined and the material is easy to grasp.

Your Personal Mantra

In this class, you receive your personal mantra, that's based on your date and birthplace, during a one-on-one phone session with your teacher
Dmitry, which ensures that you pronounce and repeat the mantra correct and effortlessly.

Continuing Support to Maintain and Improve Your Meditation Practice

After you have concluded the course, and been given your personal mantra, you'll start to receive a few follow-up emails that answers many common questions regarding your meditation practice. These will support and improve your practice, and make sure you're on the right track.

I've previously written about the course Natural Stress Relief and the "Learn to Meditate Kit" by Patricia Carrington, and this is the only online course I've found that are of equal high quality.

First Session for Free

It's worth noting, that if you decide to sign up to watch the first session for free, you'll receive a few emails with additional information to help you decide if signing up for the PSM class is something you'd like to do. You'll receive around 10 emails, but with an no-hassle way to unsubscribe.

A Moderate Course Fee

So, if you're looking for online instruction in how to practice effortless mantra meditation and for the moderate fee of just $150, I highly recommend you taking this class.

Featured image: Dmitry and Deepak Chopra.

I just love coconut oil. At home, we add one small tablespoon of it to our morning oat meal. Another common use is as a simple lotion for the skin. Sometimes, I've used it on small wounds or where the skin needs healing. One unexpected but great thing we noticed when we began to add the oil to our food, was that our skin became more moisturized and glowing and digestion got better.

To further your interest, Business Insider lists some other good uses that coconut oil can help you with.

Photo credit: KTC is the brand I'm using. Image via Indiaonline.

If you're an avid traveller, journalist and television presenter Sarah Wilson's neat little free guide "Discovering Well-Being in Travel" will help you to stay well during all your travels and hotel stays.

I’m a big traveller and my work as an author, public speaker and well-being advocate sees me in the air and in hotel beds a good three months of the year. It could all take its toll… except that I’ve dedicated a great deal of energy to developing and collating my tips and tricks for staying well while on the road. You could call it a (obsessed) hobby of mine.

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For me, far from being compromising, I now see my travel and hotel stays as a wonderful opportunity to focus on my wellness. As they say, a change is as good as a holiday… and a home away from home can be the restorative circuit breaker you might just need!

Short of funds? Bring a fake Oscar statuette with you and suddenly things are both free and accessible:

Via i100.