Back in the ’60s, those starry-eyed futurists promised us jetpacks, flying cars, and intelligent machines that would cater to our every desire — or at least, if you were Jane Jetson, do your hair. Well that didn’t happen. But this did: Urban Cargo.
Launched by former Coach fashionistas who simply wanted to “educate men about their bodies,” Urban Cargo’s a grooming delivery service that uses future-fancy algorithms to determine your ideal skin and hair care products.
Then, every month, they ship you a “Box of Handsome”.
How it works: tell the site your particulars (skin tone, facial hair type, etc.), and Urban Cargo will personalize a package based around a theme (body, shave, face), shipping you the products along with descriptions and instructions for use (all vetted by their editors, experts and dermatologists).
Current good-lookin’ products include Swiss-made anti-aging skin care (Alchimie Forever), an Asian herb-infused line of face, body and shaving creams (urth) and a deep scalp follicle treatment/hair volumizer (John Masters).
The boxes are $14.95 per month (25% off if you the code INSIDEHOOK during checkout); if you like the samples, full-sized versions of each one are available on the site. And, if you really like a product, you can utilize UC’s replenishment system, allowing you to receive an automatic refill of your favorites each month.
In the future, you will always be handsome.
This article was featured in the InsideHook newsletter. Sign up now.