Welcome to Malario — your resource for men’s hair and hairstyle ideas. We are two writers with different perspectives and the same commitment to content that is actually useful.

Meet James Ford

James Ford is a men’s barber and grooming writer based in Brooklyn, New York. With nine years behind the chair at a barbershop specializing in classic and contemporary men’s cuts, he writes about men’s hairstyles with the technical detail most content skips: what a style actually requires to maintain, which cuts work for which face shapes, and what to tell your barber.

Meet Ryan Cole

Ryan Cole is a men’s style writer and grooming enthusiast based in Los Angeles. He covers men’s hair from the consumer’s perspective, writing about the styles circulating on social media, how to adapt them for different hair textures, and the grooming products worth investing in.