This Father’s Day, give the gift of straightforward skincare

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Most Father’s Day presents arrive in bottle-green glass. What was it last year — Glenfiddich? Laphroaig? Jameson? Something artisanal and brimming with botanicals, with notes to nose and a copper-stilled story to tell? This year should be no different. Except for one small detail: the bottle belongs in the bathroom cabinet, not the drinks cabinet.

Because BAZ & CO — founded by farmer and flavour-forward drinks entrepreneur James Dashwood Chase — is a different sort of daily dram. It’s built on the same principles as good food and good spirits: grow proper natural ingredients, interfere as little as possible and make something people might actually find useful. Only this time, the good stuff is destined for your skin, not your nosing glass.

And this Father’s Day, BAZ & CO has launched two new limited-edition skincare gift sets to make present-picking as easy as possible. Each comes in a durable canvas wash bag and contains a neatly edited selection of everyday essentials designed to streamline your father’s grooming routine with naturally effective formulas and functional self-care. It’s skincare without the ceremony — made for everyday life, from farm to face.

Because its hero ingredient — British-grown basil — is farmed vertically right here in England, with the herb’s oils extracted using traditional copper pot distillation. The result is a deliberately stripped-back quartet of cleansers, moisturisers and body products designed to feel simple, approachable and manageable in daily life — created by skilled skincare farmers who know how best to feed our skin. But which set is right for your father?

The BAZ Face Gift Set offers straightforward, streamlined skincare

If, like many men of a certain age, your father is a skincare sceptic — frightened by flavonoids and talk of polyphenols — then he needs to take a leaf out of the BAZ & CO book. And the leaf in question (basil, naturally), is suffused through this simple one-two punch of complexion-nourishing face products: Skin Food Moisturiser and the Brightening 2-in-1 Exfoliator & Cleanser.

The moisturiser, in a jar of that handsome green glass, is quick-absorbing and fast-acting — offering swift hydration and protection without the need for a lengthy ten-product morning routine. Infused with the aromas of frankincense and juniper, it’s designed to properly nourish skin — without heaviness, shine or irritation. And that means he’ll be able to use it morning, noon or night, at home or while off on his travels.

But, with practical self-care becoming an increasingly important tenet of modern masculinity, you can nudge your father one skincare step further — and the brand’s exfoliator and cleanser tidily combines two jobs into one. This one lifts away dirt, excess oil and pollution with soothing aloe vera and a sharp, bright shot of apple cider vinegar in the mix. It’s skincare, without the complexity.

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The BAZ Face Gift Set

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The BAZ Body Gift Set will cleanse, refresh and nourish

If your father has already had his head turned (and his face nourished) by some choice skincare products, then why not enhance and streamline his wider grooming routine? The BAZ Body Gift set contains two more British-made, basil-infused offerings from the brand: the Restore and Awaken Body Wash and the Naturally Fresh Deodorant.

The body wash is particularly effective, concentrated and packed with natural ingredients including zesty grapefruit and zingy spearmint, which both refresh and clean thoroughly without stripping his skin. If your father’s been a bar-of-soap man all his life, this’ll be a game-changer — using botanical extracts to elevate his everyday grooming routine, without overpowering or overwhelming it.

And the deodorant? Formulated flawlessly for men on the move, this one’s got notes of witch hazel and vetiver, and once he starts spritzing it, you father won’t know how he ever lived without it. It’s free from aluminium, salts and heavy fragrance, it doesn’t leave marks and it neutralises odour rather than blocking the body’s natural processes. It’s the epitome of a useful gift and — though we’ve got nothing against a wonderful whisky here at Gentleman’s Journal — we all know useful gifts are the most meaningful.