Eos enters men's shaving category with Mischief ads mocking rivals’ insufferable manliness
‘Unmanhandle Your Face’ appeals to guys who want a better product, not gorillas and spokesmen with perfect jawlines

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Eos has enjoyed impressive growth in the women’s shaving category, particuarly among Gen Z, thanks in part to some irreverent advertising from the agency Mischief (and even product design—remember “Bless Your F*ing Cooch”?).
Now, client and agency are diving into men’s shaving, with the hopes of creating similarly category-defying work to drive sales. Their first effort, which drops today, is themed “Unmanhandle Your Face”—and takes direct aim at the hypermasculine tropes still so common in the category’s advertising.
Here are two 30-second spots, in which a ridiculously perfect-looking spokesman for a rival brand turns out to be, to no one’s surprise, an absolute tool.
“The grooming category is in need of innovation, disruption, and aspiration—and it’s the right time to shake things up,” said Soyoung Kang, CMO at eos. “More and more men are becoming interested in taking care of their skin. And while we’ve seen a lot of new entrants focused on razors, we haven’t seen as much innovation around prep and skincare.”
She added: “We’re confident eos can win over male-identifying consumers by continuing to lean into our signature style of bold, convention-defying marketing. We’ve found immense success and extreme growth in our women’s business by stepping away from how things are usually done in the skincare industry and prioritizing fun, speed and realness with how the brand talks and engages with its community.”
Here’s some more work from the new campaign:
Eos said the male-targeting skincare market is forecast to grow by 24% in the next five years, with 56% of Gen Z males having used a facial cosmetic and 40% of Gen Z interested in using gender-neutral cosmetics. Also, eos said it found through social listening that many men already use eos women’s shave cream for its nourishing ingredients. (Eos’ household penetration for its women’s products grew by 37% in 2022.)
The category move allows Mischief to craft its own irrevent take on masculinity, much as Wieden+Kennedy did once upon a time with Old Spice.
“The men’s skincare category is already saturated with exaggerated hyper-masculinity,” said agency associate creative director Tanner Thompson. “There are plenty of products for men with perfect jawlines and soaring crypto investments. But what about the normal guys who actually call their moms back and don’t make vests their personality? The guys who just want a good, moisturizing shave cream? This campaign, and this new product, is for them.”
Credits
- Date
- Mar 28, 2023
- Client :
- EOS
- Agency :
- Mischief
- Chief Marketing Officer :
- Soyoung Kang
- VP Brand Marketing and Media :
- Carley Caldas
- Creative Director :
- Demi Ngai
- Senior Brand Manager Content & Social :
- Kirby Reynolds
- Co-Founder & CCO :
- Greg Hahn
- Partner & Executive Creative Director :
- Bianca Guimaraes
- Partner & Executive Creative Director :
- Kevin Mulroy
- ACD :
- Dana Buckhorn
- ACD :
- Tanner Thompson
- President & Partner :
- Kerry McKibbin
- Managing Director :
- Tyler Harris
- Account Director :
- Kelsey Brown
- Account Executive :
- Deven Sportelli
- Head of Strategy :
- Jeff McCrory
- Strategy Director :
- Brittany Dow
- Partner & Director of Development :
- Oliver McAteer
- EVP Production :
- Will Dempster
- Producer :
- Danielle Balanov
- Production :
- Strike Anywhere
- Director :
- Pete Marquis
- EP :
- Victoria Guenier
- Producer :
- Adam Lawson
- DP :
- Julia Swain
- Wardrobe Stylist :
- Soseh Keshishyan
- Prod Designer :
- Geoff Flint
- Post :
- Good Behavior
- Editor :
- Dick Gordon
- Colorist :
- Dante Pasquinelli
- VFX Artist :
- Ian Duncan
- Audio :
- Grayson Music Group
- Audio Director :
- Mark Domitric
- Audio Executive Producer :
- Kelly McCluskey
- Audio Engineer :
- Vlad Nikolic
- Sound Designer :
- Ben Swarbrick
- Casting Director :
- Zach Anderson
- Photography :
- Billy Siegrist
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