Bio

Ape to Gentleman is an award-winning men's grooming, fashion and lifestyle blog, founded in May 2009, and won a P&G Best Grooming Blogger or Online Grooming Journalist award in 2011. Chris Beastall is the site's Owner and Editor, although there are contributions from other Freelance Writers at Ape to Gentleman. The blog was spawned from a need for an unbiased, informative yet interesting portal for male grooming information and has since developed into a resource for all aspects of a gentleman's lifestyle, including fashion and travel. The blog says, "Contributions come worldwide; from the experts and the brands themselves, to our own expert take on various sartorial trends, grooming issues, news and products (both new and old) in the market." The blog is broken down into a variety of sectors including grooming, fashion, lifestyle, featured, top 10, forum and competitions. Within these sectors the blog runs regular posts on product reviews, grooming tips, latest grooming products, grooming news, fragrance, fashion general, sport, travel, lifestyle general and more. Features that appear regularly on the blog include The Shaving Tutor, How Tos, Grooming Directory, The Rail, Three of the Best, Fashion Directory, Apeish, Food for Thought and Lifestyle Directory. Ape to Gentleman also provides a variety of YouTube videos including tutorials and celebrity interviews with people such as Louis Smith and Sir Matthew Pinsent. Blog posts appear on a daily basis and range between 200 to 300 words with lots of images or video content. PR opportunities include product reviews, launch news, interviews and guest blogging. The best way to reach the blog is on the email address provided; however they can be contacted via post and telephone. Alternatively, they are very active on various social media platforms, including Twitter. Pinterest: uk.pinterest.com/apetogentleman Awards: 2018 - UK Blog Awards, Fashion & Beauty - Business (nominated) Alerts: Gorkana UK Consumer Alert: Tuesday 7th June 2016 The number for Ape to Gentleman has changed to +44 (0)1629 584 763. Owner and Editor Chris Beastall can still be reached at contact@apetogentleman.com. The team can be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/apetogentleman and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/apetogentleman Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 19 May 2015 Men’s lifestyle blog Ape to Gentleman has expanded its remit to include features that offer men advice from a female perspective. The new remit is overseen by Becy Hull, who can be reached at becy@apetogentleman.com and found tweeting at www.twitter.com/madam_eve Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 27 January 2015 Men’s lifestyle site Ape to Gentleman has been relaunched with a new streamlined design and updated sections Ape+ (product and profile spotlight features), Grooming, Fashion and Lifestyle, in which PRs can get in touch. Editor Chris Beastall can be reached at chris@apetogentleman.com and the whole editorial team can be reached at contact@apetogentleman.com. The site c