Russell Hartley

Russell Hartley is the editor-in-chief of Grooming Nova. He's been writing about consumer products, small appliances, and men's grooming for 16 years, with previous staff and freelance bylines at general-interest and home publications. His role at Grooming Nova is to set the editorial brief - what gets covered, how it gets tested, and what the trust standards are. Russell shaves with a foil shaver, trims a short beard, and re-tests his own daily-driver against every new flagship so his recommendations stay grounded in real use. He lives in the US Pacific Northwest.