There are many reasons to buy faux leather furniture. It's cheaper and animal friendly. And, there are many reason not to buy faux leather furniture. Real leather ages well and looks more expensive (because it is). If you're thinking about buying new furniture and you're torn between faux and real leather, here are a list of some of the pros and cons.

Faux leather comes in many forms and some are better than others. There are two main types of faux leather, PVC and any material that starts with poly — most notably polyurethane and polyamide microfibre. 

Sore-faced girlfriends and the leaders of North America’s largest consumer goods companies appear to have at least one thing in common if a recent dip in men’s razor sales is any indication -- both can agree that the beard trend has got to go.

Proctor & Gamble, which dominates the razor market with Gillette’s Mach-3, reported last week that razor sales have been falling in developed markets. Battery maker Energizer likewise announced that sales of its Schick men’s razors have dropped 10 per cent in the past year.

Both companies peg the dip on factors such as increasing competition, but some analysts and business reporters place the blame squarely on the checkered, suspender-laden shoulders of today’s scruffy hipster men.