Alba Botanica Cream Shave

As part of my searches for shaving creams, I came across this “Alba Botanica”  tube on Amazon which stated “mango vanilla”.  That just sounded perfectly delicious.  The tube was also some 227 g and something like $5.  I just had to try it. At this point, I gave little thought as to who this productRead more

Rocky Mountain Barber Company Face Wash – Smooth Operator

The Rocky Mountain Barber company is back with a new “face wash”.  Late last week, I got an email notification of the launch of this products. Having been impressed with Rocky Mountain products so far and almost being out of my current face wash, I ordered a bottle from Amazon. Within a day I received theRead more

KAI Double Edge Razor Blades – Plainly Superb

A few weeks ago, another wet shaver enthusiast mentioned that he was using these KAI blades and that they were agreeing with his face.  Not knowing about this brand of double edge razor blade, I set out to find out more about them.  The word on the street was that these blades were top notch. Read more

BEDHEAD Flexi Head Hairspray – Cool but expensive

I was in the market for a hairspray and came across what looked like an interesting product from BED HEAD, Flexi Head Hairspray.  BED HEAD use to be my ‘Go-To” brand before I fully jumped into the pomade jar.  They make good products and my experience has generally been positive.  The pitch for this productRead more

Dear Barber Shampoo, Conditioner and Pomade

Spoiler alert: These products did not agree with my hair. This post is about 3 products from a UK brand called Dear Barber. The presentation and imagery of this range is extremely well done.  The choices of colours, the packing materials and the Dear Barber heraldry crescent, they all convey elegance and craftsmanship from aRead more

Rockwell Shaving Cream and Aftershave Balm – Rocking my mug so well!

The Rockwell shaving products have been on my future test list since I became aware of them back when I joined the crowd funding program for the Rockwell 6C razor.  Le “Centre du Rasoir” is currently having a Rockwell sale and I figured that this was a good opportunity to pick up the Rockwell shavingRead more

Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigar Pomade – Phenomenal

Months ago one of my friends at the office mentioned a local company (Henri et Victoria) that produces shaving soaps and a pomade. Obviously, I was very interested but it stayed on the back burner until my recent August trip to Toronto.  When visiting the Men Essentials shop on Danforth I was reminded of thisRead more

A Visit at Hair Junkie

Over the past year I have visited and written about a good number of Barber Shop as well as hair and shaving products.  But I realized that I had not written about my very own “go-to” and favorite hair place; Hair Junkie on Laurier Street in downtown Ottawa.  If it wasn’t for this place theRead more

DERBY Shaving Cream – Superb lemon scent

As part of my on-going quest to find and try new product I am always on the lookup for: pomades, blades, razors, shave creams and so on.  Having been quite impressed with the DERBY double-edge razor blades, I was thrilled to come across a shaving cream from them.  I actually had no idea DERBY evenRead more

Thayers Toner – A super after-shave enhancer

This is one of these products I got interested in because of my vintage cravings. It was suggested to me via an email ad from our friends at Men Essentials. When I first tried to buy it they were sold out and I forgot all about it.  But when I dropped by Men Essentials inRead more