Yaqi Shaving Barber Brush – A Tribute to the Barbershop

For the better part of the last years I have been favoring one or two shaving brushes almost without exception. I had initially started my wet shaving adventure with a traditional bore hair brush.  Then I tried a synthetic hair brush and was impressed by the silkiness of the experience.  Of course a synthetic brushRead more

Oil Can Grooming – Crafting Clay & Grease Pomade

Oil Can Grooming pomades and beard oils are perhaps some of the most originally packaged.  Their unique vintage thin cans stand out.  It’s a tribute to the mechanical age and how handy having a can of oil was/is.  Everything runs smoother with a drop of oil. There is an obvious parallel to be made betweenRead more

Leaf Shave is back with the TWIG – a single blade safety razor

You might have heard of Leaf Shave who set out to revolutionize the shaving industry about 2 years ago with a completely serviceable 3 blades razor; the Leaf Razor.  One of the primary objectives of Leaf Shave was to reduce the amount of non-recyclable plastic produced for disposable and cartridge razors. The full metal constructionRead more

The Kent of Inglewood Preshave Balm and Hoxton safety razor

This review is about a razor and a pre-shave balm both coming from Kent of Inglewood.  The story starts some 2 years ago when I was referred to a shaving supply store in Ottawa.  When I got there, the sign on the store front indicated Knife Wear.  Inside, the shop was a blade aficionado’s paradise!Read more

UPPERCUT DELUXE locks everything in place with its strong hold Clay

Despite of how weird 2020 turned out, the folks at UPPERCUT DELUXE have managed to pump out another rock solid product, the CLAY! The regulars to Style4men already know that Uppercut Deluxe has earned a spot of our pedestal and it seems that with every new product launch that position is further secured. Shout outRead more

Classic Body Powders by Balla for Men

Let’s talk Body Powder a bit!  I use powder on daily basis to handle moisture, prevent chaffing and fight BO.  It’s simple, efficient and smells good.  As of late there are a number of new products attempting to replace body powder, but I find that it’s still the best solution for me. Body Powder isRead more