Rocky Mountain Barber Co. – Sea Salt Texture Spray

You’ve probably seen me or read me rave about Salt Spray.  It is true, I love the stuff! WHY? It’s like a styling secret weapon.  A few years back I was styling with pomade and then locking the style in with Hair Spray.  After a few months of this concoction, my hair was so dryRead more

ARCADIAN MATTE PASTE – UNEXPECTED HEAVY HOLD

Recently got a jar of the ARCADIAN Matte Paste from my friends at Matures Gents in Toronto and it has turned out to be a proper “Heavy Hold”. As far as I can tell, Arcadian is a fairly new player. Their offering is focused on hair styling/care along with a few products in the faceRead more

Grim Grease Matte Blend

GRIM GREASE is one of those brands that caught my eye and interest a while back.  I was finally able to get a jar of the MATTE BLEND through my friends at Mature Gents in Toronto. Use the STYLE4MEN discount code for 10% when shopping with Mature Gents in February.   Grim Grease has aRead more

Toucan Trading’s Tropical Summer (2021) Pomade

Toucan Trading and Shear Revival have joined forces to produce a collaboration cream pomade: Tropical Summer. Presentation wise, this one scream classic-vintage in a dark brown glass jar with a white metal lid.  We also get a perfection rendition of the new Toucan Trading logo which further sells that retro-tiki vibe.  With the jar beingRead more

Dapper Dan Superior Grooming Tonic

What the hell is Hair Tonic?  It’s nothing short of a hair styling secret weapon.  Really? – Tell me more!  “Tonic” is an all-encompassing name that suggests “Treatment”. Obviously, not all hair tonics are the same, but generally speaking a hair tonic offers a light conditioning treatment along with very moderate styling capabilities. In NorthRead 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

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

Leave-in hair conditioner and why you need a bottle

This post is a little different than my usual features.  Instead of being about styling it is rather about dry and brittle hair and how to reverse this condition so you can get back to great hair days as fast as possible. Over the last few months I have let my bangs grow freely.  ThisRead more

OLD FASHIONED by DSTL

A few months ago I started seeing posts on Instagram of this very slick and old school looking fragrance.  This Canadian house is called: DSTL. Which sounds like “distill”.  Nice!  Being fascinated by vintage looking things, I was drawn in.  And the name of the fragrance continues on that path with the very apropos nameRead more

Hey Joe Pomades

Over the last month or so I have had the immense pleasure of exploring the HEY JOE product line.  HEY JOE is a Spanish Barber / grooming brand offering products in the: hair, beard, shave and body space. There is a number of reasons I was attracted by the HEY JOE product line.  First off, Read more