Continuing on my quest for the perfect shave, I set out to visit the folks at the House of Barons. I had heard of the shop, but had really no knowledge beyond that. I checked out there site and was convinced to give them a try. Their site informed me that they have two locationsRead more
This morning I had time and felt brave so I finally pulled out my straight razor and loaded it with a Derby blade. I bought this razor many months ago and pretty much forgot about it. Whenever I remembered I didn’t feel like I was ready. This morning everything lined up for it. All thingsRead more
A brand that keeps coming up in my product searches is American Crew. I have tried a few of their hair products with mixed results. Their hair fiber and shampoo was decent but not my favorite. But since this brand has so much weight and a wide product offering I was bound to have moreRead more
Here we are with another BlueBeards Revenge product, their Double-Edge razor blades. The BlueBeards Revenge is a brand coming to us from the UK. To date I have been impressed with their pomade and shaving cream. Some months ago I realized that they were also making old-school double-edge razor blades and even though they wereRead more
When I started getting interested in safety razors about one and half years ago, I was somewhat overwhelmed by the number of brands. Quickly enough though a few brands started to stand out: Merkur and Edwin Jagger to name only these two. Merkur had the most interesting offering. To top it off Merkur offered GermanRead more
This afternoon I paid a visit to a Barber Shop that was more-or-less hidden away in a residential neighborhood; Barbier So Gentleman. Actually, I would have never known about this place if it wasn’t for some networking with the Manager of my local Ernest Men’s Boutique. Presentation wise this place looks absolutely stunning. Every angle,Read more
Lately I have become more and more interested in scents and fragrances of the middle 20th century. Sandalwood and Bay Rum are some of the recurring fragrance to surface from that time. As part of my fascination with this period and how things use to be, it was really just a question of time beforeRead more
Always being on the look-out for new products to try, I picked up an inconspicuous bottle of shaving cream at OBSCO, the MARRAKESH Bomber Argan and Hemp oil Shave Cream. Sadly, there was only the shaving cream, no companion after shave bottle. As, you know I always prefer to try shaving product as they whereRead more
Last night my order of the latest Sandalwood product from the Rocky Mountain Barber Co. came in. It’s a pre-shave oil to complete their Sandalwood Shaving and after-shave creams. The shaving cream and after-shave are both impressive products; fantastic shave performance and superb fragrance. When I was notified via their subscriber email that this newRead more
For the longest time I have wanted to try the ZIRH brand. Years ago, I remember seeing it in the fancy isle at Shoppers Drug Mart but in the past years it has entirely disappeared from the shelves in Canada. Of course, it can be found on-line, but I was appalled by the shipping costsRead more