Sex & Cigars by Mammoth Beard

First off, I am all about niche fragrances.  The main stream party is way too busy with an abundance of fragrances that are often very similar. Mammoth Beard – Sex & Cigars is outside that very busy path.  The Sex & Cigars name creates a visual and a certain expectation.   The first two aromas IRead 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

Scentuary’s Impression of Baccarat Rouge 540

Continuing on the “interpretation” fragrance space, I ordered a small 10 ml fragrance oil from Scentuary of their impression of Baccarat Rouge 540.  BR540 is a very exclusive and expensive fragrance by “Maison Francis Kurkdjian”.  Based on the notes identified below, I figured that this would most certainly be of interest.  Since I have hadRead 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

6IXMAN’s All Natural Training Day Deodorant

A couple of weeks back we unboxed the natural deodorant “Training Day” by the Toronto brand; 6ixman.  What’s the scoop after using it for week? Up front, you should know that I am partial to 6IXMAN products because they have performed well for me every time.  I also like the 6IXMAN play on words.  416Read more

Beard Care by the Rocky Mountain Barber Co.

The Rocky Mountain Barber Company is a recurring brand on our platform.  We have featured almost all of their products to date.  Except for one category:  their beard care suite.  To remedy to that, this post will cover their cedarwood beard wash and beard oil. Use the “STYLE4MEN”” discount code when shopping with Rocky Mountain.Read more

Henson Shaving created a safety razor for the 21st century

Earlier this week we unboxed the beautiful Canadian made aluminum safety razor by Henson Shaving. What a nice piece! Since I am sporting a short beard I am not shaving on a daily basis.  It’s more of an every two day thing and at that it’s the cheeks and lower neck.  Basically I want toRead more

The smooth beard oils by Henri et Victoria

The beard oils on the test bench this week are the ones by our friends over at “Henri et Victoria”.  This is a brand that caught my interest in a big way a few years back.  Obviously, the brand presentation is top notch and the healthy composition of their products seals the deal, but theRead more

Beard oil by Beards and Beavers

You might have recently seen the unboxing of the beard oils by Beards and Beavers on our Instagram page.  They’re on the test bench this week! Beards and Beaver is a Canadian company coming from Toronto.  As part of my regular product research, I came across their Instagram page and was won over by theRead more

An impression fragrance by Alpha Aroma

Alpha Aroma is a Toronto based perfumer.  They propose something that is referred to as “Impressions”.  An impression fragrance is an interpretation of a usually very expensive fragrance coming from one of the big fragrance houses.   Perfumes coming from houses like Chanel, Hermès or Tom Ford are usually well outside the reach of most peopleRead more