A third hit single from Railcar – Supreme Hold Pomade

Today we explore the Supreme Hold pomade from Railcar fine Goods.  The Railcar pomade had first caught my attention almost two years ago and it had taken me some time to manage to get a jar. This was there regular hold, red pomade.  Oh man, what a treat that stuff is!  The texture of theRead more

Henri et Victoria Absinthe After Shave Splash – Amazing!

Lately, I have been swamped with product tests.  Some taking longer than other and  have been running somewhat behind on the regular pace of post output.  One of the products that has been waiting patiently on my test bench is the Henri et Victoria after shave splash.  Having been thoroughly impressed with the Henri etRead more

Fine Accoutrements After Shave Balm – Damn Fine!

Fine Accoutrements has recently entered a new after shave space, that of the BALM!  A few months back, with the support of Mr. Fine at Fine Accoutrements (FA), I was lucky enough to try the FA shave soap and shaving brush.  The shaving brush was actually an eye opener as it was the first timeRead more

Railcar Aftershave – Superb Aroma

As of late I have been totally embracing the old-school alcohol based after shaves.  The main driver for this is the incredibly original and diversified fragrances that are available.  Up until quite recently, I wasn’t even a little interested in using alcohol-based after shaves.  There were two mains reasons for that.  First, all I knewRead more

The Holy Black – Clay, Pomade and Supermax

This is the second installment covering products from The Holy Black.  In the first review we covered their shaving gear: Shaving cream, shaving brush and their big boy safety razor.  In this second post we will explore their pomades. The Holy Black is an American New York based project that finds its inspiration from aRead more

KIPA Toffee Fibre Paste – Smelling Delicious

Last month, while going through The Barber magazine on the ISSUU platform I came across this slick and modern looking hair styling brand; KIPA. The advertising mentioned a Toffee Fibre Paste. As interesting as that sounded, I essentially just went along as this being a catchy name.  I had no clue how big of aRead more

Suavecito Winter 2017 Edition – Getting it right, again!

As part of this wonderful project that is Style4men.ca,  I get to try some of the best and most original things being produced in the pomade and shaving space.  I am regularly blown away by the human genius and the originality of some of the products coming to life. Even though there is much excitementRead more

VOSKHOD Double Edge Blades

It has been a number of months since I last tried new blades.  Basically, I was so impressed with the Treet Carbon that I was pretty much just going to accept that these were now the “Standard” Style4men blades.  But that’s not the right spirit for a project that has set out to try-test-and-comment onRead more

New spirit inspired aftershaves from Clubman Reserve

A few weeks ago, I was made aware of some new after shaves by the timeless and classic brand, Clubman-Pinaud.  These after shaves were launches under their “Clubman Reserve” moniker and are spirit based.  There are 3 options: Whiskey Woods Brandy Spice Gent’s Gin Having recently made a switch in my shaving routine by usingRead more

King Brown Premium Pomade – Slithering perfection

This morning I am trying out the King Brown pomade. This one comes to us from Australia. The packaging is Sublime! With a very cool snake and an awesome retro font that is stamped into the lid. The King Brown brand name comes from the deadliest snake found in Australia, thus the snake on theRead more