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King Brown Original Pomade and Grooming Spray

Today I am finally getting around to some of the awesome products from King Brown. Two products to be exact; their Grooming spray and original pomade. King Brown products are presented and packaged in a very distinctive vintage cool manner. In fact, we could say that they are un-mistakable! What makes it vintage-cool is theRead more

No Gunk – A natural pomade option

As part of my regular searches for new products, I came across this very interesting brand in The Barber Magazine via the ISSUU application; No Gunk. The sales pitch of this brand is simple and relevant: No chemicals, no residue! Becoming more and more interested in natural grooming options I made contact with No GunkRead more

MEN DON’T STINK – Strong – Mandarin Black Pepper

Having a bit of a back log of products to test, I aiming to try a new thing every day until I am on top again. As part of my Christmas shopping, I bought a little lap cushion-surface thing to hold a tablet and a coffee for my wife from the folks at Well.ca. ThisRead more

Jack Dean Finishing Pomade – A light oil based pomade

Jack Dean is a British brand that caught my eye some months back. Beautiful and original packaging along with an interesting product line. The brand image conveys a sense of cool nostalgia of the 30’s. World travel and adventure at a time where new technologies made things possible for more than just the upper socialRead more

GROOM Hair pomade – A natural formulation for the slicked back look

Today after numerous months of waiting and procrastination, I finally decided to try the Groom Hair pomade. Groom is a Canadian company from Montreal. They make a number of “grooming” products for men. I became aware of this brand sometime in the summer of 2016 as I saw an advertisement for their product line inRead more

DAX Wave and Groom – Serious grease base hold

This morning I experimented with the DAX Wave and Groom hair dress. As you know, I thoroughly enjoy exploring hair fixative from the past. These brands that have managed to stay around through the decades and survive the test of time earn extra points in my book. The DAX hair dress is one of thoseRead more

LUCKY TIGER Cru-Butch

Between the 20’s and the 50’s a number of men’s hair styling products came to be. As of lately I have been looking into these older brands. In many cases, the new pomades are copies of these older recipes or at the very least find their inspiration in these earlier pomades. The first one ofRead more

Brylcreem

Last week I was out shopping and came across an old brand which I assumed had vanished: Brylcreem. This was a big brand name back in the 40’s and 50’s. To my surprise the product is still around and has a very nice packaging. The box was $5 with another $1 discount at the cash. Read more

Black & White Hairdressing Pomade

Today’s pomade was brought back by my traveling buddy that just returned from the UK. The Black & White Hairdressing Pomade. This is a completely old school and original product from the 20’s. Even referring to the product as “Hair Dressing” is very old school in itself. Most brand nowadays simply state: Pomade. ThatRead more