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Where are we headed for in 2025?

With 2024 coming to an end, we start looking at what 2025 will bring. For the first time, I am not automatically filled with excitement and hope for the new year. So many things have gone wrong lately that I can’t help myself but to think that we are in fact heading to even darkerRead more

Looking back on the Style4men ride

Thinking back to 2016 and launching STYLE4MEN.ca, it was a big thing. Magazines were still around but on their last breath. Social Media was already big, but not the Megalodon it now is. And men’s grooming was really just emerging. At the time I was mostly just looking for a web site project where IRead more

Thievery Corporation comes to Ottawa

Last Friday (March 1st), I was lucky enough to catch the Ottawa stop of the Thievery Corporation 2024 tour. This isn’t the usual topic I feature here, but for those of you who follow me on Instagram, you might have noticed a bit of a recurring musical inspiration in many of my posts. Yes, thatRead more

STILL HOLDING ON

This is going to be a long one, so please bare with me. I think one of the reasons I bought into the Barbershop revival in the early 2010’s is because it was filling a void. Obviously, first and foremost a void in the men’s hair styling space. At the time, there was no suchRead more

NO FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE

Now that you are aware or have your doubts about fluoride, you are looking for alternatives and are faced with limited options. Although there are new fluoride free brands appearing regularly, I will focus on MARVIS and DAVIDS. Both are comparatively marketed and priced. MARVIS is an Italian brand launched in 1958 that hasRead more

WATCH STRAP UPGRADE WITH STRAP-MONSTER

A stylish watch goes a long way. But what if I told you that your stylish watch could go further? Changing the strap is one of the easiest things you can do and honestly one of the most fun things as well. Not only are you leveraging your beloved time-piece but you are expanding theRead 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

NAFTA a thing of the past! Expect to pay more for US made shaving supplies

Everyone has an opinion on NAFTA and what it means to them. From my understanding, it opened the door for Canadian supplier to provide needed goods to the US. For our American neighbor it was an economical way of purchasing raw material, goods and so on from a trusted-friend-State. Nobody was loosing work! In fact,Read more

A call to pomade makers: Shipping costs are hindering the industry

This started out as a paragraph within a review for the latest Suavecito Fall 2017 pomade. But I got carried away by the subject and opted to take it into a post of its own. Being in Canada, I more or less have to rely on my Canadian suppliers to purchase Suavecito products at aRead more

DIY Hair Gel Test

To my surprise the number one reason people are dropping by at Style4Men is to read the homemade pomade test I wrote almost a year ago. Sadly, I have not explored the DIY thing any further. That being said, I felt it might be time to reconsider this Over the past year I have researchedRead more