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

Fish Shape Texturising Cream – Direct from Soho London

In this post we will be reviewing pomade, well actually a cream, from a British company called FISH.  They originated from the cool and creative SOHO district in London in 1987. Under the FISH brand name you will find a full hair product line as well as a string of Barber Shops.  In other words,Read more

Gatsby Cool Wet – Natural looking results

As part of my regular pomade exploration, I came across some interesting brands coming from Japan.  One of these brands is GATSBY.  A few of their fixative solutions were available on Amazon at reasonable prices.  But before jumping on the first jar, I decided to check out the GATSBY web page.  A very nice webRead more

göt2b defiant pomade and glued blasting freeze spray

In pretty much every pharmacy and large surface stores, the göt2b brand can be found. There are a number of hair fixative solutions under that brand name.  Today, while in my local Walmart, I was looking for a jar of American Crew pomade as I remembered it sold a tad cheaper there than at Shopper’sRead more

Johnny Sheen Hair Pomade – A well deserved star

Via the issuu magazine application on android and iPad I was made aware of a very interesting publication: Barber NV. This is an Irish/British magazine covering as you can guess, barbering topics. The layout is very nice and the contents are totally on the mark. I actually ended up subscribing to the print issue asRead more

REDKEN Rough Paste 12 – Unexpected humpft!

A while back, Fady the owner of Hair Junkie on Laurier Street West in Ottawa, gave me a sample of the Redken Rough Paste 12 to try out.  For the longest time I had been a Redken enthusiast.  That was until I was introduced to pomades.  Then the part of my brain that manages hairRead more

HEADGEAR Molding Mud – Something to get dirty about

As part of my regular visit to OBSCO, I picked up a jar of HEADGEAR Molding Mud. Some months back I had tried the HEADGEAR Memory Glue thinking it was a pomade but it turned out to be a gel.  For a gel it was a good product, but it wasn’t a pomade.  During thisRead more

LAYRITE Cement Clay

After trying out the American Crew Fiber on Sunday I am moving onto the Layrite Cement Clay this morning.  When I got my uppercut refreshed at Hair Junkie, I was thrilled to see that they had also received new LAYRITE products.  LAYRITE has undergone a bit of an image change.  The jar is a tadRead more

American Crew – Power Cleanser and Fiber duo

Every now and then I pay a visit to one of my local Winner’s.  The range of things that can be found is always surprising.  I initially had not realized that they also carried a variety of personal care items.  I would normally be suspicious about such items in a liquidation store since the productsRead more

Barba Italiana Barolo – Pomade or Gel?

This morning was an Italian special. Shaving was with the full Proraso suite; pre-shave, shaving cream and after-shave. In other words, a great shave. A couple of weeks ago, I received the Italian “Barba Italiana Barolo” fixing hair pomade and had not yet tried it out. It just made sense to continue down “Di Roma”Read more