TABAC original Shaving Cream

This morning was testing time for a product from the 60’s;  the TABAC Shaving Cream.  Back then it had a rather large following and this morning it became clear why that was.  I vaguely remember this brand when I was a kid.  It could be found everywhere from the pharmacies to the department store perfumeRead more

REUZEL Aftershave – A new take on a classic

During my visit at “Barbier So Gentelmen“, I was impressed to see that they held the full REUZEL product line. It was a perfect opportunity to pick up the aftershave I had been wanting to try out. Up front, you need to know that this is an old-school type of aftershave. Nothing fancy that moisturizesRead more

Hard Butter Anti-Itch Post-Shave Salve – A nice natural find!

  This is the Hard Butter Anti-Itch Post-Shave Salve.  I was introduced to this product during my straight razor shave at the House of Barons.  I was initially impressed with the product and bought a jar to try it out on my own. What is a salve? I had to look that up as itRead more

The Rockwell 6C Safety Razor – A Solid Canadian Option

  On the 25th of May 2017 my Chrome Rockwell 6C safety razor was delivered! Check out my initial post on this razor. The Rockwell 6C came with a few surprises.  First off, the star of the show, the razor itself.  There also was a nice box of 100 Rockwell blades and the ever soRead more

Defiance Shaving Soap by Dr. Jon’s – My new favorite

This morning I shaved using the Dr. Jon’s shaving soap.  Honestly, I had pretty much decided that shave soaps were not for me about a year ago after some less than stellar results using some main-stream commercial soaps.  I am so very glad I got pulled in by the retro-cool packaging/Labeling of Dr. Jon’s productsRead more

A visit at the House Of Barons on Preston for a straight razor shave

Continuing on my quest for the perfect shave, I set out to visit the folks at the House of Barons.  I had heard of the shop, but had really no knowledge beyond that.  I checked out there site and was convinced to give them a try.  Their site informed me that they have two locationsRead more

Straight Razor Shave At Home

This morning I had time and felt brave so I finally pulled out my straight razor and loaded it with a Derby blade.  I bought this razor many months ago and pretty much forgot about it.  Whenever I remembered I didn’t feel like I was ready.  This morning everything lined up for it.  All thingsRead more

American Crew Moisturizing Shave Cream – Worth a try!

A brand that keeps coming up in my product searches is American Crew. I have tried a few of their hair products with mixed results. Their hair fiber and shampoo was decent but not my favorite. But since this brand has so much weight and a wide product offering I was bound to have moreRead more

BlueBeards Revenge Double Edge Razor Blades – A Pirate’s Treasure

Here we are with another BlueBeards Revenge product, their Double-Edge razor blades.  The BlueBeards Revenge is a brand coming to us from the UK.  To date I have been impressed with their pomade and shaving cream.  Some months ago I realized that they were also making old-school double-edge razor blades and even though they wereRead more

Ming Shi Shaver 2000S – A Merkur Future for the little people

When I started getting interested in safety razors about one and half years ago, I was somewhat overwhelmed by the number of brands.  Quickly enough though a few brands started to stand out: Merkur and Edwin Jagger to name only these two. Merkur had the most interesting offering.  To top it off Merkur offered GermanRead more