Lately I have become more and more interested in scents and fragrances of the middle 20th century. Sandalwood and Bay Rum are some of the recurring fragrance to surface from that time. As part of my fascination with this period and how things use to be, it was really just a question of time beforeRead more
Always being on the look-out for new products to try, I picked up an inconspicuous bottle of shaving cream at OBSCO, the MARRAKESH Bomber Argan and Hemp oil Shave Cream. Sadly, there was only the shaving cream, no companion after shave bottle. As, you know I always prefer to try shaving product as they whereRead more
Last night my order of the latest Sandalwood product from the Rocky Mountain Barber Co. came in. It’s a pre-shave oil to complete their Sandalwood Shaving and after-shave creams. The shaving cream and after-shave are both impressive products; fantastic shave performance and superb fragrance. When I was notified via their subscriber email that this newRead more
For the longest time I have wanted to try the ZIRH brand. Years ago, I remember seeing it in the fancy isle at Shoppers Drug Mart but in the past years it has entirely disappeared from the shelves in Canada. Of course, it can be found on-line, but I was appalled by the shipping costsRead more
On Monday, I dropped in at OBSCO for some old-school Pinaud-Clubman products. The Pinaud Talc and a can of Pinaud shaving cream is what I was after. The green containers and classic presentation are unmistakable. Simplicity and elegance from another time. As you can see in the picture below, this a fairly large bottle atRead more
At Christmas I received a gift card for the Bay and still had a few dollars left on it. I was recently notified by the Bay that they were having their Clinique sale. Perfect, I said to myself, I will get the Clinique shave cream and after-shave along with the free makeup pouch for myRead more
This morning I tried a new brand of double edge (DE) blades in my Merkur 180 safety razor: Treet Super platinum. I came across this brand of DE blades on amazon a few times and read a number of positive reviews. The word on the street is that these babies are a notch above myRead more
The Rocky Mountain Barber Co. is a Canadian enterprise that focuses on beard and hair products. These sandalwood shaving cream and after-shave are new additions to their products line. If you subscribe to their newsletter you get early notice of new products and a 50% discount on these new items. Since I have been impressedRead more
Having had such great results with the Proraso sensitive skin pre-shave cream (white) and having totally enjoyed the thickness and scent of the sandalwood shaving cream (red), it was just a question of time before I tried out the Proraso Pre-Shave Cream with sandalwood oil and shea butter (red). That turned out to be lastRead more
This post is a follow up to the Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream After Shaving Moisturizer, I reviewed a few weeks back. I was initially disappointed to not have the two companion products to try them out as a set. Sadly, this specific Lucky Tiger product is not readily available in Canada. I ended up findingRead more