The Holy Black: Glorious Modern Vintage

There are many fun things that come with Style4men.ca.  One of them is finding out just how passionate the community that comes with it, really is.  A good friend of Style4Men.ca reached out around Christmas to let me know about this awesome grooming company he had come across in his own research; “The Holy Black“. Read more

Brompton & Langley Luxe and Rich Shaving Cream – Smooth Luxury For Your Mug

Overall Style4Men.ca score:   This morning I tried a surprising shaving cream.  A product going by the name: Brompton & Langley – Luxe and rich Shaving Cream.   The jar is fairly inconspicuous in dark grey.  I picked it up at Winner’s on my last visit.  This isn’t a brand I knew or recognized, but consideringRead more

Shaving like it’s 1918 – Forgotten tool

The wet shaving revival is an exciting step into the past.  Modern shaving had become so efficient…and, well, boring!  Actually, that might not be so accurate.  Shaving had simply become a grooming chore.  The ceremony involved with wet shaving had been forgotten.  Men around the world are rediscovering the pleasure and skill required in groomingRead more

Reuzel Shave Cream – Superior Comfort

As part of my Christmas shopping I made a stop at Winner’s.  I now always take a look at their grooming stuff because I encountered some pleasant surprises in the past.  This visit was rewarded with some interesting finds; a shaving kit by Reuzel and a can of the Hairgum Strong hold pomade.  This reviewRead more

Alba Botanica Cream Shave

As part of my searches for shaving creams, I came across this “Alba Botanica”  tube on Amazon which stated “mango vanilla”.  That just sounded perfectly delicious.  The tube was also some 227 g and something like $5.  I just had to try it. At this point, I gave little thought as to who this productRead more

DERBY Shaving Cream – Superb lemon scent

As part of my on-going quest to find and try new product I am always on the lookup for: pomades, blades, razors, shave creams and so on.  Having been quite impressed with the DERBY double-edge razor blades, I was thrilled to come across a shaving cream from them.  I actually had no idea DERBY evenRead 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

STEPHAN Stay Smooth Conditioning Shave Cream: A Treasure direct from the vault

So it’s the Christmas break and I let my beard grow for the last few days.  I’m on vacation, come-on?!  That makes for good test conditions. Before the break I stopped in at OBSCO to see if they had anything new to explore.  As you know I have been favoring old-school products these past monthsRead more

PRORASO Gel Riparatore – TOTALLY IMPRESSIVE

Last week I was at my favorite Italian grocery store in the Ottawa Byward Market, La Botega / Nicastro’s to replenish some of my PRORASO shaving supplies. While browsing what they had, I noticed this fairly small box.  I picked it up to get a closer look at what it might be.  My Italian isRead more

Bluebeards Revenge Shaving Cream

A little while back I came across the Bluebeards Revenge brand while searching various shaving creams.  After checking out their web page and watching their YouTube video Bluebeards Revenge Informercial where a barber does a shaving demo with a regular razor, then a safety razor and finally a cut throat blade using this shaving creamRead more