With Confidence by Dear Barber

With Confidence by @dear_barber has been an easy relationship. A love at first sniff kinda thing. It has a very classic type of presence, while not really being a true classic. It is nicer, smoother, more likeable, accessible and sexier. What it isn’t! Pretentious, complicated, pompous or at the other end of the spectrum, simplistic.Read more

A Royal Shave with Truefitt & Hill

Following up on our 2 Instagram REELS covering the Truefitt & Hill (T&H) shaving cream and aftershave balm, here is the detailed review. First off, T&H  holds the record for the oldest established barbershop dating back to 1805.  The company has also held a Royal Warrant to the royal household and still groomed H.R.M PrinceRead more

Dapper Dan Superior Grooming Tonic

What the hell is Hair Tonic?  It’s nothing short of a hair styling secret weapon.  Really? – Tell me more!  “Tonic” is an all-encompassing name that suggests “Treatment”. Obviously, not all hair tonics are the same, but generally speaking a hair tonic offers a light conditioning treatment along with very moderate styling capabilities. In NorthRead more

Oil Can Grooming – Crafting Clay & Grease Pomade

Oil Can Grooming pomades and beard oils are perhaps some of the most originally packaged.  Their unique vintage thin cans stand out.  It’s a tribute to the mechanical age and how handy having a can of oil was/is.  Everything runs smoother with a drop of oil. There is an obvious parallel to be made betweenRead more

Beard oil by MESOA for Men

This short post/review was first published on our Instagram page on June 7th, 2020. MESOA for Men is a UK based men’s grooming company primarily offering skin care products.  We were pulled by the slick product presentation and solid ingredient selection.  In this post we are trying out their beard oil   The MESOA beardRead more

Johnny’s Chop Shop Beard Oil

Johnny’s chop Shop is one of those unmistakable brands that fully embraces the Barbershop culture. At the core, Johnny’s chop Shop is a Barbershop, but they took things to the next level when they started to produce a range of pomades which has now grown into a full hair care line.  This range now alsoRead more

First contact with the Jack The Lad

We are welcoming a new player to the game, Jack The Lad from the UK. Fantastic packaging. Full size metal jars of: cream, clay and pomade along with a very relevant salt spray. Below is my unboxing and basedbased on we can see and smell, these products are going to be a hit! My firstRead more

No. 17 Signature Scent by Pomp & Co.

There are many things I enjoy about the Style4men project, but exploring new colognes and discovering new scents triggers that special dial on my control board.  As part of another review, my favorite Canadian distributor (Toucan Trading) included a bottle of Pomp & Co. No. 17 Signature Scent.  Unbeknown to them, this was  a cologneRead more

Beard Oil by Bull Dog Skincare

We’re back to complete the trilogy on beard oils produced by some of the “Big Brands” that we had started in our after Christmas post on Instagram.  In the first we covered L’Oréal Men Expert, in the second PRORASO and in this final post we featuring the beard oil by Bull Dog. Bull Dog isRead more

Working with the St. James of London Shaving Cream

This post is continuing on the fantastic experience we have had using St. James of London products.  It is now up to their shaving cream to get time on the test bench.  For the purpose of this review we are working with the Mandarin & Patchouli scent First off and you can see, the packagingRead more