Lockhart’s Anti-Gravity

The Lockhart’s brand name is one that comes up frequently when looking for hair pomades.  In fact it has been coming up in my searches ever since I started the Style4men.ca project.  Unfortunately, I had not been able to get a hold a jar until now.  I was initially interested in their water based ProfessionalRead more

A third hit single from Railcar – Supreme Hold Pomade

Today we explore the Supreme Hold pomade from Railcar fine Goods.  The Railcar pomade had first caught my attention almost two years ago and it had taken me some time to manage to get a jar. This was there regular hold, red pomade.  Oh man, what a treat that stuff is!  The texture of theRead more

Fine Accoutrements After Shave Balm – Damn Fine!

Fine Accoutrements has recently entered a new after shave space, that of the BALM!  A few months back, with the support of Mr. Fine at Fine Accoutrements (FA), I was lucky enough to try the FA shave soap and shaving brush.  The shaving brush was actually an eye opener as it was the first timeRead more

Railcar Aftershave – Superb Aroma

As of late I have been totally embracing the old-school alcohol based after shaves.  The main driver for this is the incredibly original and diversified fragrances that are available.  Up until quite recently, I wasn’t even a little interested in using alcohol-based after shaves.  There were two mains reasons for that.  First, all I knewRead more

Redken Brews – Work Hard Molding Paste

This is the second part to the Redken Brews reviews.  In this one we are covering the Work Hard Molding Paste.  I will admit not having been all that successful with paste up to now, but because of the very optimistic name “Work Hard”,  I figured it had to be put to the test. ThisRead more

Redken Brews – Shaving Cream

This morning I tried out the new shaving cream by Redken.  Redken is a company that was formed in New York in 1960 and which is now under the umbrella of the L’Oréal group.  That should tell you something about the back bone of the brand. With over 50 years of experience, Redken has aRead more

The Holy Black – Clay, Pomade and Supermax

This is the second installment covering products from The Holy Black.  In the first review we covered their shaving gear: Shaving cream, shaving brush and their big boy safety razor.  In this second post we will explore their pomades. The Holy Black is an American New York based project that finds its inspiration from aRead more

Suavecito Winter 2017 Edition – Getting it right, again!

As part of this wonderful project that is Style4men.ca,  I get to try some of the best and most original things being produced in the pomade and shaving space.  I am regularly blown away by the human genius and the originality of some of the products coming to life. Even though there is much excitementRead more

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

Dr. Jon’s Aftershaves – A new generation of the classics

Overall Style4Men.ca score: My recent focus has been on after shaves and more after shave.  With the recent closing of the physical Men Essential store on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, the shop was having a 40% inventory liquidation sale.  As disappointed as I might have been at the store closing, a 40% sale is worthRead more