Down to earth solid colognes by the Fury Bros.

Just before Christmas, I received a number of products from the folks at Fury Bros.  These guys produce a few essentials:  Body Wash, Solid Colognes and Candles.  Shout out to Jeremy for making this review possible. What attracted me to this brand was the early 20th century branding and labeling.  It is perfectly done.  TheRead more

The lovely NOVIA Double Edge Safety Razor

Although the men’s grooming industry has been doing extremely well, it is not every day that a new safety razor hits the street.  Yes, there certainly are many more than a few years back but it’s still not a scenario of non-stop abundance.  In that light, I was thrilled to come across the double edgeRead more

18.21 Man Made Pomade – Beautiful craftmanship

This morning I am thrilled to be trying out a pomade that has been on my wishlist for almost a year now: the pomade from 18.21 Man Made.  The “1821” branding is perfect and does an excellent job of conveying that 1800’s feeling.   A simpler time!   18.21 is an American enterprise taking root in Texas.Read more

5 Best pomades of 2018

2018 is starting to circle down the drain and the tub is about to fill up with 2019. This is an opportunity to look back at some of the great products we had the pleasure and luxury of working with in 2018. Wanting to keep this list to a top 5 format, not every greatRead more

Fisticuffs Pomade by Grave Before Shave

Fisticuffs is a pomade coming to from the US from the bunch that goes under the name “Grave Before Shave”.  Under this moniker, they offer a wide range of beard oils and other beard care products. their labeling is particularly original and memorable.  The Fisticuffs pomade labeling is pretty original as you can see.  IRead more

IMPERIAL roll-on cologne

Our slogan states: In Pomade We trust!  That is essentially because this project started out as a passion for Hair pomade.  This adventure has introduced me to countless grooming products.  Aside from pomade and shaving essentials, colognes have started to be a regular feature within our pages. Because of our passion for all things comingRead more

Solid colognes by The Southern Wolf

Continuing on the path of exploring as many solid colognes as possible, I came across a very nicely presented brand, the Southern Wolf.   These guys are in Tampa, Florida, USA.    Their product offering is focused on solid colognes and they have 6 core colognes along with 3 limited editions. The Southern Wolf offers theRead more

IMPERIAL Barber Grade Products – Offering an Impressive Shave Suite

A bit over 4 year ago, when I was first exploring pomades and undergoing my spiritual conversion, one of the pomade that greatly contributed to this process was the one from IMPERIAL. This pomade was so good that it got a little spot of its own in my overall chart and scale of hair stylingRead more

NAFTA a thing of the past! Expect to pay more for US made shaving supplies

Everyone has an opinion on NAFTA and what it means to them.  From my understanding, it opened the door for Canadian supplier to provide needed goods to the US.  For our American neighbor it was an economical way of purchasing raw material, goods and so on from a trusted-friend-State.  Nobody was loosing work!  In fact,Read more

Mortal Sin by American Pomade

Today we are trying out the water based pomade option from our friends at American Pomade.  Making a water based pomade was a pretty big deal for these convinced Greasers and they gave this product an appropriate name: Mortal Sin.  As you will see when visiting their site,  American Pomade lives and breath the wholeRead more