Mad Viking Beard Lotion – Forget the beard balm, forget the oil!

This week I am trying out products by the Mad Viking Beard Co. which are available through our friends in Canada at MatureGents.ca. I have sensitive skin and coarse beard hair.  Let’s just say that growing a beard has never been an issue, but dealing with that beard itch and near constant tugging is whereRead more

REUZEL “Spray” Grooming Tonic

REUZEL is back in full force with their Grooming Tonic. They added a very relevant improvement; a spray nozzle. Up to now, REUZEL was offering a very traditional “Barbershop” like hair tonic in a bottle with a reducer mouth.  You can see my original review here.  REUZEL being all about tradition, this first bottle madeRead more

Humphreys Facial Toner / Aftershave

Witch Hazel should be considered a miracle elixir.  It’s an old remedy that got pushed to the way side during the last 50-70 years during our mad scientific progression.  Now that we are finally realizing that nature had given us everything we needed, we are looking again at these older remedies with new eyes.  InRead more

The silk treatment with Taconic Shave

Today’s review is covering some of the grooming essentials from Taconic Shave.  We are trying out the following products: Pre-Shave oil – Unscented After Shave splash – Urban Wood Solid Cologne – Bay Rum PRE-SHAVE OIL For any regular here at Style4men.ca, you know about the benefits of using a pre-shave oil in your shaveRead more

Shaving like its 1918 with Wet Shaving Products

This morning I got a little carried away and tried a number of new products all at once.  I normally aim to test each product separately, but when I have the luxury of trying out a brand that offers the full range of item for a grooming task –  how could I split things up?Read more

Exploring Every Man Jack products – Part 1

A while back I encountered the Every Man Jack brand.  This men’s grooming product brand stuck out for two main reasons: first, it’s very vintage-cool “faux” wood presentation.  Secondly, for its affordability.  As you might all be aware, with the growing interest of men for grooming products more brands have joined the party and theRead more

Thayers Toner – Revisited as a refreshing face wash

Some time ago, I tried a product that called itself a “toner”.  Read that post here. This toner from Thayers was being sold as a post-shave solution.  After a few experiments I came to conclude that this toner was in fact fantastic at cleaning any remnant of shaving cream off the skin before the actualRead more

REUZEL Astringent Foam

As you know REUZELis one of my favorite pomade makers and brands in general.  They were among those first awesome pomades that were instrumental to my full spiritual conversation to pomade worship.  That being said, REUZEL produces more than just pomades.  They also offer a full line of men’s grooming products.  They have the companionRead more

The impressively natural MALECHEMY shave suite

This morning I had a few treats to test.  The shaving suite by the folks at Cocoon Apothecary.  Cocoon Apothecary is Canadian company out of Kitchener in Ontario.  As you can imagine, I am totally psyched to be trying out a Canadian product set.  Under the Cocoon Apothecary branding you will find an impressive line ofRead more

Henri et Victoria Absinthe After Shave Splash – Amazing!

Lately, I have been swamped with product tests.  Some taking longer than other and  have been running somewhat behind on the regular pace of post output.  One of the products that has been waiting patiently on my test bench is the Henri et Victoria after shave splash.  Having been thoroughly impressed with the Henri etRead more