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Next stop, So. Cal’s  Orange County! Join me, October 8th & 9th at Macy’s – South Coast Plaza  I will be partnering up with Lab Series Skincare for Men to help every man look their best. Come in to get a free grooming consultation from yours truly! Let us know you’re coming ~> HERE! Hope to see you there! [...]

More and more barbers are trying their hand at their own product lines. And for what it’s worth, I completely support it! After all, who knows shaving products better than the people who use them on a daily basis? Enter Master Barber – Iain Kane, creator of  The Village Barber product line. Currently comprised of two [...]

Next stop, Chicago! Join me, September 16th at Macy’s – State Street September 17th at Bloomingdale’s – N. Michigan September 18th at Macy’s – Water Tower  I will be partnering up with Lab Series Skincare for Men to help every man look their best at atll three of these locations. Come in to get a free grooming consultation from yours truly! Hope to [...]

Post shave or “Refresh” (as I like to call it), is the final step in making sure that your newly shaved face is equipped with the right tools to combat shaving irritation. The company RazoRock, designed a 100% natural handmade aftershave wax that does just that: heal and moisturize!  Packed with more essential oils than I have ever [...]

No great shave ends without using a product that’s designed to heal and moisturize the skin, right? (See Post: Put something on… sheesh!) So I guess an after-shave balm would be in order! Enter, Kyoku for Men’s Razor Repair Balm. Packed with aloe vera, chamomile, ancient Japanese oils and the age-old after shave splash – Witch [...]

Well, you can’t own a barbershop and have a grooming line without a signature shave cream right?… Of course not! John Allan’s – Shave (Slick Conditioning Shave Cream), is a lotion based cream that’s designed to create a slick surface for a close and comfortable shave. The ingredients of Oat and Willow Bark extracts provide the moisturizing [...]

John Allan’s took the concept of a pre-shave oil and added a bit of a twist! It’s labeled as a pre-shave solution that is designed to work the same as a pre-shave oil (See Post: Don’t be afraid of pre-shave oils!). However, the twist comes with the addition of  tea tree oil and a gel-like consistency. Resulting in [...]

The Bluebeards Revenge shaving cream may just be the answer for all of  those tough-beard sufferers out there! You know, the guys with the 5 o’clock shadow that appears at noon? Although it’s still fairly new to the shaving cream market, it has created a niche that easily separates it from the shaving cream pack. How you ask? Well [...]

Recently I’ve received a few emails asking “are pre-shave oils harmful to the skin”, and “do these oils create in-grown hairs by clogging the skin’s pores?” The short answer is… No. Pre-shave oils were designed with key concepts in mind-trap moisture, aid in lifting the hair and protect the skin from the blade. All of these [...]

Many barbers and shaving enthusiasts alike, are pretty familiar with the Alum Block. It seems to come in very handy for the man who’s always in a rush, or the unfortunate easy bleeder. Commonly referred to as Potassium Alum, in the science world,  it is a chemical compound that acts as an antiseptic and also as a blood coagulant (stops bleeding, [...]