Product Reviews

Once at a West Point Military Academy presentation, I had a Cadet ask me what shaving method I recommended for shaving in the field. Such a great question! My answer… “Consider working up a sweat, then use your razor.” But, if I tried the Dry Shave Gel by Bold For Men before the presentation  I may [...]

Black Pepper & Mint as fragrances in a shaving cream? What an interesting combination! Well, the Gentry Grooming Co.’s – The Shave Cream contains just that and it makes for a fun shave. When used as described, without a brush, it produced great lather that coats the skin with a nice subtle tingle that lingers without being [...]

I picked up a tube of this shaving cream from The Motley at the price of $6.50 a tube! And I can tell you that at this price point, it easily out-performs many, if not all, in the same price category. It  works well with many of my favorite pre-shave oils and lathers easily. The nice subtle lavender fragrance [...]

TAUN Small Batch Men’s Skincare enters the market with a face moisturizer that’s specifically designed to help repair the root causes of aging skin caused from poor diet, smoking, sun damage and stress to name a few. Their Facial Repair Formula contains 8 key ingredients purposed to do just that – Retinol, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin C, Peptides, Jojoba Oil, and Apricot Kernel [...]

This is perfect for the guy that answers, “a bar of soap” when asked what he washes his face with. Well, it’s definitely a bar of soap, and it gets your face squeaky clean but without making it feel “detergent” clean (i.e. dry), like most bar soaps for the body. It’s fragrance-free, oil-free, non-comedogenic and [...]

California’s very own Baxter of California grooming line, has a wide variety of grooming products. One of which is their moisturizer dedicated to daily sun protection –  Super Shape SPF 15. With ingredients like Aloe Vera, Vitamin E and Grape seed oil, this item certainly coats well while also keeping the skin moisturized. My only hang-up is that [...]

Lab Series Skincare for Men has entered the world of “camouflage skincare” with an item called – BB Tinted Moisturizer w/ SPF 35. It’s a specialty moisturizer that protects the skin from the damaging rays of the sun while also camouflaging it’s imperfections. Lab Series uses state-of-the art Tagra technology which is used in customizing the color of this moisturizer [...]

Grassroots Research Labs put together a great skincare line that can be found at your local Kohl’s store. One of their more popular moisturizers is the- Vitamin C Power Brightening Cream SPF 25.  This product is designed to help “visibly brighten and even out skin tone, and diminish the appearance of discolorations and age spots from past sun [...]

Lab Series Skincare for Men literally has a skincare product for pretty much any skin challenge a man may have. So here’s their daily moisturizer that also has SPF 15. It’s a light-weight lotion that absorbs quickly, and covers well with very little. It also has a an advanced skin smoothing technology that is designed to improve the skin’s [...]

Kiehl’s Facial Fuel skincare line is very popular and is consistently in the conversation for being a very good skincare line. So of course it only makes sense for them to also produce  an effective moisturizer with SPF. Touted to treat and protect the skin, while also delivering an energizing feel. As for the effectiveness of this [...]