The Personal Barber – Purveyors of Handsome Living
Last year, we reviewed the subscription service for shaving goods offered by the US-based Wet Shave Club. Today we return [...]
1
04, 2015
4
03, 2015
Selecting and sewing on blazer badges – English Artisan-crafted blazer badges by Benson & Clegg
Some months ago, we explored Benson & Clegg’s beautiful brass buttons and how to sew them onto your favourite club [...]
20
11, 2014
Selecting & Sewing Buttons For A Blazer – English Handcrafted Buttons By Benson & Clegg
In addition to tailoring, Benson & Clegg has established itself as one of the country's premier suppliers of brass blazer buttons. [...]
22
10, 2014
SRW Strops Review
For even the most frugal enthusiast, an essential accompaniment to straight razor shaving is a strop to keep the blade [...]
8
10, 2014
Wet Shave Club – Stay Sharp
Subscription-based services are growing to be a popular trend amongst consumers. It’s an attractive concept – a customer pays a [...]
2
09, 2014
British Vs. American Brylcreem Smackdown: A Comparative Review
Elders will tell you about its greasiness, the fragrance and its overall generous usage by gentlemen of the past. Like [...]
16
06, 2014
Nicky Ritoit: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Barber in the heart of Paris
Hidden in a nook of the iconic Rotonde de la Villette, a celebrated pre-revolution historical building-turned-bar facing the Canal St [...]
28
02, 2014
Cut-Throat Prices: How To Straight Razor Shave on a Budget
Let it never be said that I like doing things the easy way. Hours hunched over a whetstone and a [...]
2
01, 2014
Winter Suit Up: An Introduction to the Overcoat
As the winter chills are creeping up your spine and sale season is nigh, you are probably considering that it [...]
18
11, 2013
An Introduction to Scabal (Fabric House & Made-To-Measure Garments)
Paris, 2013 At an unremarkable residential building off the idyllic Square Opéra Louis Jouvet, I rang an ornate doorbell, unprepared [...]