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The Entire Old Spice Haircare Line

The Entire Old Spice Haircare Line

This is a sponsored post. I was compensated by Old Spice to write this article, but was given creative freedom to decide the manner in which to do it. All views and opinions are my own, and I was given total control, in typical Old Spice fashion. Hey y’all, did you know that there is an...
Star Wax Original Pomade

Star Wax Original Pomade

Star Wax has clay, as you know, so what about their pomade? The clay was pretty solid; not the greatest ever, but not bad at all. What about the pomade? The Star Wax Original Pomade, first and foremost, is red. Why? Don’t ask questions. I absolutely hate that it’s red, and there’s no rational reason to...
Star Wax Clay

Star Wax Clay

There’s something kind of unsettling about photographing a vegan hair product on a leather ottoman, but what can I say? I’m a barbarian. The Star Wax clay is actually one of the better clays I’ve used, despite a few red flags: vegan, water-based, and “professional.” Vegan products are great for the environment, and if you’re into...
Hairbond Moulder

Hairbond Moulder

Hairbond has a cult following in the UK, but isn’t too well-known in the US…yet. Hairbond itself doesn’t deliver to the US, but I recently learned about one UK retailer who does: GroomU. In fact, they have a lot of really awesome stuff, some of which we’ve reviewed before, but that’s not the point here....
Verb Volume Spray

Verb Volume Spray

I’m a big fan of the Verb line, but the Verb Volume Spray is a total bummer. But before I get into that, here’s what Verb did right. As with the rest of the Verb line, the Verb Volume Spray is basically entirely organic–no parabens, no strange overly-flammable ingredients, and still never tested on animals. Generally, products that...
Verb Forming Fiber

Verb Forming Fiber

Verb is a really cool company, as I’ve mentioned before. The Verb Forming Fiber doesn’t make me think any differently: they’re still really cool. The more I use this hair product line, the more I come to love them. Perhaps my favorite thing about the company is their online demonstrations, which are more useful than...
Verb Sculpting Clay

Verb Sculpting Clay

Recently, I stumbled across Verb, an Austin-based grooming company. Now, if you know anything about Austinites, it’s that we stick together. As a former Austinite who went to undergrad there, I just had to talk with them. They were cool enough to send over some of their Verb Sculpting Clay (among other stuff), and I was...
Clear Men Scalp Therapy Shampoo

Clear Men Scalp Therapy Shampoo

When Unilever wanted to send me some of their new Clear Men Scalp Therapy shampoo, I was pretty skeptical. I tend to lump all those big guys into the same category of cheap shampoo that isn’t worth using, despite the low cost–like their other brand Suave. Shudder. However, this Clear Men shampoo is actually not that bad,...
Redken Rewind 06

Redken Rewind 06

Redken has been around for years, and people often speak very highly of the brand. However, my experience with the Redken Rewind was a total bust, despite many other people claiming they love it. Either I’m missing something, or I just don’t get it. The purpose of Redken Rewind (I think the “06” refers to the...
Hairbond Shaper

Hairbond Shaper

Remember a few weeks ago when we reviewed Hairbond’s Distorter? And then remember how it won our award for “Best Hair Styling Product?” Well, I also tried the Hairbond Shaper and this stuff is just as good, but probably better. The difference between the Hairbond Shaper and Distorter is the hold strength–the Shaper has a...
Hairbond Distorter

Hairbond Distorter

Hairbond is a brand new product to the United States, as they just launched their line from the United Kingdom in America. They were nice enough to send over some of their Hairbond Distorter, and I’m certainly glad they did. I’ve used a ridiculous array of hair products in the course of operating this website....
Baxter Hard Water Pomade

Baxter Hard Water Pomade

Baxter! What happened here? After my introduction to the Baxter line via the greatness of the Clay Pomade, I was truly pumped about this stuff. However, when I used the Baxter Hard Water Pomade, it was a serious disappointment on almost every level imaginable. Think back to the 1990’s. Remember that L.A. Looks stuff we used...