Baxter Clay Pomade
This is my first encounter with a product from the Baxter of California line. Despite the fact that Baxter has been around since 1965, I’ve never been lucky enough to try one of their products out. My good friends at The Motley sent me over this jar of Baxter clay pomade, and I can certainly see...
Lock Stock & Barrel Ruck Putty
Lock Stock & Barrel continues its parade of impressive products with the Ruck Matte Putty. This stuff is ranked a 4 hold, which means it’s stronger than the Pucka Grooming Creme, but not as strong as the Disorder Ultra Matte Clay. This ranked hold feature, by the way, is a fantastic idea for the line,...
Lock Stock & Barrel’s Pucka Grooming Creme
The hits keep coming with Lock Stock & Barrel’s Pucka Grooming Creme. The creme is ranked a 3 hold, so it will be less than their Matte Clay, but more than their Volumatte Powder. I was interested to try this out, now that I’ve experienced the highest and lowest holds from Lock Stock & Barrel....
Brooklyn Grooming’s Old School Pomade
Included in Brooklyn Grooming‘s shipment of awesomeness was a sample of their Commando Old School Pomade. This pomade has mineral rich oils that help stimulate growth while keeping your hair looking good. I can’t attest to the first part, since the sample didn’t have enough product to test the hair growth part, but I can speak to...
Lock Stock & Barrel Reconstruct Shampoo
Continuing with the march through the Lock Stock & Barrel line, I used their Reconstruct shampoo which is advertised for fine, thinning, and/or weak hair–a common problem with men. Basically the shampoo consists of a blend of various proteins that help strengthen and add volume to your hair (so you may not need to use...
Lock Stock & Barrel Volumatte Powder
If there’s one thing that always excites me about this blog, it’s when someone sends me volume powder. When I first realized this existed, I was blown away. Science! American Crew was the best in the biz for me, mainly because they were the first I tried. Well, gentlemen, Lock Stock & Barrel is setting all...
Lock Stock & Barrel Matte Clay
The good folks over at Lock Stock & Barrel recently sent over some goodies to try out, and the Disorder Ultra Matte Clay was included. I’ll be honest, I’ve never used clay in my hair so I had no idea what to expect. Naturally, it was the first thing I wanted to try out. On the outside...
J.R. Liggett’s Old-Fashioned Bar Shampoo
Very rarely do I get a product in to test out and not know what to do with it. I’ll admit: I’ve used a bar of hand soap, a bar of shaving soap, a bar of body soap, but never a bar of… shampoo? This was just so unique I had to give it a...
American Crew Boost Cream
As a counterpart to the boost powder, American Crew produced the boost cream which serves the same purpose but gives more control over the hair while providing volume. Used in tandem, these two boost products should lift the hair from the scalp and give the hair more volume than a styling product alone. What is...
Grant’s Golden Brand Pomade
Grant’s Golden Brand Pomade is very much the real deal when it comes to keeping your hair under control without turning your hair into a bronze sculpture. Grant’s is a small company based out of Seattle owned and founded by Grant himself. Grant was originally a consumer of water-based pomades for many years, but he thought...
American Crew Recovery Shampoo
First of all, as a disclaimer, I’m lucky enough to be 25 and still have a mostly full head of hair. Sure, my hairline is receding, but not to the point where I’m going to need to use hair recovery products on the regular. Additionally, I used this shampoo daily for two months and my...
For Volume: American Crew Boost Powder
This is one of the most unique products I’ve used. Until now, all my experience with hair styling products revolved around gels, pastes, and pomades. You can imagine my surprise when American Crew sent me their boost powder. Trusting it wasn’t anthrax, I was excited to explore this strange substance. The inside of the container...
