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 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...
Giveaway: Hairbond Shaper
Well, the Hairbond giveaway extravaganza continues today with a four jars of Hairbond Shaper. The Shaper is another favorite product from the Hairbond line, and I might even rank it higher than the distorter. They’re used differently, so it’s hard to compare. The Shaper is their strongest hold, which allows you to…ahem…shape your hair. It’s not...
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
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 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
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
