Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Deodorants
Continuing with the blue Italian Mediterranean sea as their inspiration, Acqua di Parma have added a range of deodorants to their offering. The deodorants join the Eau de Toilette, body milk, and shower gel lines. Housed in a 150ml aluminium spray bottle, the strong design and matt surface in deep and bright blue hues, looks superb. Light alcoholic formulas do not interfere... Read More
Egyptian Magic
First thing first, I was sold on the name – any product with ‘Magic’ in its name has to be worth testing. Digging a little deeper, it appears Magic translates to a less is more type of wizardry – something I’m more than okay with. Far from being an organic this, natural that campaigner – the lack of petrochemicals and so forth, found in most cheap... Read More
40 Years of Molton Brown
1973 was famous for many reasons; Edward Heath was Prime Minister, Liverpool FC were league champions, James Bond Live and Let Die was released, the Dalai Lama made his first visit to the UK and Pizza Hut opened its first UK restaurant. However, for us 1973 was a vintage year for it was the year Molton Brown was born. And the bath, body and various other categories including men’s... Read More
Scaramouche & Fandango
London based Scaramouche & Fandango conceived their male grooming concept after two of the co-founders spent an evening struggling to find a brand name. Their “eureka moment” happened when they stumbled across the world famous Queen song Bohemian Rhapsody. The founders Ian Linaker, Kenny Harmel and Charlie Schofield wanted to produce travel-friendly male grooming... Read More
[CLOSED] Nickel Skin Care Competition: £300+ Hamper
Nickel Skin Care for Men is a men’s grooming brand founded in 1996 on the premise that men should understand exactly what a product does. Terms such as “revitalising serum” are replaced with Morning After Rescue Gel. There are no magical promises, no fuss, no preposterous claims, just the plain truth about each product, straightforward and to the point. Nickel Skin Care... Read More
Lab Series Skincare for Men
Lab Series Skincare for Men is a men’s grooming brand originally launched in 1987 by Aramis. During 1985 Aramis (owned by the Estée Lauder Companies Inc.) planned to launch a fragrance-free skincare brand named Basix but it was shelved at the last minute. Two years later, as mentioned it was launched as Lab Series under the Aramis brand name, which continued until 2005 where... Read More
Mühle Shaving
With the reputation of Solingen-made shaving products soaring and the use of double-edged safety razors growing, it is worth shaving aficionados casting their eye east to Saxony in Germany. Since 1945, in the village of Stützengrün Hans-Jürgen Müller GmbH & Co. KG, better known as Mühle Shaving or Muehle Shaving have been combining industrial expertise with a high degree... Read More
Forever Ink
For gentleman sporting tattooed skin, celebrity tattoo artist Louis Molloy has developed Forever Ink; a premium skincare range specifically created for the care of tattooed skin. Mr Molloy’s work can be seen across the limbs and torso’s of some of the world’s most famous celebrities including David Beckham. Mr Molloy’s art extends beyond just tattoing and into the realms... Read More
ManCave Natural Grooming
The latest brand to enter the men’s grooming stratosphere is ManCave Natural Grooming – with an affordable range containing essential, natural only ingredients. It is certified under the Humane Cosmetics Standard by Cruelty Free International, earning it ‘no-animal-testing’ certification. The ManCave Regime ManCave Moisturiser 100ml/ £9.50 – with Caffeine,... Read More
Kiel James Patrick
Kiel James Patrick is a men’s accessories brand from New England in the US. Mr Patrick, who lent his name to the brand created it out of a passion for age-old quality, style and carefully constructed American made goods – which sadly, are not so easily found now. Mr Patrick’s hobby; making himself bracelets and belts from high quality materials, soon turned into... Read More
