Often it’s the little things that can make the ordinary extraordinary. Every day we pull out our wallets to pay for a morning coffee, cover a late lunch with colleagues or buy a round of drinks after hours. Bulky and battered, the average man’s wallet bleeds change and scatters credit cards with each use. Stuffed full of receipts and business cards, it can make every transaction aggravating and sometimes even downright embarrassing. Why put up with the irritation of cheaply…
Category: Brands and Products
Feather Japan: A Modern Answer to an Age Old Problem
The technical superiority of a straight razor converts many men from the ranks of disposable razor users to the rich yet simple joy of straight-razor shaving. The pace of morning grooming slows a bit, all to the good, as the straight-razor man takes the time to truly know his face and develop his own shaving rhythm. But the quickened pulse of modern life sometimes intrudes on even this most intimate of personal moments, and the pleasurable communion between man and…
Edwin Jagger: Designed and Hand-Finished in the Heart of Sheffield
The hand-finished Edwin Jagger double-edge razors are sharp not only when it comes to their shiny edges but also when taking into consideration their innovative design, meant to fit the needs of the contemporary gentleman. E. Jagger also manages to elevate the act of getting a clean shave from no more than a routine to a unique experience by using proficient, stylish shaving accessories. This British company, founded in 1988 in Sheffield, England has smoothed its way into the grooming…
DOVO: True As Solingen Steel
DOVO Solingen was one of those initial product lines we added to the Fendrihan Store way back when we were first trying to build an inventory of wet shaving staples. It seems a long time has gone by since then (at least in internet years), but our reverence for DOVO endures. DOVO is a traditional, world-renowned company that specializes in grooming products for both men and women. It was founded back in the beginning of the 20th century (1906, to…
Kitchen Knives to Straight Razors: the Evolution of the Thiers Issard Brand
Today, the French brand Thiers Issard evokes images of superbly crafted, precise and durable straight razors, made with noble materials and adorned with beautiful, elegant designs. But the cutlery manufacturer’s history started down a different path, with the entrepreneurial vision of a forger at the end of the 19th century. Mr. Pierre Thiers, was already well known for his craft when he decided to start a razor company around 1880. Another thing he was famous for was his strength: he…
Ettinger Leather Products: The Key To Sophistication
Whether you’re getting ready for that long awaited date, stylish party or simply going to work, you always want to have that “wow” factor that sets you apart. You don’t really have to wear the most expensive suit to give yourself that sophisticated look you’re looking for; you can always focus on those small details that really define your style. I’m not sure why, but whenever we talk about male sophistication the word “leather” pops into our minds. We all…
The other citrus from Geo F. Trumper
We’ve been getting a lot of questions and requests for Geo F. Trumper’s Extract of Limes Shaving Cream. It’s been sold out for a while and Trumper won’t be able to fulfill any orders for it until December. But if you’re in the market for a well-balanced masculine fragrance with a citrus character, try GFT Shaving Cream. GFT has a lively lemon opening note with hints of mandarin and cedar.
A Skin-Soothing Duo
Shaving can be beneficial to your skin, as long as you know how to do it properly. Still, sometimes we look very closely at our shaving props and techniques and tend to forget that what happens after the shave is as important as the shave itself.
Mühle Turns 65
Mühle-Pinsel is celebrating its 65th year of operations. Run by the grandchildren of founder Otto Müller, the brand is recognized by its iconic mill; or Mühle, in German, the place where a Müller, or miller, works. The house of Mühle excels at bringing together tradition and cutting-edge technology to a carefully designed product line. The Mühle offering has sure evolved and the company has prospered since the first bristle brushes were produced in a wash-house and loaded on to horse…
A historic range that has it all
Edouard Pinaud made his contribution to male grooming by inventing brilliantine and unveiling the perfumed, oil-infused liquid in the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. But the House of Edouard Pinaud dates back to 1810, the year the famed perfumer opened shop in Paris. Its popular Eau de Quinine was already part of this historic range, as well as a variety of grooming concoctions including shaving soaps, creams, colognes and complexion powders. He honored the Hungarian cavalry by creating the Lilac…
Alt-Innsbruck: the jewel in the Austrian crown
In this era of synthetic substitutes, when nothing is what it seems anymore, one can become disenchanted and suspicious of about anything. You have to read the smallest print on the back of labels to verify that the claims made in the front in big and bold letters are at least partially true. In times like this, products like Alt-Innsbruck colognes and aftershave emulsions shine with the honesty of a bygone era. Their formulations contain pure, unadulterated Virginia tobacco, with…
Cyril R. Salter Shaving Creams
Cyril R. Salter shaving creams are back in stock with new additions. We have added two new fragrances: Classic Almond and Wild Rose, to our original line-up, which was comprised of Essential Lime, French Vetiver, Fresh Mint, Indian Sandalwood and Sublime Citrus shaving creams. Cyril R. Salter marries strict quality control with traditional formulas, introduced in the 1940s, which have enjoyed an unwavering reputation until today. Their shaving creams’ density and quick-lathering nature makes them the perfect weapon for a…