Double duty grooming implements and products can be just the ticket — to traveling nirvana. Even if you are a purist who would normally never consider using a shampoo that also lathers up to clean as well as the best body wash, drop your reservations (well, not your hotel reservations) and experience the wonder of the multi-tasking products we have sourced for you on our website.
Would You Like To Swing From A Star?
Or at least head towards the heavens on one of those big birds for a long-awaited vacation? Perhaps, instead, the vacation will need to wait until you finish that series of important business trips ensuring the success of your latest venture. One thing is certain, however, on a regular basis you leave home and the comforting grooming rituals you have developed. You value beginning your mornings rejuvenated and ending your evenings relaxed and ready for rest. But travel forces a…
A Quality Leather Wallet: Required for the Man of Distinction
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…
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.
All About Shaving Brushes
Choosing the right shaving brush is a usual concern for wet-shavers. And, although the variety of choices can at first make it confusing, finding the right brush for you doesn’t have to be a painful process. It’s all about information. And there’s lots of information out there, but as with everything else, it is worthwhile to consider the source before you take the advice. Here is our suggested reading material:
The Fendrihan Shave on Maximum Fitness Magazine
Maximum Fitness is a self-described no B.S. essential guide to fitness and health for the busy man. Besides in-depth workout advice, they routinely cover topics such as fitness, health, nutrition, weight loss, supplements, sex and training tips and tricks. Fendrihan’s shaving and grooming products recently made it to this fit magazine’s pages. Our Merkur Double-Edge Safety Razors were reviewed in their “Get Your Gear On” section as one of the ways to get the best shave. MaxFit considered them one…
Choosing Your First Shaving Brush
Choosing a shaving brush can be as challenging as choosing a safety razor. The large selection of brushes, array of hair sources (badger, boar or horse), range of grades of hair (pure, best, super and silver-tip in the case of badger hair), choice of shapes or materials for handles, and variety of knot sizes seem to produce a certain “buyers’ block”. Some simple rules to follow: Bigger is not always better. Some big brushes, while certainly looking the part, might…