Alright, I'll admit it- I was going to title this blog post 2021- "A Year in Review", or perhaps "A Year to Remember....and Forget". Needless to say we all very much find ourselves in peculiar times and so perhaps I write this blog to end off 2021 with some reflection and then think about all of the possibilities in 2022. In the last part of 2021, I was talking to a couple of artisans and I remarked that I thought the market was saturated more than ever. I honestly thought it was all doom and gloom and we would see significant changes. So despite all this negativity, and while there's no shortage of quality shave soaps out there, I think...
My kids are back to school and Mother Nature has once again flipped the switch. Isn't it amazing how we have Summer one day and Fall the next? This past week we saw temperatures hovering around 3 degrees in the morning here in Winnipeg. Leaves are changing colour and that can only mean one thing. It's time to welcome back some great Fall Scents. Fall is a beautiful season and I can tell, just by talking to customers and watching social media posts, that people are once again turning towards Fall or Autumn scents. What is a Fall scent? Fall scents often comprise of warmer scents like amber or sandalwood or with notes of tobacco or maybe even bourbon to...
Summer is in full swing and things are hotter than ever. There's nothing like a summer shave. Maybe you're still staying at home but relaxing with a cup of coffee (or something stronger). Perhaps you are at the cabin enjoying a shave with the outdoors as your background. (see our home page). Regardless, Summer is a great time to shave! This is probably my first year where I've been more drawn to unique summer scents or perhaps more fruity and citrus scents compared to previous years. I don't know why that is but perhaps I'm opening my eyes and my mind to trying new things. I recently tried Shannon's Soaps- Iced Watermelon- and I am really hooked! It's a scent that...
Father's Day is a great time to introduce or reintroduce that special someone to the art of wet shaving. Here is a guide to picking out some great gifts from our online store.
From time to time I'll invite a customer or artisan to be our guest blogger. If you'd like to participate, please contact me and we can go from there. Today you'll meet Amy from Contrail Candles. Amy recently switched to wet shaving and here you'll learn about her first impressions. COVID, I know the most hated term in the world currently. It has flipped the world upside down and has negatively impacted us all. But I want to focus on the positives that came out of this pandemic to help boost morale and show case the importance of self care during these difficult times. After covid hit I lost my job, like many other airline employees. I had a lot of...
