Shaving
Philips Norelco T780 Vacuum Trimmer
I have tried this as a practical ($35) trimmer for my beard and it seems to do the job rather well. It has a vacuum feature that sucks up almost all the hairs as it trims. It works pretty well so far and seems to hold a charge for a decent amount of time.
Gillette M3 Power razor
So I succumbed to the vibrating razor fad. I have to rate it as only a tiny bit better of a shave. I have had less cuts shaving, but that could be because I now pay more attention to the vibrating razor-sharp piece of metal in my hand. If you have some money to blow, go for it and buy one. its kinda fun and only takes a AAA battery.
Zirh Shave Cream
This shave cream is an aloe vera shave cream. It is really thick, too thick actually. It has a strong smell and a tingling feeling at first if you are used to fragrance free shave creams. The cream is too thick to use in the sink. My sink apparently doesn’t have nearly enough water pressure to clean the shaving cream off the razor as you are shaving. It is much better suited for the shower where you can clean the razor eaasier. You may want to pass on this if you like a less putty-esque shave.
Anthony Logistics For Men Shave Cream
The shave gel isn’t too bad. It has a good consistency overall and doesn’t stick too much to your razor. It does, however, have a strong smell, yet is labeled as fragrance free. I am sure that means no fragrances are added to it, not that it is without fragrance. Ok product.
Kiehl’s Ultimate Brushless Shave Cream – White Eagle
First of all, sweet name. White Eagle. Second, this shave cream has a little bit of everything good. It has an extremely subtle non-smell, it spreads easily on your face, and it rinses cleanly off your razor and more importantly, your face. I would rank this a very close second to my favorite, Billy Jealousy’s Hydroplane, but this one is tiny bit cheaper.
Shampoo
Kiehl’s Amino Acid Shampoo
This shampoo has a nice light coconut smell. It suds well and leaves your hair clean. I would rate this as number 2 or 3 to the RedKen Go Clean shampoo. A pretty good buy.
Anthony Logistics For Men Everyday Shampoo
This shampoo, like much of the other items from Anthony, this was a little diappointing. It smelled of coconut oil and was only ok.
Conditioner
Redken for Men Finish Up Conditioner
This conditioner complements its counterpart in the product line (Go Clean Shampoo) with an equally good smell. It works great on your hair and leaves a very nice non-greasy feeling. The only complaint for this is that it takes a little more of the product to cover longer hair and the bottle is smaller than the shampoo bottle (13.5oz for the shampoo and 8.5oz for the conditioner). Their website has a new label and new equal sized containers so we will see soon if this is a reality. A good buy though if you have shorter hair and the extra money to buy it.
Kiehl’s Formula 133 Hair Conditioner and Grooming Aid
This hair conditioner is pretty nice. It has a pretty nice and neutral smell. A little bit of it lasts for quite a bit in your hair. A good buy.
Face Wash
Anthony Logistics For Men Glycolic Facial Cleanser
I don’t know how to define this other than a putrid citrus-coconut mix. It smelled terrible. I really hope that I just got a bad batch of their products, as this was just wrong and not appealing at all. Avoid this one at all costs!
Anthony Logistics For Men Facial Scrub
This is great. I am a fan of this product. This has been one of the products from Anthony Logistics that actually did not let me down. I use this every 3-4 days in the shower and it seems to be working. It has a very low suds-factor and a good smell. A great add to your shower caddy for sure!
Face Care
Kiehl’s Facial Fuel
The Kiehl’s Facial Fuel is pretty good. it has a very neutral smell and had a good consistency. It leaves a little greasy feeling at first, but then absorbs rather quickly into you skin. Avoid putting it on your beard as it leaves it a little greasy. Good overall.
Anthony Logistics For Men Astringent
The astringent seems to work just fine after you shave and the smell is ok. To be fair, I am rather indifferent towards astringent.
Kiehl’s Blue Herbal Gel Cleanser
For an acne-fighting face wash, this one is pretty good. It is a lovely bright blue with minimal scent. Great to use 2-3 times a week in the shower. Worth the purchase.
Body Soap
Kiehl’s “Ultimate Man” Body Scrub Soap
This soap is great! It has a good sand and soap consistency. The smell isn’t too bad either. Thumbs up.
Anthony Logistics For Men Mud Scrub Exfoliating Bar
This bar of soap looks better than it works. Nice and black, manly… right? A little too manly for me I guess. The bar contains pieces of oats that will feel terrible as you scrape them painfully across your skin. If they were much smaller and a little softer it would resemble a soap bar more and less of a jagged rock. On a plus note though, it has a good smell.
Anthony Logistics For Men Body Cleansing Gel (Citrus)
This Cleansing Gel, first of all is not orange like it is on their site, but rather a pale yellow color. It is citrus, if citrus was a putrid rotten smelling citrus. I give this an F-. I ended up throwing it away because smelled so bad to use. It was like bathing with rotten fruit. Avoid this at all costs as it is not worth $1.00 let alone the $16.50 that they will rob you of for it. P-U.
Axe Smoothing Shower Scrub Gel
This new shower gel is alright. It has a light sandy textured feeling and an alright smell. Not as good as the Axe Recovery, but ok. Other decent ones that I have tried in the past are Snake Peel, Re-Load, Clix, and Boost. Clix and Snake Peel being the better out of that bunch.
Deodorant
Gillette 3x Deodorant
I still love this stuff. I wish that it was a little less fragrant though.
Anthony Logistics For Men Alcohol Free Deodorant
I gave this a try even though it said for all skin types but had a light burning sense reaction so I couldn’t use it and therefore cannot accurately review it. The smell though is ok.
Updated favorites list to date:
Shaving Gel: Billy Jealousy’s Hydroplane
Shaving: Gillette M3Power razor
Shampoo: Redken for Men Go Clean Shampoo
Conditioner (tie): Giovanni 50:50 Balanced Hair Remoisturizer/Redken for Men Finish Up Conditioner
Face Care (tie): Anthony Logistics For Men Facial Scrub/Biore Warming Anti-Blackhead Cream Cleanser/Kiehl’s Blue Herbal Gel Cleanser
Body Wash: Axe Recovery
After Shave: Nivea for Men Sensitive After Shave Extra Soothing Balm
General Face Care: Nivea for Men Eye Cream Q10/Kiehl’s Facial Fuel
Hair Gel: Crew Firm Hold Styling Gel
Man-smell-goodies: Calvin Klein Eternity for Men Summer
Deodorant: Gillette 3x Deodorant
