Men's Haircare & Styling Reviews
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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Murdock London: An Introduction to the Brand
I have absolutely no idea why it’s taken me this long to write about Murdock London. I’ve always just assumed they’ve been here in the mass of posts, articles and shares as a sort of a staple ‘well-duh’ sort of brand. So anyway, here they are – fine grooming, made in England for the discerning…
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Lush Shampoo Bars Reviewed
Shampoos are a weird one and the more I think about it, ridiculous in their design. Take a shampoo bottle in your bathroom and look at the ingredients. What’s the main ingredient? Water (aqua). Now when you’re in the shower or bath, what the hell are you surrounded by? Exactly. Shampoos are different to shower…
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Baldness, Bargains and Benefits: LUSH Ltd Daddy-O Shampoo & Happy Happy Joy Joy Conditioner
Over the years I have used a looooot of products on my hair, both for hair care and hair styling ranging from budget to the most luxury you could imagine (usually begged, borrowed or stolen). It’s a fact that your hair condition later on in life, just like your skin, is a result of how…
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Aveda celebrates 25 years of Shampure with new products
My favourite haircare brand, Aveda, is excitedly celebrating 25 years of its iconic shampoo and conditioner, Shampure; featuring an intoxicating aroma of 25 pure flower extracts that have been winning awards since 1989. Manufactured with 100% wind energy in 100% post-consumer recycled packaging with ethically sourced ingredients; Aveda Shampure is the hallmark of ethically produced…
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Fudge Big Bold OOMF Shampoo & Conditioner
I’ve always remembered Fudge doing amazing haircare, seriously good stuff that I used to use as a teenager (I remember a shampoo that smelt like that amazing Banana antibiotic liquid you used to get as a kid). Since then, their styling products have come on leaps and bounds; you’ll know some of their products are…
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Best Budget Buy: Fudge Urban Iced Coconut Cocktail Hairspray
If you read Manface, you’ll know that over the last 4 years I’ve become an increasingly huge fan of Fudge hair care and styling products. Their range, Fudge Urban, is an affordable arm of the brand that delivers great products at excellent value. I bought Fudge Urban Iced Coconut Cocktail Hairspray by chance as I…
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Alvarez Gomez Agua de Colonia Barberia Combing Water
I am in love with this product; an absolute grooming essential for those days when you just can’t be bothered ‘doing’ your hair. Alvarez Gomez Agua de Colonia Barberia Combing Water is a lightweight, soft-hold, spray gel that gentle fixes combed hair in place – fragranced with Alvarez Gomez Agua de Colonia Barberia. The Alvarez…
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NEW Aveda Dry Remedy Daily Moisturising Oil
The latest offering from the natural haircare giant, Aveda, comes in the form of Aveda Dry Remedy Daily Moisturising Oil, a lightweight, deeply-nourishing and non-greasy daily hair moisturiser to hydrate and relieve dry and damaged hair. With 99.9% naturally derived ingredients that instantly moisturise hair by 41% according to Aveda’s clinical trials all without silicone; Aveda Dry…
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L’Occitane Repairing Oil for Dry and Damaged Hair
This has been sat on my shelf for a good few months and as I have fine but normal hair that’s prone to being very damaged due to all the wear and tear I put it through, I just wasn’t sure if this would be the best treatment, plus, I only tend wash my hair…
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Joico Matte Grip Texture Creme
Did you know, and I think I have this the right way around, that JOICO used to own Fudge Hair total load of old rubbish apparently, BUT, both were once distributed by the same company, Sabre. Now, if you’ve not used JOICO before, as I hadn’t, they’re a masstige brand (in-between mass and prestige) with…