Vetiver. In the modern era of ‘fresh’, ‘aquatic’ colognes (think Acqua di Gio), this classic cologne scent has been almost passed by. That’s really a shame. The folks who wear colognes only because they’re trendy miss out on a treat by overlooking vetiver-bases scents. What is vetiver? Glad you asked. Vetiver is a form of [...]

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Even Sesame Street gets into the trend. Grover the Monster spoofs Old Spice Guy in this funny clip.

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The day has arrived. Aqua Velva is now being distributed in ‘shatterproof’, i.e. plastic bottles. There are still some classic glass bottles around, but once they’re sold, another chapter in wet shaving will close. Go out there and find some now. Or give it a few months, and I might start listing the stray bottle [...]

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