Duke Cannon Supply Co.

Company: Duke Cannon Supply Co.

Product: Big Ass Bar of Soap

Location: Chicago

Website - https://dukecannon.com/

In the midst of the holiday rush, I found myself in a bed & bath. I had already selected my purchases and was waiting on line. As you know the lines can get pretty long during the holidays and this day was no exception. Luckily, I was near an entertaining section for me the men’s care products and my eye caught this product line from Duke Cannon. I asked the person in front of me to hold my place for just a sec and after her eyes rolled up into her head I stepped out of the line. I gazed down at the BIG ASS BRICK OF SOAP I picked the one that read “Smells Like Productivity” and could not believe this was a 10oz bar of soap it was massive. I ran back in line and was able to take that with me to the counter.

Wet The Face / Taboo

Company: Wet The Face

Product: Taboo

Founder: Don Youngner

Location: Huntington N.Y.

Website: http://wettheface.com

A few months ago, I had this great idea for a shaving soap. It was turning out to be a complex scent but upon completion, I needed to find a name for it. I struggled with this for some time and it was getting where I needed to create the label which for me is my last step in the creative process. Nothing I selected seemed to fit it got so bad that the soap was put aside for that reason. During this time, I found a new show I got hooked on called Taboo it’s about an adventurer James Keziah Delaney who returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost - even murder. This show was different than anything I’ve seen on TV before so I decided the scent of my soap was just as unique and Taboo was selected.

Happy Place Soap / Natural Unscented

Company: Happy Place Soap

Product: Natural Unscented

Founder: Jason Van Lieu

Website: happyplacesoap.com

Discount Code for WTF Subscribers!

Sometimes we concentrate too much on the scent of a shaving soap and ignore the most important part, performance. Today we look at Happy Place Soap a Natural Unscented shaving soap. Don’t get me wrong they have many scented soaps which are just fantastic I know because I had the pleasure of also using one called Morning Coffee a dark espresso scent that just blew me away but I’d like to change things up a bit.

This soap comes in a 4oz clear plastic tub with a white screw on lid. The label is a one color simple design it gets right to the point as to what to expect no-nonsense (Pun intended).

Wet The Face / The Quiet Man

Company: Wet The Face

Product: The Quiet Man

Founder: Don Youngner

Location: Huntington N.Y.

I remember as a kid I used to watch John Wayne movies with my dad. Most of them were westerns or war movies but one stood out to me called The Quiet Man. The setting of this classic took place in Ireland. I never forgot this movie and often watch it when it’s on it brings back memories of my dad.  One recent viewing sparked an idea for the name of a shaving soap I was working on a scent based on Creed’s Green Irish Tweed. It seemed everyone making this kind of scented soap was adding the word tweed in its title so I wanted to be different. I was hoping people would get the reference. The day I released mine I sold out my first batch in 3 days.

Review - Wet The Face / Himitsu

Company: Wet The Face

Product: Himitsu

Founder: Don Youngner

Location: Huntington, N.Y. 

The creative process is different for all individuals. For me, I’m always jotting down names and ideas for shaving soaps some of them never see the light of day and others go into production. Recently I released three new shaving soaps into my product line and they are Taboo, The Quiet Man, and Himitsu which is what this review will be about. 

Himitsu means secret and the secret to this soap is getting the right combination of the oils to work together not letting one overpower the other. Each oil used could be a standalone scent but getting them to work together that’s the secret.

Review - Mavericks / Shave

Company: Mavericks

Product: Shave

Founder: Brad Yim

Location: SF, California

Founded by MIT engineers & developed in Silicon Valley

Our review begins with a trip back to 2014 a story about a guy named Pete. Pete had a hard time trying to find the right product for his sensitive skin. Whatever he used would cause him skin irritation, ingrown hairs and razor burn. I suffer from this myself and it can be very frustrating and painful, to say the least. It was so bad for Pete he even tried laser treatment on his face but nothing seemed worked.

We now cut to MIT where Pete’s engineering buddy worked to solve this problem for him. Instead of looking at a hardware solution he found the answer in software with a little inspiration from Steve Jobs and created a 3-in-1 shaving cream solution based on science which is how Mavericks Shave Cream was born.

Greg Wagner - DE Vintage Razors / Custom Shaving Soap

Company: Greg Wagner

Product: DE Vintage Razors / Custom Shaving Soap

Founder: Greg Wagner

Location: Rockledge Florida

A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine on Facebook Greg Wagner when we got into a discussion regarding manly scents. I put forth my best argument for my selections and then Greg said he had something called Braggi and it’s the manliest scent he has ever come across and to prove it he would make me a custom shaving soap with the actual scent from the cologne. I had to accept this offer and I’m so glad I did because Greg was right.