Every week it gets more painful to fill up at the pump. With most commodities at all-time highs, there might be some comfort in having the ability to buy oil for $30 or less. The only catch is that it's not quite a "barrel". I started using a pre-shave oil about five years ago and I must say that it has revolutionized my shaving experience. Every man has those days when no matter how careful their preparations, they still have a painful shave. But most ingrown hairs, shaving irritations, redness, and renegade whiskers can all be tamed by simply using a dime-sized dab of pre-shave oil. For those of you who did not have a debonair grandfather or father to show you the secret to a perfect shave, let me recap...[Read More]

Gentlemen -- our faithful readers, customers, and fans -- we have let you down. It is now November 26th, and we are just getting around to telling you about MOVEMBER! The truth is, we were warned a couple weeks back, but we honestly thought it was just a grooming company's ploy to sell more products. Turns out, it's a real movement aimed at increasing awareness of prostate cancer.

What is Movember? Well, "Mo" is Australian slang for moustache, and so Movember begins on November 1st, when a "Mo Bro" registers his clean shaven face. He then spends the month growing (and grooming) his Mo. The month culminates in a Movember party, currently scheduled for 7 cities. If all goes well, we'll be hosting one next year in San Francisco!

Why the need? According to their site (and who are we to argue), prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in the U.S. with one in six American men developing the disease and 27,000 men dying of the disease every year.

Spend a couple minutes on the official Movember website, and we suspect we'll see you growin' a Mo next year with us!

There aren't many products sold today that can claim they've survived 200 years of changing consumer tastes and fads of fashion. It takes a special product -- probably a simple product too -- to withstand such a test of time.

And so it was with great sadness that we heard the news that a number of products from Truefitt & Hill -- staples in the line for almost 200 years -- are being put to rest. May they rest in peace.

If you are a loyal fan of any of these products, it's best to stock up now, as once they're gone, they're gone:

• Aftershave in every scent
• Sandalwood & Rose Shave Cream
• All scented Shampoos
• C.A.R. Lotion
• Bath & Shower Gels in every scent
• Luxury Soaps in every scent

The good news is that there is still plenty of Truefitt & Hill to love, and many of the products have been replaced with "new and improved" versions of the old. New shampoos & conditioner, a hair pomade, new shave creams, and soaps for your skin. The curmudgeon in me naturally resists change of any kind, but the gentleman in me knows this is change for the better.

You can see all of Truefitt & Hill's new Ultimate Comfort products here.