In early December I
wrapped up warm and headed down to the Gentleman’s Grooming Show 2016, held at
Tobacco Dock in East London. It was a great opportunity to browse a plethora of
male grooming goodies and talk to brands I hadn’t seen or heard of before. As
soon as I passed the Oil Can Grooming stand I knew I had to pick up a can of
their Iron Horse Beard Oil to expand my foray into the world of beard
softening!
On the day, I ended up
buying a 50ml can of the oil for £20, a slight discount on the usual £24 cost
of the product. If you want to pick up a can, you can so from their website
here.
So, who are Oil Can
Grooming? This is what they say about themselves over at their website:
‘Born of the industrial revolution an Oil
Can is an essential and robust tool. They keep machinery and moving parts in
prime condition and running smoothly, something we want our products to do for
you.’
Iron Horse Beard Oil has a fantastic fragrance to it, so much so that I often forget to put aftershave on when using it as inadvertently I can smell it and think I've already applied it. It was indeed the fragrance that directly resulted in me parting with the £20 I paid for this - one dab, one sniff and it had me hooked. The leather and raspberry, a strange concoction I thought at first blends beautifully - the stand out fragrance is the leather and it forms a great masculine base you would expect from a beard oil but every so often the raspberry comes forward as something of a nice surprise. Far from being fruity this blend is actually a real gem.
But does it tame the mane? Yes, yes it does, a little of the oil onto the palm in the morning, a quick rub to warm it up and then boom, it smooths onto the beard with ease and is absorbed fairly quickly giving ample time to style my beard from the dragged through a hedge look to something a little more groomed.
I have been using this beard oil for the last three weeks and my stubble was softer, my beard seemed to grow a touch (just a touch) faster than normal and now that it is about an inch long I can happily say that I've had not one jot of irritation from the growth. Happy days indeed.
My beard, if you exclude the many, many white hairs that are appearing looks healthier and to the touch my beard is super soft.
Personally I think £20 for a beard oil is a bit expensive, you can pick up other brands for under £10 that do exactly the same thing for your beard. I've recommended this because it did the trick and what it said it would do, it smells fantastic and the can looks so very, very cool. If price isn't a consideration you really should give this a try.
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This sounds like a really good product if you have a beard. Thanks for sharing x
ReplyDeleteMy other half is obsessed with his beard at the moment, I might treat him to this for Valentines x
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome product, but can't help agree it's a little bit steep price wise compared to others!
ReplyDeleteI am glad that it helps tame beards. I absolutely love the retro packaging!
ReplyDeleteI love the packaging and would recommend it onto friends with beards for sure but I do agree the price I feel would be a little off putting
ReplyDeleteI do really like the packaging and it's great that does what it claims to do, however if the lesser priced ones do the same thing, perhaps you are just paying extra for the great packaging x
ReplyDeleteThe name sounds a little odd but I love the packaging and the scent sounds amazing. I might have to grab some of this for the other half x
ReplyDeleteThe packaging looks incredible. I think I know a few beardies who would love this.
ReplyDeleteSounds lovely! My husband would really enjoy this for a little gift :)
ReplyDeleteI just love that it is such a good idea to package it in an oil can x
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be many more beards around at the moment. Think they really suit some people.
ReplyDeleteI am loving the packaging it looks like a well thought out product.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love how it's in a proper looking oil can, brilliant! Definitely need to find a friend with a beard who I can buy this for!
ReplyDeleteI love that it's in an oil can that's so cool and that it smells good. Pricey though
ReplyDeleteWith the revival of the bearded men, there are lots of interesting products popping out. I like the packaging of this one very much :)
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