Items by Lyrt

Acca Kappa is an Italian company whose founder, Hermann Krull, was as Italian as Juan Famenias Floris was English. Acca Kappa would probably have some royal warrants by now if the Italians did not abolished their royalty, which is unfortunate since their blazons are so cool. Here’s the blurb: “The 1869 shaving cream has been developed with a purely vegetable based formula to ensure a rich luxurious shave. Enriched with moisturising coconut oil, glycerin, aloe and hemp oil, to leave skin...

Korres is a Greek company that manufactures natural products, including shaving creams and aftershaves. Korres Absinthe is a brushless, non-foaming, non-aerosol shaving cream. Between the moment I ordered it and the moment it arrived, two months had passed. In the meantime, I tested several brushless gels, creams and canned foams (Taylor, Dior, Crabtree & Evelyn, Cremo Cream, etc) that disappointed me. I had no high expectations regarding Korres Absinthe, which is why I was very...