It looks like we're going to have our own little wet shaving store in the nation's capital
The guys from Martino's in the city want to expand their hair studio and stock a small amount of wetshaving gear.
They have recently launched their own all-natural skincare range (called Metro Shave) which has its hits and misses.
The shaving soap has a large amount of olive oil, so no surprise, then, that it lathers easily but breaks down just as fast.
The face scrub is really good, though, and the moisturiser is nothing to sneeze at either.
They've asked me for some advice (because I'm always banging on to them about shaving gear) and I've been volunteering a little of my time to give them an idea of the brands of razors, brushes and creams/soaps they might want to get.
I've given them some catalogues of razors and brushes that I suggest they stock, and I'd like them to get some artisan soaps in; stuff that you can't buy in Oz.
The whole thing is really in its infancy at this point, but I hope to get it off the ground.
Their landlord has offered them a small room near their studio with street frontage to act as a display area. You can see below that it's come along really well, and they've got some great stuff in there to decorate it.
So watch this space in 2015, and I'm sure any suggestions would be most welcome.
The guys from Martino's in the city want to expand their hair studio and stock a small amount of wetshaving gear.
They have recently launched their own all-natural skincare range (called Metro Shave) which has its hits and misses.
The shaving soap has a large amount of olive oil, so no surprise, then, that it lathers easily but breaks down just as fast.
The face scrub is really good, though, and the moisturiser is nothing to sneeze at either.
They've asked me for some advice (because I'm always banging on to them about shaving gear) and I've been volunteering a little of my time to give them an idea of the brands of razors, brushes and creams/soaps they might want to get.
I've given them some catalogues of razors and brushes that I suggest they stock, and I'd like them to get some artisan soaps in; stuff that you can't buy in Oz.
The whole thing is really in its infancy at this point, but I hope to get it off the ground.
Their landlord has offered them a small room near their studio with street frontage to act as a display area. You can see below that it's come along really well, and they've got some great stuff in there to decorate it.
So watch this space in 2015, and I'm sure any suggestions would be most welcome.