Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club, the upscale barbershop franchise I recently profiled, will be hosting it’s Rockville, Maryland, Grand Opening and Open House tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The evening’s proceeds will go to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. It’s going to be a lot of fun; food and beverages will be…
Tag: Grooming
Review: Ren’s Prefect Shave
I am often pitched by various companies to try out their wares and then tell everyone how much I loved them. While you do see the occasional product or brand review – usually not prompted by any product samples – trust me, there are far more that never make onto OTC. So when Casey from…
A Cut Above: OTC Recommends The Grooming Lounge
As Mark Twain famously noted, “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” Though we often strive to prove this axiom wrong, truer words have rarely been spoken. How you appear in public matters quite a bit. Equally influential are a shave and a good haircut. Truth be told, clothes…
Art of Shaving In D.C.’s Union Station
Not too long ago, while passing through Grand Central Station in New York, I first noticed the Art of Shaving. Warm woods and glass, alabaster lighting with a vague Parisian/Milano feel to it, the store cum barber shop was an immediate draw. Its elegant feel belies a company obsessed with the timeless and masculine art…
Time to Hit the Showers – New Grooming Products
I’ve recently been contacted by the marketing folks at a couple of men’s grooming product companies. They were kind enough to send along some of their new products so that OTC could test them out and get back to you with the results. While many of us still scoff at the idea of men’s grooming…
Axe Acts Up Again
With Super Tuesday off and running, the folks Axe are at it again. Working hard to poke some fun and promote their line of men’s grooming products, they have taken aim at the recent (apparent) warming between Senators Clinton and Obama. It seems they are so confident that Axe products hold the ultimate power of…
Product Review: New Axe "Vice" Grooming Line
A little while ago, I was asked by the folks at Axe, the edgy men’s grooming company, to test out and review their new “Vice” product line. Axe, part of Unilever, bills itself as the world’s most popular male grooming brand. Vice is new to the market and I accepted the tough challenge of smelling…
Haircuts on the Hill
Today, I sat in the seat of power. No, I did not sneak into the West Wing like Al Gore on Saturday Night Live. Nor did I warm the big chair for Nancy Pelosi while she took a call off the House floor. I was nearby though, in another bastion of power and style; the…