Miller Harris
Feuilles De Tabac Eau De Parfum
Mr London has been using a sample vial of this and loves it. It's a woody, spicy scent, with a clean patchouli base balanced by tonka bean and tobacco leaves. Notes of sage and pine needle make it fresh and not overpowering/heady. I predict this will become a cult classic for men who don't like the whole ozonic/citrus trend of recent years in male fragrance.
Citron Citron Shower Wash
I managed to snag the last bottle of this in the Covent Garden shop (they have a hard job keeping the Citron Citron in stock). Miller Harris shower washes are lovely quality; the foaming agent is derived from coconuts, and they also contain olive oil to nourish the skin. Citron Citron is a fresh lemony citrus; very good for the boy and nice to borrow myself too.
Anthony Logistics
I was reminded of this brand by the always excellent Grooming Guru, Lee Kynaston. Mr London has used and liked the products in the past, so this Christmas I took advantage of the 20% off code with Space NK to buy him the Algae Facial Cleanser (a wash that's good for drier skin) and the Facial Moisturiser spf 15 (which has natural AHAs and vitamins A, C, D & E). These are both excellent products for men who could benefit from additional anti-ageing ingredients (take a tip from me though, and just don't tell them that's why you chose them). If the man in your life suffers from ingrown facial hair, the Glycolic Facial Cleanser is very good too.
Frederic Fekkai
Mr London felt that the Alterna Hair Concrete he'd been using for a while was making his hair a bit dry, and asked me to find him something similar. We tried Kevin Murphy Sticky Business matte texturiser, but that didn't have quite enough hold for him (he still used it all up though, so it couldn't have been too bad). I then bought him Fekkai's Nonchalant Piecing and Forming Wax, and apparently this is just right - enough hold, not shiny but doesn't make his hair feel crispy and doesn't smell girly (it's a light citrus/apple scent, to my nose). This isn't strictly speaking on his christmas list (I've only quite recently bought him the pot), but if you're looking for a hair product for a very picky man this is a good one to try.
As ever, links are just to be helpful and not affiliate links. I also bought him this Sackboy Amigurumi from Etsy, but got too excited about it and gave it to him before Christmas. If you visit his blog - shh, and don't tell him what else is for Christmas!
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Nice choices! Will have to hunt down the Miller Harris fragrance. I've had a preview copy of the new Assassin's Creed for a while now - it's amazing. AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good ideas, but I have to ask - what is the soap pictured above? My husband would get a kick out of that ... though at the same time I know he never uses bar soaps (too lazy, he says) so it probably wouldn't be the best gift, but it's hilarious!
ReplyDeletePS - I read Nick Cave's 'And the Ass Saw the Angel", and no, not cheery at all. But it was really excellently written, I'd characterize it as American Southern Gothic ... it actually reminded me of some of Flannery O'Connor's writing. My husband, however, didn't make it through. I think unless you're used to reading things that are a bit of 'work' to get through, it could be a struggle. He wants to take another stab at it.
ReplyDeleteHe's read The Death of Bunny Munro, but I haven't read it yet. I think he found Bunny Munro easier to read.
Hi Proximity - It's a Red Dead Redemption soap that my husband won in some gamer giveaway. You can actually buy it from the Rockstar online shop here:
ReplyDeletehttp://rockstarwarehouse.stores.yahoo.net/reddereerso.html
They have lots of other gaming tut too.
Hi Dil - Miller Harris has some really nice fragrances, I like Fleurs De Sel too. The Mr is *very* excited about Assassin's Creed!
Hi Proximity - yes, it's The Death of Bunny Monroe that he wants. I've just asked if he knows the other one you mention, and he says it's one of his favourite books, and he agrees that Southern Gothic is a good description - he says it doesn't end happily! ;)
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of the brand before but anything woody/spicy has me sold!
ReplyDeleteHey Grace, thanks for the replies! I've showed my husband the soap and he thinks it's awesome ... maybe if he ends up getting hooked on Red Dead Redemption I'll track one down for him :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed And the Ass Saw the Angel! It was dark, but genuinely good :)