Items by Codfish

This is a product that was genuinely fun to review. It is a no-nonsense, great shave cream reminiscent of great barber shop staples like the J.M. Fraser line. It packs a wallop of menthol that’s unmistakable and strong enough to smell at arm’s length. Whether or not the scent is for you, I’m sure you’ll like the performance it provides. Palmindaya contains stearic acid, potassium hydroxide, coconut oil, water, lanolin, boric acid, sodium silicate, sucrose, menthol, glycerin and an...

This is a truly exceptional product developed by the prestigious Granado Pharmácias, the oldest and best-known pharmacy in Brazil. Granado has been in business since 1870, and Emperor Dom Pedro II made it the official pharmacy of the royal family ten years later. Granado products are easily found within Brazil, but difficult to purchase for non-residents. Granado’s aftershave balm is rich with the extracts of juniper, mint, cypress, wheat germ and beer yeast; and also contains grapefruit...

I was lucky enough to receive a package containing a number of shaving products from Brazil and Argentina yesterday. Based on my first uses of Nazca shaving cream, I am really excited to explore each product and to share my findings with the B&B community. It's my hope that others who have tried them will add their opinions as well. On the way home from the post office, I pierced the top of the Nazca and fell in love with it. It was so slippery and had such a fantastic scent. I knew I...