Wet Shave Club Review: February 2015

A while ago, I had my husband review Dollar Shave Club. He's not the most high maintenance person, especially when it comes to shaving, so boxes of product for shaving his face tend to confuse him. When I told him I needed him to try out Wet Shave Club's box for a review, he again did what I asked but was a bit overwhelmed. 

Wet shaving is a dying art, but it's slowly being revived as people try to return to more natural and traditional measures in order to balance our overuse of manufactured (and often outsourced) products. It's generally ideal for those who allow their beards to grow longer, which meant we actually let my husband grow more stubble than normal for him in order to give an accurate review. 

Birchbox Men Review: January 2015

As I mentioned in my previous Birchbox review, I thought it would be good to see what the men's box offered. I've seen other box reveals and although some of the products other people received were better (gloves, for example), there were a couple of items in this box that were interesting. I don't think the value is there, though, given that these are mainly cheaper items and the box costs twice as much as the women's.

I'm still on the fence about Birchbox, but I'm giving them a little time to adjust to my profile and hopefully to see my feedback integrated. I will do the same for the men's, but my patience will likely wane quicker with this if the value doesn't improve.

Dollar Shave Club Review

I've been wanting to try Dollar Shave Club for my husband, because he's always complaining about his razors, and I was thrilled when they offered to send us a box for review. This past weekend, I made hubby my test subject and he tried the razor, as well as a few additional products.

Dollar Shave Club is a fairly simple subscription service for men. The monthly subscription includes razors and blades (you pick your razor from three options ranging from $1-$9, hence the name of the club). You can also add Shave Butter, a post-shave moisturizer, and cleansing wipes. We were sent an anti-irritation serum as well, but I couldn't find it on the site.