That Savage Studio.
Marcel Backer is one of the best tattoo artists in South Africa. It’s not just the tattooing, it’s the whole experience he creates during your session. He plays awesome music and is an excellent conversationalist. Marcel is an exceptionally professional, friendly artist and a master of this art form. His work is outstanding and his […]
Santa Bras Cigars – Escobar.
Their story begins in the 1990s when their founder started experimenting with local tobacco. After trial and error, the hobby grew into something special: The only South African cigar company. I recently had the privilege of doing a cigar tasting with the awesome people at Santa Bras Cigars. My colleague and I had an amazing […]
Why Kyokushin Karate?
History. The word Karate is derived from the words: Kara means “Empty”, Te means “Hand”. Masutatsu Ōyama is the founder of Kyokushin karate, arguably the toughest karate style in the world. His life is full of legendary stories and myths. Masutatsu Ōyama is considered one of the strongest karate masters to date. Mas Oyama named his […]
Beard Wax – The Beard Company SA
Men with long beards need something to style and shape with, something that smells amazing and something to tame the beast. I use the Beard Wax from The Beard Company to style my beard to perfection. Because of its firm consistency, it keeps my beard in place all day long. It forms part of the […]
Drew Estate – Isla Del Sol – Robusto
This lovely cigar was made in Nicaragua, where Drew Estate has been making cigars since 1996. It is a 5” Robusto with a ring gauge of 52. This is the description that came with the cigar: “Well constructed with a sweetened cap, this cigar delivers a smooth mix of earthy tobacco and sugary black coffee, […]
Tattoos.
A brief overview. A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink underneath the skin via a tiny needle or multiple tiny needles. A Tattoo needle penetrates 5 layers of the epidermis. That may sound like a lot of skin, but it’s only about 1-2mm. A brief history. The earliest evidence […]
The right beard for your face shape.
Before deciding what beard style you’d like, you need to grow out your beard. The recommendation is to let your beard grow out for at least a month to see what you will be working with. After a few weeks, you can tell what sort of beard you have by looking at the density of […]
The magic juice that is … Testosterone.
What is testosterone? Testosterone is the magic juice that all men have and want more of. Testosterone is the dominant sex hormone in men that regulates our libido (sex drive), bone mass, fat distribution, muscle mass and strength, and the production of red blood cells and sperm. It’s also responsible for all the hair growth […]
How to Be a stylish man.
Style should be a very important aspect of a man’s life, you will be judged by the way you dress, Gents. It’s a sub-conscience thing. We’ve all done this. We see a grown man dressed in oversized denim pants, old running shoes and a baggy white T-shirt and we think, “What is this guy doing?”. […]
My morning Beard routine.
So the first thing I do when I get up is look in the mirror to do some ‘damage-controll” from the nights’ slumber and see what we’re dealing with. When I wake up my beard is a mess, I mean a real mess. It’s long, so after a knight of wild dreaming it sticks out […]
