Style And A Haircut, Two Bits

During my formative years, getting a haircut was an annoyance and was treated as such. It was just something that had to happen every month or so, thus my early “styles” were typically limited to …

Skip The Ties & Cufflinks, Get Him Gear Patrol-Approved Gear

When it comes to men, there’s few people that have influenced our lives as men more than good ol’ dad. He’s to thanks (sometimes, blame) for a lot of the traits that;s made you the …

And The Winners Are...

We announce the lucky few chosen to rub elbows with us (and some other VIPs) at the upcoming John Allan’s Chicago Launch Party. Cheers!

Just a reminder that our John Allan’s Chicago Club Grand Opening Party Invite Raffle ends midnight tonight. We’ll post our winners tomorrow (Tuesday, May 12).
To our (pleasant) surprise, a larger number of you entered than …

John Allan’s has hooked up Gear Patrol readers based in the Chicago area with a major solid. We’ve got 25 exclusive invitations to the new John Allan’s Chicago Club opening (Thursday, May 14th) and we’re …

Quite Possibly, The Best Grooming Experience You'll Ever Have

A scalp massaging shampoo, conditioning treatment, hot facial towel, professional haircut, manicure, shoe shine, beverage of choice, and a straight-razor shave. All done while coddled by full service attendants (who just so happen to be …

Please Shave Responsibly

Something magical happened to me this morning. My face actually felt fantastic. It seemed to me the texture of a baby’s arse… nary a single trace of irritation. After 10 years of battling a tough …

We’re already hooked on John Allan’s Bodywash so it was only time before we moved on to try out some of their hair products. Blu is a lightweight water-based pomade that’s specifically designed to …

That $5 bottle of soap you bought at the drug store doesn’t make the grade. Stop using it. It’s full of chemicals that are mixed together hodgepodge and most likely it’s not doing half the …