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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 we had originally expected. If you or a friend have been procrastinating, now would be a good time to [...]

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 itching to give them away. Come rub shoulders with Men’s Health, John Allan’s team, a few Gear Patrol crew members, [...]

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 beautiful women) that fully understand the time honored tradition of a man’s grooming regimen. Sounds too good to be true, [...]

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 beard, razor burn, nicks, and in-grown hairs,John Allan’s Slickwater has accomplished something that few other solutions (I’ve tried my fair [...]

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 things it claims. Upgrade to John Allan’s Bodywash and moisturizing cleansing gel. It soothes and conditions overly stressed skin. Let’s [...]