Thread: Lucky tiger anyone?

After being in this game a couple of years, I realize that it is the most "old school" products that atracts me.I love my tabac soap and eucris cologne!

Anyway, I've been reading up on some old school brands.(Yes I recently ordered a full set of proraso products) And the name " Lucky tiger " pops up.I understand that this brand was very popular in US barbershops, and I have to say that it looks pretty sweet.At a norwegian website they sell a full set of: Shaving cream,toner,facewash and AS lotion, in avery hansom wrapping for ca.100$
The question is: Should I go for it? (I probably will)

Anyone used this stuff? Is it any good?


Regards Kristoffer.

There are two Lucky Tiger product lines. The tradtional one and a modern one. I have never used the traditional products, but I have the liquid shave cream and the after shave lotion (w/ witch hazel not alcohol. Both are good, though the A/S is like putting orange-scented water on your face. The cream is fantastic actually and a little goes a VERY long way.

The traditional A/S's are supposed to be good.

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Most of these old line scents you would have found in Barber Shops in the 1950s 1940s weren't there to woo the high class customers. They were there because they were cheap.

I remember when I was a little kid and my mean ol redneck dad would give me a Marine Corp type crue cut/flat top hairdo with some old Oster shears he bought from a barber friend. Then for more punishment he would take that LUCKY TIGER BuTCH HAIR WAX and make my hair stand up as staight as Don King's I was so humiliated even as a 9 year old kid. I've hated the name LUCKY TIGER ever since then. So I seriously doubt if I'll ever use their products. But that's unbelievable that company has been around that long. Not to mention you couldn't wash that crap out of your hair. It was as solvent resistant as STP oil treatment . It had a waxy, tacky, hard grease texture to it that I haven't seen duplicated since. I truly think that Lucky Tiger Butch Hair Wax would hold up under a nuclear war That crap must be made by Penzoil

JDX - you gotta let that go man, give your ol' man a break brothuh. Our dad had an old electric kit from Sears and we all got burr / crew cuts, my best friends dad did the same to them, and one other family's boys all had crew cuts, the only ones in our school, and no doubt our dads all told us how good we looked with those hair cuts and were all proud of it.
KB - that kit that you are wanting to buy comes in what looks like a nice metal can, I got the same one on clearance at a store for $15, BigSpendur is on it, the stuff is cheap. I certainly wouldn't pay much for it, what I paid is maybe what it's worth. But, everybody is different, the guy at the store that I got it at bought one for his dad and said that his dad liked it because it reminded him of the nice smell that he liked at the barbershop. And I will just speculate that they are not straight razor / traditional shavers.
If you must then I would shop around and maybe just try one of the products first instead of spending that much money. Who knows, maybe you will really like it.

Originally Posted by jdX

I remember when I was a little kid and my mean ol redneck dad would give me a Marine Corp type crue cut/flat top hairdo with some old Oster shears he bought from a barber friend. Then for more punishment he would take that LUCKY TIGER BuTCH HAIR WAX and make my hair stand up as staight as Don King's I was so humiliated even as a 9 year old kid. I've hated the name LUCKY TIGER ever since then. So I seriously doubt if I'll ever use their products. But that's unbelievable that company has been around that long. Not to mention you couldn't wash that crap out of your hair. It was as solvent resistant as STP oil treatment . It had a waxy, tacky, hard grease texture to it that I haven't seen duplicated since. I truly think that Lucky Tiger Butch Hair Wax would hold up under a nuclear war That crap must be made by Penzoil

Well, if you'd like to give Lucky Tiger a second chance, try their Hair Tonic. Great for longer styles. This is the stuff the barber used to put on young kids heads (that and Vitalis) to get that neat, wet, parted look. I use it on occasion to get that "50s Schoolby" look. Just wrap a towel around your neck and pour the stuff on til your hair so soaked, then comb it however you want. Its good for your hair too.

Any new road tests anyone, now that Lucky Tiger Liquid Cream is available on Amazon?

P.S. I think Hawleywood's is badge engineering for the same tackle.

Their Mustache Wax sucks!

i've used lucky tiger hair tonic on several occasions.. i love the smell and it's a classic.. i even once had an old man who looked to be in his 80's stop me in the laundry room and ask what it was.. he said he hadn't had a whiff of that since he was boy and i had instantly brought him back to childhood.

i've never tried any of the other products.. but i'd like to try the bayrum as though.. it's available at thegreaseshop.com - Classic Slicked Hair Products - pomade, hair gell, hair tonic, men's hair products, pompadour, barbershop supplies, barber supplies, barber shop supplies, hair cream, ethnic hair, duck tail, DA, hairspray, Lucky Tiger, Murray's Su

I have the Bay Rum and Aspen AS... I really like them, but the scent doesn't last long. If that's not a problem then go for it. They are pretty inexpensive IIRC.