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8950 Organic Hair & Skin Products

Ann Abel — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

The name 8950 comes from the postal code for Castro Marim, the Algarve town where these gorgeous organic hair and skin products are produced. Castro Marim is also the longtime home of Eglantina Monteiro, an anthropologist, university professor, art curator, and hotelier (the sublime Companhia das Culturas), who has a passion for the intersection of science, ecology, and aesthetics. Here, she tapped into the tradition of the nearby Serra do Caldeirão, which have been closely linked with the production of […]

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Claus Porto – Traditional Luxury for Your Body

Greg Boegner — Mon, 18 May 2020 17:19:00 +0000

One of the coolest body products to hit Europe and North America in the last few years is produced in the oldest soap-making factory in Portugal! Claus Porto, a company established in 1887 in Porto, produces soaps, body lotions, shave creams and candles found in exclusive boutiques in the U.S., Canada and U.K. Traditional hand-made Portuguese soaps are now extremely fashionable! First a little history…near the end of the 19th century, two German immigrants, Ferdinand Claus and Georges Ph. Sweder, started […]

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Antiga Barbearia de Bairro – Traditional Grooming Reinvented for the Modern Man

PC Staff — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:34:22 +0000

Our friends at innovative company 100ml Perfumaria & Cosmética are always on the lookout for gaps in the market in which to create and introduce unique product. So, how about a grooming product for men, steeped in Portuguese tradition, yet cool-enough for the contemporary man. Et Voila! Antiga Barbearia de Bairro is born, evoking a mixture of the best qualities of the Douro region with the masculine tradition of the Portuguese barbershop. The heritage of the Portuguese barbershop, in the […]

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Descobrimentos Olfativos Portugueses – Luxury Soaps for Home and Gifts

Greg Boegner — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:21:26 +0000

No doubt, you know their products already, Chiado and Antiga Barbearia da Bairro men’s grooming products and Aldeia da Roupa Branca ironing fragrances. Now, our friends at Lisbon-based 100ml have launched a new line of luxury soaps commemorating the Golden Age of Portuguese Discoveries under their Por Ti Perco a Cabeça (I lose my head for you) brand: Descobrimentos Olfativos Portugueses. The initial collection consists of five soaps honoring the five key moments and locations of the Portuguese Discoveries. Exclusive scents […]

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Chiado for Men, a New Line of Antiga Barbearia de Bairro

Greg Boegner — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:16:12 +0000

Our friends at 100ml, the Portuguese fragrance and beauty products company, have done it again. Taking the heritage and romanticism of their popular men’s grooming line, Antiga Barbearia de Bairro, they’ve devised new products based on one of Lisbon’s chic-est neighborhoods, Chiado. The fresh range includes men’s cologne, face soap, and beard oil and serum for keeping your beard healthy, clean and soft. In centuries past, Chiado was the neighborhood where poets, writers and artists gathered to create, explore and […]

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Aldeia da Roupa Branca – Fresh Scents for Fine Fabrics

Greg Boegner — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:21:01 +0000

100ml, the Portuguese company that developed the retro-cool Antiga Barbearia de Bairro (old barbershop in the neighborhood) shaving products for men, now turn their attention to the laundry room. Their new line of Aldeia da Roupa Branca (village of white linen) captures the essence of a time gone by in a new line of products for washing and freshening clothing and linens. It is a 21st century product built on traditions, memories and comforts of an earlier way of life. […]

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Ribeira do Porto Cologne & After Shave – New Fragrance for Men

PC Staff — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:22:29 +0000

Sitting at a café along the river in Porto, your senses are likely to be engaged by the many sights, sounds and smells of this old city. Historic painted wood homes line the banks. Old fishing boats coast done the river. Aromas of fruit and spice from the Douro wine region float in the air. This atmosphere is distinctive to Porto, and it is the essence of the new Ribeira do Porto cologne and aftershave fragrance for men. Ribeira do […]

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