Review (5/5): My Hair Feels Alive!
First impression review:
A reducer was added to the bottle to prevent accidental over-pouring, so now you can shake it to get a few drops out and don't need to worry about over-pouring and losing product.
I used to have a handlebar 'stache and long goatee, and would use a product called the beard "jelly" (halfway between balm and oil) by Bossman which was quite effective. I shaved them off, yet would still use a little bit of that stuff on my head hair before applying pomade as the two seem to work together well, the jelly almost functioning as a pre-styler. Once I tried the Outlaw Soaps Magic Elixir, however, I realized that it does much more for my head hair than the jelly was doing. It instantaneously tamed my curly-wavy hair, but working *with* the curls in a way that mirrored how I style my hair anyway -- it actually felt "magical." Also, it stood in for itself without me needing to use any additional product (was on my way to hot yoga and didn't want pomade liquefying and pouring over my face). Also, the smell, like all Outlaw stuff, is intoxicating and legitimate aromatherapy -- the manly, woody, nutty scent put a smile on my face. Also, it's subtle and can act as a "base" for other Outlaw products such as their solid colognes and hopefully the upcoming DEODORANTS! (While the scent has it's own woody character, it seems to provide a foundation whence you can take off either in a "woodsy" or a warm, bourbon-ey direction.)
These guys are artists -- the impeccable harmonic synthesis between quality/effectiveness and out-of-this-world scents that they've achieved sells itself. In fact, when somebody wonders what it means for a product to "sell itself," Outlaw Soaps, for the most part, is the definitive example.