In its first two years BarbersRide has already raised over £21,000 for charity. I now present BarbersRide 2019. Will you go the distance? READ MORE
Gadzooks! My Right Hand Man is on the box! He has somehow found himself centre stage of a new vintage-themed BBC1 show called Curiosity. Considering he says he only popped out for a packet of wine gums, this is indeed a curious turn up for the books. The Right Hand Man’s starring episode airs at 2.15 on Wednesday 3rd April. The show will be screened every day at that time from today and for the next 3 weeks. Read More Here
Captain Fawcett was delighted to welcome guests from all over the known globe to his simply splendid candle lit soiree this last Saturday evening. It is reported that a superb time was had by all. Read More Here
Photo credit: Captain Fawcett's Ambassador Glynn Gwbeard
It’s a rare thing to find me at a loss for words but after receiving such news, emotion compels me to be brief. For at a rather splendid dinner hosted by Lord Mayor with Lynn News at the Kings Lynn Corn Exchange, Captain Fawcett Ltd was awarded the accolade Small Business of the Year. Read More Here
I say! Did you know that Captain Fawcett’s Synthetic Fibre Shaving Brush not only whips up a superb lather, it is splendidly vegan-friendly? ‘Now, hang on there a moment old chum,’ you may well exclaim, ‘but I expect only the very best from Captain Fawcett and therefore must admit I was under the distinct impression that the very best shaving brushes are crafted using the finest Badger hair. Do explain!’ Read more here
Further to clearing one’s olfactory pipes in this season of snuffles and sniffles, did you know that 15% of every purchase of Captain Fawcett’s Physician Mentholated Moustache Wax goes straight to The Lions Barber Collective? This international pride of top barbers work together to raise awareness for the prevention of suicide. Read more here
By popular request and further inspired by the success of the ‘Gentleman’s Stiffener’ Speyside Malt Whisky Moustache Wax, I am delighted to introduce you to my luxuriant whisky-inspired ‘Gentleman’s Tipple Whisky Beard Oil’. Warmly spiced and a little nutty (not unlike my Right Hand Man) the scent of this opulent elixir is lavishly infused with the aroma notes of the Captain’s preferred wee dram, recalling nights by a glowing fire amid the golden glens and rushing rivers of the Highlands. Read more here
Captain Fawcett's RH Man headed to London for what was supposed to be a seemingly routine business trip - after a taxi ride with Gary (a user of the Captains Moustache Wax), a quick trim at the Pall Mall Barbers, he ended the day with ice cream. Read more here.
One evening the Captain, himself no stranger to the tattooist’s dart, was asked by a freshly inked chum what potions he might have brought back from his travels which would soothe the skin. It transpired that a combination of aforementioned Dragon’s Blood and Snake Vine, a potent bush medicine used by the Aboriginal people who dwelt on Australia’s Eastern shores and acquired by the Captain en route to his visit his cousin Tasmania who resided, entirely coincidentally, in Tasmania, worked so extraordinarily well that it was clear this discovery must be shared. Read more here.
In the distant days of yore, when Her Majesty Queen Victoria sat firmly on the throne and Great Britain truly ruled the waves, Sutherland Macdonald, lately returned from serving in the British Army, raised the shutters on his newly opened Tattoo parlour situated above a Turkish Bath House in London’s fashionable St James’s. Read more here
The 2017 Remington Beard Boss World Beard & Moustache Championships in Austin, Texas were a veritable delight! A HUGE thank you to the mighty Austin Facial Hair Club and the staff/volunteers at the Long Center for being such welcoming hosts, and of course to each and every one of you that visited my Right Hand Man at the Captain's pop-up Gentleman's Emporium. Read more here
I am delighted to have collaborated with the esteemed Harnaam Kaur, The Bearded Dame, in concocting a delectable and rejuvenating Hair Elixir.
Harnaam first came to my attention after viewing her on my televisual device, after which myself and Brock Elbank invited her to be part of #Project60.
She has polycystic ovary syndrome, which is a hormonal disorder that, among other side effects, can cause excess hair growth, resulting in her full and magnificent beard. In fact, Harnaam holds the 2017 Guinness World Record for youngest female with a full beard. Read more here
I should like to express my personal, heartfelt thanks to those of you who took the time & trouble to travel both far and wide (strangely reminiscent of my ex wife) to Norfolk to join the Captain in celebrating the grand opening of his esteemed Gentlemen's Emporium in the fair town of Kings Lynn... I understand that a simply splendid time was had by all... Huzzah! Read more here
My dear chum Ricki Hall had his magnificent beard shaved off on 23rd July 2016, in order to raise money and awareness for Mesothelioma.
The Big Beard Shave Off was conducted by Frank Glorified at Thy Barber, The Bike Shed, Shoreditch, London.
Please donate at http://www.rickisamhall.com - every penny counts.
Sponsors: Thy Barber, Sophie's Steakhouse, Captain Fawcett, P&Co, Nevs Model Agency.
Credits:
Film and edit: Tom Woodrow, Geek Media Ltd
Photography: Ben Gibson and Iain Crockart
One can view the live broadcast that was filmed as the Big Shave occured, hosted by my Right Hand Man Richie, either here or on my Facebook page... Toodle Pip.
My dear friend Ricki Hall will be getting his magnificent beard shaved off on 23rd July 2016, in order to raise money and awareness for Mesothelioma. Ricki lost his father to this terrible cancer, which affects many although not much is known about it.
The Big Beard Shave Off will be conducted by Mr Frank Glorified at Thy Barber, at The Bike Shed, Shoreditch, London.
Please donate at www.rickisamhall.com - every penny counts.
Sponsors: Thy Barber, Sophie's Steakhouse, Captain Fawcett, P&Co, Nevs Model Agency
Film by Iain Crockart.
Sssshhh... the walls have ears. Mr Ricki Hall has been filming for the launch of his new Signature 'Booze & Baccy' Eau De Parfum, which will be released this Summer.
Roam & Seek were behind the camera, on location at London Fields and The Whisling Shop.
Toodle Pip.
It gives me great pleasure to announce that my First Class Gentleman's Grooming Requisites are now available for purchase at Harvey Nichols, London.
Ricki Hall and my Right Hand Man, Richie, attended the most excellent launch of the new Male Grooming Department just a few nights ago. I have attached a selection of photographs for your delight and delectation.
All hail the hirsute. Fawcett.
I think you will enjoy my latest launch pals. To create this special formula I have collaborated with fellow adventurer Jimmy Niggles Esq. the founding ambassador of Beard Season & cultivator of the world’s first Million Dollar Beard.
This unique combination of life enriching oils will make your beard feel like a million dollars. Crafted with fresh oceanic scents and earthy resinous notes and topped with an enchanting floral citrus, the only addition we thought appropriate was the ultimate luxuriant – flakes of 23 carat gold...
Supporting Beard Season
Beard Season is a global movement turning beards into life saving conversation starters, challenging you, your friends & family to have a skin check for melanoma – one of the world’s deadliest cancers. Proceeds from every bottle of Million Dollar Beard Oil will be used with responsible efficiency to spread awareness & action in the fight against melanoma.
To become an ambassador, visit the website. Grow on.
Valence, France and day five of Captain Fawcetts intrepid adventures following the Blue Smoke Racing Team in the 19th Historic Monte Carlo Rally. How terribly exciting it has been so far!
My vehicle of choice is a 1963 Saab V4 two stroke as driven by Erik Carlsson, who won the Monte Carlo Rally for two years in a row in the 1960s.
After a technical hiccup in Oslo and a major repair in Halden, we missed the blessed ferry from Gothenburg and therefore drove 1500km overnight to catch up the field in Germany and then move on to Monaco.
Having started yesterday lunchtime on the Monaco to Valence part of the route, a hefty total of 500km in one day, the team progressed well through four of the five stages. We climbed again ahead of them, through the picturesque Alps, through quaint villages and terrains, up steep hair pin turns to catch film and photographic images.
We settled in the village of Entreveaux with its beautiful medieval castle and fortress, and positioned ourselves half way up the hills to get some splendid photographs of the cars traversing through. The Blue Smoke Team in car 303, led by the characterful Norwegian Per Simble and his co-driver Tom Fjeldstad, were one of the last to start off from Monaco. We watched the other competitors come through, the numbers reaching higher and higher as we waited in the glorious Alps sunshine.
Eventually one could hear the 1963 Saab's two stroke engine coming up the hill before one sighted the car itself. Per and Tom looked in jolly good spirits as they passed us.
Next on to Sisteron! By chance we followed the team as they were called in to the gas station to refuel by their support crew. Here all the cars are required to pass through an official check point for their cards to be stamped.
As I approached the vehicle and the crew in the car park while they took a moment before moving on, the bonnet was up! Oh deary me. This was not a good sign. They informed me (with a grimace) that the alternator was in trouble. This could be bad news for the car and the race overall. With no time to change the alternator and the daylight closing in, the team decided to return to the road.
The crowds cheered as they left and we were silently egging them on too, hoping they would make it to Valence.
We made our way on a parallel route, missing out stage four of the course to get ahead again. The map showed another traversing climb up into the hills. With the head lights on now it made quite a picture seeing the vehicles make their way up the hills, sweeping around the bends and climbing as they went. As we reached the top the fog came down. There was snow and ice on the sides of the road as we came out of a long tunnel. There was no way we could continue driving now unless we wanted to get into a bit of a scrape.
What had started as a beautiful English spring-like day on the Côte d’Azur was ending in fog, rain and unsavoury freezing conditions. We were now very concerned about the Blue Smoke Team.
Eventually we reached our accommodation in Valence, and there was no sight of the team. Only rumours from the other competitors that they were having difficulties.
Then about two hours later, the official technological APP thingy-ma-jig confirmed our fears, that car 303, once a winner of the Monte Carlo Rally, had indeed been forced to abandon the race.
But hold firm dear chums, for as I write, the mechanics are fixing the vehicle and with the luck of the Irish, or the Norwegian Gods come to that, we will be back on the road to Monaco in the morning.
It isn't over till the moustache droops!
Captain Fawcett, keeping a stiff upper lip regardless!
