Strike Gold Shave Fear City Shaving Collection

“Fear City” was a nickname given to New York City in the 1970s, especially around 1975, when the city was facing a severe financial crisis, rising crime, and major budget cuts to police and city services.

The term really took off when a group of NYPD officers’ unions launched a campaign against proposed cuts to the police department. They handed out a pamphlet called “Welcome to Fear City: A Survival Guide for Visitors to the City of New York” to tourists arriving at airports and bus terminals.

The pamphlet had a black cover with a skull on it and offered warnings like:

Stay off the streets after 6 PM.

Do not take the subway.

Avoid public parks.

Protect your property.

The unions’ goal was to pressure city officials into restoring funding by making the public aware (and scared) of what could happen with fewer cops on the street.

At the same time, New York really did have a reputation for danger in that era: high crime rates, arson, muggings, and neighborhoods struggling with poverty. Movies like Taxi Driver and The Warriors captured that gritty, unsafe image of NYC in the ’70s and early ’80s.

Fragrance Notes

• Top Notes: Lime, Neroli, Lavender and Bitter Orange, Metallic Notes
• Middle Notes: Black Tea, Tobacco, Gunpowder, Leather, Pink Pepper and Woody Notes
• Bottom Notes: Patchouli, Vetiver, Civet and Tagetes and Birch Tar

Crafted in our updated, slicker, more nourishing soap base and paired with a reformulated aftershave splash for optimal post-shave comfort and projection.

Shave Soap Ingredients :
Stearic Acid, Tallow, Aloe Vera, Shea Butter, Potassium Hydroxide,  Kokum Butter, Goat Milk,  Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Castor Oil, Glycerin, Dragon Fruit, Chamomile, and Tussah Silk.

Natural Splash:

With powerful ingredients that will help repair and protect your skin after shaving. 

Ingredients: 
Denatured Alcohol, Rose Water, Purified Water, Aloe Vera, Witch Hazel,  Fragrance, Vitamin E, Calendula, Chamomile & Red Clover Extract.