MenFirst Darkening Beard Balm

Nice

I wish I could give this five stars. It works great. And it does great on my sensitive skin, as opposed to just for men which would absolutely wreck it. But there's one big problem. IT STINKS! And I mean literally. It smells so, so bad. It's gross. I have to let it dry in and then put something else on to hide the smell after.

It actually smells a bit like fish (not that I don’t like that smell near my mouth, just not what I expected) seems to be working after about 8 days of using it. By the way the smell lasts for a couple of minutes only, then it goes away.

It does darken your beard but only lasts the day, doesn't darken over time. Looks unnatural. Chemical smell. Black cream all over your hands and face.

My beard is not primarily grey. There are some grey hairs and in only a day or two they are mostly not grey anymore. I can't comment on the "conditioning" element since I have only used the product for three days. I can say I agree with a previous review that there is an odd "shell fish" aroma upon initial application but that seems to go away pretty quickly (or, I get used to it). The container is tiny but a small amount of the product goes a long way.

Looks great when you you first use it but buy the end of the day it has worn off .

My beard went from cool G.I.Joe to Santa Claus in like a year. Just For Men worked until the inevitable skin irritation set in - and it was brutal. This balm rubs in and works instantly. No irritation. Looks great. For someone that dabbles with a beard on and off this is ideal.

this does not permanently lead to a darker beard. but if you get a brush, the application is quick and it does a fine job of coloring your beard and it’s much easier than using permanent color. i dislike it, but it fills a need and does an ok job compared to what else i can find.i hate that the product always arrives squished out of it’s container each time.