The Toy Maker Beard Oil is the personal relic of the set. The candle anchors the home, the soap renews the body, the cologne carries the aura—but the oil makes the beard a banner of Christmas. Grindstone Grooming has bottled not just scent, but legacy and ritual fire.

Toy Maker Cologne is the portable ritual—the scent you carry into the world. Pine needles sharpen the air like a winter forest at dawn. Resin hums with warmth, sticky and sacred. Oud smolders with gravitas, lending the fragrance a mythic weight. Together, they don’t just announce your presence—they summon Christmas itself wherever you walk.

The Toy Maker Tallow Soap is the hidden relic of the set. The oil and cologne carry the scent outward, the candle anchors it in space—but the soap makes it personal. It’s the ritual of cleansing, the act of stepping into December renewed. Grindstone Grooming has turned a bar of soap into a Yuletide relic, a slab of memory and myth.

🌲 The Flame

When lit, the Toy Maker Candle doesn’t just glow—it summons the workshop. Pine needles crackle in the air, resin drips like sap from a freshly cut tree, and oud smolders with the gravitas of old-world carpentry. The flame becomes a portal: every flicker is a hammer strike, every curl of smoke a whispered carol.

Toy Maker isn’t just a scent—it’s a seasonal rite. Pine needles crackle like the memory of dragging a tree through the snow. Resin drips like candle wax on a midnight altar. Oud smolders with the gravitas of old-world craftsmanship. Together, they summon a myth: the Toy Maker’s workshop, alive with wood shavings, firelight, and whispered carols.

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🕯️ The Lore

• Third Year Running: A tradition now carved into Grindstone Grooming’s calendar.
• Double Batch Each Year: Demand grows like the evergreen itself—proof that this isn’t just fragrance, it’s legacy.
• Memory Evoking: First whiff is a time machine. Some swear it drags them back to childhood Christmas mornings. Others proclaim it’s LEGIT CHRISTMAS IN A BOTTLE.

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🎅 The Verdict

Toy Maker is not a product—it’s a communal spell. A beard oil that doubles as a Yuletide invocation. A cologne that makes every room smell like the hearth of memory. A candle that burns with ritual fire. A soap that cleanses not just the body, but the calendar year itself.

Grindstone Grooming has bottled nostalgia, rebellion, and ritual into one mythic drop. Toy Maker is the Christmas scent of record—the one future generations will measure against.

Smells great!

The contents are a great bang for the buck. Great value for sure.

Feels great in beard great scent medium to high strength

Feels good in beard smells great

Very nice tobacco scent

Doesn’t matter what scent you get All are stellar and the oils will leave your skin hydrated!! Look forward to seeing what next year brings for scent profiles!

Very well done tobacco scent !!! The scent is dark, smoky, and long lasting. I wish I could have picked up the matching butter.

Great feel in beard and this one is a great addition to my collection of GS products.

“Chief” by Grindstone Grooming isn’t just a beard oil—it’s a story bottled in smoke and resin. Crafted as a tribute to Dan’s father, the scent profile reads like a legacy carved in oak and fire: tobacco blend, money, double oud, smoke, and resins. Each note feels intentional, like a handshake between old-world wisdom and modern swagger.

• Tobacco Blend lays the foundation—rich, earthy, and familiar, like a well-worn leather chair in a study filled with stories.
• Money adds a crisp, clean edge—evoking ambition, success, and the scent of fresh bills folded into a wallet handed down through generations.
• Double Oud deepens the richness, bringing a smoky, exotic mystique that lingers like a legend.
• Smoke and Resins wrap it all in ritual—like incense burning in a sacred space, honoring the past while forging the future.

What makes “Chief” especially powerful is its emotional core. This isn’t just a scent—it’s Dan’s way of honoring his father, a man whose influence shaped the brand’s blue-collar ethos. You feel that reverence in every drop.

And the label artwork? It’s a standout. The design features a stylized chief’s silhouette, etched in bold lines and muted tones that evoke strength and stoicism. There’s a subtle nod to heritage—almost tribal in its geometry—but modernized with Grindstone’s signature industrial edge. It’s the kind of label that feels like it belongs on a flask, a badge, or a banner carried into battle

I love it