About Us

FROM A CORNISH PUB TO A GLOBAL BRAND

Sheltering in the pub from the typical Cornish winter, with an ale in hand and a cosy fire crackling to my side, a kernel of an idea was formed.

We all lead such busy lives, the constant drone of cell phones and social media taking over our precious downtime. Work seems to be less about the traditional 9-5 and more about pushing yourself to your physical and mental limits, all in the name of profit and maybe grabbing a tiny piece of it for yourself.

There, in that small Cornish pub, none of that mattered. I was at peace without none of the intrusions mentioned above.

So what does all this have to do with men's grooming products, I hear you ask? That kernel of an idea was more than selling a product that I had been making for myself. It was a philosophy, the idea that we should be taking time to look after ourselves. That life shouldn't be about how much pointless information you can take in, we should take the time to enjoy the little things, like a great looking beard!

Mariner Jack was officially founded in 2014. Before that though, was a few years of experimenting in the kitchen at home, taking an interest in natural cosmetics. Through trial and error, swapping out and replacing ingredients, I had the final iteration of our now famous signature beard balm. A beard oil soon followed using the same painstaking trial and error technique.

Launching the store in October 2014, we never knew how much our lives would change. I was still working at a large coffee chain, Nat was working in a clothes shop. Orders started coming in! It was a strange sensation, Nat and I are both naturally rather introvert by nature and yet, here were people buying something that I had made. It's still an amazing feeling now, every time an order comes in.

We don't really advertise much, we keep getting told that we should to really expand and grow. But then, it would lose the magic. We're not here to try and take over the world, we just want to help you take the time to look after yourself and make you feel good. We believe our products do just that.

So, skip forward nearly 8 years and here we are. This is what we do now, we make grooming products for men to make themselves feel good. No gimmicks, no lies about how this beard balm will make your beard grow six inches in two weeks. Just a husband and wife, making amazing products by hand, and shipping them all over the world.

Speaking of which, welcome to our American store! This is a wonderful and unexpected continuation of our journey. We have been shipping orders to America for years, enough to warrant placing a hub in your great country to continue that journey. Your orders will be shipping from our fulfilment centre in Pennsylvania. Less shipping time, cheaper shipping cost and no import duty! 

Thank you to each and every one of you who order from us. Your continued support over the years for our small business genuinely means more than you will ever know.

Dave & Nat