Apr 11, 2019
Angel del Solar knows there is a difference between living by
design versus living by default. Angel and his partners did just
that. They worked hard and achieved their goals when they developed
the prestige grooming brand 18.21 Man Made. Cofounders Aston LaFon,
Angel del Solar and David del Solar saw a deficit in the male
grooming market and they went for it. Why 18.21 Man Made? The name
references two amendments to the U.S. Constitution—the 18th, which
initiated Prohibition, and the 21st, which ended the national ban
on alcohol. Because these mavericks couldn’t find the men’s goods
they had been searching for, they decided to “bootleg” their own.
The bottles are cleverly designed to look like old-time beer cans
and whiskey flasks!
In this podcast, Angel shares his journey as a young hairdresser
from Pamplona, Spain to Seattle, Washington where he worked for
Gene Juarez Salon and Spa. He then on to open Angelo Mendi salons.
After that, he joined the Pureology creative team, and then Enjoy
as an art director.
Serendipitously, he and LaFon met, had common beliefs and ideas and
they became colleagues and friends. After a few years, the two
decided to collaborate and they became partners in a distribution
group called Credible Culture, in Texas. Angel shares how his
brother David joined the business. The three of them ultimately
designed a distinctly masculine line that gentlemen could own with
pride.
Listen as Angel shares his 3 guiding “rules” that none of the
partners deviated from as 18.21 Man Made came to life. These three
non-negotiables were each product had to look cool, smell great,
and perform.
This clearly has been accomplished.
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