The Refined Side
My wife, Robyn Burton, came from a very different world.
Robyn grew up in Solana Beach, California, and went on to spend more than two decades in luxury diamonds and fine jewelry.
A graduate of the Gemological Institute of America, her career included CHANEL Fine Jewelry at Bellagio, Wynn Resorts, Wynn Precious Jewelry Salon and Bellusso Luxury Jewelry & Timepieces at the Venetian.
Her world was refined.
Fine diamonds. Exceptional craftsmanship. Sophisticated customers. And the understanding that when people are buying a premium product, trust matters just as much as presentation.
Years later, Robyn and I found ourselves living together back in Solana Beach.
And that's where our two worlds began to come together.
I had become increasingly interested in what actually made a men's face cream worth using. I started studying ingredients, researching peptides and comparing formulas.
Robyn encouraged me to take that interest further.
She brought decades of sales experience, an instinct for quality and a deep understanding of customers. I brought the research, the personal experience of coming late to skincare and a determination to find something straightforward that men like me would actually use.
Finding the Right Formula
For roughly a year, I researched the men's skincare market and evaluated different formulas.
Eventually, I found the five-peptide formula that became Burton Kimball Age Defense Multi-Peptide Face Cream.
I didn't create the formula.
I chose it.
And that distinction matters to me.
I wanted to find a formula I genuinely believed deserved to carry our name—and then build a brand around it that reflected our values.
That's what Robyn and I set out to do.
A men's skincare brand that combines two ideas that have shaped our lives:
Rugged simplicity. Refined quality.
No ten-step routine.
No miracle promises.
No pricing games or marketing theater.
Just a thoughtfully selected product, a straightforward approach and two people willing to stand behind what they sell.
Burton Kimball was born in Solana Beach from two very different backgrounds that turned out to complement each other perfectly.
One rugged.
One refined.
Both committed to doing things with purpose.
Burton Kimball
Rugged by Nature. Refined by Purpose.
