8/21/2016 - BlueBell Peppermint shave #1
Razor: Navy G-Type Schick Injector
Blade: Chinese Schick
Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
AS: Proraso green splash
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Packaging: Still great
Scent: Peppermint has never been one of my favorite things, but it is a pleasant scent. The peppermint scent in this soap is one note. It is a very nice note, but I didn't detect any nuance to the scent. It is peppermint for the sake of peppermint. Again, the scent is quite strong when you stick your nose in the tub, but it mellows out in the lather bowl. This is a scent I could shave with every day happily.
Lathering: Today's lather was more successful. Perhaps it was the change of brush? I still loaded the brush twice, but this time the lather was dense, slick, and had decent cushion. I did add a bit more water than yesterday's first pass lather. When I finished whipping I had about enough lather for four passes.
Shave Performance: Three rounds with a Schick Injector for mostly BBS. (I left myself with a couple of rough patches. Grr.) I am not sure what the difference is, but today's lather had enough cushion that I didn't feel the blade scraping as much. The peppermint oil gave the lather a very nice menthol chill. Also, the slickness was still there like yesterday. Overall it was a much better shave.
Post-shave Feel: Again there was still a bit of soap residue after I gave my face a final rinse. Witch Hazel got rid of it and Nivea PSB + Proraso splash left me with a nice post-shave smile. Two hours later there is still no detectable irritation.
Overall: I like this soap more than the Spice Rack so far. Most of that is scent preference, but I did get better performance out of the Peppermint. I will have to try each of them one more time before I send the box on to the next person. This is a soap I will consider buying.
Razor: Navy G-Type Schick Injector
Blade: Chinese Schick
Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
AS: Proraso green splash
View attachment 682867
Packaging: Still great
Scent: Peppermint has never been one of my favorite things, but it is a pleasant scent. The peppermint scent in this soap is one note. It is a very nice note, but I didn't detect any nuance to the scent. It is peppermint for the sake of peppermint. Again, the scent is quite strong when you stick your nose in the tub, but it mellows out in the lather bowl. This is a scent I could shave with every day happily.
Lathering: Today's lather was more successful. Perhaps it was the change of brush? I still loaded the brush twice, but this time the lather was dense, slick, and had decent cushion. I did add a bit more water than yesterday's first pass lather. When I finished whipping I had about enough lather for four passes.
Shave Performance: Three rounds with a Schick Injector for mostly BBS. (I left myself with a couple of rough patches. Grr.) I am not sure what the difference is, but today's lather had enough cushion that I didn't feel the blade scraping as much. The peppermint oil gave the lather a very nice menthol chill. Also, the slickness was still there like yesterday. Overall it was a much better shave.
Post-shave Feel: Again there was still a bit of soap residue after I gave my face a final rinse. Witch Hazel got rid of it and Nivea PSB + Proraso splash left me with a nice post-shave smile. Two hours later there is still no detectable irritation.
Overall: I like this soap more than the Spice Rack so far. Most of that is scent preference, but I did get better performance out of the Peppermint. I will have to try each of them one more time before I send the box on to the next person. This is a soap I will consider buying.