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| Last Review Posted by Seattle - posted: Tue May 21, 2013 8:10pm |
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Great classic manly scent. And the smells stays with you for a long time.
Super strong cooling effect. Which also seems to last a very long time.
Does not heal the skin as well as say Speick balm.
Dirt cheap and easy to find.
Rating: 8
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Product Details: "Skin Bracer Original" by battleboar - posted: Tue November 7, 2006 - Rating:  8.67 |
| Last Review Posted by Groovy - posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:58pm |
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My first new razor. Before this I used a vintage Gillette President. This is more aggressive and better balanced. It is harder to hold with no deep knurling to keep it from slipping with lather on your hand but no real problem. The weight is perfect for a beginner to use no pressure and get a smooth irritation free shave with a good blade.
This is my 2nd favorite next to my Merkur Progress.
Rating: 8
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| Product Details: "Merkur 38C" by StGeorge - posted: Tue May 15, 2007 - Rating: 8.60 |
| Last Review Posted by Groovy - posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:49pm |
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My new favorite razor. I gave it a 5 in Aggressiveness because it depends upon the adjustment.
I have found the adjustments for my different blades including the ones that I didn't like in my other razors. With the Progress you can turn a sharp blade like a Feather into a great mild shaver with a 2 on the adjustment scale or a Merkur blade on 3.5 - 4 into a decent 2 shave blade without any problem. 2 passes with any blade and you can tell if you need to go up or down to make it shave your way.
All I would change is the plastic knob to metal.
Rating: 9
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| Product Details: "Merkur Progress" by joel - posted: Sun March 5, 2006 - Rating: 9.50 |
| Last Review Posted by Groovy - posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:39pm |
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I received this brush as a set with the Mühle R89 razor and stand as a gift. Great choice from my wife but this brush is heavy. I have a few others and I have decided that my favorite brushes have fan tip bristles. I have a few Mühle brushes and I prefer the standard bulb shape handle to the steel handle. The handle was designed to match the Mühle R89 Razor and it does so flawlessly but it is not my preferred brush to use on a daily basis. If you want a matching brush for the Mühle R89 this is a great well made brush. Mine is 2 years old and in my rotation and still making great lather without shedding.
Rating: 8
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| Product Details: "Muhle M89" by El-a-Menthol - posted: Mon January 23, 2012 - Rating: 8.50 |
| Last Review Posted by koolereye - posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:26pm |
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I have used both the Captain's Choice Original Bay Rum and the Cat-O-Nine Tails, and I have been very impressed with both of them, so when I saw that a Lime scent was released I was pretty excited to try it.
Lime is one of the scent's that I have recently discovered and everyone has a different take on the scent so I didn't know what to expect from the Captain's version.
I definitely was not disappointed. The lime is by no means overpowering but it seems almost subtle and adds a richness to the overall experience. As with the Captain's other two products, the Lime really delivers in the scent area but it only lasts about 15 minutes for me and then fades away.
Regarding my ranking on the cooling aspect, to me it is more of a warming sensation with a great initial feel which tapers off nicely. As for an alcohol burn, I would not necessarily classify it as what a typical burn may feel like, but it will wake you up depending on how rough your shave turns out.
This product is sure to please any lime aficionado and possibly convert a few of the remaining groups. I highly recommend this product but I classify this as a great face conditioner for immediately after a shave which also lends itself to not interfering with a cologne afterwards.
Rating: 10
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| Product Details: "Lime" by Rjacklin - posted: Mon April 22, 2013 - Rating: 9.71 |
| Last Review Posted by Seattle - posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:18pm |
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This is the most disgusting smelling cologne I haver ever been exposed to. The only way I can describe the smell is: A mix of moth balls and a stale potpourri of mostly roses. I saw on another board somebody described it as smelling like a dingy old thrift store or a 5 and Dime - this I would agree with too (you know mothballs and and potpourri are always at such). Yuck!
Rating: 1
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| Product Details: "Tabac Cologne...." by Unregistered - posted: Sat March 18, 2006 - Rating: 1.00 |
| Last Review Posted by Gman9537 - posted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:01pm |
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Price: At $15.95 plus shipping, it’s cheaper than a silvertip knot, but definitely not the cheapest knot out there. After having used the knot, I’m very satisfied with the purchase.
Quality: The build on this knot is excellent. It mounted into the brush handle with ease, fit snugly, as expected. It’s dropped three bristles since I started using it, but I’m pretty rough on brushes, so I’m actually calling that a good sign. Others have said theirs didn’t drop a single bristle, so that’s why I docked a point here.
Density: This knot is extremely dense. Gripping it toward the base of the knot yields exactly no play. It feels rather solid up to about 3/8 – 1/2 inch above the base where the bristles narrow and splay. I bought this knot because other reviews of smaller knots of the same make stated they dry very quickly, but with the density of the bristles on the 24mm knot, I can thoroughly shake out the brush, the way you would shake out a mercury thermometer, and put it in the stand. The next morning it’s still damp. It dries slower than all of my other brushes. I’d say that’s on account of density, since the bristles don’t actually absorb water.
Stiffness of Tips: I rate it medium-high on the stiffness scale. It’s rather comparable in backbone to my B&B Essential brush. It’s probably slightly less rigid, but still a very nice firmness to it.
Softness of Tips: It’s an interesting feeling. You can feel each of the bristles on your skin, yet they give so easily at the tips. It feels pillow soft on the skin, no scritch whatsoever, no irritation. I head and face lather, and it’s always a treat.
Ergonomic: I have to give a 10 here, it’s as ergonomic as whatever handle you put it in.
Latherability: This is where this brush really shines, less a little quirk here or there. The bristles don’t absorb anything, they just hold whatever you put in there. It takes less product to get the job done with this brush. I can load up with Taconic Shave or KMF creams and it’ll put out lather for 5 or 6 passes on what I normally put in my badger brush to get 3 passes. I can load up with any given soap as I would with my badger and get an extra pass or two out of the load. This is nice being I shave my whole head. I have to admit though, that I don’t know how to load less soap. I only know how to load the brush properly. So if you’re using soaps, unless you know something I don’t, you won’t see any economy out of the purchase. But if you use creams, try a peanut size drop instead of an almond and see how far it gets you. I bet you can get your three passes out of it.
Quirks: It’s nylon bristle, so it’s springy. I inadvertently flicked little droplets of soap on my wife while loading the brush. She was a few feet away, but still felt it. And I tend to pepper the counters and mirror with little droplets that get flung off as the bristles spring free at the end of a stroke. I end up wiping the counters and mirror down at the end of the shave anyway, so it doesn’t really matter for me, but something for you to consider.
Overall: It’s a really great knot for the price. It’s very soft tipped, and dense, and firm enough to excel with anything you want to use it with, from triple milled to liquid creams. Depending on your product, it can seem like it won’t ever stop giving up lather. If you’re looking for a synthetic for any reason other than travel, I would definitely give this one a go. It’s a gem. However, if you’re looking for a quick drying knot for travel, keep looking, you haven’t found it here. It holds onto water like a camel.
Rating: 9
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| Product Details: "24 mm 3-Band Nylon Knot" by Gman9537 - posted: Mon May 20, 2013 - Rating: 9.00 |
| Last Review Posted by Gman9537 - posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:59am |
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Price: $6.29 is pretty cheap, as products go. However, it takes me roughly 2-3 times the product to get through a shave as compared to conventional lathering products. I would advise to factor the price per ounce at 2x when comparing to other products, since you have to dispense a smaller than usual amount of cream from the tube for each pass. A little goes a long way with this stuff, but it still takes more than an almond size dollop to get a three pass shave done.
Quality: This stuff shines, for the most part. I really am amazed at the shaves I get when I use it. I’ll go into that more in the efficacy section. Aubrey Organics uses only healthy, safe ingredients in their products. There are no artificial ingredients, nothing synthesized in a laboratory, it’s all good stuff.
Ingredients: Aqua, alcohol denat. (38b, organic lavender), cetyl alcohol (coconut fatty alcohol), hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, sodium palmate (palm soap), sodium cocoate (coconut soap), organic eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, cinnamomum camphora (camphor) bark oil, menthol, persea gratissima (organic avocado) oil, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, glycerin, pinus sylvestris (pine) leaf oil, panthenol (vitamin B-5), panax ginseng extract, rosmarinus officinalis (organic rosemary) leaf oil, salvia officinalis (organic sage) leaf oil, organic aloe barbadensis leaf, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), ascorbic acid (vitamin C ), glycine soja (soybean) oil, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, beta-carotene.
Scent: This is the cream’s only real shortfall. The scent is amazing when you add a little water and whip it with a brush (I did this before I realized it was brushless). I don’t know why this is, but short of that, it has a definite musk to it. Not all bad, but not all good either. The pine scent explodes when you incorporate some air, but squeezing it right out of the tube and rubbing it on, which is the only way it works as a shave cream, it doesn’t smell too hot. I pick up the pine scent, but also a funk that overlays it. Buyer beware here.
Other than that, the eucalyptus, menthol and other “mentholating” oils in the blend give it a potent cooling sensation on the skin. This is definitely a fine summer time shave cream. Very refreshing. The first time I tried it was in winter, and that was one of the reasons it’s sat in my cabinet unused for the last 6 months. It almost burns, it’s so cooling. A shocking cold water rinse and a couple of seconds and the feeling goes away, which is nice. It comes when you want it, and goes when you’re done.
The scent doesn’t linger either. Wash it off and the smell is gone. No worries about that funk in the long run, it just affects you while you’re shaving.
Latherability: Well you could either give it a 0 or a 10. It doesn’t lather, but it’s not supposed to. Very convenient for traveling, forget the brush and take a brushless cream.
Efficacy: The shave with this cream is the most protective I’ve had yet. I’m a fan of Mama Bear’s and Mike’s Natural soaps and neither can protect the way this stuff does. I have some trouble spots along my jaw line and under my chin that ALWAYS leave me with irritation, if not weepers, no matter what I do. I either settle for SAS or I get irritation. With this stuff, I get BBS in those spots and no irritation at all. I’m absolutely sold, for that reason alone.
Another nice bonus is that the cream goes on thin and clear. If you have stylized facial hair like I do, it’s excellent for edging it up. You can see every whisker, every stubble, as you shave. Takes ALL the guess work out.
And I was leary seeing a thin line of gooey stuff on the safety bar of the razor, thinking it wouldn’t clean up easily. Not so. It rinses out very easily, doesn’t leave any residue on the razor, your face, or the sink. It’s a pet peave of mine when a soap cruds up the sink and razor, so I was pleased to see that this product rinses easily.
Moisturizing Properties: This stuff is loaded with beneficial fatty alcohol and natural oils. It leaves my skin feeling slightly taught and hydrated, not oily or greasy at all. For me, I have dry skin, and I live in a dry climate, so it doesn’t preclude a post shave lotion, but it’s light years beyond a lot of other products. If you have normal skin tone, you’ll probably not need lotion afterward when using this.
Packaging: I knocked points for the tube. I hate when I get to the bottom of a wide based tube and you leave several uses worth of product behind because you can’t get it out without cutting the tube open. I would love to see this product in a tub. Other than that, it’s sturdy, it’ll withstand normal use and travel with ease. It’s recyclable, and it doesn’t come in a box or other outer packaging. It’s about as efficient as a tube can be. And it comes in a 6 oz package, which helps to compensate for the amount you need to use for your shave.
Overall: it’s a winner. I’ll be keeping this in rotation, especially for the hot summer months. If you can deal without lather, this stuff is definitely worth your time to try out, unless you’re hung up on scent, in which case, I would warn you away. I highly recommend this as a travel product. I hate leaving brushes, brush stands, etc in hotel rooms. With this stuff, you need none of that. You don’t have to negotiate the hotel’s hard water in trying to build that perfect lather; you just wet your face, smear this stuff on, and shave. It couldn’t be easier, and it shocked me to find that it actually gives me a better more protective shave than my trusted soaps.
Rating: 8
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| Product Details: "Men's Stock North Woods Shaving Cream" by Gman9537 - posted: Mon May 20, 2013 - Rating: 8.00 |
| Last Review Posted by Seattle - posted: Sun May 19, 2013 2:36pm |
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| Product Details: "Adventure Shaving Cream" by Seattle - posted: Sun May 19, 2013 - Rating: 5.00 |
| Last Review Posted by Seattle - posted: Sun May 19, 2013 2:24pm |
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This is my perfect shaving cream. Lubes the face enough but not too much. No irritation. And the price, when purchased in Europe, is very reasonable. Main drawback is in the USA I have only found online and the price is excessive.
Rating: 9
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| Product Details: "Nivea for Men Milde Rasier Creme" by Ironman - posted: Sun November 19, 2006 - Rating: 9.17 |
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