Shave stick!

**huntmol** · 10-13-2010, 07:10 AM

Had my first shave with a shave stick last night.
Speick, to be specific.
I have no idea how I have avoided trying one of these things for so long!
Being new to their use, I followed the instructions in Joel's excellent tutorial.
Superb results!
Easy to use, fantastic lather, and an excellent shave.

If you haven't tried a shaving stick yet, give it a shot!

**Slartibartfast** · 10-13-2010, 07:15 AM

Speick shave stick is hawsome and last seemingly forever

**Marco** · 10-13-2010, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by huntmol

Had my first shave with a shave stick last night.
Speick, to be specific.
I have no idea how I have avoided trying one of these things for so long!
Being new to their use, I followed the instructions in Joel's excellent tutorial.
Superb results!
Easy to use, fantastic lather, and an excellent shave.

If you haven't tried a shaving stick yet, give it a shot!

Shave sticks are great shaving soaps. As you properly pointed out, they are very easy to use and can give excellent results. Speick stick, in particular, is one of the very best. Other outstanding sticks are Valobra, Irisch Moos, Palmolive and La Toja. My absolute favourite is Valobra.

**Hayden** · 10-13-2010, 05:52 PM

Shave sticks and creams are the only things I buy now. I have a puck of MWF and cut it into fours and use each pizza looking slice like a shave stick, much better lather.

**Luc** · 10-13-2010, 06:16 PM

Shave sticks are great! Love them!

**huntmol** · 10-13-2010, 10:33 PM

Ok, guys - I need some advice.
What do you do with the foil on your Speick shaving stick?

Do you peel it all off and throw it away?
Do you unwrap and wrap the foil each time you use it?
I've only had mine a short while and already the foil at the top is starting to tear...

**noahpictures** · 10-13-2010, 10:39 PM

Today I used a shave stick for the first time too! I couldn't believe how easy it was to build lather. I used the Irisch Moos soap stick and it has a cap which is more practical than foil.

**superbleu** · 10-13-2010, 10:40 PM

I just tear off as I go, leaving about 1/2 inch of the soap exposed. If you find a large glue stick container it will almost fit perfectly in it.

**xillion** · 10-13-2010, 11:42 PM

I also tear the foil as I go.
Sticks are so easy to use and store.
Some that I use in my rotation are:

Speick (love the scent and lather)

Valobra (super slick lather)

Irisch Moos (tabac with a different scent)

La Toja (reminds me of the ocean)

Wilkinson Sword (tallow, glycerin, and lanonlin. What more could you ask for)

Palmolive (one of the great inexpensive shave products)

Erasmic (love the old time barbershop scent and superb lather)

**RayH** · 10-13-2010, 11:48 PM

Irisch Moos (tabac with a better scent)

Don't know as I agree with that. I think that Tabac smell better but IM gives a better lather.

**xillion** · 10-13-2010, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by RayH

Don't know as I agree with that. I think that Tabac smell better but IM gives a better lather.

For me they are both very easy to lather, we have soft water, and I always get great lather when using either one. But, I have never actually looked to see if the ingredients are the same.

I use to love the scent of Tabac but now I like the scent of Moos. I change my original post, I should have said (tabac with a different scent).

**wulfgar1976** · 10-14-2010, 02:15 AM

I have always used shave sticks. Even when I use a soap I have been given at Christmas, I still use it like a shave stick.

If you want to try others, I recommend Palmolive and Arko sticks.

**Luc** · 10-14-2010, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by huntmol

Ok, guys - I need some advice.
What do you do with the foil on your Speick shaving stick?

Do you peel it all off and throw it away?
Do you unwrap and wrap the foil each time you use it?
I've only had mine a short while and already the foil at the top is starting to tear...

I peel what I need.

**APC** · 10-14-2010, 03:14 AM

I had delusions of being able to take a vacation this year, so I bought a bay rum shave stick from Prarie Creations for travel. I finally started using it and the results are amazing. Technique is almost a total nonissue. Rubbing the stick directly on the face is especially useful for the very hard to shave areas right under my chin and jaw bone.

rodeo · 10-14-2010, 04:54 AM

QED shave sticks (QEDman) in Fresh Lime or Pine & Cedarwood

MMMmmmmmmmmm.....

Great stuff!

(no foils to mess with, just a nice twist up tube.)

**twoods** · 10-14-2010, 07:48 AM

I personally don't like shave sticks very much. I always end up with soap or lather on my hands they're messy. I would much prefer to have a puck of Speick instead of the stick.

**Slartibartfast** · 10-14-2010, 07:54 AM

How are you using them?

I just rub the shave stick on my face and then face lather like normal.

Originally Posted by twoods

I personally don't like shave sticks very much. I always end up with soap or lather on my hands they're messy. I would much prefer to have a puck of Speick instead of the stick.

**twoods** · 10-14-2010, 07:59 AM

That's what I do. For some reason I always end up with big chunks of cream when I use that method. I'll be shaving my chin and then bangg I get a big chunk of dry lather.

**jkh** · 10-14-2010, 09:41 AM

I use an x-acto knife to cut a neat ring of foil off.

**Hayden** · 10-14-2010, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by twoods

That's what I do. For some reason I always end up with big chunks of cream when I use that method. I'll be shaving my chin and then bangg I get a big chunk of dry lather.

Try lathering more, maybe use a little less soap to your face or try and add more water to your brush. What shave stick do you use, I never get chunks of soap?