I bought both erasmic cream and shave stick because - well, they were so darn inexpensive... and because I coincidently ran into them. "What the heck, I'll buy them!"
I've just tried them, for, like, 10 minutes ago. And my face is burning! This is the first time in my shaving career that my face burned during, whilst applying proraso AS balm and ten minutes after. In fact, the first time my face has burned at all.
I tried the shave stick first. Moved it around on my face, but it didn't seem that very much product stuck on there. I tried lathering up, and, as I expected, too airy lather. I tried again, with less water on the brush to start with. Slightly better, but still way too airy. I used Semogue 620 on these two tries.
Next up was the cream. I soaked my Omega boar for this purpose. Very good with creams. Anyhoo, I put the cream into the brush, and started lathering in my hand. And I was like "Man, this will become niiiiice lather!". And indeed I thought so until I put it on my face. Btw, Erasmic has an odd smell. I felt felt the lather on my face in a different way than normal. Almost as an allergic reaction. I did my first pass, and the blade was surprisingly easy to feel on the skin. Scraping, almost. Not gliding at all. I rechecked the lather. It was just fine. Thick and cushioning. When I took the razor over the same spot twice, the blade was almost lagging on the skin. This cream was not moisturising at all! Almost felt like it dried out my face!
After three passes, I had three bleeers and between four and five small "blood spots" that didn't really bleed. Applying the ASB felt burned!
Using the 620 twice on my skin with really poor lather probably didn't help
Conclusion: I wouldn't give this cream to my worst enemy. Of course, he or she might really like it. This cream is at least not for me. I am considering throwing it away, but that seems like a waste.
And about the shave stick. Seeing as my facial hair aren't fully developed, I don't really have any "beard". I suppose the beard will work as the "brush" with shave sticks. Long and harsh beard will much easier get soap off of the stick. As my hair was neither, I suppose I should save the stick for a couple of years until I'm ready to use it
Over and out
Compaq
edit: I checked the ingredients of the cream, and it contains citric acid!! Is that normal? I suppose that could explain the burning. It also contained "parfum (fragrance)". There's alcohol in parfum.
I've just tried them, for, like, 10 minutes ago. And my face is burning! This is the first time in my shaving career that my face burned during, whilst applying proraso AS balm and ten minutes after. In fact, the first time my face has burned at all.
I tried the shave stick first. Moved it around on my face, but it didn't seem that very much product stuck on there. I tried lathering up, and, as I expected, too airy lather. I tried again, with less water on the brush to start with. Slightly better, but still way too airy. I used Semogue 620 on these two tries.
Next up was the cream. I soaked my Omega boar for this purpose. Very good with creams. Anyhoo, I put the cream into the brush, and started lathering in my hand. And I was like "Man, this will become niiiiice lather!". And indeed I thought so until I put it on my face. Btw, Erasmic has an odd smell. I felt felt the lather on my face in a different way than normal. Almost as an allergic reaction. I did my first pass, and the blade was surprisingly easy to feel on the skin. Scraping, almost. Not gliding at all. I rechecked the lather. It was just fine. Thick and cushioning. When I took the razor over the same spot twice, the blade was almost lagging on the skin. This cream was not moisturising at all! Almost felt like it dried out my face!
After three passes, I had three bleeers and between four and five small "blood spots" that didn't really bleed. Applying the ASB felt burned!
Using the 620 twice on my skin with really poor lather probably didn't help
Conclusion: I wouldn't give this cream to my worst enemy. Of course, he or she might really like it. This cream is at least not for me. I am considering throwing it away, but that seems like a waste.
And about the shave stick. Seeing as my facial hair aren't fully developed, I don't really have any "beard". I suppose the beard will work as the "brush" with shave sticks. Long and harsh beard will much easier get soap off of the stick. As my hair was neither, I suppose I should save the stick for a couple of years until I'm ready to use it
Over and out
Compaq
edit: I checked the ingredients of the cream, and it contains citric acid!! Is that normal? I suppose that could explain the burning. It also contained "parfum (fragrance)". There's alcohol in parfum.
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