Shave Sticks Review Project

The duo shave stick is now over (13 shaves). Review to follow

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I`m thrilled to get very nice shaves with both Erasmic and Arko sticks. I know Erasmic stick doesn`t get a lot of love but it works for me nicely. I certainly am not promoting Erasmic stick especially when I was told by their product manager that my initial problem with Erasmic was an isolated case but I`m just saying it works for me after playing around and experimenting with it. It`s nice that there is plenty of slickness and though it appears there is no cushion there is still protection from this Erasmic soap. I find Erasmic rinses off easily and has good post moisturizing feel too. I also like the scent as well. I find Arko has a soap film and it takes a bit more work to rinse off my face afterwards but both are fine soaps in my book. I followed this chart and now I have both soaps combined together with the Erasmic stick on top. I have not had these soaps come apart and it seems very well bonded together. I`m a happy camper

I used that technique a few times now and it always worked wonders.

Posted a review in the review system: http://badgerandblade.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=211542

I also rated the stick accordingly in post 1. I will be moving to the next stick shortly.

Next stick is Master

I wrapped the stick with foil so it's easier to work with. The scent reminds me of a vintage stick that I tried before (a bit of play-doh). The soap works well but not as good as Arko so far. Arko is my reference point to the other Turkish sticks. It's not that far from Arko.

I tried something different today. I took one of those little red tubs of Cella and pushed it into a shave stick tube. Easy to do since it is soft. Well it performed just great. I always thought Cella was a good soap but I like it even more as a stick. You guys have to try this. You won't be sorry.

Stickifying a soap is nice. I did that a few times with different soaps.

Quick picture of the Master stick with foil

shave/brush said:

I tried something different today. I took one of those little red tubs of Cella and pushed it into a shave stick tube. Easy to do since it is soft. Well it performed just great. I always thought Cella was a good soap but I like it even more as a stick. You guys have to try this. You won't be sorry.

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I agree. I do the same with brick Cella and it truly does make a great stick.

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I`ve almost forgotten to mention I earlier in the Erasmic stick journey did a super lather combo too with Erasmic/C&E Sandalwood soap but in the end I got tired of doing a double application so I went the drier, damp brush and smaller brush approach for a longer lasting Erasmic lather.

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what brand is your shaving brush pls?
Even after years of usage my Omega 48 does not look soft like yours...

thanks

tam

TAM340R said:

what brand is your shaving brush pls?
Even after years of usage my Omega 48 does not look soft like yours...

thanks


tam

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Hey Tam, the brand is Eterna 928. Nothing fancy boar brushes but as you've noted they're very soft and smooth with a nice back bone too. I've learnt about this brand and version from my local barbershop. I was asking them about brush advices and they said " You want a shaving brush that's a work horse and works wonderfully?" " Then forget about them other sissy brushes ( I won't mention the brands ) and get the Eterna 928 one. They use this Eterna brush uncountable times throughout the day to earn a living so this is indeed a daily driver pro brush. So I went to my usual local shaving supply shop were I buy my brushes, de and straight razors and blades and I bought a bunch of them as you can see. I've cherry picked and chosen various sizes for different application and I don't like brushes that hog up and waste too much soap. I hope this info helps and I can't praise these soft brushes enough. I let them air dry on my window sill as you can see.

I got up to 15 shaves during the week-end, pictures and thoughts to come for Master...

Here's a picture of Master after 15 shaves. The performance is good but not as good as Arko. There's something missing in there. It's not exploding like it should IMO. I can probably figure that one by the next 15 shaves. The lather is very usable.

I should be in a position to post a review this week-end. I am closing in on 30 shaves with Master.

Here's a picture of the Master stick after 30 shaves. Review to be posted really soon

The review is posted here: http://badgerandblade.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=211554

I can't honestly say that this is a great product. I was maybe harsh on this one but so many products work a lot better than this one. It's not super bad, it's just very average. Considering the top sticks that I have in the list, I can't see this one making the cut to stay in my rotation.

Looking at how quickly it melts, I would say around 80-90 shaves for this one.

I grated a half puck of Mitchell's wool fat and a half puck of Tabac, using a cheese grater. I mixed the flakes 50/50 and pressed them into a twist-up container. It's a very nice combination!

I'm thinking of trying another 50/50 blend of Cella from a brick, along with an equal amount of Stirling Shaving Soap's Black Cherry -- that sounds as if it could prove memorable.

The man on the Master box looks like he wants to murder me.

Nice thread, Luc and shave-sticks rule!

Next stick is a revisit. Erasmic