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I add a bit of water in the middle of the brush while holding it bristles up. I then continue facelathering.
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I add a bit of water in the middle of the brush while holding it bristles up. I then continue facelathering.
I've been away for a while but a recent trip to Quebec City and Montreal made me think of this thread and found your comments about Palmolive and La Toja and hard water. Here in Alberta, we have some of the hardest water in Canada. Run off from the Rockies, it can be a little softer in the spring but for the most part it is super hard. For the past year or so La Toja has been my go to travel stick because I love the scent and container and the performance is pretty good in all water conditions although I do find the glide is not as good as some other soaps, even in Vancouver with the super soft water out there.
On my recent trip to QC and Montreal though, I decided to change things up and take a Palmolive stick. Palmolive is one of my favorite sticks, even here in the land of hard water. I have always had good luck with it and I do like the scent as well. But using Palmolive in Quebec was a revelation, the lather was simply amazing! It was really good in Montreal, but in Quebec City it was incredible. I could easily have managed six passes and I barely felt the razor touch my face it was so dense! I will definately be bringing Palmolive out to Vancouver next time I go.
On my recent trip to QC and Montreal though, I decided to change things up and take a Palmolive stick. Palmolive is one of my favorite sticks, even here in the land of hard water. I have always had good luck with it and I do like the scent as well. But using Palmolive in Quebec was a revelation, the lather was simply amazing! It was really good in Montreal, but in Quebec City it was incredible. I could easily have managed six passes and I barely felt the razor touch my face it was so dense! I will definately be bringing Palmolive out to Vancouver next time I go.
I'll have to take my Palmolive and Spieck sticks with me next trip I take to Ottawa. I was last there 2 years ago with a 2 year old and a 6 month old to spend time with their then 11 year old brother with little time to enjoy my shave. I think I only had an Arko stick and a tub of TOBS Jermyn Street with me. I onky took a few of the good performers because I knew I wouldn't be able to savour my shaves. They would be rushed by the little ones. I too live in Alberta and have rarely had any lather issues once I've had time to play with the soap or cream.
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I should get back to this thread soonish(i.e. this weekend I hope). I have a completed review for TOBS Sandalwood and already started the next stick. Stay tuned!
I love the smell of the Palmolive Shave Stick. That company is awesome, and, they make awesome products.
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Posted a review of TOBS - http://badgerandblade.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=37609
I would say that the stick is around 50 percent. So, I think that a stick like that would probably last 60 shaves max.
I would say that the stick is around 50 percent. So, I think that a stick like that would probably last 60 shaves max.
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The stick is going to be on hold for a few days as I am now in possession of the West Coast Canadian Pass-around Box. It should resume in a week. I was almost on the 15 shaves mark already.
As always, enjoying the posts as you work your way through all the sticks!
I tried the La Toja stick today and once again I find this soap to be just average at best. I know a lot of guys here on B&B love it but I just cannot see why. The only thing that is outstanding about this soap IMO is the scent. It does have a really nice scent to it but I'm afraid I won't be buying it again.
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The scent is different but the LaToja cream is much better than the stick imo
I agree. I find it a bit hard and does not feel that nice going on my face. I guess I prefer a softer shave stick.
I tried soaking the stick in water for about 5 minutes and it didn't seem to make any difference.
Strange as it may seem, I had three sticks with just a small amount left. I put them in a cheese grinder, shredded them up, and put them in an empty soap container. The result was a far superior product.
I never tried shredding a soap, maybe this is the one I should try it with.
I've tried a few sticks in the past 24 months and always cut them in chunks and press into a soap dish.
It worked well with LaToja and recently Valobra. Both gave excellent performance when lathered like a normal soap.
It worked well with LaToja and recently Valobra. Both gave excellent performance when lathered like a normal soap.
Nothing wrong with pressing a stick into a soap dish but then it's not a stick. There is something nice and unique about using a shave stick. You are making the lather right on your face from the very moment your brush touches your face.
I use a bowl about half of the time but I like to mix it up sometimes and use a shave stick. I think they are cool.
I use a bowl about half of the time but I like to mix it up sometimes and use a shave stick. I think they are cool.
Agreed @shave/brush, when you press it into a dish it's no longer a stick.
If all the sticks were the size of IM, I'd use them more. I find most of them to have a surface area so small and not as enjoyable as the wider IM.
If all the sticks were the size of IM, I'd use them more. I find most of them to have a surface area so small and not as enjoyable as the wider IM.
I'm currently 3017'ing a stick of Arko pressed into an OS mug. Next will be a stick of Palmolive pressed in a soap tub. I'll be doing the same with Lea, La Toja, Speick, and Valobra sticks. I kind of like this method better. some days, it felt like the stick was going to rip the whiskers out, other days I couldn't seem to load soap, then there were the days where I would end up with too much soap. And to make it worse, I didn't change application technique. since adopting this 'use the stick as a puck' method, Arko and Palmolive have both been consistently great every shave.
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