...rounds out my blue shave set.
I have a preference for the color blue. It's not my favorite color per se (not that I'm sure I have one), but it's among the colors I most often wear and use for decorating. I use a blue hand towel, bath towel, a blue shaving towel, and a blue face towel. I also have a cobalt blue Captain's Choice Seaworthy bowl.
While I have a number of shave soaps and creams in blue containers, I've always had my heart set on getting Proraso Blue. I did see tubes of the cream at Burlington Coat Factory a couple years ago. Back then, I didn't know how infrequently Burlington stocked Proraso shave soaps and creams. As a result, I waited too long and when I went back to buy a tube, they were all sold out.
Today, I happened to be at Ross. I was looking for some hair product that could provide me with a firm hold and light to medium shine. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Ross, the chain markets shopping in its stores as a treasure hunt. Their wares are shelves haphazardly and without much sense of order beyond "department" (e.g., menswear, womenswear, shoes, men's grooming, kitchen goods, home goods, bath goods). While looking through the men's grooming department, I moved item after item around on the shelves. By doing so, I wound up staring at a a box of Proraso Blue. I hurriedly opened the box and noticed that there was a tube of cream inside (yeah, some people have been known to replace the contents of boxes with other items). I was pleasantly surprised by my find and made my way quickly to the checkout line.
From just a cursory glance at the opening in the tube, the cream looks just a tad drier than toothpaste. I assume this will not present any issue while shaving, since I plan to use a bowl to lather it. It also still has a pleasant smell, though, I'm not sure what it reminds me of just yet. I assume I'll have a better idea once I squeeze the cream out in my shave bowl and whip it into a lather. I will be using the cream for my next shave. Wish me luck!
I have a preference for the color blue. It's not my favorite color per se (not that I'm sure I have one), but it's among the colors I most often wear and use for decorating. I use a blue hand towel, bath towel, a blue shaving towel, and a blue face towel. I also have a cobalt blue Captain's Choice Seaworthy bowl.
While I have a number of shave soaps and creams in blue containers, I've always had my heart set on getting Proraso Blue. I did see tubes of the cream at Burlington Coat Factory a couple years ago. Back then, I didn't know how infrequently Burlington stocked Proraso shave soaps and creams. As a result, I waited too long and when I went back to buy a tube, they were all sold out.
Today, I happened to be at Ross. I was looking for some hair product that could provide me with a firm hold and light to medium shine. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Ross, the chain markets shopping in its stores as a treasure hunt. Their wares are shelves haphazardly and without much sense of order beyond "department" (e.g., menswear, womenswear, shoes, men's grooming, kitchen goods, home goods, bath goods). While looking through the men's grooming department, I moved item after item around on the shelves. By doing so, I wound up staring at a a box of Proraso Blue. I hurriedly opened the box and noticed that there was a tube of cream inside (yeah, some people have been known to replace the contents of boxes with other items). I was pleasantly surprised by my find and made my way quickly to the checkout line.
From just a cursory glance at the opening in the tube, the cream looks just a tad drier than toothpaste. I assume this will not present any issue while shaving, since I plan to use a bowl to lather it. It also still has a pleasant smell, though, I'm not sure what it reminds me of just yet. I assume I'll have a better idea once I squeeze the cream out in my shave bowl and whip it into a lather. I will be using the cream for my next shave. Wish me luck!