I think it's just as likely that something in the market or the trends spooked them and they are trying to take preventative measures. But, if you think about it, many of the folks currently using artisan aftershaves would have been using AV if not for the artisan boom.
Barbasol...vs the world of shave cream
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Inspired by this thread, I shaved today as if it were 1956: my Red Tip of that year and Barbasol! (Yes, I used a modern blade, a Personna Platinum. But Personna was a brand back then, too.)
I never got good results from Barbasol. For one thing, I need multiple passes. It also works SO much better if it is hot. I found a good tallow bar soap in the shower works better than Barbasol. I had better luck with gels.
Nah, I was an Old Spice Man!
When I break out the Barbasol I use it with a Conair hot lather cap and apply the lather with a brush.
Anyone remember "Singin' Sal th' Barbasol Gal"? Never knew her real name but she was so fine I would have drunk her bathwater. Richard Pryor would have said "she was so fine I would have @#$%^& her daddys @#$%. Good product too, when available.
Zombie post..but there WAS a Singin' Sal the Barbasol Gal as well.
I just posted to another thread that after 5 years of using proraso shave soap in the tubs, my face began erupting like Hawaiian Volcanos. I ultimately zeroed in on the proraso as the cause and wound up needing to see a dermatologist to clear up the carnage. Still had problems every time I put the Proraso, red or green, near my face.
Desparate for a daily shave without needing a tournaqet around my neck, I went to the drug store and bought an aerosol can of Barbasol. Now, about 5 days later, I am getting great daily close shaves and I no longer resemble the cutting table at the local butcher shop!!
Funny, I should find someone posting a tribute to Barbasol on this sight!! But thus far, I am singing its praises!! Sure hope it continues!!
Desparate for a daily shave without needing a tournaqet around my neck, I went to the drug store and bought an aerosol can of Barbasol. Now, about 5 days later, I am getting great daily close shaves and I no longer resemble the cutting table at the local butcher shop!!
Funny, I should find someone posting a tribute to Barbasol on this sight!! But thus far, I am singing its praises!! Sure hope it continues!!
I'd say Aloe (green). The lanolin (purple) version might be the best, but the Aloe is almost as good, easier to find in stores, and some folks have an allergy problem with lanolin.
Never liked barbasol at all when I used canned goo and carts.
MUCH preferred Edge Pro Gel. Orange lid, which I believe was sensitive skin. A can of that would last a LONG time, because you really don't need much, the trick was a wet face and wet hands. I didn't just smear it on my face, I worked up a lather, so to speak.
Dad still uses Barbasol. It's likely all he has ever used, along with his (original) Trac II...last I knew, anyway.
Badger brush and Proraso isn't much slower, I'll stick to that
MUCH preferred Edge Pro Gel. Orange lid, which I believe was sensitive skin. A can of that would last a LONG time, because you really don't need much, the trick was a wet face and wet hands. I didn't just smear it on my face, I worked up a lather, so to speak.
Dad still uses Barbasol. It's likely all he has ever used, along with his (original) Trac II...last I knew, anyway.
Badger brush and Proraso isn't much slower, I'll stick to that
Barbasol is fairly effective if you thin it down with water. But it becomes cumbersome since I did multiple passes with carts.
I'm wondering how the non-aerosol tube is. Never got the chance to try.
I'm wondering how the non-aerosol tube is. Never got the chance to try.
I been happy with it.
If you use a brush with it and water, it becomes like any other cream for multiple passes.
I think many people used to use canned creams with brushes. Gels are also not too bad but they can clog the razor head.
My fav Barbasols were either the Aloe green or the orange Sensitive can.
The yellow can with lanolin seemed to react badly with my skin
My fav Barbasols were either the Aloe green or the orange Sensitive can.
The yellow can with lanolin seemed to react badly with my skin
I enjoying that Gillette Barbershop Scented Cream in the White with blue lettering can.
Yes, me too! I LOVE the scent, probably in my top 3 of all time shave scents!
Works good too with the glycerin, super slick!
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