Item Description
Normally, before I allow myself to review a product, I will use it exclusively for a week. This, however, is not a normal situation and is definitely not a normal product. I am so completely WOWed by this stuff, that I simply can't wait to tell you guys about it.
Price - $5.99 for 3.6oz = $1.66 an oz. It's like stealing!
Scent - The "Refreshing Mint" scent is super, and as Tom's of Maine makes natural products, it is derived from Peppermint Oil. If you like the Hydrolast Peppermint products, this stuff is a no-brainer.
Moisturizing Properties - This stuff contains: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, & Glycerin as skin conditioners. It is amazing! My face felt an looked so good today that I actually received multiple comments from my co-workers.
Packaging - It is average, and I don't care. This product is of such quality that you could sell it in used sandwich baggies, and I would gladly wait in line to get my hands on it.
Latherability - Let me preface this section by saying that this is designed to be a brushless cream. It contains vegetable soaps to create the rich lather. The directions recommend hand-lathering, but who here really follows directions? When I got home from the store, I headed straight for my brush and the rest is history in the making.
Finally, the pics.
Soaking the brush.
Using an almond-sized dollop/squeeze of cream
20 swirls into the lather process
Several more swirls (I not count so good)
More swirls and then the ever-popular B&B hand-lather-test. (Look at the lather that's still in the bowl!)
Next, I squeezed all of the lather out of the brush, washed out the bowl, added about a Tbsp. of water to my bowl and went back to swirling. This stuff just doesn't stop!
I produced enough lather to shave for a week, and it was a quality lather. Incredibly lubricating and tingly. After the hand-lather-test, my hand was even tingling.
Quality/Efficacy - Tom's of Maine Refreshing Mint Shave Cream is as good or better than any product I have ever used. I will stand it up beside any Taylor's or Trumper's cream on the market! The only people that won't love this stuff are those who hate peppermint or hate great shaves. If you can't get a great shave from it, then you must be holding the razor with your feet (no offense to anyone who actually does this).
I have never felt this strongly about ANY other shaving product. Seriously, if you don't try this stuff, you are cheating yourself out of an economically priced, top-notch cream.
**Any comments/questions regarding this review can be posted here.
Price - $5.99 for 3.6oz = $1.66 an oz. It's like stealing!
Scent - The "Refreshing Mint" scent is super, and as Tom's of Maine makes natural products, it is derived from Peppermint Oil. If you like the Hydrolast Peppermint products, this stuff is a no-brainer.
Moisturizing Properties - This stuff contains: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, & Glycerin as skin conditioners. It is amazing! My face felt an looked so good today that I actually received multiple comments from my co-workers.
Packaging - It is average, and I don't care. This product is of such quality that you could sell it in used sandwich baggies, and I would gladly wait in line to get my hands on it.
Latherability - Let me preface this section by saying that this is designed to be a brushless cream. It contains vegetable soaps to create the rich lather. The directions recommend hand-lathering, but who here really follows directions? When I got home from the store, I headed straight for my brush and the rest is history in the making.
Finally, the pics.
Soaking the brush.
Using an almond-sized dollop/squeeze of cream
20 swirls into the lather process
Several more swirls (I not count so good)
More swirls and then the ever-popular B&B hand-lather-test. (Look at the lather that's still in the bowl!)
Next, I squeezed all of the lather out of the brush, washed out the bowl, added about a Tbsp. of water to my bowl and went back to swirling. This stuff just doesn't stop!
I produced enough lather to shave for a week, and it was a quality lather. Incredibly lubricating and tingly. After the hand-lather-test, my hand was even tingling.
Quality/Efficacy - Tom's of Maine Refreshing Mint Shave Cream is as good or better than any product I have ever used. I will stand it up beside any Taylor's or Trumper's cream on the market! The only people that won't love this stuff are those who hate peppermint or hate great shaves. If you can't get a great shave from it, then you must be holding the razor with your feet (no offense to anyone who actually does this).
I have never felt this strongly about ANY other shaving product. Seriously, if you don't try this stuff, you are cheating yourself out of an economically priced, top-notch cream.
**Any comments/questions regarding this review can be posted here.
