After seeing the new Barbasol Ad campaign http://www.barbasol.com/shave-like-a-man.aspx, I figured I might as well pull out the old can of Barbasol with Aloe that I still had from my days before mug and brush. Before my shower this morning, I pulled the can down and set it on the counter feeling almost treasonous for doing so. Then I hopped in the shower and did my normal prep with a basic facewash. Next I got out of the shower and, again feeling a sense of guilt, lathered up with the Barbasol. I had managed a fairly slick lather before starting in with my NDC SS with Personna Lab Blade (my magic razor and blade combo). At this point I was not expecting much, especially after hearing about all the negativity about "canned goop," and went about my buisness cautiously, positive that the shaving dieties would strike me down for this. My first pass was okay. There was no tugging and pulling. I relathered again, and had another really nice pass. Then came my third lathering; it was nice and slick as all the rest, and ATG wasn't too bad. I rinsed my face with warm water, then cold water, and finally applied my alum. Thinking I had not had a good shave I left the bathroom feeling like I had been again dooped by Big Shave. Then upon further inspection of my shave later on, I realized something quite scary... I had BBS from Barbasol! I winced realizing what I had done, thinking I was going to wet shave purgatory, or someplace like that for such treachery. Now it is almost twelve hours after the fact, and I still have BBS with some patches of borderline DFS. Now my signature has more meaning gentlemen. It used to signify the fact that I endorsed Barbasol because it was the best canned goop, as far as I could tell, on the market; now I might actually put it into my rotation. And just in case you might want to englighten yourself, here's a clip from "Made in America" with John Ratzenberger on Barbasol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP3xLa8tXQk
I have a horrible confession to make.
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Eh, if it works for you. I have no desire to ever used canned shave cream ever again.
These results could be indicative of the lather quality you are making with your brush.
I enjoy whipping up my own lather with soap and brush too much to give it up.
This just goes to show that a vast majority of a great shave is all about prep and technique rather than the product you are using!
Ed beat me to it. I was going to say the same thing. Prep and technique.
On the days I work, I usually use canned foam to save time.
I feel that Barbasol is probably the best canned cream out there. This, and your desperate caution, in addition to your normal prep routine, probably accounted for it.
And this.
And this.
meh, but if you enjoy it.
I face lather and cut my shave time down to 8 mts and I'm always on the run with two jobs and picking up my kid 0 miles away on the weekends. You find the time for that extra treatment and for many of us the shave is the only sane and "me" time of the day we have to ourselves.
I face lather and cut my shave time down to 8 mts and I'm always on the run with two jobs and picking up my kid 0 miles away on the weekends. You find the time for that extra treatment and for many of us the shave is the only sane and "me" time of the day we have to ourselves.
I'm just getting into this wet shaving & have found when doing Kyle's pre-shave that I just prefer using my old can's of goo -- thanks to a Costco run last fall, I've got 3 cans left.
My better shaves definitely come from attention to the shave.
That's not such a horrible confession. I think a couple of Hail Marys should suffice, but I'm not Catholic, so you may wish to consult with someone who knows what he is talking about.
Nothing wrong with it. The reason I don't use it is because of the chemicals in the cream, god knows how old it is. And because of the chemicals needed to compress it in the can. It dries your skin out a fair amount.
Nothing wrong with this at all. I used my Proraso red the other day without a brush. The lather was just like regular soap from a facewash in appearance. The results however were fantastic.
I'm not trading in my brushes & creams/soaps anytime soon. That said, I have no problem at all with Barbasol. I use it from time to time & enjoy it.
i spread mine all over the mirror. keeps it from fogging up.
You can get away with a lot when you're using a DE, disposable, or whatever. It's when you move to real straight razor shaving that you'll notice that Barbasol just does not make the cut.
I enjoyed watching the video, but after 40 years of discomfort I have been happily busting my buns with the mug and the brush the last three years.
I've thought about getting a can of Barbasol and a multiblade razor and seeing how I'd fare with all the things I've learned about traditional wetshaving but I keep talking myself out of it.
John Ratzenberger was in my favorite Christmas movie this past season, Matchmaker Santa. He sounds sincere when he said that was the best shave of his life.
Not true, been there done that. Work it in with a wet brush and it works fine. Plain Noxzema cold cream will work too.
