Any one else feel like thus stuff burns there skin ?
PLANET KIND by Gillette
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Yeah, I got some irritation the first time I used it, which I thought might be due to its lack of protection, but it started as soon as I lathered the second time I tried it. I'm done with it.
I had a little burn as well on shave #1 with it. The scent is a little fruity, not good or bad, just different. Protection is not great, but it is decently slick. I did use a little too much water. I will give it another go, but I sense this is going into the bin after I try it some more.
At this point in my shaving journey the only new things outside of blades I buy are things I can find in local stores. So when I came across planet kind at target this weekend I decided to give it a try. I had my first shape with it this morning and I was pleasantly surprised. It has a wonderful light scent and is very slick. I failed to load a sufficient quantity on my chubby one but was still able to get a decent third pass accomplished. I would recommend Gillette cream, Which I think is high praise coming from a man who really only uses Gillette foamy anymore.
How does this compare to the Gillette Pure cream? I thought that stuff was OK but not great.
I personally think Pure is a better cream overall. Pure seems to have more cushion.
I'm pretty tired of Gillette virtue signalling, so I'm going to take a pass.
I hear you, but how is posting this not also virtue signalling?
Mike M
...but this one IS cracked.
Wait til they come up with a version that is only compatible with special Gillette cart razors and we find out it's been made with renewable seal cubs that were clubbed to death with sustainable wooden clubs
G'Kind shaving cream = meh.
I don't see how it helps sell products by telling your customers that you assume they are a certain kind of people, and they should change. Just tell me why your product is better than your competitor's.
Gillette keeps doing the bare minimum. I'll pass.
If I see it out here in Australia I will give it a whirl. The whole line.
I agree.
It's just that posting about how you're not going to buy something because you don't like the company's virtue signals is also a virtue signal. Why announce it except to let others know you have an official position on the matter? Not buying accomplishes the same thing without a public performance.
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tankerjohn
A little poofier than I prefer
I could probably forgive the self-righteous “greener than thou” marketing schtick if the cream were any good. “Meh” scent, poor cushion, indifferent post-shave, and possible skin irritation sounds like a hard pass for me. Thanks to y’all for jumping on the grenadine first.
tankerjohn
A little poofier than I prefer
Lol! Good point. I believe most of the Gillette nostalgia is on the hardware side, specifically with certain popular razor models. The dream is that they find the old machining in some forgotten dockside warehouse in Southie and start cranking out new Fat Boys and Red Tip Superspeeds. Maybe some Olds and News for good measure. But that ain’t never gonna happen. The yawner of a generic three piece that is the King C Gillette safety razor is pretty much proof. Gillette isn’t ready to reclaim the DE market, just cash in on the fringes of a trend that is cutting into cart sales.
On the upshot, not too long ago in these digital pages, we used fret about the “shavepocolyse” and speculate on how long anyone would still make DE blades or high end brushes. I see Gillette’s reentry into the trad wet shaving game, pathetic though it may be, as at least a sign that the end of our beloved hobby is not nigh, and we are, in fact, in a “golden age” of sorts when even the Big Boys want a piece of the action. So even though I’m not particularly impressed with either the KCG safety razor or this soap, I am at least happy that Big G is paying attention. Hopefully someone over there “gets it” and they figure out how to give us that new Fat Boy we’re clamoring for.
Will this fit a puck of soap for use after empty?? Wonder if they make a KIND soap ??
All the Gillette is trying to crush the little guy talk is funny. That's been their MO, too dominate from day one. Heck, they patented the term "safety razor" from a competitors patent that used those words in their patent application.
What I won't do is buy it from target or Walmart as i won't shop there. I'll always pay more to a mom and pop to support my community. Ymmv.
What I won't do is buy it from target or Walmart as i won't shop there. I'll always pay more to a mom and pop to support my community. Ymmv.
I picked up a can of it about a week ago. Just general curiosity to see if it would lather. It lathered up ok but the smell was not something I enjoyed, too feminine for me. I give it to the ole lady and she’s been using it up, I’ll use the can for a blade bank or something. For a few more dollars I’ll just buy stirling. Or anything else.
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