next up,a small tube of "everest" kpem shave cream from russia...42 millilitres,a simple abstract image of mt. everest adorns the face of the tube...no english writing..the cream itself is a pastel aquamarine color,and is "runny",very loose indeed...the lather whipped up easily,but was thinner than the eveline manline...the scent is masculine barbershop type,maybe a hint of menthol...I utilized an edwin jagger chatworth barleycorn loaded with a fresh russian iridium,a very porous pottery bowl,and a custom made rudy vey black badger...to my surprise I had no problems with the thin lather..no drag,no burn,I expected a much lower blanket of protection with this thin runny cream,but it actually did hold up quite well...you can see in the badger and cream shot,the cream is rapidly running towards the knot...,in the last shot you see there is enough for 3-4 more passes,but that hits this almond size dollops limit....not bad,not great...a serviceable ,clean smelling lather...a shot of kremlon (bulgarian) super menthol A/S polished it off...the chocolate was for later !
Russian mt. Everest
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Great report on another interesting cream. Great pics, too. I really like your lathering bowl, too. It looks like a chocolate chunk cookie.
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I never thought of the bowl in such delicious terms ! I have found that the porous bowl whips up lather much faster than the smooth glass bowls and mugs,it does add a little more air to the lather,but so far that has not affected the shave in a negative way..
Yeah, that's interesting. I would guess the porous bowl would create more friction with the brush that would help generate the lather easier and faster. My bowl has a raised spot in the bottom for this purpose, but I'll bet yours is more effective.
I picked up a hand-thrown stoneware bowl from a local potter friend a couple of weeks ago and have found that the rough surface works great for mixing up a bowl full of creamy lather.
I picked up a hand-thrown stoneware bowl from a local potter friend a couple of weeks ago and have found that the rough surface works great for mixing up a bowl full of creamy lather.
I like that blue and tan color, too.
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I like that blue and tan color, too.
your bowl looks perfect,mine is a little heavy,but works great....great job on that brush handle
Thanks...the brush is a custom Amboyna burl handle with a 24mm silvertip knot from Pat Camara at PC Woodcraft and Pens. It makes me smile every time I pick it up!
Boy you sure come up with so unusual (in a good way) product. Where do you find them? I have looked on several on line sites and never see anything like you find.
Nice review!
After all that Russkie goodness, I guess it would only be appropriate to finish it off with a shot of "Kremlin" aftershave, eh comrade?
Where is the chocolate that you mentioned, btw?
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that's because you are in the wrong st. petersburg !! I do not know of any vendors selling the russian creams...there are some online sources ,but in russia,with no english translation...I am thinking about importing acouple of dozen creams for the guys that want to try these..russia has a large selection of brands
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After all that Russkie goodness, I guess it would only be appropriate to finish it off with a shot of "Kremlin" aftershave, eh comrade?
the baby girl is the chocolate...it's good old fashioned milk chocolate,comparable to our hersheys...russian candy and pastry tend to be less sweet than american product...if you ever travel to san fransisco ,we have a wonderful russian town,but NO shave goods !! by the way,a nice small piece of that chocolate goes a long way in easing the intense arctic blast in the face from the kremlon !!
I tried this following a sample that received from Ron! Excellent cream, no problems to make rich lather, I was very impress. The scent is pretty nice too!
Thanks Ron for this one!
Thanks Ron for this one!
Last week i got a bunch of Russian stuff from a guy in Europe,
Tet-a-Tet shave cream and aftershave balm, Comme il faut shave cream and aftershave gel and Eveline Cosmetics Sea Minerals shave cream and Aloe Vera aftershave gel.
All i can say is that Russia haves a lot of good shaving stuff, im suppose to have a tube of that Everest shave cream this week, can't wait to try it.
And yes it's a shame that there is no online vendor for those products.
Tet-a-Tet shave cream and aftershave balm, Comme il faut shave cream and aftershave gel and Eveline Cosmetics Sea Minerals shave cream and Aloe Vera aftershave gel.
All i can say is that Russia haves a lot of good shaving stuff, im suppose to have a tube of that Everest shave cream this week, can't wait to try it.
And yes it's a shame that there is no online vendor for those products.
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actually...you can't beat this forum for good shave product info...you can "talk" to other members in other countries and learn a lot about the stuff they have in their part of the world....if it wasn't for B&B we would not discover 80% off whats out there !
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you are so right shaveaddict ! and we have barely scratched the surface !! russia certainly surpasses poland,hungary,portugal,and many other countries with their amazing variety of shave goods....can't wait for new discoveries...and the best part is that they really keep a high standard in their products...
Alenka chocolate is one of my favs.
Yes, Russian chocolate is really fantastic.
I would be quite interest in trying some of that Russian shave cream.
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ok vintage....you're in !!
