Hello, people of B&B!
Today's shave was quite pleasing, and the main hero was the Speick, which was not what I expected but performed amazingly. I just did a quick neck shave, it wasn't a full shave because I am trying to grow a beard, but it was enough to determine the performance of the cream. I tried to also post an image of the gear, but the site wouldn't let me, so i am just going to write it down.
Cream: Speick(tube)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword(plastic)
Blade: Feather
Brush: Yaqi moka 24 mm synthetic
Aftershave: Proraso Green Balm
At first when i bought Speick, my expectations were that it would be somewhere in the ballpark of Proraso Green, despite not being mentholated. The various reviews of it said that it had a tingly sensation. I have to say it was not a cool cream, quite the opposite it had a warm feeling to it, well maybe the warm water i used to lather was also part of the warmth it gave, but it definitely felt warmer than using a palmolive. Performanc-wise, it was fantastic, way better than my Palmolive and the same as Proraso Green, or even a bit more performing. From what i have heard in this forum, the stick that is tallow based is even better, but i can't get my hands on it right now since they only sell the cream where i live and ordering online isn't feasible with the postage price i will have to pay.
Regarding the rest of the shave, it went well, but with a lot of nicks. The shortcoming of the shave didn't come from the gera, but perhaps my own technique. WTG was quite smooth and pleasing. The problems came when i was going ATG. I know that wasn't the blade's fault, i have had a lot of experience with Feather, and yes is the sharpest out there, but normaly that doesn't present a problem for me. With the Wilkinson it was my second time, the first was a head shave, and i had no nicks or any sort of problem with it, but i have to admit, my head is way easier to shave and it is really hard for me to get any cuts or nicks there. So i think i need more practice with it, and perhaps next time I should use something less sharp instead of the Feathers.
So let me know what you think lads, is Speick the best cream available in the cheap/affordable category?
Today's shave was quite pleasing, and the main hero was the Speick, which was not what I expected but performed amazingly. I just did a quick neck shave, it wasn't a full shave because I am trying to grow a beard, but it was enough to determine the performance of the cream. I tried to also post an image of the gear, but the site wouldn't let me, so i am just going to write it down.
Cream: Speick(tube)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword(plastic)
Blade: Feather
Brush: Yaqi moka 24 mm synthetic
Aftershave: Proraso Green Balm
At first when i bought Speick, my expectations were that it would be somewhere in the ballpark of Proraso Green, despite not being mentholated. The various reviews of it said that it had a tingly sensation. I have to say it was not a cool cream, quite the opposite it had a warm feeling to it, well maybe the warm water i used to lather was also part of the warmth it gave, but it definitely felt warmer than using a palmolive. Performanc-wise, it was fantastic, way better than my Palmolive and the same as Proraso Green, or even a bit more performing. From what i have heard in this forum, the stick that is tallow based is even better, but i can't get my hands on it right now since they only sell the cream where i live and ordering online isn't feasible with the postage price i will have to pay.
Regarding the rest of the shave, it went well, but with a lot of nicks. The shortcoming of the shave didn't come from the gera, but perhaps my own technique. WTG was quite smooth and pleasing. The problems came when i was going ATG. I know that wasn't the blade's fault, i have had a lot of experience with Feather, and yes is the sharpest out there, but normaly that doesn't present a problem for me. With the Wilkinson it was my second time, the first was a head shave, and i had no nicks or any sort of problem with it, but i have to admit, my head is way easier to shave and it is really hard for me to get any cuts or nicks there. So i think i need more practice with it, and perhaps next time I should use something less sharp instead of the Feathers.
So let me know what you think lads, is Speick the best cream available in the cheap/affordable category?
