JCinPA
The Lather Maestro
Holy Smokes,
To understand today's review, you have to read this from my first use yesterday.
Now, @Hannah's Dad who graciously supplied me with my sample, said to me the face feel after the shave is the best he has ever experienced. He suggested I not use any aftershave yesterday to experience that, and I did not. That's why I said this.
Well, here's what happened. I got a true BBS shave. But instead of the normal extreme concentration and 30 minutes it takes me to get it, I got it just being mindful in my shave, and in about 20 minutes. I was aiming for it, but got there much more quickly than normal, and I still felt like I was shaving without a blade at times. And I expected The Veg to light me up, but good. Splashed on a ton of The Veg, and ...
Almost no burn. At all.
What the heck is this stuff? Sterling makes great soaps with beef tallow. Why this stuff is so different, I have no idea, maybe the chemistry expers can enlighten us. But this soap was amazing, and completely unique in that I got a true BBS with less irritation than I get with other soaps in a normal daily shave. And no Veg burn after a BBS? Unheard of! I don't get it. But you should. Get it, I mean.
The Varen, I don't know how to describe the scent, but it's mild. Just a clean soapy scent to me, not very strong at all. Maybe Dan can tell us what it is, I'm not good at describing scents. As I said, it is not the slickest stuff around, but I got a closer more comfortable shave with this than I ever have with any other product. Any. Other. Product. Tabac, Haslinger, Noble Otter, SMdF. This was a close, easily-achieved BBS, with no discomfort, and no Veg burn. I cannot explain it.
I can hardly believe it.
To understand today's review, you have to read this from my first use yesterday.
JCinPA said:I have to say, this lathers easily, as I expected it to, but it did not have a Tabac/Cella/Williams slickness WOW! factor, that's for sure. However, and this is weird to me, at times I had the sense that the razor may not have had a blade in it. Seriously. Yes, the vintage Schicks are super smooth, but I'm in my 11th year of DE razor shaving, and this feeling surprised me. I knew I was shaving, but there was almost no feel of the blade. I can't say I got a better shave than normal but I got as good a shave as I normally get with any of my top tier or excellent tier lathers. I strongly suspect I got here with less irritation, but without an alcohol splash I can't know that, but based on how my skin feels right now, I'm almost positive that is the case, and it is supported by my sense of almost not using a blade. My face feels really great right now.
Now, @Hannah's Dad who graciously supplied me with my sample, said to me the face feel after the shave is the best he has ever experienced. He suggested I not use any aftershave yesterday to experience that, and I did not. That's why I said this.
JCinPA said:I'm going to use this for the next couple of days, and tomorrow I'm using much more of it, and I'm going to finish off with a liberal splash of The Veg, because The Veg reveals all shaving sins!
Well, here's what happened. I got a true BBS shave. But instead of the normal extreme concentration and 30 minutes it takes me to get it, I got it just being mindful in my shave, and in about 20 minutes. I was aiming for it, but got there much more quickly than normal, and I still felt like I was shaving without a blade at times. And I expected The Veg to light me up, but good. Splashed on a ton of The Veg, and ...
Almost no burn. At all.
What the heck is this stuff? Sterling makes great soaps with beef tallow. Why this stuff is so different, I have no idea, maybe the chemistry expers can enlighten us. But this soap was amazing, and completely unique in that I got a true BBS with less irritation than I get with other soaps in a normal daily shave. And no Veg burn after a BBS? Unheard of! I don't get it. But you should. Get it, I mean.
The Varen, I don't know how to describe the scent, but it's mild. Just a clean soapy scent to me, not very strong at all. Maybe Dan can tell us what it is, I'm not good at describing scents. As I said, it is not the slickest stuff around, but I got a closer more comfortable shave with this than I ever have with any other product. Any. Other. Product. Tabac, Haslinger, Noble Otter, SMdF. This was a close, easily-achieved BBS, with no discomfort, and no Veg burn. I cannot explain it.
I can hardly believe it.
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