What is your worst ever shaving purchase?
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I bought some "shave soap" from a local soapmaker. Nice smell - teakwood and something else. But it wouldn't lather for anything. Ended up using it as a bath soap. Worked great there.
This lot......
For a little while, I was bidding on auctions at Proxibid..... the pictures were always terrible, but you never know, you may find a gem for super cheap.... This was not the case, I bid high because of the Wade and Butcher wedge in the photo which turned out to be junk. So, I no longer buy in auction setting ls unless I have detailed photos. All in all, two of these razors were Shave worthy, lesson learned. Ugh....
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I fell for a Caswell-Massey soap sale. Bought four pucks. I can't even PIF em away because I wouldn't impose them on anybody else.
That looked like a nice lot. No serious rust.
This lot......
For a little while, I was bidding on auctions at Proxibid..... the pictures were always terrible, but you never know, you may find a gem for super cheap.... This was not the case, I bid high because of the Wade and Butcher wedge in the photo which turned out to be junk. So, I no longer buy in auction setting ls unless I have detailed photos. All in all, two of these razors were Shave worthy, lesson learned. Ugh....
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No, it only repelled the ladies...lol
G.F. Trumper Eucris shaving soap in the black wooden bowl. Take my advice, don't ever buy this un-latherable garbage. Their scents (Eucris and Wild Fern) are beautiful so I only buy their cologne now. There are also Youtube reviews (Sandalwood in the one I watched after I owned the Eucris) that show how abysmally poor their soaps lather and perform.
G.F Trumper Rose shaving soap after the reformulation. A totally useless shaving soap with a wonderful scent. I even wrote a mail asking Trumper about it any got a really arrogant reply with a written instruction on how to make lather.
It was a couple of years ago but I still stand by:No Trumper no more! I even tend to boycott internet stores that sells Trumper soaps.
It was a couple of years ago but I still stand by:No Trumper no more! I even tend to boycott internet stores that sells Trumper soaps.
Irritation-free hair removal psychic. It was too good to be true and not at all worth the price.
Ya, I sent an email too and they replied that at this time their soaps were working well. Also received the "instructions". That stuff was worse than Williams. At least I can manage to create a lather and get a shave with Williams.
Atleast the name wasn't deceiving lol
My entry wasn't a purchase but given to me as a gift. My wife started noticing my interest in shave gear so she got this idea to make her own shave soap for me. Really horrible stuff. Literally no glide. I told her I loved it. Made her feel good. I used it once. Never used it again. Don't tell SWMBO lol
For me it was a blind buy of Stirling Gentleman soap and aftershave. It sounded fantastic reading the description but reality didn't match what I expected. Nothing wrong with the performance, I just don't like the scent.
I gave it to my son who uses it occasionally. He is 16 and when he uses it I can't stand the smell and wish I had tossed it.
I gave it to my son who uses it occasionally. He is 16 and when he uses it I can't stand the smell and wish I had tossed it.
Strange. I make wonderful lather with it. May be my soap is before the reformulation.
Triump & Disaster shaving cream. Made by a New Zealand company, comes in nice looking tube.
Sure turned out to be a disaster on my face. The stuff almost burned my face off. And lather was bubbly, but that could be because I had to wash it off mid lather.
Sure turned out to be a disaster on my face. The stuff almost burned my face off. And lather was bubbly, but that could be because I had to wash it off mid lather.
Palmolive shaving cream.
Wise man.
Only real estate ad copy tops the creative hyperbole of shaving soap/cream descriptions.
dave
lol true
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