Michael
05-18-2007, 06:56 PM
I have to say that this morning's shave may well have been my best ever! It's now about 10 hours later and my face is still BBS (almost)!
I've used Taylor's Mr. Taylor a few times and, while I enjoy the scent, the quality of the shave hasn't been the greatest. Actually, I shouldn't blame Mr. Taylor as I really believe that most of the products we use are pretty much equally adept. It's my opinion that a poor shave is mostly the result of user error...poor technique, rushing through the shave, poor judgement as to when it's time to change the blade, poor soap/cream-to-water ratio, etc. Anyway, I decided to give Mr T another go...With a twist.
I used Mr T, my awesome EJ Chatsworth razor (definitely my favorite) with a 3-4 day old Derby (also my favorite) and the B&B Finest. The difference was Proraso Pre-shave cream. I picked up a small tub at Target's clearance rack a few weeks ago, but hadn't tried it til this morning. The scent really is unpleasant, IMHO, which is why I hadn't tried it until now...eucalyptus and camphor just don't do it for me.
But OMG, what a shave!! Wet my face, then massaged the Proraso in with my fingers until it was absorbed, then lathered and shaved as usual. Absolutely awesome! I used way too much though and it took some doing to work it all in. Going to try about a pea-sized dollop tomorrow. I'm really not sure what it does, but as long as it keeps on doing it, I'm sold!
As with anything, your results may vary (for that matter, MY results may vary), but as far as I know, Proraso was the only thing I did differently today. Smells almost exactly like Noxzema. Hmm, I wonder if I should try some of that tomorrow?! :D
I've used Taylor's Mr. Taylor a few times and, while I enjoy the scent, the quality of the shave hasn't been the greatest. Actually, I shouldn't blame Mr. Taylor as I really believe that most of the products we use are pretty much equally adept. It's my opinion that a poor shave is mostly the result of user error...poor technique, rushing through the shave, poor judgement as to when it's time to change the blade, poor soap/cream-to-water ratio, etc. Anyway, I decided to give Mr T another go...With a twist.
I used Mr T, my awesome EJ Chatsworth razor (definitely my favorite) with a 3-4 day old Derby (also my favorite) and the B&B Finest. The difference was Proraso Pre-shave cream. I picked up a small tub at Target's clearance rack a few weeks ago, but hadn't tried it til this morning. The scent really is unpleasant, IMHO, which is why I hadn't tried it until now...eucalyptus and camphor just don't do it for me.
But OMG, what a shave!! Wet my face, then massaged the Proraso in with my fingers until it was absorbed, then lathered and shaved as usual. Absolutely awesome! I used way too much though and it took some doing to work it all in. Going to try about a pea-sized dollop tomorrow. I'm really not sure what it does, but as long as it keeps on doing it, I'm sold!
As with anything, your results may vary (for that matter, MY results may vary), but as far as I know, Proraso was the only thing I did differently today. Smells almost exactly like Noxzema. Hmm, I wonder if I should try some of that tomorrow?! :D