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rick
01-11-2008, 01:22 PM
OK.
Tell me more :D
....Ive gotta bad feeling about this path
Scorpio
01-11-2008, 02:34 PM
you must know something we don't because I have not heard of a "super paste"?

I know CAR has different types of pastes with different concentration of clays but a super paste...new to me.

Raf
msandoval858
01-11-2008, 05:19 PM
The newer pastes with the clay and emollient add-in's are what he is referring to when he says super paste. These are custom blended to the users preferences and not the standard one he's been selling for several years now.

Your best bet is just call him and tell him to send you a tub of the crap Mike shaves with. Trust me, you'll like it :D
qhsdoitall
01-11-2008, 05:28 PM
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Your best bet is just call him and tell him to send you a tub of the crap Mike shaves with. Trust me, you'll like it :D

:confused:

Rick likes crap? :D
mastermute
01-11-2008, 05:52 PM
:confused:

Rick likes crap? :D

'Gator crap, lathers like hell.. got a ton of lard in it! :rofl
GeNn
01-11-2008, 06:23 PM
I drove through Austin during the Holidays and had to make a quick stop at Enchante. Picked up two more soaps, some paste and some conditioner. Great stuff. The more I use it, the more it is becoming my "go to" shaving soap/paste. To me, it also works great when I shave with a st8.
msandoval858
01-11-2008, 10:12 PM
If you're going to put a sharp object of any kind to you face, straight, DE, even a cartridge... the Hydrolast stuff works great. What I like so much is that I can tweak the way I build my mix for however I want to shave. For straights, I like a thicker lather that will stay on my face while I take my time cutting. Or I can throw a Feather in my favorite DE and make a super slick thinner lather.

Good stuff ::
IsaacRN
01-12-2008, 12:09 AM
Mike what do you suggest..or how do you suggest to make a thicker lather for straights.
rick
01-12-2008, 06:09 AM
:confused:

Rick likes crap? :D
I better like it.....
cause I sure take enough of it around here
:rolleyes:
msandoval858
01-12-2008, 11:43 AM
Mike what do you suggest..or how do you suggest to make a thicker lather for straights.

It's just lathering technique and the amount of water. You kind of have to get a feel for it. Even using the cube as your base primer, Charles has three types of pastes that each react differently.
mantic
03-12-2008, 10:34 AM
It's just lathering technique and the amount of water. You kind of have to get a feel for it. Even using the cube as your base primer, Charles has three types of pastes that each react differently.
I was in Austin last Friday and popped into Enchante (sorry Mike, it was a last-minute business-related thing, even CAR didn't know I was coming). Charles mixed up a "three tiered" paste with a blend of what he thought would be best for me. I finally got around to trying it this morning (with a hard puck instead of a Cube)...and HOLY COW, what a shave. Noticably better than any other HL blend I've tried. Each pass knocked down much more stubbled than I've experienced, to the point to where my T&C was hardly necessary and I didn't even bother with a Cutting Balm cleanup. Astonishing stuff.

--Mark

(PS: When I stopped in the store Collinarose was there!)
Baloosh
03-12-2008, 11:16 AM
I was in Austin last Friday and popped into Enchante (sorry Mike, it was a last-minute business-related thing, even CAR didn't know I was coming). Charles mixed up a "three tiered" paste with a blend of what he thought would be best for me. I finally got around to trying it this morning (with a hard puck instead of a Cube)...and HOLY COW, what a shave. Noticably better than any other HL blend I've tried. Each pass knocked down much more stubbled than I've experienced, to the point to where my T&C was hardly necessary and I didn't even bother with a Cutting Balm cleanup. Astonishing stuff.

--Mark

(PS: When I stopped in the store Collinarose was there!)

What more can you tell us about the "three tiered" paste? What are the tiers?
msandoval858
03-12-2008, 11:34 AM
I was in Austin last Friday and popped into Enchante (sorry Mike, it was a last-minute business-related thing, even CAR didn't know I was coming). Charles mixed up a "three tiered" paste with a blend of what he thought would be best for me. I finally got around to trying it this morning (with a hard puck instead of a Cube)...and HOLY COW, what a shave. Noticably better than any other HL blend I've tried. Each pass knocked down much more stubbled than I've experienced, to the point to where my T&C was hardly necessary and I didn't even bother with a Cutting Balm cleanup. Astonishing stuff.

--Mark

(PS: When I stopped in the store Collinarose was there!)

Hehe, I've been shaving with that stuff for a few weeks now and it's definately amazing. Like you, I'm not really using any cutting balm with it either.

At this rate he'll eventually come up with a paste so powerful that it just scares the stubble right off your face :happy102
Scorpio
03-12-2008, 11:38 AM
These new pastes are amazing. Like Mike I have used them recently with great results. I think there is one I still have not tried but the prototypes are simply fantastic.

Raf
rick
03-12-2008, 12:03 PM
What do I ask for when I order:

1. Mike's Super Paste
2. Mark's Triple Threat uberSpread or
3. Chuck Norris' Roundhouse Reduction ???
msandoval858
03-12-2008, 01:11 PM
What do I ask for when I order:

1. Mike's Super Paste
2. Mark's Triple Threat uberSpread or
3. Chuck Norris' Roundhouse Reduction ???

Ask him which one will go good with Velva :happy102
Scorpio
03-12-2008, 02:54 PM
Ask him which one will go good with Velva :happy102

in that case rick will never get the pastes.:D

Raf
Brad
03-18-2008, 01:09 AM
Mike, which one will work best with a straight? Do I have to use Charles soaps or can I use Mama Bears soaps. I am loving the smell of those with unscented paste added in for added slickness.

Brad

P.S> -I think we need an Austin straight HL meet. Anyone interested?
msandoval858
03-18-2008, 01:17 PM
Mike, which one will work best with a straight? Do I have to use Charles soaps or can I use Mama Bears soaps. I am loving the smell of those with unscented paste added in for added slickness.

Brad

P.S> -I think we need an Austin straight HL meet. Anyone interested?

If you are using straights, tell Charles to mix you up a tub of #1 white paste. I use it with the cube, haven't tried it with any other soaps. It makes a nice stable mix that the straight cuts really well. I believe that's the paste that Debbie at The Good Life is using on all her straight shaves now.

I'm all for a meetup. Been thinking of putting something together in the next month or so.
Scorpio
03-18-2008, 04:56 PM
If you are using straights, tell Charles to mix you up a tub of #1 white paste. I use it with the cube, haven't tried it with any other soaps. It makes a nice stable mix that the straight cuts really well. I believe that's the paste that Debbie at The Good Life is using on all her straight shaves now.

I'm all for a meetup. Been thinking of putting something together in the next month or so.

The #1 White Paste with the cube is as good as it gets with straights.

Raf
Brad
03-19-2008, 12:10 AM
Thanks. I'll pick some up next time I get downtown. I still need to go by and see Debbie as well. Keep me posted on the meet.

Brad
rick
03-19-2008, 12:31 PM
Which is best for DE shaving ??
jls1963
03-21-2008, 12:58 PM
Which is best for DE shaving ??
Rick,
I've been mixing the "#3 Red" with the Sandalwood aromatic and the mix is fantastic. It's been very dry here, so I add a shot or two of the finishing balm. Perfection. I'm finding with low humidity that a higher ratio of aromatic paste to the newer high velocity pastes cut with Derby's works best (for me).
Cheers,
j