I just received the blades grim "smolder" I haven't used it yet, but I am looking forward to it. I will write a review when I do. My question is, Have any of you used the blades grim, and if so, what is your opinion/review?
I probably have 7-8 more shaves with the smolder left, scent is masculine but very sweet so you cant really say its a true masculine scent. I like the scent and as far as performance goes it lathers well and has decent slickness
I didn't know that, good to know. I love the TTFFC Angels Share and Devils Cut, may have to try some of their others.
Smolder smells like roasting marshmallows over a campfire. I have the aftershave too. Love it! Sent from my Galaxy S6 using Tapatalk
http://grimblades.com They are considered to be some of the best soaps available from America (or anywhere for that matter).
Lol that's funny, I was going to mention Angles Share. Very nice ingredients and smells similar to a Blades Grim sample I tried from a pass around box, but I think I prefer the TTFFC soap.
According to the website, 'smolder' by The blades grim is "a warm and toasty accord of creamy camphorous notes, subtle hints of citrus and a masculine gourmand base." It is definitely hard to put your finger on. It has a sweet and lightly smoky scent. As mentioned above, I could see how you could term it as a roasted marshmallow smell. The Shave: I wanted to keep it as simple as possible so I used bare-bones gear. I went with a Dovo bismarck 6/8 straight razor, Truefitt and Hill silvertip badger brush, the blades grim smolder shaving soap puck, and cold water. The puck is somewhat softer. It's not quite a croap, but it is on the softer side of soap pucks. It is Very easy to lather. It comes in a screw-top tin that was easy to lather in. The lather and slickness were excellent. My blade just glided right over it with ease. I had zero cuts, weepers, or irritation. I wouldn't call the scent room-filling, but it did have a nice aroma that lingered on my face for a bit. I waited for a bit to see how long it would last since I didn't want it to interfere with any aftershave or cologne, but I feel I could have put either on right after and it would've been fine. After I put on an aftershave (margaritas in the artic by stirling soap co.), my wife nor I could detect any conflict in scents. Overall, I feel this is a great soap. The biggest issue I could foresee would be the scent, but I loved it and since it's their #1 seller, apparently a lot of other people do too. Price - $12-18 online. Great value at this price. 9/10 Smell - 9/10 Scent strength - 7/10 Ease of lather - 9.5/10 Slickness - 10/10 Length of scent - 6.5/10 (5 being average, it's a little above average) Presentation - 10/10. It has the grim reaper on a gold tin. It's a showstopper.
You can give into your temptation and get it rather quickly off Amazon Sent from my Galaxy S6 using Tapatalk
What is TTFFC? I mean for crying out load is it that actually that hard to put a name on something! Like I'm supposed to know what that means!
I feel like it's a game deciphering a coded puzzle sometimes with all of the abbreviations lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
This was the first Artisan soap I ever bought and I love it the scent is great I even bought the aftershave. It is a piece of cake to lather since it's really more of a croap, it has great slickness, and the post shave feel is quite nice no drying or irritation. I don't really know why this soap doesn't get more love really it's quite good and very popular. It's one of my favorites so far though it may not be in a couple of weeks when I try Razorock XXX and Caties Bubbles Irish coffee. (I'm waiting a couple of weeks because I'm in a 30 day rule until the end of the month. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk