I seem to be on this shave stick AD.... What I have, or have on order: Erasmic Speick Lea Bea Arko Irisch Moos Palmolive Gibbs (vintage) What I plan to order shortly: La Toja Valobra So, the question is....what am I missing? Harris...what else?
I have a Palmolive Stick on the way...dumb question how do you use a stick. Load the brush and then face lather?
You can do it that way, but most guys rub the stick on the face then face lather. I really don't find one way better than the other, but to each his own.
I rub it all over my beard, covering every spot, then work into a lather with the brush... Some people wet the end to let it soften up some first, usually while the brush is soaking. I've found that I don't need to do that....YKHTG
That's how I do it. I wet the stick between passes. It helps but you be the judge. Definitely add a Harris stick.
Definitely the Tabac stick too but I know you don't care for the scent. But if you just want to have a "collection" of shave sticks... it's a good 'un. EW
Right now I'm going to say for scent and lather: Speick. For just lather, probably the vintage... I don't not like the scent of Tabac....I just prefer the scent of Irisch Moos and since the it seems common acceptance that the two are the same except for the scent, I figure I'm OK there for now.....
I've Almond and Lavender, both new and vintage (15-20+ yrs). Are they good? Yes, but pricey and not worth that price.
Been dabbling in sticks lately and really have started enjoying them. I really....I mean really digging the Arko. Its softer than say Palmolive and Erasmic so really is easier to rub on face. I do dip the palm/erasmic in hot water before i hit the face but the softness of the Arko is nice and that lather just explodes! Yeah I love me some Arko! Cheap and it kicks ass! I have never had to reapply the stick between passes. I must apply enough initially for 3 solid passes.
I think if I start going down that road..... Probably a ton of glycerine sticks... Didn't know Wilkinson had a stick....maybe I'll check it out... Well hurry up and send me mine, then! I've been having some difficulty with the Erasmic - maybe I need to wet it first....I haven't had to wet the Palmolive, Irisch Moos, Speick, or the vintage Gibbs....
Erasmic worked great for me; however, my face was dripping wet before I starting trying to rub it in..
Yeah, my face is dripping wet, too. It's weird, sometimes I get a phenomenal lather from it, and sometimes I can't figure out what's wrong.... it acts like it's dry, but when I dip my brush in some water and work it around more, it just gets that foamy lather instead of moist creamy lather.... sometimes. EDIT: It's the one my folks brought back from England for me. I just checked the box and it's the new formula. Which are you using, new or old? I've got 2 old from Bong, maybe I'll try one of them....
