Pulling a few items from the
Nationwide Box Tour III box...
Prep: Hot shower with Speick bath soap
Razor: 1976 Gillette TTO
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium
Pre-shave: TSD Preshave Balm
Brush: L’Occitane Synthetic
Soap: Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal (The Veg)
The Stainless Steel TTO worked well. It's lighter than my Superspeed though... but I like it. I may keep it and put it in a gift basket for my son's 29th birthday this month.
I like the TSD Preshave Balm and how the menthol felt on my face. I wasn't sure about the instructions though. It said to leave it on for a few minutes and then wash it off with soap. Shouldn't I leave it on and add shaving soap/cream on top and then if there's any residue left after the shave wash it off? It is hard to wash off even with soap before shaving. It's pretty thick and persistent.
I like the Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera soap. It made for a thicker than what I'm used to lather. It may be a keeper. I'll try their shaving cream in a tube tomorrow and decide which one to keep and which one to pass along. (I'll be adding my own almost full tube of Cremo to the box, btw).
The Pol Silver Super Iridium blades weren't too bad. Not nearly as sharp as Feather, but I was able to quickly get to that BBS finish I love. I think I like these blades and may put them in my rotation.
The Veg.... What can I say about the Veg? Well... it's true what they say about the cat-pee-right-out-of-the-bottle smell. I thought instead of waiting for the weekend to try it out, I'd try it out on during the work week to see if any of them notice the smell. It was supposed to change smell upon "dry down" to a pleasant aroma. Well, I'm still waiting. I can still smell the original shocking nose hair burning stench that it had when it came out of the bottle. (It's still persists on my hands too, even after washing).
What have I done!?!
More on that later... after my co-workers come in and give their opinion (if they notice).
This has been so fun trying different things from the Nationwide Box Tour. I hope to have some great additions to the box when I have it ready to mail (probably on Monday).
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