. I want to share with you an experience with an oil which is not an oit, yet it is an oil! A pre-shave oil finalized to post-shave benefits. As a matter of fact, everything is deputed to the "post shave": prep, shave and after! Being handsome and sharp, nowadays, is a must: I was born handsome and I choose the right shaving products to look sharp Any of the products we daily use for shaving has a "temporary" effect, designed to last for the time on the operation done. This oil, instead, is designed to be absorbed by the skin to render its properties afterward. It does offer a great prep as most/many pre shave do, but the active ingredients, in my opinion, not only are absorbed by the skin, but they are adsorbed in depth. But I might be just suggestible... It definitely is an uncommon product, and since the very beginning: its presentation! Deep blue glass bottle, with a slight violet undertone, with a simple pack paper label: very classy! A very British understatement, resembling old apothecary vases, as you cal see from site images: But, going on you find out it's not simply an aesthetic/chromatic choice. Oh no... Reading carefully you understand that glass is a preservative medium. Oil is made exclusively by natural ingredients and that particular type of glass has a meaning: it preserves oil properties! Every single component identifies final product as something out outside "normality": - Completely natural product - No artificial or synthetic preservative (even if glass is synthetic: physically, not chemically!) - Inert preservative, not into the formula: an... exoskeleton? Exopreservative? What else could be formulated to fascinate wet shaving neuronal connections of wet shaving addicted? Here is what! Unscrew the cap and... it bares a new discovery: a roll on cap! Obvious, ain't it? But genius it bringing the obvious out! Am I excited for this little ball? Sir...Yes Sir. Affirmative Sir! At least for someone like I who hates oily hands! To apply the self made oil mixture I have been using until today I had to be spread it on my skin with a hair dye brush not to get a normal one jammed like taffy: just shortened the handle. But this allows only to smear my face with oil, not to massage it into the skin. At first I have been struck by dimensions of the ball: probably around 5/16" or less! And this means for someone like me, who has a face only a bit smaller than the Ponderosa, an infinite time of application. But... it's sized like that to easily get to all "hidden" spots on a normal face. My hard areas are double chin, and triple, etc... But stretching skin would be a tough task with slippery skin! And it is not show off only! Look at every ingredient and its function; http://www.saponificiovaresino.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=76&language=en However, the producer chose not to waste time on fragrance: this oil stinks! Like medicines... They do not have to be pleasant: they must work! However, the time stretch between application of oil and lathering is so short you won't experience any unpleasantness. The fragrance of our soap will please our noses and we will get an exceptional shave! One thing sounded very weird to me: if a slight film is applied, it is not slippery; it gets so, only if abundantly applied. Hence... oil? Non Oil? This is the problem! I carried out several tests some of which are posted in my SOTD, the ones with an ordinal number after the picture and have been done with one cheek oiled and the other one not and with two brushes because Producers thinks, should I use the same brush, some oil would be transferred from one cheek to the other. I shot some pics (I do not call them selfies as, the very first time I heard this word, it made me think to a solitary sexual entertainment. And it still does!) of the job, but they are awful. As soon as my camera girl will be visiting me again, I'll post some decent pic! As of now... be content with this!
It seems these infos did not source much interest here. But I insist! I have read many think, as I do, the Felce aromatica Pre-Shave Oil is very effective. But, before testing it I used either home made shave oil or cold cream. And, as threatened, I am posting my impressions Here I did half a face (approximately the area of O'Hare airport) with Felce Aromatica oil and the other half with homemade oil. Actually, i did not feel a sensible difference between the two during the shave. The big difference was after! A softer yet gummier skin, a feeling of perfection: skin ready to be inundated by an alcoholic AS! Did not feel the need of a balm! [video=youtube;tgzdOVOTN_M] The second compares Felce Aromatica oil with a Cold cream which I used to prefer whenever shaving with an aggressive razor, such as the Rotbart, the 39C or the "Rolex"! It gave the sensation of a higher protection. Need I did not feel with less invading machines: I am actually in love with my Maggard MR8! And here more faces... [video=youtube_share;tgzdOVOTN_M][/video] I expect some other fanatic does the same (or a similar comparison) just to know if I'm the only one to feel this! I read I cannot include a second video, therefore I'm posting here below for the second test!
Although I've never heard of the product, and rarely use a pre-shave oil, I do have a bottle of Corn Huskers Lotion in transit. I really like your shaving style! You have a beautiful setup. Thank you for making the videos, I'll look into the product. Kerry
Thank you Kerry! As I started again with DE's (I was using soap and brush, but Trac II blades), I felt more the pleasure than the need of using an oil. And, my shaving lack of technique, takes advantage of it! Until I met this one which, as I wrote, shows its benefits in the post shave rather than during it, as conventional oils do. If you'll ever try it, I'd be curious to read your opinion!
Yes, the interesting thing was the post shave benefit, that's what I enjoy the most, my pre-shave prep is pretty solid, adding an additional oil before shaving with the benefit at the end is amazing.
It looks like it'll cost around $25 to have a bottle shipped to me in California. I'm not sure why the website wants my birthdate? Seems different.
Your birth date? Curious... They are fast in shipping and know they have offers for sets of products. But, birth date... do not know!
