New products
Full disclosure: Rasage Poulin sent me the two new products gratis for me to try. Normally, I buy the products I use, but recently some shaving stores have wanted me to try things, and I’m not buying any more shaving products (for the most part), so my policy of only trying things I buy would lock them out. So I decided that the upfront way of handling you is to tell you when I’ve received a complimentary product, but then review it as I would normally.
I’ve not used the little Simpsons Classic shaving brush before—it’s rather small—but yesterday’s experience with the Nancy Boy shaving cream (a nonlathering shave cream) showed me that a damp brush is a great tool for applying nonlathering shave creams, much nicer than trying to use your fingers. You don’t want to add much, if any, water: these shaving creams are meant to be complete in themselves.
So the brush worked great at spreading a thin coating of the Salt Spring Soapworks shaving cream (another full disclosure: The Wife’s Brother and Sister-in-Law live on Salt Spring) over my morning stubble. Then I went to work with the Futur. Very nice shave, all told. The amount of shaving cream in the brush worked fine for three passes, and the Futur did its usual great job. Overall, I would say that this shaving cream is not in the same league as Nancy Boy, but it’s quite doable.
The aftershave spritz was nice, except that since I wear glasses, misting stuff onto my face is somewhat problematic. Nonetheless, this mode of application is quite frugal and it’s also what Charles Roberts uses for his Method Shaving aftershaves. The All Things Jill aftershave contains: witch hazel, lavender, peppermint, glycerin, bergamot oil, frankincense oil, and pepperment oil. This was quite pleasant, though I think next time I’ll unscrew the cap and splash it on in my usual style. Still, if you don’t wear glasses, the mist is quite pleasant and refreshing—and feels nice and cool.
Overall, quite a nice shave, and my thanks to Rasage Poulin for letting me try these products.
