Crabtree & Evelyn Shave Soaps

Rating:

Since the properties of the all the shave soaps Crabtree & Evelyn offers are similar, I make some general comments and then some I'll add some specific comments for each scent. These soaps are my number one choice out of my Top 5. They consistently give me a wonderful shave whether I am using a DE, a str8 or the Feather ACD-N. Even better is the family likes to gives these to me as presents. I guard them jealously. But, these soaps are not for everyone. There are two comments made that you hear. One is that people don't like the scents. An example is the Sweet Almond Oil. It doesn't smell like almonds. Not true. If you crush raw almonds and smell them, it smells just like it and not like some sickly almond pastry. The same with the other scents. They are very close to a natural scent and lasts a long time. The second comment is they leave your face a little dry. I personally find these soaps very slick and luxurious . They do finish off dry during the shave like so many French milled soaps but do not make your face dry out. Glide is right on. Comes in a Teakwood bowl with refills available.


Manufacturer's Information:

Featured Ingredients:
Palm kernel oil (emollient), glycerin (moisturizing), Vitamin E (soothing, antioxidant), fragrance notes: sandalwood oil, cedar and vetiver

Sweet Almond Oil Shave Soap

The best of the best. Love the scent. This was my first soap and prompted me to buy the other versions. It has never let me down.

Premium sweet almond oil shave soap produces a rich, conditioning lather for a luxuriously smooth, close, comfortable shave.

• Premium sweet almond oil
• Traditional shave soap
• For use with a shave brush.
• Rich lathering
• Skin comforting formula
• Antioxidant Vitamin E
• Helps prevent irritation from razor drag
• Teakwood Bowl
• Re-fill soaps available

Scent: Sweet spring fragrance with a hint of bitter almond.

Nomad Shave Soap

Rich-lathering formula with Vitamin E, conditions skin and helps protect against razor burn and irritation. Leaves skin scented with a refreshing blend of ginger, citron and bamboo.

• Traditional shave soap
• For use with a shave brush.
• Rich lathering
• Skin comforting formula
• Antioxidant Vitamin E
• Helps prevent irritation from razor drag
• Teakwood Bowl
• Re-fill soaps available

Scent: Woody aromatic blend of exotic ginger, citron and green bamboo.

Sandalwood Shave Soap

Rich-lathering brushless formula enriched with Vitamin E, conditions the skin and helps protect against razor burn and irritation. Leaves skin subtly scented with warm sandalwood – a prized aromatic for over 4,000 years.

• Traditional shave soap
• For use with a shave brush.
• Rich lathering
• Skin comforting formula
• Antioxidant Vitamin E
• Helps prevent irritation from razor drag
• Teakwood Bowl
• Re-fill soaps available

Scent: Woody aromatic blend of sandalwood oil, cedarwood and vetiver.

Sienna Shave Soap

Rich-lathering formula enriched with Vitamin E, conditions the skin and helps protect against razor burn and irritation. Leaves skin scented with a masculine blend of leather, citrus and spice.

• Traditional shave soap
• For use with a shave brush.
• Rich lathering
• Skin comforting formula
• Antioxidant Vitamin E
• Helps prevent irritation from razor drag
• Teakwood Bowl
• Re-fill soaps available

Scent: Masculine blend of leather, citrus and spice with a hint of fire and herbs.

Rooney 22mm Style 2 Small Ivory Super Silvertip Badger Shave Brush

Alert! This is not a hard shave soap brush. It has nice loft and it's very soft and certainly is a quality brush but it lacks solid backbone and I don't like mashing it on a cake of hard soap. Soft Glycerin softs are OK. The head shape is flat which makes it more of a face painter. Similar to my Shavemac Custom Brush. You can see a comparison here between the two.



I acquired this brush from Leisureguy and have been happy with it. Throw it at a nice cream and it really flourishes.

Personna Double Edge Super Platinum Chrome Razor Blades

Another Wal-Mart purchase. This time it was $1.57 for 10 blades. I can't beat that. They don't have the sharpness of a Feather and maybe not as smooth as a Derby but they're not bad either. I threw these into a Merkur 38C Razor this week for the fun of it and they performed just fine. So, if you run out of blades (not likely to happen) or just want to try something on the cheap. Give these a go.

Merkur 38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome

This razor has the geometries of the Merkur 34C razor I like so much with a longer handle. Since I'm comfortable with a heavier razor, this just suits me fine. It's the razor I will use at home most often on the weekends when I tend to do quick shaves. It's one of my Top 5 Merkur Razors and one that I can use a wide range of blades with. Solid construction throughout. Some people don't like the balance on this razor but like I said, I tend to like a little heavier razor and it fits nicely in my hand.

Old Spice Pure Sport Aftershave

I got this on a whim the other night at Wal-Mart for about $5. Know what? It's pretty good. I'm not really a fan of regular Old Spice but then again, maybe I need to revisit it. It's what my grandfather used religiously. This stuff is light, refreshing and has decent skin care products. It has a kick going on from the alcohol but that doesn't last long and leaves a scent that won't get you kicked off the bus for overpowering the other riders. I give it a thumbs up for a decent bargain aftershave.

2008.01.23 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Blog Link
	Shave
Razor:	Feather	Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Feather	Super Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades:	Personna	Double Edge Super Platinum Chrome Razor Blades (Comfort Coated)
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	[Link]
Brush:	Shavemac	23mm Handmade Nickel Ivory Pure Badger Shave Brush
Shave Cream/Soap:	Pre de Provence	Shea Butter Shave Soap
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Old Spice	Pure Sport Aftershave	[Link]
Hair Tonic:	Lucky Tiger	Special Formula Hair Tonic	[Link]

Result: 4.2/5.0 Tiny weeper but the rest of the shave was nice. The soap lathered up nice and did a decent job. I need to compare this to the Institut soap.

2008.01.22 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day

Category	Mfg	Item Name	Blog Link
	Shave
Razor:	Feather	Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N	[Link]
Razor Blades:	Feather	Super Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N	[Link]
Razor:	Merkur	38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades:	Personna	Double Edge Super Platinum Chrome Razor Blades (Comfort Coated)
Bowl:	Mitsuwa	6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest	[Link]
Brush:	Rooney	22mm Style 2 Small Ivory Super Silvertip Badger Shave Brush
Shave Cream/Soap:	Institut Karite	25% Shea Butter Shave Soap
Technique:		(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
	Post Shave
Aftershave:	Old Spice	Pure Sport Aftershave
Cologne:	Ogallala	Bay Rum Special Reserve Double Strength Cologne
Hair Tonic:	Lucky Tiger	Special Formula Hair Tonic	[Link]

Result: 4.5/5.0 Much better than yesterday. No nicks or weepers. The Institut soap performed very well. Left my face nice. Need to try it with a stiffer brush. Same thing for yesterday's Erasmic. Both need a little stiffer brush I think. The Institut did better when I let it sit in the bowl a little before applying. Smell is family neutral.