Just had first shave today with a sample of Connaught Neroli cream.
First impressions are that it's of very firm consistency, like a soft soap. The smell is a little fusty, like an old time barbers shop, reminds me of a Boots shave stick. Bowl lathered with my best badger and it lathered up quite quickly to a fair amount of creamy goodness. Not as thick as my TOBS or TF creams, but good nevertheless.
After a good prep, I got to work with my Merkur Futur and a Gillette 7 o'clock blade.
First pass brilliant, second pass lather starting to fade. By the time I was ready for the final pass, the lather had gone from the brush and bowl. Don't know what happened, it just seemed to evaporate. I used the same technique as always, same amount of water etc, and the lather appeared fine at first, but seemed to vanish rather quickly.
On the whole, I quite liked the cream and it gave a good shave, but the vanishing trick is a bit perturbing. Maybe I'm missing something, or need to alter my lathering method to suit. Anyone else had problems with it?
First impressions are that it's of very firm consistency, like a soft soap. The smell is a little fusty, like an old time barbers shop, reminds me of a Boots shave stick. Bowl lathered with my best badger and it lathered up quite quickly to a fair amount of creamy goodness. Not as thick as my TOBS or TF creams, but good nevertheless.
After a good prep, I got to work with my Merkur Futur and a Gillette 7 o'clock blade.
First pass brilliant, second pass lather starting to fade. By the time I was ready for the final pass, the lather had gone from the brush and bowl. Don't know what happened, it just seemed to evaporate. I used the same technique as always, same amount of water etc, and the lather appeared fine at first, but seemed to vanish rather quickly.
On the whole, I quite liked the cream and it gave a good shave, but the vanishing trick is a bit perturbing. Maybe I'm missing something, or need to alter my lathering method to suit. Anyone else had problems with it?
