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12-03-2016, 10:01 PM #1
Florida Water as a pre-shave
Have always loved Florida Water as an after shave.
Great minty-menthol fragrance - especially cooling in the summer.
Their website recommends it as a pre-shave.
Tried it and liked it a lot.
Gives me just the excuse I needed to use it all year round.
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12-03-2016, 11:31 PM #2
Florida Water is an old favorite AS. I've never tried it, or anything else, as a pre-shave, but I'll give it a go tonight when I shave for church tomorrow.
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12-05-2016, 10:45 AM #3
Gentlemen,
I have tried Florida Water in the past and liked it as an aftershave. Not so as a pre-shave. A pre-shave must have sufficient cushioning properties, as well as provide for a good razor glide. Does Florida Water have that?
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12-05-2016, 06:42 PM #4
Pre-shave for beard preparation - lather for cushion and glide?
My father was an engineer. He used to tell me that sharpening a straight razor is like trying to build a ladder to the moon out of a roll of aluminum foil.
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12-05-2016, 08:10 PM #5
Pre-shave is part of beard preparation. I should say, for some shavers, especially those with sensitive skin, whereas some find it unnecessary. I find it necessary because of my ultra sensitive skin.
Pre-shave, in addition to lather, combine to prepare the skin for the shave, while also providing the proper cushion and glide. The different elements work together for a comfortable shave.
Castle Forbes, a water soluble pre-shave cream, tops the list in my humble shave den. I also like the pre-shave by Edwin Jagger. There are other brands. I don't recommend pre-shave oils, because I find the oil mucks up the brush and makes things greasy. Some gentlemen, however, like pre-shave oils, and that's fine; to each his own.
I don't know where Florida water falls in all this as a pre-shave, as I have never used it that way, but only as an aftershave pour. Does it have the necessary properties to prepare and cushion the skin, soften the beard, and provide a silky glide for the razor? In that respect, I'm not sure I can hazard a guess.
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04-01-2017, 03:07 PM #6
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Thanked: 17Hmm. Not familiar with Florida Water at all.
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04-01-2017, 03:22 PM #7
Florida Water comes with the lore of magical powers, which I find a great marketing tool that started way back. It is a clean and pleasant fragrance, although it does not last long. Google should give you ample information on the stuff. I used a bottle of it years ago and never replenished it.
Again, I don't see it as a pre-shave.
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04-01-2017, 04:57 PM #8
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Thanked: 17Well, I've drunk water in Florida. Maybe one day I'll try it. I have aftershave stuffs that I inherited and need to use up first. This is interesting, though. This old dog is always trying to learn new tricks.
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04-04-2017, 09:29 PM #9
I could easily say go to Saratoga springs as well i bet they have some cure all shaving water up there too. Hell so many bottled waters why limit oneself. I can assure New Jersey water ain't good for nothing except maybe hair loss or cancer. Once upon a time Agent Orange was made on the banks of the Passaic river I bet that water can exfoliate your face without a razor.
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04-09-2017, 12:29 PM #10
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Thanked: 38Florida water is made in New York City...who would of thought?
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