Thread: A new approach to reviewing soaps

Also put this in the review section where it is applicable...

Quite honestly I don't see the connection between soap and aftershave. To me no matter what the scent is or how strong it is once the soap comes off there should be no scent left on your skin. To me that would be a huge defect in the soap and actually no soap I have ever used did linger. Now if your talking say moisturizing qualities of the soap paired with the same in an aftershave that's a different story.

If you want to discuss the two in a review I don't see any problem with that but I wouldn't be making any official rating criteria here. Most guys don't use the simple ones we have now.

So you're saying the overall feel of the shave can be improved by matching products? (I.e. more than just smells working together well.)

That could make sense, but using alum block provides a degree of separation between what the soap does and what the after-shave does. For people who use alum that is.

I think the AS ties more to the skin type of the shaver than the soap used. I tend to use AS rather than ASB no matter what soap I use. Now some soaps on a good day leave my skin feeling so good I don't use AS or ASB.

Although there are some pairings I would never do (TABAC and Coral Skin Food I think was the one given), but it should usually be somewhat intuitive that some smells just shouldn't be blended unless you really rinse that soap off good. Frankly, not sure I'd mix TABAC scent with anything (again unless I'd really risned well).

Well, Rum, it was a good concept, but as can be seen by the way the thread quickly went offf the rails, we had best stick to seperate reviews of each shave component....


BTW, Hoglaloo never gave us a definition of what "2 Hoglohoos" rated as?

Originally Posted by Seraphim

BTW, Hoglaloo never gave us a definition of what "2 Hoglohoos" rated as?

That's what you can get if you bribe your way out of a oneredhoglahoo

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Well, Rum, it was a good concept, but as can be seen by the way the thread quickly went offf the rails, we had best stick to seperate reviews of each shave component....

I quite agree. Is there any particular place where all reviews tend to be on SRP?

Originally Posted by rum

I quite agree. Is there any particular place where all reviews tend to be on SRP?

Yes, why on the er..reviews forum.You see you go 2 miles down that road and at the goat farm make a left and then a quarter mile on the right by the outhouse you make a left. Just remember to close all the gates as you go through or farmer Don will shoot out your tires if his livestock get out.

Originally Posted by loueedacat

Now some soaps on a good day leave my skin feeling so good I don't use AS or ASB.

I suppose being someone with hyper-sensitive skin where just about anything under the sun is likely to cause me problems, not using anything after the soap or cream is just not an option. My skin begins to feel far too tight and dry a short while after I've gently towelled my face dry. A good quality ASB or moisturiser helps sort this out until at least the evening.

By the way, I used Coral Skin Food today after shaving with the AdP cream. Very nice mix. The Skin Food is surprisingly over powering and seems to kill the AdP's Colonia scent. Strange, but at least very comfortable.

you should try Nancy Boy shaving cream, and if you like aloe vera, their ASB. Fabulous and great for sensitive skin, particularly the replenishing scent.