Pre-shave Thoughts:

As I delve further down the rabbit hole on my journey using shave sticks, I reached for the Speick soap this morning. Another well loved soap by many, this “natural” soap, as it is marketed, is derived from a medicinal plant oil that has been used for centuries throughout humanity. You can read more about the once lost and now rediscovered magic plant on the Speick website. In sum, the plant oil is purported to have a calming effect on the central nervous system without being tiring. OK, I’m in. My face is feeling healthy and shave ready, and who couldn’t use a little relaxation by the end of the week. Let’s give Speick a shot.

Products:

Edwin Jagger DE89 Kelvin Safety Razor

Astra Superior Platinum Razor Blade

Speick Men’s Shaving Stick

Semogue 1250 Boar Brush

Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm

Post-Shave Thoughts:

I feel very good after this shave. Calmed? Perhaps. I used the “mini-puck” technique again to load my Semogue 1250 from the Speick stick and also rubbed a bit of the stick on my wet face. Then, I began the face lather. The Speick lather was initially a little dry, but after a few dips of the tip of my brush into the pool of hot tap water, the face lather began to build nicely. The lather was moderately thick and there was plenty to last through the shave. Speick provided a fair amount of slickness, and I was able to accomplish a good close shave with two passes, one with the whisker growth and one across the stubble. I then tidied-up with the left over lather in the brush to finish the shave. The scent of Speick is mild at best. I could pick out a slight hint of a floral/herbal fragrance with a base of black pepper off the stick that dissipated quickly. Once lathered-up on my face, very little fragrance was left from the soap. Perhaps I was so calmed by the medicinal oil that my olfactory center was dulled. Who knows? Some folks rave about this scent. There just wasn’t much there for me.

I used a fresh Astra Super Platinum blade for this shave that performed admirably as expected. The Astra SP provided a smooth, close shave. By my second pass, I did sense some dryness and loss of slickness to my face where I had already passed by. No burning or stinging, but definitely not as slick and moist as my Palmolive experience yesterday. I did have one weeper open up under my lower lip that subsided with the application of a drop of Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm after I finished the shave. No scent left from the Speick soap to mingle with the wonderfully clean fresh fragrance of the balm. In the end, a very good shave.

Shave Rating System

Closeness – 4

Irritation – 4

Wounds – 4

Overall – 4 A very nice Friday shave.

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