Razor and Brush: Re: SOTD: Thursdays, July 2.

Re: SOTD: Thursdays, July 2. - LIME!!

Posted by Tom L on July 2, 2009, 1:38 pm, in reply to "Re: SOTD: Thursdays, July 2. - LIME!!"

Russ,

Here's a link to Saint Charles Shave. I bought several samples from them and this morning tried the "Lime Aftershave Splash". Great, pure scent going on but, as with most lime, probably not long lasting - I can't comment too much since I also have on the Lime Sec. (If you haven't tried the Lime Sec or Citrus Musk, send me your address and I'll send you a sample.)

Back to the SCS - I tried the "Bay Rum with A Twist Aftershave Milk" the other day and it was a fantastic balm. My comment was that I wish the scent was more pronounced, but YMMV. I also got samples of their Coconut and their "Blue Line" Menthol Aftershave - both the balm and splash. I haven't tried these three yet. (Had wanted to get the Blue Line cream but it was out of stock when I ordered.)

Seem like high quality products that give a great result. Not sure if the prolonged burn I got was the e/o of their lime, or the combination of that on top of the Mama Bear lime shave. Either way, it was nothing that turned me off to the products.

-Tom

--Previous Message--
: Hello Tom,
:
: Where did you find the SCS Lime A/S? I am
: always on the look out for new lime products
: to try.
:
: Have you tried the Victorian lime A/S or
: cologne from Taylor of Old Bond Street? I
: enjoy their aftershave, but I haven't tried
: the cologne yet. The A/S does have a bit of
: a sting to it, so maybe it is the lime E/O.
:
: Thanks,
: Russ
:
: --Previous Message--
: This morning:
:
: Astra blade, day 3
: Gillette Slim Adjustable, on 4
: Edwin Jager medium best badger
: Mama Bear Lime Oil shave soap
: St Charles Shave Lime Splash after shave
: Pinaud Lime Sec cologne
:
: Another very nice shave, and in only 20
: minutes due to less need for touch up than
: usual I think. The Mama Bear lime is
: wonderful. I've been using creams the past
: few days and made a deliberate decision to
: use a soap this morning.
:
: The SCS Lime Splash has an incredible fresh
: lime smell, but if you don't like an a/s
: burn, this may not be for you. On top of
: that, an hour after the shave I could still
: feel some burn. May have to do with the e/o
: - there's no redness or anything, but I can
: feel it.
:
: The Lime Sec was the low point of the shave.
: I have bottles of both this and the Citrus
: Musk, neither of which I particularly care
: for, and I have lots of other products, but
: hate to throw things out and this is cheap
: enough to use liberally. In hindsight, I
: would have used the Royall Citrus.
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