Post by mbwhoosh on Nov 15, 2009 22:10:33 GMT -5
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Well for some strange reason unknown to myself (probably boredom) I ordered some ultra shave off the e-bay. Not bad price bout $20 considering it came from Scotland (guy packed it an envelope though
) and the conversion rate thing.First impressions, well the packaging is just cheap plastic so no biggie (pretty blue though) but I give big kudos to the canister itself (also plastic no metal) as it held up the whole trip here in a cheap padded envelope we'll see how the cream...er..foam? Whatever it is held up from the trip.
First shave impressions: used SR, DE, SE, and cartridge
well first off it is a very thick cream like lotion that squirts out with a kinda *thunk sound (like a lotion bottle) and is clear which also takes getting used to. The directions say to dry your face and use NO water the whole shave relying entirely on the product. I did as it instructed.....holy cow it actually worked!
It’s a very weird feeling like...well shaving with lotion (moved recently still haven’t unpacked my thesaurus yet
). The shave was very comfortable though and I love that I didn't have to blow out my wrist whipping lather with a brush. The shave felt very slick. So slick in fact that the cushion was not needed for any of the shaves good thing as this product does not fluff up at all.The original bottle said to not rinse the razor at all, the one I have is a newer bottle that says to rinse the razor occasionally since people were complaining that they got hair all over their face from not rinsing. It works either way I have found.
The shave was very smooth and enjoyable; when I did my last pass I rinsed very lightly to get the excess hair off and then per instructions rubbed a little more product inn for an a/s balm. This was not needed since I had no razorburn but did it anyway. “Ultra shave” as a balm leaves your face sticky for a few minutes but dries quickly.
However it leaves your face heavy, like you can feel the weight of the product on your face, very smooth skin though.
Also one last and very Big thing for me, the smell. Ultra shave smells like yes you guessed it lotion. I don't want the smell of Jergins on my face for a balm. The scent is very light but it does linger quite a while.
Conclusion after first use:
Ultra shave is surprisingly a good product! Very simple and would do great as a travel cream or when in a rush. The big drawbacks for me are the smell and the weighty feel of your face from the product...also the shipping since it's only available in the UK.
I found no difference in performance using any of the razors varieties the only thing different was when using the SR I had to apply a little more of the “Ultra shave” cream. I was very surprised and pleased it has been a fun experience ;D
you can read another review here:
www.shaveblog.com/2005/09/ultra-shave.html
