Amazon £2.44
Tesco 50p
Asda 49p
I've noticed quite a few deals for double edged shaving and thought I'd add this for any newbies.
When you start double edge shaving you head over to Badger and Blade or some other forum for advice and soon you find the urge to buy really expensive shaving soap like Bluebeards Revenge etc etc.
Dont waste your time. I swapped to de shaving initially to save money - the fact the shave is excellent is a bonus- anyhow when I bought my first shave kit I bought one of these online. Paid over the odds!! never mind I bought 6 of these ages ago may need to buy some new ones soon- anyway been meaning to post for a while the soap is considered as an excellent option.
I know people say Arko is a good cheap option but this smells better and gives a really nice shave- I suspect cartridge shavers could use it too but I dont know.
For me this with a feather blade and a Merkur gives an amazing shave :o)
Tesco 50p
Asda 49p
I've noticed quite a few deals for double edged shaving and thought I'd add this for any newbies.
When you start double edge shaving you head over to Badger and Blade or some other forum for advice and soon you find the urge to buy really expensive shaving soap like Bluebeards Revenge etc etc.
Dont waste your time. I swapped to de shaving initially to save money - the fact the shave is excellent is a bonus- anyhow when I bought my first shave kit I bought one of these online. Paid over the odds!! never mind I bought 6 of these ages ago may need to buy some new ones soon- anyway been meaning to post for a while the soap is considered as an excellent option.
I know people say Arko is a good cheap option but this smells better and gives a really nice shave- I suspect cartridge shavers could use it too but I dont know.
For me this with a feather blade and a Merkur gives an amazing shave :o)
Reviews: http://club.dx.com/reviews/text/116281
There are similar ones from HK but the Ri-Mei at least gets decent reviews. Would be useful for those starting DE shaving, maybe.
Edit: Here's a cheaper listing for the Ri-Mei: ebay.co.uk/itm…8e7 £1.76.
Wow that is cheap reviews seem good too!!! Cant believe how much cheaper de shaving is compared to the mach 3's I used to used :o)
Edit: He said today he had the "best (DE) shave ever" using the aforementioned Boots Shave Cream and Nuage Shaving Oil (with menthol, from Morrisons, £1.01).
I think a dedicated forum thread to genuinely bargainous DE shaving is in order, as this is Hotukdeals, after all.
Fair comment there I feel.
I still use shave gel though sometimes, for quickness, and to have a change occasionally.
As for DE blades..... well I've gone back to disposables. I get just as good a shave from them, and they last longer than a DE blade.
I tried the Wilkingson Sword soap that comes in a bowl once and found it abysmal.... no decent lather to it at all.... and its around 5 times the price of Palmolive.
It can get expensive but it depends on the person spending.
Personally I know what I like now and each year its going to cost me £6 for a tub of soap. Every two years I need to buy another 100 blades at £11. £11.50 for a years worth of shaving is a deal if you ask me
You can grate it - then press/mold the flakes into a container/bowl. Its easier to grate if you freeze it for 20 mins first (its not so soft then). There's some vids on youtube.
Use this stick virtually all the time and its as good as the £5 soaps.....but as others have said 49p is pretty much the standard price. If you prefer (budget) cream, try Supermax Ultimate shaving cream (about 89p from Boyes).
Can you use this stick with a hydro 5?
Yes - you need a decent brush to lather it with though.......eg Vulfix 404 and thats about £12.....
I depends how wet is your brush. Try to shake water off and mix for 15-20 sec on soap then transfer to the shaving bowl and keep adding water. After 2 min of mixing you will see result.
I actually bought a brush, cream, and razor relief this week but for 49p i might as well try this too:)
So do I apply this to my face, and use the brush to lather up?
That's too long to faff about....... anyway, no point buying it again when Palmolive is far cheaper and works well.
wet face, rub stick around the shave area (I tend not to apply the soap to my upper lip) then lather with a wet brush. Once you have plenty of lather on your brush you can apply lather to your upper lip from the brush. Don't apply the soap too thickly or lather for too short a time otherwise solid soap clogs your razor. Several vids on youtube
Me too found the same - Boots shaving soap in a bowl is equally bad.
So far only done it when travelling or run out of shaving gel, forgot it, etc.
Yes.... The lather a shaving soap makes is far superior to ordinary bath soap. It also stays a creamy lather throughout the shave, unlike bath soap lather that breaks down in a short while.
heat added for the price