Reddit mentions of Col. Conk Worlds Famous Shaving Soap, Bay Rum (Net Weight 2.25 Oz)

This is an interesting question!

On the personal front, Col. Conk's Bay Rum Shaving Soap is quite nice and has a tropical vibe. The lime scent is pretty good as well.



For room scents, we had a party this weekend and there was a ton of leftover citrus. So, I have a big bowl of unpeeled lemons and limes sitting on my table that smell great though it doesn't exactly fill the room.

Lastly, if you have ever stayed in a really fancy hotel, a lot of them have signature scents that fill the lobby. Typically they are light, refreshing, and custom made for the hotel and therefore hard to track down otherwise. I stayed in the La Meridian, Bangkok that had a wonderful smell and I fell like it would be amazing for a tiki bar.

I just learned it apparently was created to smell like old books!

I use Colonel Conk and like it.

5/8 Dovo white $80

Tweezerman badger brush $12.50

Hanging strop $34

Col Conk soap $5.60

Rubber shaving mug $11

Styptic pencil $2.60

$145.70 total.

Switching to a safety razor literally changed my outlook on the world in the morning. Much better shave, not a lot more time, no ingrown hairs, smells a lot nicer. Here's what I would recommend for starters:

• Merkur razor. There are many models, so pick one you like the price/look of
  
  
• Tweezerman brush
  
  
• Colonel Conk shaving soap. Again, many kinds but I like this one.
  
  
• Feather blades
  
  
  You can shop around and see if anything suits you better, but I highly recommend all of these. Also, this video is a good starter if you've never used a safety razor before. I've never seriously nicked myself, but I have with a Mach 3 (which I still use to shave my head).
  

They work awesome if you have some good soap and a good razor.

Colonel Conk is really good and cheap. It will last forever.

You will need a bowl for it though. I got this combo

If you need more help, let me know. Enjoy!

If I had to guess it isn't your brush so much as your soap. Williams has a reputation for being very difficult to for a good lather, especially for beginners. I would check out some other soaps. When I began I liked Col. Conks glycerine soaps. I found them easy to lather and had some nice scents. Now I mainly use Arko shaving sticks, mainly because I got a box of them for my Cake-day last year. Both soaps are very easy to get a good lather.

As far as badder brushes I have a Col. Conk that, I first want to from boar, I still use in my rotation. It is a work horse. And I have the Van der Hagen badger as well that isn't bad either. Both are between $15-$25 so if you still wanted to upgrade you're not putting much in.

edit Put in the correct "you're"

The simple answer is, yes.

The benefits, in my opinion, are twofold. First, the amount of money you save. I was at my local retailer (walmart) and some of the replacement cartridges for the mach5 quatro xtreme^r were $28. WTF? So, last year for my birthday I went to amazon and got a Parker 71R. It came with the blades. You can continue to use your edge progel or whatever but I also got a bowl and brush and some Colonel Conk's shaving soap. It's a bit of an investment but those cartridges never seem to last. The blades can be purchased on line for as little as 25 cents a piece or cheaper depending on how many you buy at once.

The second benefit is environmental. It takes a lot of time to break down and recycle the blades and plastic. With a DE blade you are simply discarding the blade which can easily be recycled.

So, good luck. I highly recommend searching out a video or two about how exactly to shave. Though they are dubbed "safety razors" they will cut you like you owe them money.

If you want to try a cheaper model at first, this one looks good. + 100 blades and a brush and soap for a total of $47, with free shipping.

And don't forget your Colonel Conk World's Famous Shaving Soap. It makes you smell like a god.

Here's my razor. I really wish I had dropped the extra coin for a Merkur though. The weighting on this thing is all weird.

this used to apply this

Well, if you get a glycerin soap such as Colonel Conk and a bowl (Here is pretty cheap, but it works well.), you can melt it in the microwave to fit the bowl, and then it'll solidify. I sped up the re-solidifying process by using the freezer.

I sort of like everything cheap and functional - My Arsenal is a whole other level than most the guys' in here.. But it works for me!

Shavers:
A cheap shavette (what i use most frequently) I got mine from a local barbershop for a penny.

A trusty RiMei

I use Astra blades in both.. Does the job!

Shaving creams:
Col Conk with Bayrum

Arko stik

And a Gillette spray gel for when in a hurry...

Now aftershaves might be the products i spend most money on, but i bought all the Old Spices while travelling in India..

Aftershaves:
Old spice with Wolfthorn, original, musk and lime

Nivea Sensitive

And an Omega brush - I dont renember the name of it, but i know all of you know it! ;)

Alright, I was just looking around on Amazon.

I'm thinking:

• this brush
  
• this shaving soap
  
  
• this razor
  
  
• these blades
  
  
• this after-shave
  
  I've heard Feather is the sharpest, and my intuition says that sharper is better and safer once you know what you're doing. Less time going over the same area and increasing the chance of cutting yourself.
  
  I'll get the pencil at the store.
  
  If I can get all of that substantially cheaper somewhere else, I might look into it, but I don't like the idea of going to a different site for each item. Amazon has always been really good to me. I think I feel okay about shelling out $46 to get those things I listed within two days.
  

This is great glycerine shaving soap and it has Avocado Oil.

I believe I'm good to go for shaving set (no RAD yet), but how would this do as part of a gift kit? Would this be better than a Shea Moisture Brush, Colonel Conk soap, and a $0.50 thrift store mug?

Razor

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Brush

Shaving Soap

Nah I haven't tried a cream.

I have the almond one of this:
http://www.amazon.com/Conk-Worlds-Famous-Shaving-Weight/dp/B000MXGMHU/ref=pd_sim_hpc_3

You're definately right about my technique though. I just watched this video and it seems that he doesn't add any water to the bowl to start with at all (other than damping it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e23mjPCoWgc

This is the one I settled on: Merkur Model 180 Long Handled Safety Razor using these blades 100 Astra Superior Premium Platinum Double Edge Safety Razor Blades and I like Col. Conk Bay Rum Soap.

When I switched I watched a YouTube tutorial and never looked back. The few times I've had to use a disposable it's like shaving with a toy.

TGIF! I will be working, but will have to come home after work and study for an interview for a possible promotion on Monday! I would love this shave soap

I was not satisfied with my last response, i am now using this the stuff, it is damn awesome. The balance of the scent is perfect, its sticks with you all day, but is subtle enough to not make to much of an impression.

This isn't exactly what you're asking for, but it might help. Since I started using a different razor/shaving cream, razor burn is history and my complexion has gotten better.

Get yourself a nice double edged safety razor. I have a Merkur Futur. It isn't cheap, but It'll last a lifetime and blades are cheap as dirt. There are less expensive razors in the ~$30 range. It is easy to justify the cost when you realize you won't be paying much at all for the razors.

Get a brush (to apply shaving cream) - badger hair is the best. I have this: Omega Stripey Badger Hair Brush

Get a quality shaving soap. I used to use just these two: Proraso Eucalyptus and Colonel Conk's Bay Rum. Now, I'm favoring the Sensitive Skin Cream which may be more up your alley too. The proraso creams don't require a shaving bowl to store them in, but the Col. Conk does.

The other bonus is that using such a sharp blade (they are cheap enough to replace every 2-3 shaves w/o guilt) it also serves as a great exfoliant. My face feels awesome after I shave.

My Kit :
A silver tone Razor
http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Double-Shaver-Nonslip-Handle/dp/B0050HO9MI/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1342059019&sr=1-1&keywords=safety+razor
Marvy Eterna Brush
http://www.amazon.com/Marvy-Eterna-Shaving-Brush/dp/B0002RT7MI/ref=sr_1_6?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1342059061&sr=1-6&keywords=shaving+brush
Col Conker Shaving soap :
http://www.amazon.com/Conk-Worlds-Famous-Shaving-Weight/dp/B000MXGMHU/ref=sr_1_11?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1342059061&sr=1-11&keywords=shaving+brush
In total it's $17.37

Will do. I am starting to have second thoughts on calling it a "good soap" since I got it off amazon. It's this so I feel it will better then my current puck. If it doesn't work out I will probably try a cream or one of your suggestions.

How about this it looks like there is a straight edge in there, its the closest I could find. You could always get them this razor and just glue/solder the head in so they can never put blades in them and just let them use a cheap brush and soap to "shave"?