The one thing I like about wet shaving is trying a lot of things. Betelgeux of Reddit’s Wicked_Edge seems to take it to another level. Check out his Youtube channel and you’ll see what I mean Betelgeux tried shaving using hair conditioner, KY Jelly, and even peanut butter (chunky style).
Personally, my ideas aren’t that creative. One day I was in the shower and I applied my HeadSlick Mentholated Shave Cream to my scalp with my fingers like I had always done. As I stood there finger lathering this shave cream, I wondered if HeadSlick would lather a brush. Looking at the bottle, the directions simply stated: “Wet head and face with warm water. Apply a thin layer of HeadSlick to shaving area. Shave, Rinse well.” It made no mention of a brush. So, why not give it a try.
Sometime ago, we did a blog post and even a Youtube video for Game Day Men’s Sandalwood Shave cream. This product was also designed to be brushless but discovered that it performed well for us when using a brush. We wondered if HeadSlick would be the same way.
We used a Col Conk Badger Brush to lather the HeadBlade Mentholated Shave Cream. Other tools of choice for this session was an iKon ShaveCraft 101 with a Crystal (sometimes referred to as Israeli Personnas) DE razor Blade for the shave on both head and face; the HeadBlade ATX for a cleanup pass on the scalp, and finishing it off with Fine Accoutrements Platinum.
HeadSlick proved to lather well with a brush. For me, a pea sized amount was good for about two passes on the head. I was able to build a pretty good lather with a badger brush. Ran the brush under the tap rinsing it hot water for about 10 seconds, shook out the excess, and applied a small pea sized amount of HeadSlick to the brush. Swirled the brush on the scalp and was pleasantly surprised it was developing a lather that had that merengue like consistency. I felt the slickness was still the same.
I did need to reload the brush after the head shave portion of the routine was complete. Tried lathering the face with what remained on the brush. While, I did get somewhat of a light foamy lather on my face, it felt as if the lubricating properties of the cream were gone. So I added another pea sized amount to the brush and lathered up the face. I felt the difference and this proved to be an amount good for two passes (and potentially a third)
I like the cooling sensation of the menthol. Personally, I find HeadSlick to be a tad stronger than Proraso Green Shave Cream. With HeadSlick, or other menthol shave creams, I find that I don’t typically have to apply an aftershave balm or splash to my head after shaving. Though, I typically do anyway. In this session I finished off with Fine Platinum – which I think complemented the cooling menthol feeling and even scent of the HeadSlick.
Personally, I like the slickness and menthol feeling from HeadBlade’s HeadSlick Shave Cream. When using a shave brush to apply it, I feel that am better able to portion out the cream. When slapping it on with the fingers I feel I have a tendency of using more.
Personally, my ideas aren’t that creative. One day I was in the shower and I applied my HeadSlick Mentholated Shave Cream to my scalp with my fingers like I had always done. As I stood there finger lathering this shave cream, I wondered if HeadSlick would lather a brush. Looking at the bottle, the directions simply stated: “Wet head and face with warm water. Apply a thin layer of HeadSlick to shaving area. Shave, Rinse well.” It made no mention of a brush. So, why not give it a try.
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| Directions on back of HeadSlick bottle |
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| Wet Shaving Tools of choice for this session |
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| For me, this amount was good for two scalp lathers |
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| Lathered on Scalp |
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| Face Lathered HeadSlick with brush |
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| HeadSlick Shave Cream lather with Shave Brush |
