Thread: Is it really quiet on this site at the moment?

Kev

Got to agree with you on the Arko, it reminds me of the old barber shops too over here. There is something about a lemony scent that always reminds of clean. Just trying out some JM Fraser's shaving cream and if you like lemony scent this has it in spades and no wonder I think it is meant for the barbers trade coming in 450ml plastic containers.

Ivory soap is a hand soap usually in bar form.

Bob

It seems I learn something new every time I come on here.

Arko doesn't really remind me of any soap I have smelled apart from the Barber shop smell of course.

I'm frankly amazed thats such a cheap soap does so well in the lather and the moisturising stakes. It's going to be
tough to beat in so many categories.

I have just started looking at Barber supply stores here. I'm quite interested in 1L of Wahl Bay rum…lol

Originally Posted by BobH

Kev

Got to agree with you on the Arko, it reminds me of the old barber shops too over here. There is something about a lemony scent that always reminds of clean. Just trying out some JM Fraser's shaving cream and if you like lemony scent this has it in spades and no wonder I think it is meant for the barbers trade coming in 450ml plastic containers.

Ivory soap is a hand soap usually in bar form.

Bob

I hope you like the Fraser's, it sounds like half a lifetimes worth

Originally Posted by aephilli

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_(soap)

Floating soap…well I never…lol

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I hope you like the Fraser's, it sounds like half a lifetimes worth

More than a lifetimes worth at my age. Yea, I do like it. It is another one of those soaps that, like Arko, does a good job at what it is supposed to do and not break the bank. Love cheap and cheerful.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

.. Just trying out some JM Fraser's shaving cream and if you like lemony scent this has it in spades and no wonder I think it is meant for the barbers trade coming in 450ml plastic containers..

I hadn't heard of Fraser's and had to look it up. Amidst a bunch of glowing reviews I found this & had to share it:

"I got a sample from WCS, so I didn't lose anything by trying this. I put a little bit in the bowl and mixed it up and there was nothing there. Then, I put some more in the bowl and mixed with the brush and there was still nothing there. It's like it disappeared. Then, I put the brush on my face and there was a stinging sensation, like vinegar. The cream looks beautiful and rich, but then you try to use it and it falls flat. This is a good analogy of my experiences with Canadians."

Ha! This guy obviously never met you Bob. He's in Grand Forks, ND so maybe he had a run in with a Winnipegian. Heh, there's always that one guy who inexplicably can't get a product to work, just as most of us are mystified by the occasional guy who can't get MWF to lather.

Boy, I am not a cream fan & have at least a 30 year supply of soaps and yet I am still tempted by the Fraser's. Why can't science develop a SAD vaccine?



rs,
Tack

Hey Tack

I was checking reviews of JM Fraser's after I had ordered it on a whim and there are several people out there who apparently had trouble getting it to lather. One person contacted the company that makes the stuff and turns out that a bad batch slipped out last year in 2013 sometime. So that could contribute to bad reviews of a lot of different products or at least explain to some extent greatly differing views of a particular product.

For me the JM Fraser's is a serviceable product that does not hinder me in getting a close comfortable shave. Having said that, the
Tabac shave stick I just tried out is better but the shave was just as close and comfortable as with JM Fraser's. Either one will do nicely with my preference going to the Tabac.

Been through Grand Forks ND a few times, nice folks there.

Bob

Hey Bob,

Yep, Tabac stick is one of my favorites as well and most folks agree that it's a great soap. Yet, there are a few who object to the scent.. go figure.

Been through Grand Forks ND a few times, nice folks there.

Well, maybe all but one of them.



rs,
Tack

Originally Posted by Tack

Hey Bob,Well, maybe all but one of them.
rs,
Tack

Ah well, you can't judge the quality of a bushel basket of apples buy one sample.

Bob

I shaved with Tabac this morning...love the stuff...great, thick, creamy lather, and I like the scent, has a timeless smell to it, like many of the other older soaps seem to have.