Classic Shaving For Today's Grooming
Bringing Wet Shaving Back to Your Routine.
Have you tried to find a one stop shop that handles all of your beard, grooming, and shaving needs? Like a place where they cover the best blades, the best pre/post shave oils, and even the brushes and shaving lather that gives you the ultimate shaving experience? We wanted that too and finally found that very place. The crew over at Classic Shaving have created the one stop shop for any face grooming needs.
Classic Shaving
Grooming and More!
Guys, we get it- shaving, grooming, trimming a beard can be either an enjoyable experience or a dreadful one. When you don’t know what you need or what quality products are out there, you can wind up grabbing the same cheap razors and cutting your face up like Edward Scissorhands. Ain’t nobody want to compare shaving their face to feeling like they are using a weed whacker to smooth out a putting green- ya feel?
The crew at Classic Shaving connected with us and kicked us over a dream worthy shaving kit that covers all your shaving needs- start to finish. Specializing in bringing the wet shaving back to men’s grooming arsenal, they have the quality products on lock.
Our team dove head first into the products they sent us (from their large lineup of offerings) to see how the full shaving experience went with their classics and their new offerings in men’s grooming.
INITIAL IMPRESSIONS
When we first started connecting with Classic Shaving (CS) we were asked what sort of products we wanted to test out. We simply said: send us a kit to cover start to finish grooming needs. This CS crew did just that!
The crew sent our crew 6 products to cover our shavings needs from start to finish. They mailed us the following kit to give a go:
Smolder Pre-Shave Oil (by Blades Grim)
Gold Luxury Shaving Soap (by Blades Grim)
Luxury Synthetic Shaving Brush
Adjustable Twist To Open Safety Razor
Smolder AfterShave Oil (by Blades Grim)
Beard Balm - Smolder Scent (by Blades Grim)
Opening of the motherload in grooming must haves, our Crew was instantly impressed by the variety and the quality. The kit they shipped had everything. The products instantly impressed us and the variety that CS offered in their line of products was surely something unique.
Our overall initial duuude impression: why go anywhere else? It’s all right here!
TESTING IT OUT
Our crew was ready to test the products sent over by Classic Shaving and felt the best way to go about it was to use each as intended, in the order they were meant to be used.
First up was the Smolder Pre-Shave Oil by The Blades Grim. The pre-shave oil is an essential starter to any shaving process. The pre shave oils help to lift and soften stubble and hair, giving the hair an “at attention” stance so it can be cut smoother and closer to the skin. The oil was ultra smooth and the smolder scent was a very subtle yet strong “campsite” smell. The oil has a subtle smell of citrus and the ingredients in the oil are maybe just as woodsy as the smell. The oil contains both castor and kernel oils and has vitamin E within each drop. We applied just a few drops onto our hands (maybe 3 or so drops), and rubbed it into our underbeard lines on our necks. The oil absorbed well and we could notice the oils working right away. The pre oil was a great first step in the process and was a smooth added benefit to the start of the review.
Next we grabbed the Gold Luxury Shaving Soap by the Blades Grim and lathered this bad boy up to prepare for shaving. Their “Smolder” fragrance was the same smell and profile of their pre-shave oil. The soap instantly lathers up within a matter of seconds. The lather is a nice thick lather that goes on the skin smooth and provides a good layer of protection for your skin. We played with the various amounts of soap needed and found the amount needed depends on the coverage area you are shaving. The soap was smooth and sooth-ing for our faces.
What do you do with a swab of shaving soap? Ya use a shaving brush of course. We grabbed the Luxury Synthetic Shaving Brush to apply our fluffy soap compadre. The brushes by Satin Tip have been through hundreds of hours of research and product development to land on this final synthetic shaving brush. Made with 100% pure synthetic material, this bad boy is uber soft while magically staying firm enough to make a great lather. When we grabbed ahold of the brush, the low slip rubberized handle makes it easy to apply the soap. Great brush to go along so far with the other products.
Face pre shave: check. Soap lathered and on the dome: check. Dope AF adjustable “Twist To Open” Safety Razor? Bring. It. On. Sure you use a “new razor” from time to time, but have you used a smooth turning adjustable razor so you can gain ultimate control of the shave length? Ya- didn’t think so. The Blades Grim adjustable razor was a great addition to the review and set. Simply rotate the razor's knob under the razor head to adjust the blade gap for light to aggressive shaving. All options were smooth, comfortable, and easily cut the facial hair to the desired length. You can swap out blades to ensure the sharpest blades are in the unit at all times. Easily one of our favorite razor we have tried.
The final part of our review contained both the Smolder AfterShave Oil and the Beard Balm (both made by The Blades Grim).
Both the aftershave and the beard balm were great “finishes” to the review. The aftershave gives a clean and comfortable finish to a shave and with the moisture replenishment your skin needs, this aftershave works great. Made with ingredients like Aloe Vera Juice, Witch Hazel Distillate, and others, the smolder scent offers a strong woodsy finish to any shave routine.
The Beard Balm is a great way to condition and moisturize your beard as well as give it a slight hold. The formula used in this balm is made with all natural ingredients and adds the same smolder smell and scent that we tested in other products mentioned. The balm goes on really smooth and holds well. The blend of Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, and Kokum Butter was unlike other balms we have tried and was a great addition to our beard balm favorites.
The products we reviewed hands down covered all your beard or face shaving and grooming needs. The products were solidly made, well infused, and hit the marks on both quality and uses for all face and beard types.
We experienced only a smooth shave, no razor burn, no nicks- just a great all aliens shaving experience.
STANDOUT FEATURES
The product line from Classic Shaving is already far superior than any other product line of all grooming needs we have seen. With that already a standout feature, we identified a few extra things that really stood out to us:
The variety of products offered by CS is not just a wide range, rather it’s a wide range of quality products.
The website shows you the tools and products that you need, and not just stuff they want to sell you.
Their products are tested and tried before they sell, so you know you’re getting legit products that do the job.
Nice work guys, you hit the mark and then crushed the execution at the same time!
BONUS FEATURES
As an added bonus, Classic Shaving offers a “Getting started” feature that walks you through how to get started in the wet shaving world. No BS and no gimmicks- just straight up where to begin and what to grab. These guides and tools are not only educational but also informative so you know what you need and what you don’t. Check out one of their video tutorials here:
Classic Shaving Overall duuude Factor: Awesome one stop shop for any grooming need!
Price: Varies based on Product
BRAND INFO
With time always a factor and convenience of an electric razor shaving, why would you want a wet shaving experience?
“ClassicShaving.com was established in response to the current worldwide rediscovery of and increased interest in traditional wet shaving methods and products.”
Not only does Classic Shaving have what you need to raise your shaving game, they have the backing to keep bringing legit products to your home.
“A major difference between us and most others who sell shaving products is our expertise. The management and staff of ClassicShaving.com are committed wet shavers and straight razor users and have been for over 35 years. We have personally used and evaluated every product we sell - If we wouldn’t buy it ourselves we won’t sell it to you.”
To learn more about Classic Shaving or to view their products simply head over and take a look at their various offerings in shaving needs!
