Received a sample pack from QCS this week as read nothing but good things about them on here. They even ship outside of the USA with no dramas, nice in this day and age where some vendors either put it in the to hard box, or charge a small fortune.
Made sure to pack out the order with some nice stuff for the Mrs as well :)
Ordered the:
Vostok
Iced Key Lime
Basilica
Esquire
Celestial Woods
Gave each cream a good sniff when they arrived. Hmm... nice but some underwhelming. Mostly pleasant but not much there i fancied. Couple of them i wouldn't have picked up if I'd smelt them in a shop.
Went for the Iced Key Lime first - got a almond sized dollop into the bowl and attacked it with the brush. I'm the first to admit I still haven't got my lathering great yet, but this came up the best I've done with little effort. And the smell! That'll teach me for judging the scents still in the tub :) Huge amount of scent released by the brush.
Lovely and cooling on the face, even better lather working it with brush onto skin. Best shave yet... and even went back for a third pass just to use more on my face. Might have to wait till the weather warms up a bit before using the Vostok though as it's supposed to be even icier than the Lime.
I'm only a month into my shaving so i don't have that much to compare them to, but really looking forward to trying the rest, and ordering a sample pack of the ones i didn't get.
Made sure to pack out the order with some nice stuff for the Mrs as well :)
Ordered the:
Vostok
Iced Key Lime
Basilica
Esquire
Celestial Woods
Gave each cream a good sniff when they arrived. Hmm... nice but some underwhelming. Mostly pleasant but not much there i fancied. Couple of them i wouldn't have picked up if I'd smelt them in a shop.
Went for the Iced Key Lime first - got a almond sized dollop into the bowl and attacked it with the brush. I'm the first to admit I still haven't got my lathering great yet, but this came up the best I've done with little effort. And the smell! That'll teach me for judging the scents still in the tub :) Huge amount of scent released by the brush.
Lovely and cooling on the face, even better lather working it with brush onto skin. Best shave yet... and even went back for a third pass just to use more on my face. Might have to wait till the weather warms up a bit before using the Vostok though as it's supposed to be even icier than the Lime.
I'm only a month into my shaving so i don't have that much to compare them to, but really looking forward to trying the rest, and ordering a sample pack of the ones i didn't get.
Queen Charlotte sampler pack