October 16, 2008 Sheets to the wind
Graham is no fan of Travelon’s carry-on friendly shaving sheets:
“All in all this is a terrible product. However, if you hate your face or legs, enjoy frustration and like to bleed then you should definitely track down this product. I did see the whole line of Travelon soap sheets at Bed Bath and Beyond on clearance for $2 so you can save a little money and maybe even start a new blog called The Frugal Masochist; wouldn’t that be fun.
Just so you know that it isn’t all doom and gloom in the travel shaving world I can wholeheartedly recommend Mama Bear’s Soap Shave Stick. It may not be as lightweight and compact as the shaving soap sheets but it gets the job done in a way that the shaving sheets can’t touch.”
And of course there’s always shaving oil in half-ounce bottles which is simply terrific.
Frank@OBOW
And here’s OBOWer Buzz’s review of yet another shaving system:
“I saw the Avid4 shaving system mentioned on another blog and was interetested due to its compact size and weight. (Rather than try to explain how it works, I suggest you go to the company’s website and see the video demonstration.)http://www.avid4.co.uk
Intrigued, I tried to find it only to be told it is no longer available in the U.S. but can be ordered from the UK. So, I did.
The package with a few shaving kits as well as their Skinglider shaving lotion arrived in the U.S. four days after ordering (amazing.)
I’m normally a shaving oil person but decided to try it with shaving oil, Skinglider and shaving soap. I also usually use Gillette Good News disposable razors.
The results were the same. I was not impressed. The shaves were no where near as easy or close as my regular disposable razor. I could feel the Avid4 drag along my face. And while they say you can use each blade up to 10 times, I found that I needed to change blades after about five shaves.
The Skinglider lotion—not really oil but a water based lotion—wasn’t impressive either.
I’ll continue to use this system for long trips until they are used up. At home, I went back to my regular disposables.
It’s too bad as the small size and light weight made this perfect for one bag travel.”
Reader Comments (4)
I'm normally a shaving oil person but tried the Travelon Shaving Sheets to use for travel. I actually didn't mind them at all. While I probably wouldn't use them everyday, they are a little drying, but for a short trip I'll take them to lighten the load and limit liquids.
I picked the Avid razor and Skinglider as part of a shaving oil starter set from The Trafalgar Shop:
http://trafalgarshop.com/catalog_ts/Shaving-Oil-Starter-Kit-p-16145.html
I found both the razor and the Skinglider to work reasonably well, although I've only used the Avid 3 times so far (I'm saving it for travel).
I have several Avid-4 razors I picked up last year. I use them exclusively for travel, and I'm fine with them. I also have a travel shaving brush and soap, so perhaps that helps with the blades cutting well and lasting longer for me. Either way, I like them for travel when I can't bring my DE razor.
And they ARE perfect for one bag travel.
Thanks for the mention of my blog. It is true that the soap sheets didn't work for me but it is also true that every face is different so the product may work for someone else (though I still find that hard to believe).
I haven't used shaving oil for actual shaving but I found that it was a fine product for prepping my beard so it's definitely a product worth exploring for travel. Thanks for reminding me that I should give that route a try.