Item: Phoenix Shaving
Rating: 4
Author: Michael G

Phoenix Shaving offers a range of handmade grooming products for men

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Phoenix Shaving

Atomic Bay Rum Shaving Soap

Mysterium Serum After Shave

Personal Care

Shaving

Men's Grooming

Oral Care

As a hirsute gentleman with sensitive skin, I've been a devout shave brush / shave soap user for many many years.  Something I didn't realize before moving to a brush shave is that the world of shave soaps is a total rabbit hole.  Tallow, plant-based, natural, scented, there are literally hundreds of companies from little one-person shops to big multi-national brands playing in the game and it's often hard to know what's what.

I found Phoenix during one of those deep dive research sessions trying to find a good shave soap for sensitive skin.  There are a LOT of products on the website and if you don't know what you're looking for, it can be very overwhelming, and even if you do know what you're looking for, it's a little hard to tell what's what.  

I purchased one of their CK6 Bay Rum shave soaps and a container of their unscented aftershave balm.  Their CK6 formula is supposed to rival a tallow based soap - a claim I was a bit dubious of at first.  However, I found the Phoenix soap to lather really well, it smelled great, and my shave was excellent.  I had noticeably less razor burn on sensitive areas on my neck, and it really did shave like a tallow soap.  It does lather a bit heavy, and I went through the first container of Phoenix shave soap faster than I normally would, but trial and error seems to be correcting for that.

The unscented after shave balm was luxurious.  I feel ridiculous typing this, but it was creamy, yet still light-weight, and definitely soothed my skin.  I use it immediately after I shave and the next day and my skin stays soft and irritation free.  As far as I can tell, I've also had less ingrown hairs.

The product is a 5/5.
The 4/5 rating is because the website is just way too much.  I love the individual product stories and imagery, but it's a bear to navigate.




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