{"id":117,"date":"2005-01-06T01:08:40","date_gmt":"2005-01-06T11:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/?p=117"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:29:59","slug":"the-art-of-shaving-sandalwood-shaving-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2005\/01\/06\/the-art-of-shaving-sandalwood-shaving-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Shaving Sandalwood Shaving Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sometimes I have a taste for the finer things in life, which I blame on my addiction to the television show MTV Cribs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I can only dream of enjoying the finer things, because I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a cheap bastard and the salary of a quasi-product review blog editor is zero.<\/p>\n

So instead of enjoying $50 Godiva<\/a> chocolates, I eat a 59 cent Hershey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chocolate bar. Whenever I have the urge for $100 Russian caviar (fish eggs), I eat $2.99 chicken eggs. When I wanted to buy a $35,000 Lexus IS-300<\/a>, I instead settled for a $15,000 Toyota Corolla. Finally, when I wanted a $100 bottle of Cristal, I ended up with a $4.99 wine in a box.<\/p>\n

As some of you know, I went to Las Vegas<\/a> for Thanksgiving. While there I happened to come across The Art of Shaving Shop in the Mandalay Bay Resort<\/a>. I was familiar with The Art of Shaving products thanks to my subscription to Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Health magazine<\/a>, which I have to make me pretend I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m healthy.<\/p>\n

The Art of Shaving<\/a> products are known to be\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Um, how can I put it? <\/p>\n

Their products are considered cheap for those who wear a monocle and top hat, like the Monopoly<\/a> guy, but DAMN expensive for EVERYONE else.<\/p>\n

So I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m in the store and I decided to try some shaving cream. I looked at the price and it was twenty frickin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 dollars. You can get TEN cans of Edge Shaving Gel for twenty bucks. I thought that price was crazy, but then I remembered the Godiva, caviar, Lexus, and Cristal I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have and decided that this may be the only chance I get to enjoy one of the finer things in life.<\/p>\n

I ended up plopping down twenty dollars for the sandalwood shaving cream. (I decided on the sandalwood, because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s known to be an aphrodisiac and I need all the help I can get with the ladies.)<\/p>\n

The texture of the shaving cream is much like Noxzema<\/a> Cream. The sandalwood aroma was very nice and I guess it really does work as an aphrodisiac, because it turned me on to myself.<\/p>\n

One of the cool things about this shaving cream is that I can use it without a brush or with a brush. However, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what kind of brush to use, since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never used a shaving cream that gave me the option of using a brush. <\/p>\n

Using logic, I figured a toothbrush creates a good lather with toothpaste, so why not shaving cream? Unfortunately, my logic sucks and the toothbrush took away whatever dead skin cells I had and much of my epidermis.<\/p>\n

Later, I found out that there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something called a shaving cream brush, which The Art of Shaving has, but the bristles are made out of (I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not making this up) badger hair. (Editor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Note: There are several beaver jokes I could put right here, but I will refrain.)<\/i><\/p>\n

One thing I noticed about this shaving cream is that it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t lather up as much as other shaving creams and gels, which I think allowed me to have a closer and smoother shave.<\/p>\n

Overall, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m getting better shaving results with The Art of Shaving Sandalwood Shaving Cream and now that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m enjoying one of the finer things in life, I need to purchase a monocle and top hat.<\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> The Art of Shaving Sandalwood Shaving Cream
\nPurchase Price:<\/b> $20.00!!!
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Closer shave. Nice aroma, which may turn you on to yourself.
\nCons:<\/b> Holy crap! DAMN expensive! Affordable for those who own Boardwalk, Park Place, and the rest of the Monopoly board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes I have a taste for the finer things in life, which I blame on my addiction to the television show MTV Cribs. Unfortunately, I can only dream of enjoying the finer things, because I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a cheap bastard and the salary of a quasi-product review blog editor is zero. 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