Vintage Old Spice vs Indian Old Spice 

Well , I’ve tried the shave cream , it didn’t smell like Old Spice. But, I’m with you Mark on feeling a burn. Wearing my mask all day burns my face and caused a rash. Had to change shave soap to a sensitive skin formulation to offset discomfort.

Nice shave, i think the old spice shaving cream from India smells the same as the vintage after shave. Take care

A good video, enjoyed it thanks Mark

I had a similar reaction to the Old Spice cream, hot and Itchy feeling with quite a drying affect on the skin post-shave. Lucky to fall back to the classic vintage, that mug is a beauty.

Was looking forward to this!

Howdy Mark! I finished my SOTD with some Old Spice After Shave. Love ❤️ it! I remember using Afta After Shave Lotion back in the 80’s. It has a great scent. You are going to enjoy it. Take care my friend. 🤠

Great shave Mark, lovely looking razor, have a great weekend mate 👍 ☺️ 👍

Aho Mark from across the pond. Hope you are well Kola. Nice video as always. You gotta be careful buying soap products from India… some may be okay, but I haven’t had good luck with the few soaps I’ve gotten from Indian. Growing up in Meysey Hampton, my partner always purchased Lifebuoy Bath soap, because it was the most available at RAF Fairford’s Commissary. We used to by large clear plastic bags with about 20 bars in it. I personally loved the soup, and thought is color quite appealing. When we moved back to South Dakota, it became available at the Ellsworth AFB Commissary… the same large bags… may have be shipped that way for military personnel? I was a happy boy. We moved East to New Jersey in the 1970s, and the Original Lifebuoy Bath Soap was no longer available, but Lever USA made their own version, which was the same carbolic soap only sweeter. I prefer the original but I was happy with this. Then in the 1990s lever stopped producing it. I had to purchase a case of 72 bars but the shipping was just a few dollars and they gave me a reduced price on the case. It worked out to roughly one US Dollar per bar… slightly more. We use it primarily for washing our hands because it’s an antiseptic soap and I occasionally shower with it… a few times each month. I managed to purchase some Lifebuoy Bath Soap from England, but the shipping was very expensive. And one day, I found Lifebuoy Bath Soap on eBay at a good price and shipping was very reason. So I purchased 10 bars. When I got it it said that it was made in India. Straight away it did not smell like the original Lifebuoy Bath Soap, but thought I would give it a try. When I was done with my shower I smelled like I showered with some sort of Medical/Cleaning solution, and my skin got so dried, irritated and itchy it drove me insane. Afterwards it started burning and I developed a nasty rash. The rest of that soup properly was put into the trash bin. Fortunately I got in touch with the gentleman in London who ran the Campany, and he referred me to a distributor in New York who sold the original life boy soap from England. As for Old Spice, here the have two versions, and it’s quite confusing… one is Classic, the other is Original. Some confuse Classic with Original and the smell very different. Be sure it’s the “Original” scent if you ever get some. Online it’s easy to fine, but in the story the push the new Classic Scent… and I honestly don’t find anything “classic” about it. Best wishes, George Silver Hawk

Hi Mark- Great shave; thank you! You pivoted beautifully throughout the shave when obstacles presented themselves. It was definitely a good idea to switch soaps immediately when you felt a reaction. A very nice-looking razor, too. I hope the weekend is going well. Take good care and be safe and be well. Best regards, as always, my friend!

I enjoy all the different Gem razors, perhaps better than injector or Artist Club ones. Nice change of shave from DE. Nice tip on the polishing product you mentioned. Will consider getting some.

Hi Mark.Where is the best place to get the blades for this razor ? Preferably UK based to avoid the dreaded customs charge. Great to see vintage razor videos.

There are a lot of paint scraping blades.Seems that se blades for your razor are hard to come by.

Hey Mark, I can almost smell the scent 😉 Very nice GEM single edge razor 👍 After this shave you are ready to go for the weekend 🙂 Take care...

Good shave, Mark. With some nice gear. I just got few gem razors myself, im eager to try em out, as soon as I get blades prdered. Have a great weekend, mate!

Thank you Mark 😊

Well it's a shame the cream burned your skin. I was thinking of getting that cream too... but I tried mama bear's 'aged spice' hommage to old spice and it did the same thing. I think I'll pass on that cream too. Thanks for the honest review!

Thats a great looking razor 👍

This is a FIRST! I've seen RU-vid Wet Shavers pause a video to swap a Blade. I've seen RU-vid Wet Shavers pause a video to swap a Razor. I have NEVER seen a RU-vid Wt Shaver pause a video to swamp a Soap. :D I guess that proves the adage "there's a first time for everything"... ;-) But, you had to do what you had to do.. ;-) I have a nickel plated Micromatic and a Micromatic Clog Pruf. There is one more version with "wings" that I want to complete the Set.

That's a good call switching out the soap Mark. There's no point in continuing with the discomfort if you don't need to. Well done.

Nice Shave Mark , enjoyed watching , these old spice shaving creams are getting discontinued as per my communication with P&G , the aftershaves and other OS products will continue. There are two more variants, Musk and Fresh Lime, some people like the Musk variant more than the Original and Fresh Lime. Cheers!

Hi Mark 😀 I had the same face burn sensation with a modern Old Spice tube, thought maybe it was just me as it seems a popular cream by Procter & Gamble. That's a fantastic idea of blending a balm and aftershave splash in your hand!! Like a home made Nivea 2 phase but much more options; I'll definitely do this with my Tabac splash, it is very strongly scented. I would be interested in your thoughts on how the original Old Spice performs compared to the Tabac in terms of slickness and texture. Take care 😀👍

It's a right shame that you had a reaction to the Old Spice cream, Mark. I still have a bit and will probably use it today. I also have afta, which is a fantastic postshave product. Great shave mate. Have a cracking weekend.

I did laugh out loud when you lathered your glasses!🤣 I used the Tabac I ordered last week. It gave a very good shave I must say. 👍 But, I was a little disappointed by the scent. I expected the usual Tabac experience, but all I can smell is, um, soap -and a very potent scent at that. 😕 Sill, a good buy though and you do get a good amount.

I tried that Indian old spice and decided not to use it anymore.

I've read that Stirling Spice is a close match for vintage Old Spice. But I haven't tried it. Maybe some of your followers have?

Nice razor. Not worth using a soap which causes ant adverse skin reaction. Take care.