How To Test a New Shave Soap Featuring: Phoenix Shave Chaser

[@GregTardif]

Are you excited about this??

[@bartvanleeuwen9190]

Hell yes!

[@zekehall]

CK6 ranks among the top soap bases in my den. For my problematic skin it checks every box, and nourishes enough that I can avoid a balm - perfect for times when daily shaving is required. Always a top recommendation.

[@GregTardif]

Nice! Yeah try to keep the face as unmad as possible. Good stuff for sure!

[@10floz30minutes]

"Avoid a balm" ----- That is just the kind of experience report I want to know. Now, I WOULD try to buy one of the P.A.A. shaving soaps, but I already found a popular recent soap at a close-out/overruns store, so,... buying a new shave soap will be a long while.

[@dzangistamelonne2756]

Awesome and great video with Coffee! Very very cool unboxing surprise! Stay safe!

[@GregTardif]

Thank you! Will do!

[@ChrisLael]

Awesome! I’ve been waiting forever (ok, just a couple years) for an artisan to do a Skin Bracer homage.

[@Valandreas]

Strike Gold has Hoover which is an homage to Skin Bracer.

[@ChrisLael]

@@Valandreas Never knew that. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!

[@GregTardif]

The wait is almost over for PAA

[@unclelshaves]

Awesome video as usual, with just the right amount humor🤟😎👍.

[@GregTardif]

thanks! I try hard not to overdo the jokes and still provide some information

[@GregTardif]

Probably should’ve pointed out (whilst eating that giant meat sandwich) it is a vegan soap…

[@DE_Razor_Shaving]

It would probable take me like 3 days to eat that sandwhich. Lollll.

[@GregTardif]

Lol I got about 90% eaten. My dog ended up eating my rice 🤦‍♂️ but it felt like a different day as the sammie was setting in my belly lol

[@DE_Razor_Shaving]

@@GregTardif it looked pretty good. 😁👍🏼

[@RonnieYates]

Glad they did this. It was the right thing to do. Nice vid!

[@GregTardif]

Thanks Ronnie! Yeah this is top notch stuff

[@aaronrogerson604]

Great first look! Peaked my interest. Congrats on the PAA sponsorship 👍

[@GregTardif]

Thanks Aaron. I’m humbled by the inclusion in the early release.

[@shavingtheday]

Thanks for filling us in on this and your take on it, Greg!

[@GregTardif]

Thanks so much for watching. If you get it, I hope you like it

[@thecutthroatjourney]

Bust laughter! Always enjoy your videos. Nice review, Greg. I feel your passion!

[@GregTardif]

Thanks so much! Had fun making this and now that it's warmer out I feel good going outside haha

[@johnm9169]

Another great, creative review. You crack me up every time! Thanks for letting us in to your Top Secret package from Doug and Fran! Oh, and that sandwich played a great supporting role too.

[@GregTardif]

Thanks for watching John. That sandwich 🤤! Happy to have gotten the opportunity to get a sneak peak from the Phoenix Fam.

[@lisamelting]

Isn’t Doug just the mascot, while Erik is the actual owner along with Fran?

[@FrugalShave]

Another refreshing take on a shave video. Great job Greg!

[@GregTardif]

Thanks for watching buddy. Great to have you here

[@mattfox8436]

Another great video Greg.

[@GregTardif]

😎 thanks Matt!!!

[@CARLOSHAULER]

Great video! Gotta love the “torta cubana”……..I lost focus on the video & headed out to grab one myself. 😂 then I started the video from the beginning while eating a torta cubana! 😁

[@GregTardif]

Thanks for eating with me 😃 haha

[@theenabledshaver4139]

That’s an epic sandwich. I see it had a jalapeño bloop which was the icing on the cake.. oh yeah, the soap and splash looked pretty cool too 🙌🏽

[@GregTardif]

Haha yeah jalapeño bloopage is key for a yummy Sammie experience

[@JMac.]

I mean, I love me some PAA, and this sounds like a banger… but that sandwich though…. Has my interest. Great video Greg.

[@GregTardif]

Torta Cubana it’s a savage meat sensation

[@JMac.]

@@GregTardif looks like it!!! Sooooo much neat!!! I dig it.

[@chrislj2890]

I'm glad you reported on this, as I would probably have gotten the aftershave and been disappointed. I used Skin Bracer just this morning and I love it, and would like something that lasted longer. I bought the "Et Tu" expecting it to be a longer lasting version of Brut, but it's totally lame. PAA is so variable on their aftershave/colognes, with some that last all day and can be overpowering if over used, and others that are lucky to hang around any longer than cheap drugstore stuff. At least whether they are weak or potent they usually smell pretty darn good.

[@GregTardif]

Good call. Yeah I don’t put a ton on but I know someone else that had it said still medium strength at 4 hours

[@beyproctor7673]

Sounds like a good soap. The sandwich is another story all together. When I first saw it I thought it might eat you! Thankfully, I was wrong because I like your videos. I have a tub of CK6 but I don’t use it as much as Stirling because I’m pressed for time. It is good stuff though.

[@GregTardif]

I’m always up for a chomper challenge lol. Eat or be eaten as they say. Yeah I have a quicker lather build with CK6 if I face lather (especially with a few days growth)

[@beyproctor7673]

@@GregTardif thanks for the face lather advice. Awesome!

[@OhioShaves]

Great Video. Background music is killer 😂

[@GregTardif]

Thanks so much!!

[@Tobins_throwbacks]

Well done sir

[@GregTardif]

Hey Toby! Thanks!!!

[@Shaverboy516]

That was an amazing looking sandwich Greg!

[@GregTardif]

I’d eat it three days a week…only because the other four I wouldn’t need to eat anything

[@Shaverboy516]

@@GregTardif 😋

[@Elbow1878]

Great video, once again.

[@GregTardif]

Thanks so much

[@jbag102]

looks like a torta sanwich. mexican stores sells them here in NC, almost too big for the take out box.

[@GregTardif]

Yes sir! Torta Cubana (they have a regular Torta as well)

[@10floz30minutes]

We feel here the inspiration to look for food reviews; and there ARE some good youtube channels for this. Anybody interested in mostly but not entirely Mexican foods, check the Mexi Papa Adventure channel.

[@gbiscuits]

I love skin bracer so might have to check this out

[@GregTardif]

Nice! I’m pretty into this scent for sure

[@bradleycred99]

Love me my CK6 “Senseless!”

[@GregTardif]

I scents a joke their

[@bradleycred99]

@@GregTardif It just makes scents! 😉

[@howardparonto3]

I was more interested in the unboxing of the sandwich. Great video GT

[@GregTardif]

😂🤤

[@dave_dhannoo]

Own a few CK6s in the den, my fave being Atomic Bay Rum, recommend I'd you haven't tried. Does the job well, has decent skin food and you really feel Doug and Fran's passion in these products. LOVE this video, PAA and jalapenos, this is a bit of me haha.

[@GregTardif]

Thanks for watching buddy! Yeah they care about every aspect of their products and the hobby. I am a silly goose when it comes to bay rum where I haven’t had rum since one night in college and can’t stand the smell anymore haha

[@dave_dhannoo]

@@GregTardif agreed! Hahaha yeah had a similar experience too with rum, was it dark rum you had the bad experience? Mine was 😂. Hasn't put me off though. 😂😂😂

[@GregTardif]

Lol you didn’t drink enough then. Think it was spiced

[@biggusd534]

Not gonna lie, its 8 in the morning and you made me hungry as hell with that AWESOME sandwich. Damn you Greg Tardiff, damn you, I need jalopenos now!!!

[@GregTardif]

Haha get yourself some nice tasty jalapeños! You deserve it

[@holmesar6681]

Great video. Gotta ask, do you know when it will be released?

[@GregTardif]

I’m not 100% sure could be this weekend though. Thanks for watching

[@Tobins_throwbacks]

Saturday

[@razormichl2004]

nice review👍

[@GregTardif]

Thanks so much

[@robbruno6713]

So is this a limited release?

[@GregTardif]

Not sure, I know Sacré Bleu was…maybe it’ll be like that 🤷

[@markfritz7978]

Shhhhhh.....! But I don't think you were supposed to spill the beans on this release yet. Opps.

[@GregTardif]

Oh poo! I’m like that with Christmas gifts and secrets

[@markfritz7978]

@@GregTardif Yeah, he's still teasing it on Instagram. Just showing the back of the bottle and the soap container. And Kensurfs mentioned something new from PAA that he wasn't allowed to show yet.

[@GregTardif]

@@markfritz7978 well…here we are haha

[@johncerra359]

Another great video bro! I want one of those sandwiches 🤣

[@GregTardif]

It’s called a Torta Cubana. A small Mexican restaurant nearby serves them but I googled them so you may be able to find them around

[@lawrence1md]

Wow

[@GregTardif]

...we talking sandwich or banger of a soap splash?

[@lawrence1md]

@@GregTardif that was one sandwich woo wee! What do they call it? People have been begging for a skin bracer homage for a while, I’m a little shocked Douglas gave in.

[@juanmosey]

If I like Skin Bracer would I love Shave Chaser?

[@TheShaveArcade]

Love me some PAA.

[@GregTardif]

I love their labels and their soaps

[@TheShaveArcade]

@@GregTardif very retro and punk rock

[@TheBigFudgeTCG]

New subscriber here. Saw your post on instagram about this and also saw we dont live too far from eachother. Which means i need to know where you got that sandwich lol

[@GregTardif]

Oh nice!!! Where about a are you? This is from taqueria Gonzalez in Middleton

[@TheBigFudgeTCG]

@@GregTardif i used to live in deforest but bought a place up in portage last summer. But ive driven far for good food before and middleton isnt bad at all especially if i go get my haircut at blue chip at the same time so my whole trip isnt just for a sandwich, my wife might be more accepting of killing 2 birds with one stone lol

[@GregTardif]

@@TheBigFudgeTCG haha great plan! (I doordashed even though I’m not that far…but I can be that lazy)

[@TheBigFudgeTCG]

@@GregTardif i doordashed subway the other day and its only a mile from my house….i totally get it lol

[@GregTardif]

@@TheBigFudgeTCG that’s it! We’re twins!!!

[@RaktajinoNX-74205]

Only on Shaving With Greg Tardif does one click for the soap but ends up wanting a sandwich 😂🤙

[@GregTardif]

Haha! The world needed to know about both 👍

[@brianrandolph2077]

not a hot dog

[@GregTardif]

There were two hot dogs in the sandwich

[@frederickmartin6998]

I tried PAA CK-6 soap. It is labeled as "Official Scent of The Phoenix Shaving Fan Club!" It smells like licorice. I do not like the smell of licorice. Nothing on the container or on the website says it smells like licorice. That is very annoying. I will not be buying more of their soaps.

[@FrugalShave]

What are you 6? You didn't like 1 of the 8 million scents they offer so now you feel you need to whine about it on public forums? Copied from the Website: "1000 folks is Good n Plenty...so with that in mind I decided to use that classic candy scent as the top note. Interestingly enough, the smell of Good n Plenty seems to be an aphrodisiac to women also...so you're welcome. But don't be fooled, that's just the top note! 1K is a very sensual, masculine fragrance that develops into something so much more sophisticated during the day...or night." Copied from Wikapedia: "Good & Plenty is a brand of licorice candy. The candy is a narrow cylinder of sweet black licorice, coated in a hard candy shell to form a capsule shape." You ordered something without bothering to find out what you were ordering. Somehow that is someone else's fault? Grow up.

[@GregTardif]

There’s no need for that here

[@mattpedro983]

On the website, 1K literally has anise and licorice in the list of scent notes.....

[@10floz30minutes]

You could allow more leniency in your judgement. Look for any descriptions of the scents or fragrances you can find in KZbin reviews videos, the PAA website on each product, or some of the online merchants of shaving products.

[@jmw3938]

41 comments in 2 hours!!?? Your video struck a chord, that’s for sure. PAA makes good soap, especially the CK6 formula. I have the Atomic Age Bay Rum (which is about 9.5 on the scent scale). I thought you handled the aftershave splash review comment very tactfully (you said the bare minimum, and obviously used the bare minimum). I’m not much of a splash man either! Balm suits me better. As for the “sandwich”… er… I won’t go there. Cheers. 👍🪒

[@GregTardif]

Lol haha cheers! Yeah I like witch haze based splashes and balms usually. This one has treated me just fine. A lot like CaD does