N Pour Moi after shave is made from the following ingredients: Water, Emulsifying Wax, Glycerin, Aloe Vera, Witch Hazel, Oils (Sunflower Seed, Avocado, Tamanu), Citric Acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Steric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Silver Citrate, Vitamin A, Ferulic Acid, Fragrance.

All in all, this is by no means a terrible ingredient list. In fact, it’s quite good. I have no problems with what is used to make these products. My biggest problems are scent and price. After trying the Shaving Cream, and washing the smell off of my face as best I could, I dripped a few drops (this is a thicker consistency than standard after shave) into my hands and rubbed them together, as the directions mention that you should. Once you do this you massage it into your newly shaved skin.

I will admit that I prefer a more cologne scent to my after shave. My girlfriend prefers this, as well. I feel that having a manlier smelling after shave just adds another layer of scent to compliment my cologne. The N Pour Moi in Natural Scent does not offer a cologne based scent, which is fine as I wouldn’t assume that Natural would smell that way. However, it does have a generic scent that is hard to describe. It somewhat reminds me of one of the Indian spices that you smell when you enjoy Indian food. If I was eating, this might be fine, but it hardly works out with my cologne.

My other beef, perhaps the biggest of all, is with the price of N Pour Moi After Shave. A 2 oz. Bottle of N Pour Moi is $20. As I mentioned, I like to coordinate my scents. One of the scents that I am currently wearing that is easy to find is Euphoria by Calvin Klein. I went over to a main shopping website and looked up the After Shave. Calvin Klein sells their Euphoria After Shave in 3.4 ounce bottles. On average it runs for between $30 and $40. When you consider that you receive 1.4 more ounces, I’d be better off buying that and smelling good.

Having used products like the one I mentioned above and seeing no difference where my skin is concerned, it seems only natural to stick with the better option for me. That being said, it would be less than honest of me to recommend the N Pour Moi After Shave for purchase. I wouldn’t have bought this for myself, so I can’t say I recommend you buy it for yourself either.

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Before we get too detailed let me mention the new products and let you know their purpose.

Gillette Style Sculpting Paste: If you’re looking to be able to change hairstyles without having to reapply more styling product this is the paste for you. You can go from one style to the next with relative ease and only one product application. This spreadable paste is also easy to work with, which is another plus.

Precision Putty: Creating a matte finish, the precision putty let’s you mold your hair to create a chunky, highly messed look. I admit I don’t normally style my hair this way, but if your hair is a little longer, this putty would work excellent for you.

Mess Constructor: With this you can make your hair look as messy as you want it, while it’s still technically styled. This is best compared to a gel, with a strong hold, a nice texture, and a number of styling options.

Flex Gel: This is perfect for gel lovers that want the spiky or gelled look, but want their hair to not have that hardened look that often comes with styling products. While this doesn’t last as long as power gel, you can put this on after the shower and be certain that it will hold for a good 12 hours.

Power Gel: Similar to the Flex Gel though a little more hardcore in nature. This gel lasts for 24 hours and offers a strong sense of definition and texture. If you need a stronger hold, this is the way that you will want to go.

Flexible Hairspray: This is pretty similar to other hair sprays that you have used over the years. The difference being that this one offers a strong hold that lasts through time and weather.

After pricing these at the store, I have to say that they are either on level or cheaper than the top brands. The cheapest I found these for was around $3-4 and the most was around $6-7. I’ve always been a big gel user and I have to admit, I am quite fond of the Flex Gel. I love the fact that my hair can remain so soft and yet it’s still spiked or styled the way that I want it. The Power Gel is excellent, too, though I do not use that as much, or at least, I haven’t yet. I am sure that if I were going out and wanted to make sure that the style would hold I would look to the Power Gel.

I am not a big messy hair person, mainly because my hair isn’t really long enough for that. So, I haven’t really spent a lot of time trying out the mess constructor and the matte products. However, just going off of the gel and hair spray, I am sure that they, too, are worth every penny.

I am happy to say that Gillette has something to meet all of my needs from hair to body. I am quite happy with all of the products that Gillette has sent me and I will continue to buy them long after they are gone. As I have said in previous reviews, these Gillette hair care products come highly recommended.

Scent: 5 out of 5 stars
Likelihood it will be Used Again: 5 out of 5 stars
Price: 4 out of 5 stars
Comparison to Normal Brand: 5 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 4.75 out of 5 stars

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I was particularly interested in how well the product works because the price is $20. In my opinion, a product is going to have to work incredibly well for me to pay that much money. It’s all natural, but these days you can easily find organic based products for less money that work fine, so this really had to impress me.

With that in mind, let’s start with the things that do impress me.

The all-natural appeal was impressive. The ingredients alone made me want to try this, in hopes that it would be a sound choice.

The ingredients include: water, saponified oils (Coconut, Olive, Avocado, Castor, Macadamia Nut, Sun Flower, Wheat Germ), Steric Acid, Lanolin, Borax, Silk Powder, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Silver Citrate and Citric Acid.

While this shaving cream can come in various scents I was sent the Natural Fragrance. Considering this is a man’s product and the base ingredients do include fragrance, I was hoping that the natural scent would be something that smelled manly. Smells are very important, naturally, and they are one thing that cause me to buy many of the products that I use. Gillette, for example, smells excellent, and my girlfriend loves it, so I make sure to buy that when I am in need of new body care products.

I also have a very sensitive nose. I’m asthmatic and have allergies, so I like scents that aren’t too pungent. If they are, especially with shaving cream, which I rub right under my nose on my upper lip, I have been known to have coughing or wheezing attacks. I didn’t want anything that would bother my sense of smell, and unfortunately, that’s just what N Pour Moi Shaving Cream did.

The N Pour Moi Natural Fragrance Shaving Cream scent was not to her liking. It is hard to say what the smell is reminiscent of. It kind of smells of oily chalk when it is in the jar. When it’s on the skin is when I have the biggest problem with it. The smell is atrocious and the longer that it stays on the worse the smell becomes. I cannot even describe the specific smell other than to say that it stunk horribly.

I will admit that I only used this one time. After I got it off my skin the first time, I couldn’t imagine putting it on a second time! The scent made my eyes water and I kept feeling like I was going to sneeze from its pungency.

The initial feeling of the shaving cream was that it was oily. I could feel the oil on my hands after putting it on my face. The shaving experience was fine. It did not irritate my skin, only my senses. Things like razor burn were not an issue and my face was clean and clear when I was done shaving, though one could easily say that my razor had as much part in that as the shaving cream did.

At the end of the day, I couldn’t get past the smell to even consider using it again, much less purchasing it. If it were less expensive and had a better smell I might recommend this, but in it’s current state for the price that N Pour Moi charges, I think there are plenty of better options available.

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I sometimes find it hard to find body wash that not only smells good, but also is kind to my skin. I have sensitive skin so the abrasiveness of soap or body wash is always a factor in whether or not I will buy a product. Living in Michigan, especially in the winter, means that I am prone to extremely dry skin. I like the fact that the Gillette Dry Skin Hydrator + Body Wash works with all of the skin issues that I face.

My experience with Gillette products goes about as far as their age old slogan, “The Best a Man can Get.” However, I welcomed the chance to review this and the other products that were available to me because Gillette is one of the leading men’s brands on the market for things that fall under the realm of health and beauty.

Prior to trying this Gillette body wash out, I was a supporter and user of Axe body wash. Of course, after my experience with Gillette I just might end up changing brands, because Gillette has impressed me that much. One of the things that I like the most about Gillette is the price. Depending on where you buy this body wash you can pick up a 12 oz bottle for between $3 and $5. The Axe body wash is the same size, but it tends to cost about 50 cents more per bottle.

Originally, I thought that the various scents that body washes like Axe offer would be a better benefit, however, I enjoyed the strong masculine scent of the Gillette body wash even more. This only applies to the specific body wash I received (Gillette Dry Skin Hydrator + Body Wash). Since there are other types of body wash, I am not sure if the scents are different. The other types include Gentle Clean Shampoo + Body Wash and Oil Control Face Wash + Body Wash. The scent for the Dry Skin Hydrator ends up being much stronger on the skin than Axe or other male options for body products. So, I smell of Gillette for longer than I have when using these other brands!

While I often feel clean when I use other products I do not always notice the clean scent or the scent of the body wash in the same way as I did after using Gillette. I can smell the pleasing scent of the body wash on my skin and that’s what I want in a body wash. In fact, it was strong enough for me to go without cologne and still manage to smell pretty good.

The Gillette Dry Skin Hydrator + Body Wash was perfect for me because my skin is not only sensitive, but it has a tendency to be quite itchy sometimes. The Hydrator generates plenty of lather and according to the bottle, it includes three times the hydrators of other national brands. All I know is that when I used it my skin ended up feeling much smoother and itching wasn’t an issue that immediately troubled me after bathing.

I suspect, just based on the feel that the more this is used the less itching will be a problem for me and that makes this an incredibly useful product. Of course, if dry skin is not a problem of yours you might look to the 2-in-1 shampoo/body wash or face wash/body wash instead. Both seem to be priced similarly to the Gillette Dry Skin Hydrator + Body Wash, and I’m assuming they smell nearly as good.

I highly recommend Gillette Body Wash. While I had never used it before this review, it is certainly something I will be purchasing in the future. The bottle is relatively inexpensive, it lasts a long time as a little goes a long way, and it smells great. I would have bought it for these reasons alone, but the fact that it helps with issues of dry skin and relieving itching is an added bonuses that I won’t complain about.

You can find Gillette products just about anywhere that you shop for men’s body products. Most discount and drug stores should have them, as well as a number of online shopping venues such as Drugstore.com. Considering the range of prices that I have found for Gillette Body Wash, you might want to shop around a bit as it could save you a dollar or more. Other than that, I highly recommend you pick up one of the three versions of Gillette Body Wash the next time you are shopping for yourself or the men in your life.

When it comes to Body Wash Gillette truly is the best a man can get!

Scent: 5 out of 5 stars
Likelihood it will be Used Again: 5 out of 5 stars
Price: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Comparison to Normal Brand: 5 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 4.88 out of 5 stars

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