Ursa Major Stellar Shave Cream

Enjoy a truly "Stellar" shave!

This is my second Ursa Major product review, the first being the Fantastic Face Wash.

This is the Ursa Major Stellar Shave Cream - a wonderful shave cream that is 98.7% natural, as well as having organic and sustainably sourced ingredients.

As you can see from the picture above, this is all you need to completely cover your face as the cream is super concentrated, and you will get a good 60+ shaves out of it - I usually only shave every other day, so 3 times a week, and this tube has lasted me well into 6 months, meaning I have achieved over 70 shaves with it - which is phenomenal for the price. 

The cream is a non-lathering cream and is not meant for use with a shaving brush - if you try and use a brush you won't get any leather, but you will still be able to achieve that "canvas brush" effect when applying it to your face. The picture above shows how much coverage is produced from a small amount of cream, and this is just by massaging it around by hand.

The cream contains no artificial fragrances, so any smells that emit from it are completely natural. This cream smells AMAZING. It has a great woody, gingery scent, complimented with various "tree" based smells, such as Fir, Birk, Spruce and Rosemary - it smells like a forest on a fresh, dewy spring morning.

When applied to the face, the cream provides a slick gliding surface for your razor, and as said previously, this is a non lathering cream, so it kind of sits on your face like a moisturiser that just won't sink in. Since I have been using this cream, my overall skin condition has improved dramatically, and I have eliminated most, if not all signs of razor burn, bumps and in-growns.

You really do get a stellar shave when using this product, the consistency, lifespan and price point of the product make it all the more appealing, and it works great if you use a cartridge razor, if you are more of a traditional shaver like me and use a DE razor.

Available to purchase now from Nkd Man.



Ursa Major Men Fantastic Face Wash

It really is that Fantastic!!

In this post I would like to introduce you to Vermont based Ursa Major, and one of their products - the Fantastic Face Wash. Over the course of the next few days I will also be reviewing their other products, which consist of a Toner, Shave Cream and Face Balm.

The bottle design, simple, striking and to the point

This face wash is a concentrated gel formula that doesn't dry out your skin, or leave it feeling greasy or oily.

Because it is concentrated, you only a little to go a long way (about the size of a penny in the palm of your hand), which also means the bottle will last a good 4-6 months, so it is excellent value for money.

The gel in hand

After lathering up

The ingredients are fantastic, as well as being 99.5% natural and 51% organic.

And the scent - my goodness!! I have never smelt a face wash (or anything of that matter) that smells as nice as this - a really rich, woody-minty-herbally smell that fills the bathroom when you lather it up on your face, for some reason reminds me a little bit like Christmas :)

Blurb

Directions and Ingredients

After cleansing my face with this wash, it never feels dry or tight, like most other gel washes do. I think this is because this is a natural product that contains no chemical nasties that can dry out your skin such as Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulphate). Also, my face is never left feeling red or irritated after using this wash, this is due to the natural oils in the product having a calming and almost therapeutic affect on the skin. Moisturisers/balms still sink in like a dream, and I feel that this product is perfectly fine to use twice a day (morning and night).

The product lathered on my face - note the low but right amount of lather

Ursa Major are a fantastic brand, and not well known in the UK. I have spoken to friends, family and colleagues and all seem to be unfamiliar with them, but having spoken to them about the brand, showed them the products and given them some to try, they have all said that this will certainly be a brand that they will look into purchasing from in the future.

This is an amazing face wash, and has been my go-to wash for the past year almost, and I cannot recommend it enough. This is one that you HAVE to try. 5/5

Available to purchase from Nkd Man