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post #61 of 108
4/15/12 at 6:49am
For the past month I've been using Trader Joe's Honey Mango ($4) or olive oil combined with aloe vera and the results are superior to the expensive and chemical ridden products I have used. Natural, inexpensive and very moisturizing. I personally have used a brush and high end creams for years, but found most of them too drying for my skin, not to say overpriced for what you get.
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post #62 of 108
5/1/12 at 11:48am
1. Martin de Candre

2. Cyril Salter French Vetiver

3. Acqua di Parma
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post #63 of 108
7/8/12 at 4:53am
Acqua Di Parma Colonia.
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post #64 of 108
9/5/12 at 8:04pm
There's a sea of great ones, but my favorites:

Gentlemen's Tonic
AdP Collezione Barbiere
Castle Forbes
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post #65 of 108
9/6/12 at 10:20pm
Anything by Gillette
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post #66 of 108
9/7/12 at 9:17am
Sandalwood by Taylors of Old Bond Street.
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post #67 of 108
9/7/12 at 11:44am
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They are not kidding. A dime-size application (I use a wet shaving brush on a wet face) produces copious amounts of smooth, soothing and super-slick lather.
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post #68 of 108
9/7/12 at 10:34pm
The most slippery creams I have are,
Trumpers,
Art of Shaving,
Crabtree & Evelyn.
The Australian Windsor cream is nearly as good, but at $7 is a fraction of the previous creams' prices.

The best brushless/latherless creams I have are,
Jack Black Beard Lube (not really a cream, sort of a clear liquidy gel),
Australian Natio Shave cream and Shave Gel (can't tell the difference between these two)
Australian David Jones Luxury Shave cream.
(These Australian brushless creams are better and cheaper than most of the foreign ones I've tried - a lot better than Neutogena, and a bit above the far more expensive Body Shop Macca Root one and Zirh one)
Australian TriShave 3 in 1 shave cream, better than Neutrogena, not quite as good as the Body Shop and Zirh one.

And I am extremely impressed with King of Shaves Azor Advanced Shaving Gel.
It is relatively inexpensive, it doesn't shave as smoothly as any of the above (as it's not as slippery as any of them), but it cushions. I have a lot less nicks and alum stings when I use it relative to other creams.
Regards,
Renato
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post #69 of 108
9/9/12 at 9:12am
I'm enjoying the Italian soft soaps / hard creams at the moment: Proraso, Cella, RazoRock etc. I've a couple more from that genre to explore yet (i.e. Vitos) but, once I've used up my stock of these, I'll start investigating some of the French soaps (Provence Sante, Martin de Candre, Institut Karite, Monsavon etc) as well as some of the artisan offerings from my own British shores. I've owned and sampled plenty of the usual suspects from TOBS, GFT etc but, for both value and enjoyment, I'd rather buy a cheap Palmolive stick (49p) or cream (£1.75). I've moved on all bar DR Harris's Arlington soap and Trumper's Coconut Oil cream.
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post #70 of 108
9/11/12 at 11:33am
Just Purchased Kyoku Sake Infused Shave Cream for Sensative Skin. They have one for regular skin as well and let me just tell you it BLOWS ME AWAY everytime I use it. You can get it on their website or Barneys. Ive tried NUMEROUS shave creams because I get severe razor bumps on my neck and this reduces the amount of bumps more than any other cream ive used.

Ive used Edge, Gillette Regular Foam, Aveeno, Jack Black Beard Lube and countless others. So far this is the best.
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post #71 of 108
9/12/12 at 11:48pm
Dirty Shave cream by LUSH---The ONLY cream I have found that allows a clean safe shave against the grain of my beard.

Honorable mention for Billy Jealousy.
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post #72 of 108
9/23/12 at 9:31pm
New York Shaving Company Original Unscented Shaving Cream
Cushion , glide , lather , non-irritating ; checks all the boxes .
I've tried many creams and this one leaves my post shave skin in the best condition .
Their Tonsorial Shaving Cream smells like Creed's Millesime Imperial .
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post #73 of 108
10/4/12 at 4:38am
Trumper's Violets is my favourite. Honourable mentions to TOBS (Jermyn Street and Eton College), Bodyshop Macca Root and Speick. And good old Palmolive.
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post #74 of 108
10/4/12 at 12:54pm
I've been using Barbasol in the yellow and white striped can the last few days (Dad left it for me at my house).
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post #75 of 108
10/5/12 at 6:05pm
Proraso
Trumper's Sandlewood
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post #76 of 108
10/6/12 at 10:36pm
I've found that as far as "comes in a can" goes, it's hard to beat the Nivea offerings. They lather decently, do their job, and the biggest distinction from other "goo in a can" products: they wash off of your razor rather than clog it.
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post #77 of 108
10/8/12 at 2:38am
Gillette Foamy Sensitive Skin
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post #78 of 108
10/8/12 at 8:28am
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Haven't used cream in a while since I became a soap fanatic. But my favourite would have to be:

Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere shaving cream
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post #79 of 108
10/8/12 at 9:03am
Proraro
Art of Shaving Sandalwood
Trumper's Sandalwood
Trumper's skin food
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post #80 of 108
10/8/12 at 10:10am
I'm kinda old school:


Along with Edge Gel
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post #81 of 108
10/8/12 at 10:21am
Absolutely, +1 for Caron Pour Un Homme. Incredibly rich foam and fantastic scent! I wet shave with an electric razor and this works wonderfully.

A little goes a long way...great suggestion cacio, my friend!

Cheers.

ericrico

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Caron pour un homme. I wish they'd made a Troisieme homme shaving cream.

cacio

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I have the Trader Joe's Honey Mango - great shaving cream, but it doesn't lather. Nice on the skin - as I use a wet, electric razor.

I can recommend the Alba Botanicals line of shaving creams in the same genre - all nice with refreshing scents (Aloe & Mint, Coconut & Lime, etc.) The key is a very good cleansing wash with an exfoliating facial soap, then rinse and apply this to moist skin and let it settle for a few minutes (and the nutrients absorb into your skin). Wet shave and you end up with very little razor burn.

Good stuff - and all that I mentioned are paraben-free and use organic/natural ingredients and are rich in Aloe and Vitamin E. What is nice is that all are also unisex, so I can use them on my face and my wife can use it on her legs. Very versatile.

Trader Joe's Aloe Mint foaming shaving is a bit thin - I use it when I have a light beard and am willing to tolerate a bit more razor burn...decent product, fair for the price.

Cheers.

ericrico

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For the past month I've been using Trader Joe's Honey Mango ($4) or olive oil combined with aloe vera and the results are superior to the expensive and chemical ridden products I have used. Natural, inexpensive and very moisturizing. I personally have used a brush and high end creams for years, but found most of them too drying for my skin, not to say overpriced for what you get.
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post #82 of 108
10/9/12 at 12:06pm
I rotate Taylors sandalwood, jermyn st and Trumpers GFT....I prefer the soap in a bowl but add a wee bit of the corresponding cream for extra richness. Taylor's shaving soaps in particular produce a very nice lather....I shall stick to them.
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post #83 of 108
10/11/12 at 12:53pm
Proraso green, Cella and La Toja soap stick are my current favourites. I've tried a fair few and I've plenty more to explore too - French soaps like Institut Karité, Provence Santé and Martin de Candre in particular.
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post #84 of 108
10/12/12 at 1:31am
I'm giving a plug to Cyril R Salter's French Vetiver, which I recently bought. It pairs brilliantly with Sycomore or Encre Noire.
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post #85 of 108
10/17/12 at 9:23pm
I really like Art of Shaving Lemon. I'm just getting into the safety razor scene coming from a strict electric razor life, so I haven't used a ton of shaving creams in my day, but I really like AOS Lemon because it works for me and it smells awesome!!
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post #86 of 108
10/18/12 at 5:26pm
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I really like Art of Shaving Lemon. I'm just getting into the safety razor scene coming from a strict electric razor life, so I haven't used a ton of shaving creams in my day, but I really like AOS Lemon because it works for me and it smells awesome!!

You don't really need to try a lot of shaving creams. AOS Lemon is excellent and right up there with the most slippery creams I've tried - Trumpers and Crabtree& Evelyn. The only problem I've had with such slippery creams is that both with really mild DE razors (Lord L5 say) and with some cartridge razors (King of Shaves 4 blade Azor and Schick Hydro 5 blade) they don't shave close enough. Those razors instead work excellently with less slippery creams.
Regards,
Renato
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post #87 of 108
10/18/12 at 10:11pm
I use L'Occitane's Cade cream. I like it.
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post #88 of 108
10/20/12 at 1:28am
In no particular order:

Art of shaving sandalwood
Queen Charlotte Vostoc for the face freeze
Queen Charlotte fougere
TOBS St. James
Musgo Real
Lavanda (Ach Brito)
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post #89 of 108
10/20/12 at 3:18pm
Razorock's S Maria is an outstanding cream, and the price cannot be beat. Hands down the best cream I've ever used at any price point.
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post #90 of 108
10/20/12 at 6:13pm
I use Proraso, G.F. Trumpers, and American Crew shave gel. All work well for me.
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post #91 of 108
10/22/12 at 6:19am
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I'm giving a plug to Cyril R Salter's French Vetiver, which I recently bought. It pairs brilliantly with Sycomore or Encre Noire.

I just ordered a bottle of Encre Noire, and I recently acquired a bottle of Guerlain Vetiver.... now I need to get a nice shave cream to go with those two. This might be the one. I've tried a sample of their Limes shave cream before and it seemed to be very good.

By the way, my favorite creams right now would have to be Acqua di Parma Collectione Barbiere for the warmer months and Taylor of Old Bond Street Mr. Taylor for the cooler. I've been using mostly soaps lately though.

Ben
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post #92 of 108
10/25/12 at 9:59pm
Jack Black's Beard Lube. Love it.
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post #93 of 108
10/26/12 at 5:30am
L'Occitan: love the subtle Lavander and perper
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post #94 of 108
11/26/12 at 9:01am
For shaving foam, I've found that Noxzema is the best by a long way. I especially like their Sensitive Skin version and also the Coco Butter one...
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post #95 of 108
11/26/12 at 2:58pm
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For shaving foam, I've found that Noxzema is the best by a long way. I especially like their Sensitive Skin version and also the Coco Butter one...

So is this foam that comes out of a can?

I did have a post at Badger & Blade asking for which were the better ones to come out of a can, and while several were nominated as being adequate to good (the Gillette Fusion Gel several times), no one said that they were top league. I'll keep an eye out for this one if it's in a can, as I'd be curious to try it.
Regards,
Renato
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post #96 of 108
11/26/12 at 3:26pm
I use proraso shave cream and it get excellent, close shaves.
Also like Art of Shaving Lemon
Art of Shaving Sandalwood.
Trumpers is excellent.
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post #97 of 108
11/26/12 at 9:07pm
Aveeno products have been performing quite nicely for me lately.
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post #98 of 108
11/27/12 at 3:28am




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post #99 of 108
12/9/12 at 10:27am
I have fully converted into using the AdP Collezione Barbieri cream full time now. I have pretty much stopped looking for alternatives, *very* satisfied with it.
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post #100 of 108
12/13/12 at 12:04am
Recently got this. Flew up to the top of my shave soaps.

Smells exactly like Fat Electrician.



Then again I have yet to open Tabula Rasa and Mitchel Wool's Fat soap I got recently.
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post #101 of 108
1/4/13 at 8:01am
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I have fully converted into using the AdP Collezione Barbieri cream full time now. I have pretty much stopped looking for alternatives, *very* satisfied with it.

IMHO you can't go wrong with these cream. I've not owned it since early in 2009, as I now exclusively use soaps, but the AdP was a memorable one!
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post #102 of 108
1/4/13 at 12:23pm
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Recently got this. Flew up to the top of my shave soaps.

Smells exactly like Fat Electrician.



Then again I have yet to open Tabula Rasa and Mitchel Wool's Fat soap I got recently.

I am a big fan of I Coloniali.
I always Uber Lather but it blends so well with other creams and add's a nice smokey menthol mango kick. Try it with TOBS sandalwood cream. FANTASTIC!!!
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post #103 of 108
1/11/13 at 12:27pm
AK 1869
Proraso Red (Sandalwood)
Trumpers Coconut oil Cream
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post #104 of 108
1/11/13 at 1:10pm
D.R. HARRIS Lavender cream with my Muhle super badger brush!!
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post #105 of 108
2/5/13 at 9:20am
My favorite is actually fairly inexpensive and may not work for everyone as it is very thick. It is Stephan Stay Smooth Conditioning Shave Cream and can be purchased online or at local barber supply stores.
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post #106 of 108
2/18/13 at 1:41pm
Great recommendations all. To help complete the survey, my go-to shave creams are Nancyboy Signature Shave Cream and The Gentlemens Refinery The Standard shave cream. Both can be bought in sample/travel sizes.
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post #107 of 108
2/19/13 at 12:26pm
i have tried a whole bunch of niche shave soaps and creams with my DE razor and mach 3 over the past 2 years but i keep going back to my edge ultra sensitive shave gel in the purple and grey can...no scent because my face is pretty sensitive and i get a beter shave than most other creams..i also use the barbasol in the red can that my gym supplies in the locker room.

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have a jar of Tabac that i am going to leave in the gym locker room with a "free to good home" sign on it along with a few other grooming products i will never use....someones trash is another mans treasure
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post #108 of 108
2/26/13 at 8:26am
Used the Truefitt and Hill No 10 shaving cream last night , £8 from boots !!! Amazing stuff , my de razor just glides across this , it lathers really well and leaves my face really moisturised, amazing stuff for the price
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