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I need some recommendations on some new cream to try. My go-to cream so far, for the last few years, has been TOBS sandalwood and Mr. Taylors. Besides that, the only other creams I've tried were Spencer & Devons, Arko of course, and col conk soap (which is pretty much what I use when I run out of cream.)
So for someone who's been a big fan of TOBS, what else should I try?
I am not a cream guy, but I have tried Al's "The Bomb" . Holy slick pile of foam all over the place is all I can say. I got a sample pack and he has some nice fragrances also. If I wasn't so dead set happy with Momma Bear's I would have a collection of Al's Shaving creams. When I get a bigger shave den there will be an Al's shelf :<0) The truth is I had a 4 year supply of pucks before I found out about creams.
Truefitt & Hill creams are nice and so are the ones from Castle & Forbes. I have also had success with Jack Black Supreme Cream but tend to use more soaps these days.
TOBS-------- Eton College
Baume.be:
Baume.be
Very smooth and a pleasant smell. After shave balm is really nice and could last years!
Designed for tender and sensitive skin!
One of my favored creams.
~Richard
Nivea shave cream for sensitive skin is worth trying and costs a fraction of the cost of luxury creams. Use alone or blend into an Uber-lather. Adds a nice touch.
Castle Forbes is awesome stuff. I also like E-shave.
Proraso Blue in a tube. My new favorite.
Thanks to my friend Ray (walleyeyeman) I can recommend something out of the ordinary and it's from here:
Slippery Vixen Soap Company
Click on Stone Fox. The container that I have is the Spicy Citrus, pleasant smell, makes a nice lather and leaves my face feeling nice. I sent a container to another friend and member and he loved it.
It's a very small company and with my dealings with it I've found their customer service fantastic.
Here's a little bit about Slippery Vixen Soap;
Who We Are
Kathleen Rich is the owner of Slippery Vixen. Kathleen has been making soap and other bath products since 2009 and loves that she has been able to turn a hobby into a side job.
Kathleen has the help of a couple wonderful friends to come up with new ideas and create new products.
How We Started
We started making soap and lotion for our family and friends who seemed to be sensitive to the store bought products. We tested recipes and new fragrances, played with colors and techniques, and handed out samples from each experiment. What started as a fun hobby has grown into something a little bigger.
I hope that you will give her product a try as I like my cream from her small shop better than the 'BIG BOY'S/NAME BRAND'!
How about, Kaloderma (might be discontinued), Nivea (mentioned before), Musgo Real, The Body Shop's Maca Root cream and Palmolive.
Bob
Castle Forbes Lime is great
Truefitt and Hill - I like Grafton
ToB Eton is nice
$10 - at bath and body works CO Bigelow. Huge tube of menthol
I measure all suds against either Xpec which is impossible to source right now and Castle Forbes.
As mentioned, Baume.be is really nice, Esbjerg is another.
Have fun
Yup!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
The holy trinity of shaving creams are Xpec, Domenico Caraceni 1913and Castle Forbes in my book.
Yowza!! I still have an unopened tub of Domenico Caraceni 1913 that I can't bring myself to open or part with......:beer1:Quote:
Originally Posted by Birnando
Crack that puppy open, Lynn:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
It is so worth it!
And the scent, oh the scent is just awesome.
Yowza, I went through 2 tubs before they quit making it. It was my go to suds for a long time!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Birnando
I didn't know Xpec was in short supply. I will have to savor what I have of the tub I'm using until there is more available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
I just ordered from them , will post how they work for me. 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by cudarunner
Quicksilver, give these a try:
Xpec (if you can find it), Castle Forbes, Truefitt & Hill, BAUM.BE, Esbjerg, Santa Maria Novella, Trumper, D.R. Harris, Edwin Jagger, Muhle, Rose of Bulgaria, Arko unscented, Proraso and Maca Root. You should find something in this group you like.
I'm a fan of the Cyril R Salter range of shaving creams. They are well priced, big tubs, have good scent and lather really well.
I was shocked at how much this stuff improved my shaves:
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I only have a few creams, I usually use soap, but Castle Forbes for sure is one that I now always have in my collection
Here's my logic on that Lynn, if your not going to open it then it is the same as not having it sooo you might as well just send it to me. I think this logic is very sound.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
I have two full bowls of Geo F Trumper in coconut oil. Why two bowls? Because I find it to be THAT good, definitely worth a try.
How is the scent of their coconut? Does it smell like real coconut or is it more of the sweet candy like smell?Quote:
Originally Posted by WilliamDallaPorta
Taylor of Old Bond Street Rose is really nice. You need only the smallest amount to produce a really nice 'oomphy' lather very quickly...
Been using C. O . Bigelow works well and feels really nice.
Same here I have been using C. O. Bigelow shave cream I love it. Its fairly in expensive and I have rigged up a make shift scuttle. No more cols shaving cream for this guy.
I think you are doing yourself a disservice if you don't at least try the Proraso products(C. O. Bigelow is Proraso green re-branded). They are about $10 for a tube or tub if you want to try the soap. IMHO they cannot be beat at that price point. They have a sandalwood, but it is really nothing like TOBS sandalwood. For me that is a good thing, but you seem to like it quite well so as we say: YMMV. There are some other great TOBS creams. You can get a sample pack from Maggard Razors. I think Garry's sample shop has TOBS as well. You can try lots of creams for a reasonable price and you are not stuck with a bunch of creams you don't care for. Good luck.
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Garry's Sample Shop
I'm generally a soap guy so my experience with creams is relatively limited. However the two that I can speak intelligently on is C.O. Bigelow and TOBS Eton College. I dig them both I've been promising myself for ages to have a shaving cream fest very soon. Of course the aforementioned will be in the rotation. I've also had my eye on TOBS Grapefruit, Coconut, La Toja, Spieck for quite some time . I think I'd like to spend a few months checking out some creams beginning in the Fall. Although there are undoubtedly some fine products on my list, I doubt there is any threat of any of them unseating MWF or Tabac soap as my go to. Oh yeah, and one I couldnt not mention is Cella. Although it's more a soft soap than it is a cream it is an absolutely wonderful product.
Yep live the C O but I have 3 soaps and 2 other creams, love trying the different soaps and creams.
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I have kept a list browsing the many wet shaving fora for hundreds of hours reading countless of reviews. This list consist of the soaps and creams that get great reviews, all the time. The cheaper and budget soaps and creams are not included but they are products like Speick, Tabac, Cella, La Toja, Proraso, Palmolive EU, TOBS, etc. Shipping or importing has not been accounted for and they are medium to somewhat expensive products for the amount you get. You can copy paste or save the list, and start adding soaps and creams to it yourself, you can add AS's or even hardware. I have not tried every item on the list and it's not finished and it never will be. I hope it will be of use for any of you.
Cream
- Acca Kappa
- Castle Forbes
- Crabtree & Evelyn
- eShave
- Fitjar
- I Coloniali Rhubarb
- Musgo Real
- Simpsons Luxury
- Truefitt and Hill Ultimate Comfort
Soap
- Barrister and Mann
- Calani
- Dr Dittmar
- Dr Harris
- eShave
- Haslinger
- Institut Karité
- Jabonman
- Klar Seifen
- L'Ocitane
- La Saponeria Artigiana
- PannaCrema
- Mike's
- Mitchell's Wool Fat
- Mystic Water
- Petal Pusher Fancies
- Pre De Provence
- Queen Charlotte
- RazoRock
- Savon du Barbier
- Stirling
- Tcheon Fung Sing
- The Strop Shoppe
- Valobra
Another fan of TOBS Eton College.
I also just started using, and really dig, Trufitt and HIll 1805. Awesome stuff!
