I've got the 1805 shaving cream and it is pretty good. I have always been curious as to their balms, so I recently went on a fact finding mission - I found that their balms are full of parabens. Not that it will put me off, but with mixed feeling about it (in this thread among others), I will approach with caution.
My current favourite balm is Weleda's After Shave Balm which paired with MdC or Castle Forbes shave cream works unbelievably well for my skin type.