Thread: Crabtree and Evelyn

Tony, I'm not sure about tubs, but they have it in tubes. It's an excellent shaving cream. Too bad their soaps aren't on the same level.

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Not sure if they still do the old Almond creme in a tub. That too was an all time favorite.

Tony

I love the C&E stuff as well, just an fyi the Almond Oil cream in the tub can still be found at a lot of TJ Maxx stores as well as Marshalls if you have them nearby.

They sell for $7.99 for the 5+ oz jar.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Tony, I'm not sure about tubs, but they have it in tubes. It's an excellent shaving cream. Too bad their soaps aren't on the same level.

Ilija, I'surprised you've had problems with the soaps. I have the Sienna, Nomad, and Sandalwood and they're among my favorite hard soaps.

Maybe its somthing in the water.

Jordan

Jordan, I've found the Nomad soap to be an extreme underperformer in comparison with:
1-9) Different soaps by Colleen
10) Wilkinson soap
11) Williams soap
12) C&E Sweet Almond Oil cream
13-14) Colleen's creams
15) T&H 1805 cream
I've even set aside time to experiment with various brush techniques, various brushes and water levels. Here are some universal results with the Nomad:
1) The lather did not lubricate as well as either of the 15 listed even when it was at its wettest.
2) It dried out too quickly, while it APPEARED like it was still nice and moist (major source of burn)

I will have to try the C&E soap. I have their creams and love three of them (Nomad, Sienna, Sweet almond) I didn't like the scent of their sandalwood. However it did work wonderfully. When I try the soap I will post.

I don't like the scent of Sweet Almond Oil cream but I have to admit that it works remarkably well.

I've been furious with C&E ever since they discontinued my favorite scent, Hungary Water. It had been around for a couple of hundred years, why did they have to choose my life to cancel it????

Trekker, you may wish to google the scent.. It may still be available with some retailers or maybe even a recipe. Worst case scenario write to them.

I googled the scent and found a couple of formulas and I guess if I were a alchemist I'd try them. Also wrote the company to see if they had a case or two in some warehouse but no go. Too bad. So I moved on to Cadlwell and Massey. By the way... who is this Colleen I've been reading about in the posts???

Originally Posted by trekker2017

By the way... who is this Colleen I've been reading about in the posts???

Colleen is member churley, proprietor of The Gentlemen's Quarter, best shaving soaps and creams known to man. No kidding.

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