Thread: SOTD - Sun Feb 28th - Sat Mar 06th

Originally Posted by Maximilian

To tell you the truth I was very sceptical because I had read so so reviews and because of the natural base ingredients of the cream.

I gotta tell you, I was blown away. I did add a dab of GFT sandalwood to the mix as the honeysuckle cream is very mildly scented and I do love some scent. I got an explosion of super rich lather and I had an excellent shave. With extremely hard water, half my soaps don't perform well but my creams always do well. The TOM cream performed super.

Originally Posted by richmondesi

Your experience was similar to mine. I was very pleased with my shaves with their product, but the scent could use some help.

Have you guys tried the mint version? There's no explosion of mint scent, but it's mild and pleasant. This is definitely a good cream to use with our without a brush.

Brush: Omega

Razor: George Wostenholm Peerless 5/8

Soap: Honey Bees Bay Rum

Strop: Tony Miller

A/S: Masters Bay Rum

AS Balm: Male Face

Results: BBS

Originally Posted by heirkb

Have you guys tried the mint version? There's no explosion of mint scent, but it's mild and pleasant. This is definitely a good cream to use with our without a brush.

yes, I tried the mint. Passed it on to another gentleman who was really pleased with it too

Re: Tom's

Has anybody tried a scent from them that has been "powerful" enough for your liking? I like stronger scents too when I'm shaving. It's part of the experience for me. For example, unscented doesn't belong in my shave den!

Prep: Hot Shower
~Just picked up some American Crew Citrus Mint Shampoo and Conditioner... Fantastic!
Razor: 6/8 Gotta 120 "Superfine" Spike Point
Brush: SilverTip w/Custom Spalted Maple Handle
Cream: C.O. Bigelow Premium Shave Cream w/Eucalyptus- Made by Proraso
~This is a "cool" cream indeed. After applied to your face a very cold sensation comes across your skin that feels amazing. I don't use this often at the moment as I live in Maine and being winter it is pretty chilly, I anticipate using this a lot more come summer. Offers a great glide and thick lather.
Astringent: C.O. Bigelow Skin Tonic- Witch Hazel
~Another chilling product. Has menthol added to the formula. Very refreshing.
A/S: Nivea For Men- Sensitive Skin Formula
Result: Cool as a cucumber!

I started with a Wapi which I tried honing. It's not quite there so I moved back to my Filarmonica Doble Temple 13
Simpson "Ehsan" Colonel 2 band
DR Harris Lavender SS
Alum
Thayer's Lavender WH
Aloe Vera Gel

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

Re: Tom's

Has anybody tried a scent from them that has been "powerful" enough for your liking? I like stronger scents too when I'm shaving. It's part of the experience for me. For example, unscented doesn't belong in my shave den!

There's only Honeysuckle, Calendula and Mint that I know of. So far Honeysuckle and Mint don't seem to have very strong scents...I think if you really want to try the cream, but want some scent, you can either add some other SC like Max did or add some FO or EO to your lather.

Rooney 3/2 Super
MWF SS
Tally Ho~~
TM Artisan Linen / Horsehide
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
4711 AS "Splash"
Have a Great Night~~

Aah its nice to see the wool fat coming out this week, its such wonderful stuff

Facial Prep>>Hot shower + Proraso preshave cream.
Razor Prep>>I honed the Boker last week since it was a bit scratchy. I pyramid honed it finishing with 20 laps on the Naniwa 10K. It is now smooth as silk and a joy to shave with. Stropped 30/30 on SRD red latigo. Love the little fellow.
Razor itself>>Boker Edelweisse 5/8 round point.
Brush>> SRD Silver Tip Brush # 3
SC>>Trufitt & Hill - Grafton
Astringent>>Thayers Lemon
AS>>Musgo Real
Results>>BBS and one happy HOG.
Shave On dear friends!

PS. The Boker is my new found friend the other two, I don't miss.