Quote Originally Posted by nicknbleeding View Post
How do you like that shaving cream? How is the performance?
This is a top end product. I have three variants of their shave cream: Folgefonn Mint, Neroli and Fjellheim. Picture (first shot) on the Folgefonn Mint here provided for the ingredients only, second shot is the Neroli tub I used today.

Despite the fact that Fitjar are also making a shave soap (tallow), they are rightfully more famous for their shave creams. The cream is quite thick in constitution but can be picked up from the tub with a few swirls of the brush. However and from my experience one needs to be careful with the cream/water ratio mix. This cream needs a bit more water than usual. Today I used the SWK XL scuttle and bowl lathered for the first time after many months, especially because of that cream.

In my personal and subjective opinion, the Fitjar creams are up right there right in the top primarily because of their skin-conditioning properties. The moisturizing (during the sgave) but also the after shave skin softness effect and conditioning this creams provide are hard to beat.

As I have been straight shaving solidly for only a couple of months now, I will refrain from expressing a solid opinion on the slickness, glide and cushion effects of the lather - the cream performed very well in those areas today though. In addition, I did get the lather almost right today and can tell you that I had one of the best/smoothest and most enjoyable shaves for quite some time, my face now (10 hours after the shave) feels soft, smooth and properly moisturized.

Last but not least, special mention has to be made for the 'natural' feeling of their creams as well. From my personal and subjective opinion, these products are very kind to the skin, it is very unlikely one will be feeling any 'burn' like other creams sometimes give to the skin. At the same time, they do that by assisting for a great shave with excellent performance in a number of areas, as mentioned above. And this is not easy to achieve.

Get the cream/water mix right, and you won't be disappointed.