The Art of Shaving Shaving creme

So I have often read that TAOS products are a bit over rated and over priced.

My wife recently bought me a set that came with shave oil, shave cream, and after shave balm. Now I'm not a big fan of shave oil(I've tried a few) but the shaving cream was a huge surprise. I absolutely love it. The sandalwood scent lasts long, it lather very easily and very rich. Over all it was a great experience. I've tried about 15 soaps and creams and I would have to say its one of my favorites.

Am I crazy to feel this way?

No, I can't say anything bad about how AOS creams perform and agree that it lathers easily producing a nice thick lather. It is on the expensive side of the equation when I find that a Tabac refill puck will do the same for considerably less.

Bob

The Art of Shaving's Sandalwood is an absolute favorite of mine. I don't know who's been running it down to you, but I have tried more than a few creams over the years and you know what - I still love it lol.

If you are crazy for feeling that way - so am I :).

I'm currently running with some AoS lavender and I love it. Great lather and it performs well. The scent is very pleasing, perfect for days where Proraso green is too eye opening.

It was the first cream I bought after my VDH puck, and I think the premium paid was worth being able to smell the soap beforehand in the store.

I wouldn't say you are crazy at all, like what you like without apology :rock:
I would like to keep this in my rotation but I have so many soaps on my list I don't know how to prioritize!

I have to agree with the general consensus that they are among the best products out there and you pay for that fact. I use the lavender shave cream and after-shave balm as a special treat.

Note: the balm is a little on the thick/heavy side so its good for me in the dry NE winter, but I don't use it much in the summer.

Best, Alan

Col. Conk Almond soap + AOS Sandalwood cream + glycerin. Now that is a real treat. The scent is amazing don't know if the Col. Conk's adds anything but the scent, but I don't care because I can still smell it at the end of the day!
AOS Pre-Shave oil is garbage, but they're creams and after-shave balms are awesome.

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Originally Posted by dexter90723

I've tried about 15 soaps and creams and I would have to say its one of my favorites.

Am I crazy to feel this way?

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The "voices" tell me that you're not crazy. ;) (AoS cream is my favorite.)

That's my Sundays treat! I just posted my Sunday shave with the AoS sandalwood products and my first shave with my brand new hart razor. I also have Ocean Kelp and it's nice as well.

AOS Sandalwood is by far the best smelling Sandalwood on the market, and it's performance is second to none ! In my opinion !

Good to see this response. I must have just stumbled on a couple of the wrong threads. The more I use the soap the more I like it. Great product and cant wait to try other products from them.

Any recommendations for my next AOS creme?

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Originally Posted by JeffR

The "voices" tell me that you're not crazy. ;) (AoS cream is my favorite.)

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Great to see another So Cal guy.

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Originally Posted by dexter90723

Good to see this response. I must have just stumbled on a couple of the wrong threads. The more I use the soap the more I like it. Great product and cant wait to try other products from them.

Any recommendations for my next AOS creme?

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Lemon is great also !

I'm using the lemon soap and like it very much. It's quite subtle, more than my other soaps; not overpowering at all.

AOS shave creams perform really well. I have a few including the scentless. I use the scentless when I want to add a bit of shave cream to a soap and not change the aroma of the soap. I think they are very reasonably priced and enjoy them.

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Originally Posted by Mvcrash

\I use the scentless when I want to add a bit of shave cream to a soap and not change the aroma of the soap.

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I didnt consider doing that. Great idea. Thanks for the input.

I too like the AofS unscented cream. Nothing not to like, really. Their prices reflect their quality, packaging, transportation costs to the stores and the very costly commitment they've made to occupy some crazy-pricey retail square footage.

I just picked up a tub of the ocean kelp. While the scent is a little plain the performance is great.