Thread: The Art Of Shaving Creams

Not a big fan of art of shaving. It's mainly about the name with them plus they are a proctor and gamble company so that means big business and not necessarily better product. I rather get Proraso or Dreadnought sometimes smaller business take better care of what they put in their creams

I've tried AOS sandalwood shave cream and pre-shave oil.
I ditched the oil because it didn't work for me; all pre-shave oils have little affect on my shave, so I don't use them anymore.
The shave cream had a great scent and lathered very well.

Bottom line:
I find that AOS products are too expensive for their quality. I can get better performance from a $15 TOBS tub vs $25 AOS tub. Also, a $10 Proraso or $3 Arko are not far behind in performance vs AOS.

Originally Posted by henryconchile

I've tried AOS sandalwood shave cream and pre-shave oil.
I ditched the oil because it didn't work for me; all pre-shave oils have little affect on my shave, so I don't use them anymore.
The shave cream had a great scent and lathered very well.

Bottom line:
I find that AOS products are too expensive for their quality. I can get better performance from a $15 TOBS tub vs $25 AOS tub. Also, a $10 Proraso or $3 Arko are not far behind in performance vs AOS.

Go for that Proraso buddy!

I have Art of shaving sandalwood shave cream, TOBs sandalwood and proraso red(sandalwood and shea butter). All of which get regular use.

For me though I do have a favorite and its not really close. And it is the AOS. I think it has great performance, easy to lather, and the sandalwood is my absolute favorite sandalwood scent I have tried.(have tried about 10 different sandalwood scented soaps)

There is always gonna be a less expensive alternative that works well. Just as there will always be more expensive soaps and creams that you don't like. I think it will be worth a try.

I also love their after shave balm. Leaves a nice long lasting scent that isnt offensive.

Don't like shave oils in general. I think they make my brushes feel weird.

Originally Posted by dexter90723

Don't like shave oils in general. I think they make my brushes feel weird.

For what it's worth I agree. I much prefer my proraso SS pre-shave cream to any thing else I have tried (which isn't much).