Proraso red was one of the first creams I tried and I used it almost exclusively for a month or two. My brush held the scent and would start to fill the room when I would wet it. Great soap. I now have just about all of the proraso products except the green line. Just a tube of cream in that scent. I do wish that they would expand the red line as I would probably buy every product in that scent. Would love a pre-shave cream, post shave balm, aftershave, etc. I can't believe how cheap it is for supposedly having real santalum album in it.
By the way have you tried the AOS sandalwood yet? It isn't exactly the same, but I would say it is in the same family and has been my favorite cream since I purchased it. Deep, rich and woody. I haven't tried the soap yet, but I have the aftershave gel and the balm. I'm thinking about buying the EDT but it is quite expensive for what it is in my opinion.