Thread: Creams or soap?

I'm most definitely in the "anything goes" camp; I have a cabinet full of creams, 'croaps', and soaps, and seem to find new ones to try all the time! I enjoy experimenting as well as the different scents, and really haven't found any that don't work.

I have only two brushes... a boar and a best badger... and I switch back and forth based solely I'm how I feel that day, not on which lather product I'll be using. I find that I can get what I consider to be good lather no matter what products I employ. Sure, I have to use different techniques, but that's part of the fun!

For me in the begining, soap seemed to give me more problems but now its normal buisness.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I don't know about the cream, but I was gifted the Trafalgar aftershave balm & it is by far the best I've yet to try, the scent is out of this world,,, I'm afraid to buy the cologne, as my Clubman will get jealous.

I too just received some Trafalgar cream in the mail today. The scent it out of this world great and can't wait to see how it preforms tomorrow. I can see getting the aftershave balm as well.

Wow, I definitely have a new favorite cream. I was loving my Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort - but this Trafalgar stuff is amazing. Much thicker lather.

Cream or soap? Croap! I think pretty much everything I own is a soft soap. The hardest "pucks" I have are MNS. Even thoughs I was able to squish into a tub. It gives me one of the most rewarding shaves when I face lather it. Although I did notice it, and several others were drying out a bit this past summer. When it was 115* outside, and the AC was blasting away, by the time I was done w/ face and moving on to my head, it was needing a heck of a lot more water than usual.

The technically most perfect cream or soap for that matter I have ever used is Baum Be. I have all the best ones and it puts them all to shame. The scent is OK. it's just the thickest and richest lather that stays on your face forever and you only need a pea sized blob. If I could combine that with penhaligon's Sartorial scent I would throw away every other soap I have including MDC and castle Forbes and C&S and some others.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

The technically most perfect cream or soap for that matter I have ever used is Baum Be. I have all the best ones and it puts them all to shame. The scent is OK. it's just the thickest and richest lather that stays on your face forever and you only need a pea sized blob. If I could combine that with penhaligon's Sartorial scent I would throw away every other soap I have including MDC and castle Forbes and C&S and some others.

Wow. That is some endorsement. I'm glad it works that well for you.

I have Baum.be and the others you list. For my water and brushes, I have to stay with Czech and Speake.


The MdC, Castle Forbes, TOBS, Truefit and Hill, etc. all perform great. I have no complaints. Hirlau said it best to the effect any soap, if prepared correctly, will give a good shave. Seeking the ultimate shave is the fun part of this hobby.

I shaved with old formula and new formula Williams this week. The shaves were not bad. Two bucks for a puck of Williams or $60 for MdC and I enjoy the best bang for the buck.

Dave

Originally Posted by Stroppingyoungladd

Hi lads, I've had some bad luck with both. What's your favorite lather? Is there a soap that doesn't dry out your face leather?

I visited my first Art of Shaving Store (San Jose CA) on a business trip this week. Although most of their products are overpriced (Mall Store) I find there shaving creams to be exceptional. A small almond size amount goes a long way. I purchased one each of their Lemon and Lavender Shaving Creams. I'm finding I prefer them to my Trufitt and Hill shaving Creams.