With all the great shaving soaps and creams out there and getting to try so many, I was wondering what the attributes were for making a soap or cream hit your favorite list? Is it big suds, cushion, fragrance, how long the suds last, ability to stay warm and not dissolve??

For me, the fragrance is not the big thing although there are some that purely are not my taste. I really like big, long lasting suds with a lot of cushion and I love being able to use the scuttle so that I have warm suds for a couple passes.

I am a big fan of Caraceni and Castle Forbes for these reasons, but have been enjoying Bluebeards Revenge and a few other new creams. I really like the old Trumpers soaps and the Truefitt for these reasons too.

There are just so many great creams and soaps out there now that I'm not sure I will ever get to test them all let alone use what I have.

So what makes them great for you guys?

Have fun,

Lynn