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01-22-2006, 06:37 PM #1
I prefer cream over soap. The cream seems to lather quicker and is thick and rich. And it just feels better.
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01-22-2006, 07:57 PM #2
I use creams as well, soaps seems to leave my face dry feeling the rest of the day and I don't use aftershave
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01-22-2006, 10:17 PM #3
I use both, I think I like the soap more. It's all part of the wet-shaving ritual. Sure, you can use the fancier creams, but it's just not the same. If I could have only one, I'd say give me a mug and my soap cake!
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01-23-2006, 02:04 AM #4
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Thanked: 0Creams for me, currently working through a batch of Trumpers samples to see which I like best
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01-23-2006, 03:07 AM #5
Soaps I think. Soap is easier to get a consistent lather. When you have 15 different creams, you have to constantly adjust your water/cream ratio, etc. When you nail a cream lather, I'd say it's a wash between the soap and cream for the shave quality, but with soaps, it;s easy every time. Plus with creams you have more to clean up afterwards. Shelf life is a consideration as well. For you soap doubters, I challenge you to give D.R. Harris and T & H soaps a try. I have creams from every high end maker on the planet and I'd put either of those two soaps up against them any day.
jeff
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01-23-2006, 03:09 AM #6
Jeff,
I have the T&H soap...one of the best!
RT
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01-23-2006, 04:16 PM #7Originally Posted by threeputt
But right now, I'm pretty much a cream man.
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01-23-2006, 05:46 PM #8
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Thanked: 15Originally Posted by threeputt
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01-23-2006, 06:18 PM #9
I use both depending on my mood. I guess I favor the creams a bit. I have T&H, Trumpers, Vulvix and Taylor. I think that Taylor Avocado and Eton College are awesome performers for the money. I like Ray's soaps a lot and also QED lavendar is amazing. They use really high quality oils and it actually smells like a field of lavendula.
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01-23-2006, 09:48 PM #10
Good point ~ I should have said that "for me" there is more to clean up. I'm a lather bowl kind of guy with creams. Don't know how many of you guys have tried Castle Forbes creams, but I'd rank them at the top out of all the big creams. They have two flavors, essential lavender oil and essential lime oil. They are thick, so I feel they go a little further. This justifies the price premium to me. The lime is my favorite cream hands down. Wonderful lime scent, real, almost like green life savers! I could live with only that cream and a Harris soap and I'd be happy.
Jeff
Originally Posted by CRR