The Shave Den Samples

Hi All-Though I just made my introductions in the Beginners forum, I hope you'll indulge me, as this is my first day of summer break after a long and trying school year, and I seem to be spending it on all things shave-related.:) As I've said often, I don't have hobbies, I have obsessions!

For me, a big part of the sensory/tactile fun of shaving is all the creams I'm discovering. I got my 16 year old (okay, I got it for myself!) a bunch of Shave Den samples for his birthday in February (as far as I'm concerned, those samples are the greatest invention since the wheel), and we've been playing with them ever since. In fact, I've just finished up my first full-face shave in a while using a generous bowl of Castle Forbes Lime. This stuff, as many of you know, is heavenly, and sooner of later I'm going to probably have to taste a little...

Here are a few other informal reviews from my sample pack:
*Godrej Menthol Mist-love the slickness, and again the clean, fresh scent.
*Arko Commando-a great cream on all fronts, and the scent is intoxicating; a definite favorite!
*Palmolive Moisturizing Deluxe-the slickest shave ever, and nice scent.
*Taylor Sandalwood-haven't decided whether I like the intense, lingering scent, but it's a favorite of my 12 year old when he "shaves" with is Gillette DE's.
*Blix Fresh-a nice cream, and a clean, fresh scent
*Connaught Peppermint-Smells like toothpaste in the tub, but nice on the face, and the lather smells nice and minty.
*Proraso-Almost out, since my 16-year old loves it more than I do. But no worries, as a student of mine who works at BBW picked up a couple tubes of CO Bigelow to replace it!
*Tabac-Nice classic scent, and a nice shave.
*Vulfix Sicilian Lime-Nice lime scent and good shave, not as intense as CF lime.
*Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar-Incredible scent, and a great shave!

So as you can see, I'm a pushover. I REALLY like all the creams, and can't wait to order some more to play with! Just my .02. Aaron