Thread: soaps and creams

Yep, Truefitt & Hill 1805 is some seriously good stuff. I also have T&H Ultimate Comfort, Proraso pre/post cream and shaving cream, and various samples I'm working my way through.

I am cutting down the number, so I guess I have about 12 right now...I love the Veloba in almond, I have some Taylor, Prorasso, Kiss My Face, the goats mild hard soap from Heavenly Harvest, and so on. Just have to keep trying new stuff!

I put three on the poll since I only have three with me currently the rest are at home. The ones I have with me now are.
Taylor cream Eton College (not to fond of this fragrance if I get another Taylor cream will try a different one)
Taylor soap Lavender (not bad not sure with so many different soaps to try if I’ll go back and get another one)
Geo F Trumper Rose Cream (have gotten to use this one yet as it just arrived)

Originally Posted by RayD

I put three on the poll since I only have three with me currently the rest are at home. The ones I have with me now are.
Taylor cream Eton College (not to fond of this fragrance if I get another Taylor cream will try a different one)
Taylor soap Lavender (not bad not sure with so many different soaps to try if I’ll go back and get another one)
Geo F Trumper Rose Cream (have gotten to use this one yet as it just arrived)

You might try the Taylor of OBS St. James shave cream. I really love the smell.

You might try the Taylor of OBS St. James shave cream. I really love the smell.

With so many to try, and so many that I've all ready bought and are sitting at home waiting for me to get back it might be awhile before I get back to trying another Taylor cream but if I do will give that one a try.

Went on Classic shaving last night and bought some stuff for my Dad trying to sell him on at lest the wet shaving thing so I went ahead and picked up a tube of the ST James I'll probably pass the tube of Eton College off to him. I'm going to send him what he needs plus my Futur and some feather blades. I figure once I get home and start using the straights won't have much need for the Futur. I'll still tell him it's just a loan and if he likes it will pick one up for him but I'll want mine back.

Originally Posted by RichZ

You might try the Taylor of OBS St. James shave cream. I really love the smell.

Talked to the wife today and the box from classic shaving had come in. I had her pull out the St. James and tell me what she thought. She loved it so I guess we got a keeper there. Thanks for the suggestion Rich

Taylor's St James cream is one of my favorite creams as well. Never really got excited by the rose/violet stuff; the closest I've come are the T&H and Harris lavender shaving soaps.

I have to throw my two cents in here, since I just got done shaving this morning. I received my Trumper's samples and they included three cream samples: Almond, Coconut and Lime.

I tried the lime today and... *wow*. I have to say this is wonderful stuff. I was originally thinking "Why in the world should I buy another shaving cream, after all I've already pushed the limit and tried T&H 1805, C&E sienna soap and proraso cream and liked them all" and well, let's just say I hope my fiancee doesn't look too closely in my shaving drawer because I'm adding a tube of the Trumper's Lime as soon as I can. I was amazed at the quality of the lather, it smells great and shaves even better!

I love citrus scents and it pairs well with my Royall Lime aftershave. My fiancee likes the other scents (the sienna is a bit strong for her but she's still ok with it) but in her words "you don't smell like you" when I wear the others.

I still have a round of my good old Williams soap in the cabinet and I think it will be a good long while before it sees the bottom of my mug again. You guys are warping me. Stop it!

-- Gary F.

I did have three. I had two cakes of the old Barbershop soap that I've been saving for years, along with porcelain on steel camp mugs to give to my two sons. I did this recently along w/ my two old boar bristle brushes, one German, a Mohawk Canadian. Now I just have my old black Rubbermaid mug w/ melted down Crabtree & Evelyn seashell jojoba soap that my wife didn't care for. To this I aways add the last sliver of her non-allergenic glycerine soapl. So theoretically, this could last me the rest of my natural life! Hey, I'm cheap! With a personal spending allowance of $10 a week, there are things I want to spend it on before soap! Also, witch hazel is about my only aftershave (some old Bay Rum for special occasions). OK, drum me out & ban me from the board.