Thread: top 10 list of shaving cream

You cant go wrong with Penhaligons IMO. It aint cheap but my god its good! Incredible scents, superlative lather and great glide and cushion.

I highly recommend the Endymion, thats probably my favourite out of all my soaps and creams.

Thanks to everyone for their reply.
I see that almost everyone Castle Forbes has listed in his list, Is this as good as they say or whether the price is acceptable.
I can not make a choice, Also I hear good things about Saint Charles, Al shaving cream, Proraso, ect.
Nobody uses one of these creams?

hello all,

I just tried Lucky Tiger the other day and it was really grand.
I have a limited shaving experience and a limited cream experience but everything about Lucky Tiger was just awsome.

Stultsy

What I have been finding is that the creams or soaps with some tallow or lanolin (Tabac, Musgo Real, Mitchells Wool Fat etc.) seem to provide the cushion, glide and moisturing that are a key component of an enjoyable shave for me. I really like Penhaligons, Castle Forbes etc, but find myself wishing they had some fat. So I picked up a bottle of lanolin and I add a few drops along with a brush load of Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap to them and get everything I am looking for.

I will say that I actually was not crazy about Castle Forbes. It is a very good cream, and the lavender scent was the best I have tried, but for the price, there were others that I found performed equal or better. If I had to make a top 10, it would be up there, but it would not be #1.

I'll throw a vote for Fitjar cream which in my opinion is the best I have tried. It is expensive also, but the scents are extremely unique and the performance is top notch. If you don't believe me, try the Telemark.

Oh, and I also love Musgo!

Gentlemen:

My top 10 shave creams, in no particular order, are the following:

1. Castle Forbes lavender
2. Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
3. Trumper's Rose
4. Truefitt & Hill
5. Institute Karite
6. Coates
7. Lavanda
8. Harris lavender
9. St. James of London
10.The Bluebeard's Revenge

I have yet to try Caraceni. When I do, I might add it to the list, or not. If I do, my list will be 11, but then too much of a good thing is fine with me.

Regards,

Obie

Hey Obie...I tried a sample of goodfellas courtesy of My buddy Vic and saw that you were an endorser.Good stuff.

Top ten? Very subjective and there are alot of good ones out there to play with.

Pabster

I am new to the forum and 1 month into wet shaving I started with some cheap soap set that came with a brush but I have recently picked up castle Forbes lime essential oil shaving cream and it is truly incredible

Originally Posted by kalerolf

Thanks to everyone for their reply.
I see that almost everyone Castle Forbes has listed in his list, Is this as good as they say or whether the price is acceptable.
I can not make a choice, Also I hear good things about Saint Charles, Al shaving cream, Proraso, ect.
Nobody uses one of these creams?

Oh man I used to love threads like these! I am a bit of a cream whore myself! But alas I have discovered something kind of weird. I love Italian creams in the cold - German in the fall and spring - and North American in the summer lol! Weird eh!

Ok that's a bit open ended and not entirely true but I guess that's to say that depending on my mood and the season, I like some creams more than others!

And for the record, I for one am not that impressed with Castle Forbes lime... yeah I said it lol!!

Best of luck!