Thread: I have to eat crow

I thought there could be nothing better than MWF but I tried Castle Forbes' Lavender cream today. I was duly impressed. Still like the MWF but this stuff was great. I need to get some of that Martin de Candre too.

And Tabac, Czech & Speake, L'Occidente shaving soap, and on and on. Go wild, man!

Cheapest place to get these???

Try the castle Forbes with the MWF I have the CF lime and mix it with the MWF any get amazing lather and smell

Originally Posted by brooksie967

Cheapest place to get these???

Let me know too! I thought my obsession with bass guitars was expensive. Actually, joking, I spent 10 times more on music gear. Actually, in some ways this has been my cheapest hobby. Of course I have not really gone nuts.

Originally Posted by Mephisto

I thought there could be nothing better than MWF but I tried Castle Forbes' Lavender cream today. I was duly impressed. Still like the MWF but this stuff was great. I need to get some of that Martin de Candre too.

Maybe its just me but I tried a sample of the CF sandalwood and couldn't get it to lather very well. So am I wrong to assume that it lathers the same as their lavender? To me the cream smells exactly like TOBS, maybe not as strong though?

Originally Posted by ShavingPresentations

Maybe its just me but I tried a sample of the CF sandalwood and couldn't get it to lather very well. So am I wrong to assume that it lathers the same as their lavender? To me the cream smells exactly like TOBS, maybe not as strong though?

The first time I used it I just rubbed my brush on the lid. There was some cream on the bottom of the lid, the side which faced the cream. I guess from when it was originally packaged. I just rubbed it on that a bit and got a nice lather. Anyway, yeah, they should lather the same. You might need to experiment with the product to water ratio...well, if you have not already done so.

I have never tried any of TOBS.

Creams/Soaps I have or tired:

L'Occitane Soap
MWF
Geo F Trumper Eucris and Sandalwood
Arko
La Toja
William's
VDH
Queen Charlotte
Musgo Real
Caswell Massey
Mystic Water
Mme. Scodioli
Proraso
AOS

Anyway, not sure why I listed all those. I guess to show how good CF was. CF, I guess, is my first really expensive cream. Well, really expensive to me. Well, Trumpers is not that cheap or AOS.

I have only tried one cream and it was from Al's. I was impressed with the lather but yet to find a fragrance that grabs me. They have a new batch every month it seems. The other thing for me is the time it takes. I got used to the puck and mostly shave in the AM. I like the cream at night when I have the time to make 6 passes.