Thread: The Art of Shaving creams, thoughts?

Originally Posted by Chalito

I have the Lavender scent, and while it smells great, I constantly fail to make a good lather with it. It could be errors on my part but I make great lather with TOBS and the body shop cream, along with Proraso.

that is odd. I find AOS to be one of the easiest creams to lather.

They are kinda pricey, but life's short. They work great!

John

Originally Posted by DirtDiver

that is odd. I find AOS to be one of the easiest creams to lather.

Yeah, I've heard that alot. I'm probably doing it wrong, I need to use it more to figure it out. I usually prefer TOBS.

Originally Posted by Chalito

I have the Lavender scent, and while it smells great, I constantly fail to make a good lather with it. It could be errors on my part but I make great lather with TOBS and the body shop cream, along with Proraso.

I would just keep trying by varying the amount of water. Sooner or later it will work well.

I really like the AOS creams. I keep the scent less as well and use it with soaps when I don't want to change the aroma of the soap.

I love trying new creams. One day I'll have a small rotation of two or three, and AOS Sandalwood will be one of them. This is evidenced by the fact that it was the first cream I ever replaced.

I am thinking I'll be replacing my Acca Kappa 1869 as well . If you like almond - give it a try too.

Originally Posted by Chalito

Yeah, I've heard that alot. I'm probably doing it wrong, I need to use it more to figure it out. I usually prefer TOBS.

Tobs is a great cream too. With the AOS, try starting with a damp brush squeezed out and gradually add water instead of a wet one.

Originally Posted by DirtDiver

Tobs is a great cream too. With the AOS, try starting with a damp brush squeezed out and gradually add water instead of a wet one.

So I took your advice and got a really good lather from AOS last night. Thanks for the help!

No problem