Thread: The Art of Shaving creams, thoughts?

Just wondering if anyone has tried em and what did you think?

I have tried almost all The Art of Shaving creams and soap and find them of quality. From what I understand, earlier they were made by Valobra of Italy. No idea who makes them now. Either way, I prefer the sandalwood and the lavender, and still have some lavender cream and some sandalwood soap left. Good stuff.

The only bad thing I've ever heard someone say about them is they're pricey.

I have the sandalwood and Lavender. They are excellent, top notch creams, both in performance and scent. They are among my favorites. The sandalwood is almost gone, I am thinking about replacing it with the AOS ocean kelp.

I have Sandalwood and Ocean Kelp creams. These are premium quality creams that lather nicely and smell great. The price is also premium, but still a pretty good value when you consider the volume of 150 ml (5oz) compared with 75-100 ml sizes from other brands like Muhle or Edwin Jagger at a similar price break point. One of these days someone should post on this forum the cost/ml of the top creams. That would be a valid way to compare price.

By the way, my AOS cream label (not the plastic container) says made in the USA. But it also says Geneva * London. I am not sure where these creams are really manufactured?

Originally Posted by feeltheburn

The only bad thing I've ever heard someone say about them is they're pricey.

Yes. They are on the expensive side, but not really. The tub of sandalwood I bought was $25 and it is going strong on 3 months, its mostly full. it only really takes a very small amount to generate a lot of lather.

I guess some may find them pricey, but I find that I use much less of the product (compared to other creams) to produce LOTS of lather.

Said another way, I can get more than twice the number of shaves with an ounce of AOS as I can with an ounce of any other product I've tried (Proraso, Bigelow, Tabac, and otherp).

My first cream was AOS lavender as well and I was very happy with it. I didn't think I would ever use it all up. In fact, it took almost a year. After that tub ran out I began experimenting with other soaps and creams, some more expensive, many less, but still purchase AOS creams as they work very well!

I picked up a new tub of sandalwood and a bottle of oil yesterday.

Good stuff!

Regarding lather making...I find this stuff to be the easiest to lather of anything else I have tried.