Best shaving cream

[nootje]

Creed irish tweed does it for me, will try a different version soon..

 

[wetshaver]

Truefitt & Hill Almond shaving cream would be quite luxurious choice as days are getting colder slowly...

 

[HORNS]

I'm a huge fan of Lucky Tiger Liquid Shave Cream which I use with a brush - it's extremely cheap ($9-$18, depending on where you buy it) and a dime-sized amount will create a handful of thick lather that looks like soft peaks of whipped cream.

I unfortunately just ran out of Lucky Tiger and bought an almond-scented soap from George F. Trumper. We'll see how it goes.

For the last few days I was using a tube of Molinard Rasoline non-foaming shaving cream, which sucked ass. I don't even know why they make that ****.

 

[indesertum]

do you guys use a brush?

 

[HORNS]



do you guys use a brush?

Yes. Silver badger from Truefitt & Hill in a medium size. You don't need one if you are using a shave cream from an aerosol canister but it's essential, in my opinion, otherwise. Overall it foams-up the soap or liquid cream and gets the hairs lifted and then propped up by the thick cream when you apply it to your face.

 

[indesertum]

it'd be nice i guess but as a hairless asian all i have to do is shave mustache and chin hair stubble every 3 days so i have questioned its usefulness for me


also i realized when i did a full face shave my blade was spreading acne around so i stopped that

 

[HORNS]



also i realized when i did a full face shave my blade was spreading acne around so i stopped that

Eeek! Really? That sucks!

 

[salisboss]

I use the trumpers at home and the taylors on the road because they make a travel stick. That combined with my merkur safety razor make for a better and more economical shave than i could ever get before.

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[Thomas]

I thought Trumpers made a good cream but never tried their soap. I do have a puck of the Truefitt and it's quite nice. These days I'm getting away from creams in general though I still have some back-stock to use up before it dries up, like a tub of C&E Sweet Almond Oil cream that was - IMHO - the best thing C&E ever made, and the best cream I've ever used. Sadly I've been sitting on that last tub for years now.

 

[surrender]

Proraso and La Toja (from Spain) are both top notch. For soap, I use Crabtree and Evelyn's Sienna, although I haven't quite figured out how to get a great lather with it yet

 

[Gerry]

Proraso pre and Proraso shaving soap mostly but I sometimes use the cheap and cheerfull Palmolive(green tube). Both develope a nice lather using a good brush but the Proraso leaves the skin feeling nicer.

 

[mikeman]



also i realized when i did a full face shave my blade was spreading acne around so i stopped that

Crazy, opposite happens to me. When I keep clean shaven, my acne doesn't seem to be quite as bad.

 

[Superfluous Man]

Razor blades don't spread acne. If you're getting acne after shaving you need to adjust your technique or change your soap/creme to something that's made with natural ingredients. If it persists then you should see a dermatologist because you may have folliculitis which can be spread by your razor.

 

[indesertum]

really? i found when i shaved the acne would migrate with the areas i shaved, but i guess it could've been something else. i dunno i think it's plausible the bacteria gets left behind on the blades, but i always rinse with hot water before i shave.


i bought proraso. is nice. leaves a nice feeling after

 

[2ghouls]

I regularly use Geo F Trumper Rose, and Mitchells Wool Fat. When I am in a rush, and want to go brushless, I use Trader Joe's Honey Mango Cream. A good value ($4).