When I was using canned stuff my favorite was Aveeno.
Your decision makes sense to me. My college years aren't that far gone and I remember not having much extra time on my hands. We can be very opinionated here but sometimes you just have to do what's best for you.And for all those saying to use a brush and traditional shave cream/soap. I do. But, my situation is quite complicated. See, I leave for college in less than 2 weeks, and I still take quite a bit of time working up a lather. I'm not the best at it, and I don't have much more time to learn. So, my plan is to set the brush and traditional creams/soaps aside and save them for maybe a weekend shave or when I have free time. I'm sorry if some of you disagree with that, that's just what I've decided. I have already used Harry's shave gel and Barbasol multiple times since switching to wet shaving, and I like them both. It's working for me just fine. They don't seem to dry my face out like Gillette's shave gel. And, mixed with water, they're slick enough for me to get 2 passes + touch ups without any irritation or cuts - which is what is most important to me, since I'm prone to razor burn.
My main reason for making this thread was to get some ideas on what to add to my little pile, instead of just having one or two cans to chose from.
Thanks for all the great suggestions!
I thought Edge gel did a good job.
Your decision makes sense to me. My college years aren't that far gone and I remember not having much extra time on my hands. We can be very opinionated here but sometimes you just have to do what's best for you.
Just curious, have you tried face lathering? I get better results that way and doesn't take as long as bowl lathering. Just a thought.
I meant the Pacific Rush shave cream! I've never tried a mentholated shave cream, and I'm interested how it would feel.
Gotcha, you mentioned Aqua Velva so I thought you were talking aftershaves. As far as mentholated shave creams go, I've only tried the ones you use with a brush so I don't have first hand experience but I know CO Bigelow(just re-branded Proraso) makes a shave foam and if its quality is up to par with their other products, it should be good. If you have a Bath and Bodyworks near you they should sell it. As far as the Barbasol Pacific Rush cream, its cheap enough to probably warrant a blind buy so I say try it.
Okay, I don't want to sound argumentative here, but, I'm going to sound like I am. There is no learning curve to getting a better lather out of virtually any cream or soap than a can of Barbasol. Go to your local Indian grocer, get a tube of anything. Soak your brush for a minute, put the cream on it and apply it to your face. This is not rocket surgery. You should be able to get a puck of Williams, rub it on your wet face and lather it with your bare hands and get something better than Barbasol.I wish I had more time to learn, but it's out of my hands. And I face lathered for the first couple months of shaving, but then I started getting brush burn. So brushless or canned foam is the best way for me to go right now.
Okay, I don't want to sound argumentative here, but, I'm going to sound like I am. There is no learning curve to getting a better lather out of virtually any cream or soap than a can of Barbasol. Go to your local Indian grocer, get a tube of anything. Soak your brush for a minute, put the cream on it and apply it to your face. This is not rocket surgery. You should be able to get a puck of Williams, rub it on your wet face and lather it with your bare hands and get something better than Barbasol.
Guys, not trying to play ref here, but if a Mod comes by and sees this the thread could get locked, and no one will benefit from that. Let's please try and remember wet shaving is very subjective, and what works great for me might not work for you or others.