If I could do it all over again, go back to when i first started wet shaving...
i would have never bought my 5 differnt tubs of taylor of old bond st.... And maybe not have sold off my super speed collection when strapped for cash.
Like anything in life, YMMV...
So I've been wanting to try proraso green for a while, but was a little hesitant... Dont know why, maybe the packaging or the fact that it was some what cheaper, there for inferior to some other products. I started out with mr taylor. I loved the scent and was happy at the time with its proformance. I'm a soap guy by nature, so most of my time is dedicated to that. I've used my Taylor's cream a good bit, but not to many days in a row. I used TOB last month and was not happy at all. When I would lather up for the 2nd & 3rd pass, my skin was really aggravated with the cream (just sitting on my face before the 2-3rd pass). It has gotten to the point where i dont look forward to using it. TOB is vary thick... Great cushion but not the glide i prefer or accustom to my soap.
one day while at my barber, I gave him some of my faviorit soap (we trade tips & review products to one another). During the hair cut i mentioned i like to try proraso green the next time i needed cream, and he was kind enough to give me a half tube of c.o. Bigelow, which is made by proraso. The exact same cream from what i can find... He makes his living with proraso, and uses their creams and preshave.
I've used it for over 2 weeks straight now... And got the preshave and aftershave splash in the mail this afternoon.
i also went to the mall and got another tube of c.o. from bath and body works.
I'm a huge fan of the smell. I find myself leavening the tube out and sniffing it when passing by the washroom. I look forward to smelling it and have the wake up call of the menthol in the mornings... Better than a alarm clock and coffee.
I get a nice foam lather that doesn't aggravate my face at all... No matter the amount of passes. It has cushion and slippery enough for my straights. Proraso creams will be the bar that i measure all other creams to from now on.
The tubs of Taylor's will be gifted to friends and relatives.
i would have never bought my 5 differnt tubs of taylor of old bond st.... And maybe not have sold off my super speed collection when strapped for cash.
Like anything in life, YMMV...
So I've been wanting to try proraso green for a while, but was a little hesitant... Dont know why, maybe the packaging or the fact that it was some what cheaper, there for inferior to some other products. I started out with mr taylor. I loved the scent and was happy at the time with its proformance. I'm a soap guy by nature, so most of my time is dedicated to that. I've used my Taylor's cream a good bit, but not to many days in a row. I used TOB last month and was not happy at all. When I would lather up for the 2nd & 3rd pass, my skin was really aggravated with the cream (just sitting on my face before the 2-3rd pass). It has gotten to the point where i dont look forward to using it. TOB is vary thick... Great cushion but not the glide i prefer or accustom to my soap.
one day while at my barber, I gave him some of my faviorit soap (we trade tips & review products to one another). During the hair cut i mentioned i like to try proraso green the next time i needed cream, and he was kind enough to give me a half tube of c.o. Bigelow, which is made by proraso. The exact same cream from what i can find... He makes his living with proraso, and uses their creams and preshave.
I've used it for over 2 weeks straight now... And got the preshave and aftershave splash in the mail this afternoon.
i also went to the mall and got another tube of c.o. from bath and body works.
I'm a huge fan of the smell. I find myself leavening the tube out and sniffing it when passing by the washroom. I look forward to smelling it and have the wake up call of the menthol in the mornings... Better than a alarm clock and coffee.
I get a nice foam lather that doesn't aggravate my face at all... No matter the amount of passes. It has cushion and slippery enough for my straights. Proraso creams will be the bar that i measure all other creams to from now on.
The tubs of Taylor's will be gifted to friends and relatives.
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