Price: Musgo Real is quite affordable at a number of online retailers and elsewhere. Mine was acquired in a trade 2 years ago (and still performs exellently)

Quality: Musgo Real is supposedly stirred for days in open vats before it is ready to be packaged. The quality of the cream is to me on a par with other creams, the texture reminds me of Palmolive lather or perhaps C&E; it is thicker than Taylor. Some have complained that it gummed up their brushes, but I have not experienced this with any of the Musgo creams, some do take a little more thorough rinsing, presumably from the lanolin, but water is all it took.

Scent: Musgo Real is a very unique, green sort of scent. Personally I love it. Reminiscent to me of Penhaligon English Fern,(but not quite) perhaps with a hint of grass...it is a very fresh sort of smell.

Latherability: Musgo really starts to shine here. Personally I mix Musgo a bit wetter than other creams, don't ask me why, I just like it that way. Use less water if you like a drier lather.

Pics:

First a little goes a long way:





Here is the result after 25-30 seconds swirling with a wet badger brush:





I mix this wet, but it performs great without, also. Here is after another 30 seconds of swirling and a tablespoon of water added:





The lather easily overpowers the somewhat large ziploc bowl I am using for the demonstration (spilled perhaps a half cup of lather to the floor), covers the bristles completely. Might I add this smells heavenly, to boot.



Here is some on the brush:





And of course, the requisite lather-on-arm pic:





Efficacy: I think the pictures about cover it for this one. The cream is very forgiving, you can mix it as wet or as thick as you like. Not nearly as picky as some creams are, IMHO. A little goes a long way.



Moisturizing Properties: My face generally feels soft and smooth for a few hours after shaving with Musgo, although the Musgo Pre-post doesn't hurt (Yes Joel, it's the same tube you traded to me ages ago...thanks!). I like it quite a bit, and I think the lanolin in the cream seems to help my skin. If you are allergic to lanolin (some are!) make sure to look for the boric acid ONLY version.



Packaging: Musgo is sold in high quality metal tubes similar to those Proraso comes in, inside a box; usually the ingredients are found on the outside of the box, so if one throws the box away it may be difficult to tell which version he has. Otherwise no complaints. Wish this stuff came in tubs, I'd have one.



Musgo was one of my first favorite creams; it is mildly cooling, but not numbing or extremely cooling like Proraso or some others. Very refreshing with a nice, non-medicinal smell. HIGHLY recommend all wetshavers try this at least once. A very high quality product still available at a reasonable price.

John P.

I'm ashamed to have waited for someone else to have reviewed this before submitting my comments. This was one of my first creams purchased, and it really sent me on my way to Shaving Nirvana. This product has been around for a loooong time. Its longevity should therefore serve as a testament to how good this cream is.



First, the smell. There's nothing like it -- at least, not to me. It's not flowery, it's not musky. Grassy doesn't quite capture it either. I can only describe it as a fresh scent. I'm guilty of sneaking a whiff of this stuff whenever I pass by the bathroom (actually, I'm sure most of us do this with our favorite creams). My hope is that when I visit Portugal someday, the entire country smells like Musgo. If it does, I'll probably never leave.



Next, the lather. There are few creams that lather as well as Musgo Real. This is the Brylcreem of the shaving world, insofar as you can really say "a little dab will do ya." You barely have to make more than a few swirls of the brush before your small dollop explodes like a popcorn kernel -- the biggest popcorn kernel in the world. In fact, I'm sure if you look at Musgo underneath a microscope, you'll see miniature hand grenades mixed in with all the creamy goodness.



(FWIW, I've also used Musgo as a brushless cream while traveling, also to good effect.)



Finally, the shave. So smooth, so slick, so serene. It gives a great cushion, and I can do several passes without paying a price later in the form of razor burn. In fact, I would argue that for beginners, this is an excellent cream to use. It's slick and cushions enough to mask any potential lapses in technique.



There are a couple of knocks. Firstly, it comes in a metal tube, so there's nothing fancy in the packaging. Secondly, I might be the teeniest bit allergic to the lanolin in it. But it's nothing that doesn't allow me to enjoy 2-3 shave passes. After the final rinse, my face is supple and ready to go. And the lingering scent is so nice, I never want to mask it with anything.



To my face and olfactory bulb, this has the best combination of latherability, lubricity, and smell. It leaves my face so moisturized afterwards, that there’s really no need for aftershave balm. I love this stuff so much, I only save it for times when I really want to treat myself. You know, everyday...



Musgo Real: The Best of the Best.

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Manuel's Hall of Fame Entry

I was lucky enough to have this be the first cream I ever tried.



Price:Very affordable at around $8-$10 all over online.



Quality: Every time I think I might have achieved the best shave of my life it has been with Musgo. I get better shaves with it then even the English creams I have. I have yet to have a problem with it gumming up my brushes, a little water has cleaned them out easily.



Scent: A very unique scent. I don't think I could possible describe it. I do smell the hint of grass others mention. It's a smell that started out ok and kind of interesting and grew to love after a few weeks. The only cream I like the smell of better is the C&E Sweet Almond Oil.



Latherability: I thought this stuff lathered amazing with my boar hair brush, but after getting a badger brush for Christmas I was blown away. I could barely keep the lather in the bowl as it just kept exploding.



Efficacy: I have mixed it a bit wet and dry and it seems to work great either way. Also as said before a little goes a long way.



Moisturizing Properties: I constantly had dry skin from shaving for years (mostly from canned goo). When using Musgo I don't even need to use a ASB. It does a great job moisturizing.



Packaging: Musgo comes in the same kind of metal tubes Proraso or C&E use.

It sits nicely on the shelf and travels great.



Musgo is probably my favorite cream. It gives me the most amazing shaves, keeps my skin nice, and smells great. HIGHLY recommend to all.



Tony

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Tony

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.
- Robert Kennedy

"“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till i drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.”"
- Jack Kerouac

This is what I use every Monday, and indeed any time I feel sleepy or groggy in the morning. With a hangover, nothing wakens you up and steels your nerves better than lathering up with Musgo and holding a cut-throat razor to your face! It's something about the fresh, grassy smell, the discrete hint of menthol, that wakes me up and makes me feel somehow very clean. The smell it leaves on your face is like nothing else, fresh, and immensely masculine.



The lather is rich, slick, and very moisturising. This stuff is very kind on the skin, if I nick myself, it stops bleeding before Ive even rinsed off the lather, and it always leaves my skin very soft. Lanolin must be good stuff.



I've used it brushless, but didn't find it as good, I think because the layer of lather was so thick, it dried out a bit while I was stropping my razor. This never happens when I use a brush. It does leave my brushes a little tacky, but only if I use it every time, and the use of another soap next time cures this.



While it smells so nice, and does look like a toothpaste tube, don't get them mixed up. When I had one of those shaving accidents (in this case accident on purpose, how could I resist when it smells so good?), it didn't taste so nice, and made my mouth feel funny.



Excellent, and definitely something everyone should experience.

Decided to give this cream a go as i am usually a Proraso fan......I was quite surprised as the Musgo lathered really well and my Fat boy n feather combo seemed to glide across my face......



All in all a great cream....very similar to Proraso regards the packaging. I.E It comes in a tube!!



In my opinion Proraso just edges it because of it's menthol content. In saying that the Musgo smell is not , in my opinion, unpleasent.



Musgo leaves you smelling and feeling great...a nice clean type smell



I suggest this item should be tried, at least once . And i will most certainly be using it as part of my rotation

Just had the pleasure to use this fine product for the first time this morning:



Price: Not too bad for a "fine shaving cream"...



Quality: Top notch.



Scent: Unobtrusive. "Green". Clean, nice and refreshing.



Latherability: Other discussions prepared me for non-explosive lather due to the high lanolin content. I was still quite happy with the thick lather I was able to produce on my face.



Efficacy: Absolutely. Smooth gliding, never a feeling of dryness.



Moisturizing Properties: So much so that I over ASB'd because I'm not used to a cream producing so much moisture.



Packaging: Simple, old world elegant without feeling too outdated or too pretentious.

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Picked up a tube of this stuff in NYC for $9...All I can say is that it may have been the best 9 bucks I've spent on shaving products yet!



Price: 9 dollars for this shaving cream...can't beat that



Quality: Seems somewhat thinner than some of the other creams I have used, but it may just be me. Definitely thinner than Proraso, maybe slightly thinner than stuff from a Taylor tube as well. Regardless, the product itself produces very well.



Scent: Gotta agree with everyone else here. Very "fresh" scent, and does smell somewhat like grass. If you were looking for a good scent the smells of spring, and don't want something floral, this would be a good cream to use.



Latherability: It's up there with the best. The pictures from the other posts show you what kind of lather you can get from this product. It's also got a nice slick feeling to it, so you know as it is being applied that it will treat your face well.



Efficacy: A little goes a long way, ensuring that you get good value for the amount of product you purchase.



Moisturizing: Felt great on the face. I didn't experience any noticeable dragging from the razor, or post shave irritation, so a thumbs to Musgo on this one.



Packaging: Metal tube in a box. Think Proraso from Target. You get the idea.



Overall, a great product. I'll be keeping this in the rotation for sure!

I just got this stuff this morning and waited all day to shave till tonight, lather was nice,smell was great, But it didn't seem to lube as well as other creams to get a nice smooth ride with the razor.



Over all a good cream for the money very worth adding to your stack of creams Also got there body cream with the shaving cream, I used on my face after shaving very nice on my face not dry at all.

I adore Musgo Real. I'm very smell-sensitive and I cannot tolerate quite a few of the premium creams that seem to be cologne based. However I truly love the scent of Musgo - smells like an old barber shop to me. It lathers great and a little goes a long way. One of my top three.

Tried some Musgo from QED. Have previously used Caswell-Massey Sandalwood soap, MamaBear, Col Conk, Proraso, and Taylor Avocado. Before that - have tried darn near everything in can and several shaving oils [along with my cartridge razors] All of the other products had some aspect that made them less than perfect for me - usually something in them stings my skin, some of them weren't lubricating enough. To be fair, my skin is horribly sensitive and usually a wreck so sometimes just plain air burns my face. This Musgo felt very soothing and calming from first application, several hours later my skin still feels very smooth and calm. No other shaving product has done that for me. Shaving Nirvana!

Price: I think I paid about $10 for this on classicshaving.com - not the very cheapest out there, but well worth it, because...



Quality: No preservatives. That's good. Lanolin - a nice touch. Very economical, too. An easy 10.



Scent: Definitely old-school, though not as aggressively so as (say) Proraso. Pleasantly refreshing, and won't clash with other products (though I haven't tried it with e.g. lime SF, maybe that would be a bad idea).



Latherability: Whips up a great lather from a little smudge. A great lather to work with - someone said "forgiving" - keep whipping and it will produce a slick lather even if you overwatered it. In other words, hard to mess up.



Efficacy: Superslick lather, cools gently without burning or tingling unpleasantly. Cushions really well, great glide - easy shaves!



Moisturizing properties: I don't really expect a shaving cream to moisturize that much, but this leaves me feeling happy and quite comfortable even before applying ASB.



Packaging: A box with a metal tube in in. I don't normally mind metal tubes, though my current one seems to bend in the wrong places and spit out too much cream on opening it. Probably my fault.



Overall: Other creams deliver good shaves, but none (that I have tried) is as enjoyable to use as Musgo Real, and has delivered such consistently excellent and comfortable BBS shaves.

Every wet shaver should have a tube of this in their shaving cream cache.



Q: What smells like a freshly mowed lawn on a lazy summer? A: Musgo.



The smell is wonderful and the shaves are sweet and always pleasurable.



The tube is even beautiful and classy.



A little dab will do 'ya and give you nice, peaceful moments of good shave time.



Gotta have it.

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Robert
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Futur/GEM G-bar/'59 Fatboy/Merkur Slant
Bolanzo/Big Ben Blue/Trig Silver Edge/Treet single
Proraso Red, Nancy Boy (duh) and 50+ others
and counting...
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"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious." -- Oscar Wilde

I finally got a tube of this stuff and I love it. The scent, lather, smoothness- everything about it is superb.

I've started massaging a small amount into my beard while I shower and it really softens the hairs. I also apply a tiny amount with my fingers in between passes (after rinsing and before lathering up my face again). Gives me a close, ouch-free shave (or it helps me... most of my ouches are my own fault).



If you haven't tried this cream, I highly recommend it. Even if it doesn't become your favorite, it's worth having around as an occasional alternative.

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Lately, due to the harsh winter weather, I've been in search of a cream that will not leave my face feeling as if sandpaper has been dragged all over it. This morning, I received my tube of Musgo Real from QED and I have to say that I think I will be using this stuff until the snow thaws!



It lathered as good as any other cream/soap that I have used, and my face feels better today than it has in weeks. This stuff gave me a nice close shave and it didn't leave my skin feeling dry.



The only, and I do mean only, complaint that I have about this stuff is the smell. It is something close to wet grass and is really not enjoyable, IMHO. Luckily, the smell disappears shortly after you rinse it.



I am definitely a convert to Musgo Real!

This is a great cream that is also pretty cheap at about $10 per tube. As with other Lafco products, this is premium quality. I enjoy the Musgo scent....some do not, ir is the type of scent that I find has grown on me quickly. This the package claims this can be used brushless but I haven't tried that. Lathering is simple and is very quick and effortless. Because this contains lanolin some may get a slight reaction...personally I do not. I find this cream to be very slick and provides a great surface to shave on. I highly recommend this cream as well as the balsam.