Top Performing Creams

[skleice]

OK B&B...I know it's tough, but I'm asking you to put aside any scent considerations and give a tip of your hat to your top performing creams. Which cream gives you the most cushion, slickness, and protection to give you the closest and irritation free shave on a regular basis?

[JetsMets#1fan]

Acca Kappa 1869 and Omega 46001... I've tried those 2 plus TOBS, Truefitt and Hill, Cella, Razorock, Pre de provence soap and VDH lux and deluxe soaps and those 2 give me the best/closest shaves with a very slick lather, good cushion and leave my face feeling supple. AK is the best of the 2 but omega is not too far behind, performance wise. I cant believe how that cream doesnt get a lot of love around here while TOBS is so overrated, again all of this is subjective but TOBS is the worse cream I've tried so far, it smells good tho.

[johnh]

I like Simpsons cream. Really formidable lather from this cream. Quite new I think. It's unscented, so scent is not a consideration for me with this.

[Gingerbread]

For me, it's Proraso - whether it's the old green or new red.

[Bigsurprise]

QCS makes a cream that is top shelf in my books.

[Isaac]

I Coloniali cream. This stuff is amazing. I do not want to jinx anything, but I am always irritation free. It is a very moisturizing cream, and is slick. It provides just the right amount of cushion for straight shaving.

[neilz4]

Since it hasn't been mentioned, GFT Coconut. Its got a lighter, sweeter coconut smell and this cream has honestly afforded me my best shaves to date.

[heybatter]

Castle Forbes

[SmoovD]

If I could only choose one shaving cream it have to be Al's. The lather created by Al's is dense and slick. I have received nothing but stellar shaves when Al's has been in the mix.

QCS, AK and eShave are a few others that I enjoy. In the bargain realm, Proraso, Arko, Speick and Wars are priced well below their performance levels.

[skleice]

After trying many creams, these are head and shoulders above the rest in terms of performance:

Nancy Boy Signature - great thick, protective lather and the price is right.
Trumpers Coconut - this stuff really lives up to the hype. It might just be my top pick.
Castle Forbes Lavender or Lime - I might give a slight edge to the lavender, but both are fantastic.

I've had QCS on the radar for a bit, but haven't gotten around to it. I think I'll wait til next summer to order some Vostok. From what I've read lately, I think I need to add Acca Kappa 1869 to the list.

[BigBull]

+1 for Trumpers Coconut
AOS anything
Bigelow/Proraso

[CFSoto]

OK B&B...I know it's tough, but I'm asking you to put aside any scent considerations and give a tip of your hat to your top performing creams. Which cream gives you the most cushion, slickness, and protection to give you the closest and irritation free shave on a regular basis?

For me,without doubt,the top 4 overall performing creams have been: 1)CF Lime 2)GFT Coconut 3)DR Harris Arlington 4) T+H Ultimate Comfort (And I have to throw in Acqua di Parma.

Craig

[menghai]

I have to say that Musgo Real original consistently gives me my best shaves.

[TonyJ]

Anthony logistics

[Joey Anton]

I would have to go with CF Lavender. It has given me the best shave yet, and left my face feeling soft. Some others seem to dry my skin out a touch.

[attime6]

Any AOS cream.

[awa54]

As far as *tube* creams go I have only tried a few, but several of those are at least semi-classics. I'd rate them as follows:

Bigelow/Proraso, #1 for quality of shave and ease of use, scent is nothing special but inoffensive and crisp.

Musgo Real, #2 performance, also easy to get great lather with, scent is very interesting and I like it, but probably not for everyone.

Tabac, #3 in performance and with noticeably less cushion than the previous two, still a decent shave though, I like the scent of this one as well, but certainly not for everyone.

Speick, Tied for #3 in performance with Tabac, my favorite scent of any cream in a tube, picks up a little extra cushion when lathered in concert with the Speick shave stick, but still not as good a shave as Proraso.

Provence Sante green tea, dead last by a wide margin....this stuff is awful, lame lather, poor cushion and a downright uncomfortable shave, the scent isn't bad, but I can't use it to shave with...glad I only bought a sample size portion!

If you want to add "cream" soaps that come in a tub, then the Omega would take over the #2 position for performance though it's not my favorite fragrance. Also RazoRock Cocoa would be in the same range with the Tabac/Speick performance grouping, it's super slick but doesn't cushion as well as the best, I also get much more almond in the scent than cocoa.

I don't consider soft soaps to be in the cream category (if you can't easily scoop a dollop of it out of the tub on a fingertip then it's a soap not a cream IMO), so several of my favorites are not included in this list.

[njpaddy]

Which cream gives you the most cushion, slickness, and protection to give you the closest and irritation free shave on a regular basis?

Cyril R Salter. I get better shaves with Salter than CF, Taylor, Trumper, Harris, AoS and Simpsons new one. Some of Salter's scents I don't like, but they all perform great.

[Rivguy]

The Castle Forbes line is the top performer for me along with GFT coconut and Violet. I also think that the T&H creams that I have used are top performers. I also think that the TOBS line of creams are great performers at a good price.

Regards,

Doug

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[musicman1951]

Castle Forbes Lavender is my #1, closely followed by CF Lime. AK 1869 in the tub is very nice and inexpensive. T&H makes a very high quality cream, with ultimate comfort as my first choice. For the price I don't think you can go wrong with Razorock.

[Wildalaska]

I have tried virtually every brand of cream. The tops are Penhaligons, Floris, T&H and Trumpers. All the rest are also rans

[nannahill]

Trumper's, AoS and Proraso.

[Burnside]

QCS, Green Irish Tweed Type. I love the fragrance of this soft soap.

[Dirk-Lerxst-Pratt]

Nancy Boy, T&H.

[ir3e971]

AOS Ocean Kelp
Proraso Sandalwood (Tried TOBS, but could not live with the strong scent)

[FL shaver]

Tabac. Densest cream I've tried. Most protective and moisturizing cream I've tried. I rank Musgo and Erasmic creams highly, too. Proraso is fantastic. Castle Forbes has gotten plenty of mention here deservedly. AOS, GFT, and the T&H offerings are very effective and enjoyable, but I don't think their lathers are quite as protective as the others, despite great slickness.

[Acmemfg]

Spieck does a good job.
Arko cream ranks up there as well

[winston61]

really pretty much any cream. I combine a smear of some cream on my face then lather with my arko puck. I can get Derby cream for $1.65 a tube.