"best" shaving cream

Derby lavender shave cream (I got my locally, but you can get it online) is cheap as chips and produces a thick, slick lather. Nothing elaborate, just simple cream

KISS MY FACE.....If you haven't tried it...Do yourself a favor and do.

AOS Sandalwood

AOS or Proraso

Euro palmolive
La Toja
Wars from Poland

There are some great products listed here. The three mainstay creams in my rotation are;

Castle Forbes Lavender
T&H Trafalgar
Proraso (used the most now that summer in here)

alexcasdin said:

i recognize this is very subjective and variable from face to face, but i wanted to hear from veterans what your top ranked cream is. I mainly use NB and proraso and wanted to see what the highest end creams are for me to expand into. thanks.

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For many years my top 3 creams have been: Castle Forbes Lime,Trumpers Coconut and Acqua di Parma. Followed quite closely in 4th place by DR Harris Arlington. All are superb creams.

Craig

Nivea for men (sensitve) shaving gel
Smithy

XPEC Original

ltjaw said:

XPEC Original

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Where did you get yours ?
I'm running out of mine soon and need a new one, but $80 including shipment to denmark is steep, but I gotta pay what I gotta pay to get this cream as it really is pretty awesome !

Castle Forbes....undoubtedly

i only use one cream and have tried only 3, proraso red sandalwood. found a permanent love. i use mainly soaps: arko and DR harris

Musgo Real. The original stuff.

bobfarvour said:

I think for me the cheaper ones have out done the expensive ones. The expensive ones have amazing fragrances, but aside from that, I get the best performance from....

Musgo Real
Proraso
Speick

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thank you. I thought I was the only one. I sometimes use noxema, drop some in my tupperware full of arko and make some killer lather and oh sooooo slick. face does tighten after arko so aftershave is a must followed by a good moisturizer. but with noxema the oils do help. also i can drop creams in there.

My three best performing creams: AOS sandalwood, proraso red sandalwood, and TOBS sandalwood. The scent is a preference and has nothing to do with performance. I've tried Trumpers, RR, C&E, KMF, they're nothing special IMO. That being said, I get better lather from soaps than any of my creams.

Musgo Real

The best cream is the one that makes you feel like a million bucks after a shave. For me that is AoS sandalwood. I'm sure there is a better performing cream for the $$$, especially since they just raised prices, but I love the scent.

1. Dreadnought
2. Trumper Coconut
3. Penhaligon's Endymion
4. CF Lime
5. T&H Grafton
6. EJ Sea Buckthorn

Santa Maria Novella: Crema De Barba if you feel like spending $60+

Bluebeards Revenge (Dreadnought)
TOBS Jermyn Street

I'm quite new to DE shaving but I enjoy both of these very much. I recently received a TOBS sampler set from Fendrihan that they themselves put together....it's a great way to sample all the TOBS scents for a reasonable admission price