TOBS usage

[blindmouse]

This morning I tried a sample of DRH Windsor, after using a few tubs of TOBS. I applied the same amount I would if I were using TOBS. I found myself adding more, and more water, until in the end I looked like a soap factory disaster survivor. The lather was crazy.

Have you found that you need to use more TOBS cream then, say, Trumpers or DRH?

[SuperChris]

I don't need to use much TOBS at all to great a large amount of lather, I normally just dip the tips of my brush and get enough lather for 4 or 5 passes. YMMV of course.

[cnnc97]

I haven't tried a DRH cream, but I have several TOBS varieties and have not noticed using more cream than anything else I have tried.

[CHSeifert]

This morning I tried a sample of DRH Windsor, after using a few tubs of TOBS. I applied the same amount I would if I were using TOBS. I found myself adding more, and more water, until in the end I looked like a soap factory disaster survivor. The lather was crazy.

Have you found that you need to use more TOBS cream then, say, Trumpers or DRH?

I currently own 5 TOBS (Avocado, Sandalwood, MR Taylor, Jermyn Street and Barber Shop) and 4 DR Harris (Windsor, Arlington, Marlborough, Almond) and I do find that I need to use 50% more product of my TOBS than I need to use of my DR Harris - only the TOBS Jermyn Street is almost similar to DR Harris in that I only have to use a little less product.

I also don't get the same high quality lather from my TOBS as I get from my DR Harris, the TOBS are still VERY fine shaving creams, but my DR Harris is close to outstanding, and I honestly rank them above my 2 pot of Castle Forbes (Lavender & Lime) if I look at shaving performance only. Scent wise the CF are a notch better, although Windsor & Arlington are outstanding too in this regard.

I feel that both AOS creams and DR Harris creams get little to no love on these boards, while I find both my 4 pots of AOS and my 4 pots of DR Harris to be TOP NOTCH shaving creams - only beaten by my Italien trio - Acca Kappa 1869, Acqua di Parma, Santa Maria Novella and the Domenica Caraceni manufactured Xpec.

YMMV and of course it often does.....

To be honest - I feel that more routine I get in dealing with shaving creams the more success do I get in getting at least a fine shave even with very cheap low budget shaving creams........ I think can get at least an adequate shave with a lousy shaving cream these days