Best of the Best?

Proraso Green (or any of them really but I mainly use green). Any TOBS or D.R. Harris. There are good, cheap, options on the Indian market.

I enjoyed a sample of T&H West Indian Limes, it produced a great shave. How does that scent compare to CF Lime? To me, the T&H smelled exactly like a lime Popsicle stick, slightly artificial with a little wood thrown in. Not unpleasant, just didn't bring freshly sliced limes to mind....

Luc said:

Proraso Green (or any of them really but I mainly use green).

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I have a tub of Proraso green soap (old formula) - great stuff. It is my understanding that CO Bigelow is just re-branded Proraso. I've never tried a tube of the Proraso cream, but have gone through many tubes of the Bigelow - it's good stuff.

lmarkow said:

I also consider myself a "soap man," until I use Speick cream. Absolutely top notch lather. Great scent.

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Same here except my own cream exception is for Biotique Palmyra.

TOBS st james. Best Croap is Maggard's lime and bergemot.

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jamzdean said:

TOBS st james.

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I love this stuff.

speick.

T&H 1805
T&H "unscented", which still smelled of Lavender to me
AoS Sandalwood
AoS Ocean Kelp
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet

jamzdean said:

TOBS st james. Best Croap is Maggard's lime and bergemot.

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beginish said:

I love this stuff.

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What about the St James do you guys like so much? Do you find the lather to be superior to any other TOBS creams? I ask only because I've got a tub sitting here, unused, mostly because I'm not crazy about the scent. I want to try it, and every shave I say "today is the day" and then I use something else instead.

Convince me!

There are as many great creams as there are soaps but a few at the top of my list as "best of the best" and a place to start would be;
Castle Forbes Lavender
GTF Violet
T&H Trafalgar
Institut Karite Moisturizing
Proraso Green (menthol)

My father loves GFT Spanish Leather. The performance, ehh...ok, but scent is nice and masculine.

Castle Forbes Lime(or Lavender), XPEC(Unscented) ,Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere. And one I just acquired a couple months ago from a store here in Pasadena. Its called Antica Barbieria Colla(its an Italian cream scented with Almond). Its expensive but a superb cream,IMO.

Craig

DanOK said:

There are as many great creams as there are soaps but a few at the top of my list as "best of the best" and a place to start would be;
Castle Forbes Lavender
GTF Violet
T&H Trafalgar
Institut Karite Moisturizing
Proraso Green (menthol)

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Hello DanOK-

I'm very curious,does that GFT Violet stain your brushes badly?

Craig

Cyril Salter.

Seems to get neglected…but it is the finest of the British creams I've tried. I particularly like the Rose and the Mint.

I LOVE Antica Barbieria Colla…but that is more of a croap than a cream.

If you mean a "real" cream in a tube then I'd recommend Musbo Real. It's a true classic.

My favorite Tube creams:

Anything from Russia or Bulgaria (They make top notch creams!), especially Tet-A-Tet, Viking, Ctapt, and Everest.
Nivea from Germany
C.O. Bigelo

For me it would be XPEC unscented, GFT coconut and violet, cf Lavendar and penhaligons Blenheim bouquet.