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Thanks for the help!
Your TWO most favorite creams
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Thanks for the help!
The best shaving cream I've ever tried is XPEC and while I've spent that much for a high end soap, I'm not interested in hitting that price point for a shave cream.
I'm very fond of Speick and Nancy Boy so those are likely my top two shave creams.
Biotique is quite good also and worth purchasing.
I'm very fond of Speick and Nancy Boy so those are likely my top two shave creams.
Biotique is quite good also and worth purchasing.
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I've only smelled it, but never used it. It smells like peppermint, which is nice, in my opinion. It's my understanding that this is the only scent they have.
T&H Ultimate Comfort and TOBS sandalwood.
Crown's preshave is possibly the best money can buy. It's expensive but lasts forever (1 pump per shave). It's so good, I have to try their cream soon.
No problem. I should point out that, performance wise, it's as good as any of the other fragranced T&H creams. They're all excellent. Choice among them really comes down to scent. My personal favorite among T&H's fragranced lines is Trafalgar, but my favorite T&H cream overall is Ultimate Comfort. In fact, it's one of my favorite creams of any brand. It's just not in my current top two, but that's a pretty arbitrary distinction.
Put me down for Marlborough and Windsor.
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Awesome! A few others have recommended ultimate comfort as well, so I'll have to check it out. Another recurring cream seems to be CF Lime, and Tabac. I don't know much about any of these, so my interest is peaked! As a side note, I have to say that I'm generally not a fan of lavender or any flowery scents, so I'm hoping these ones aren't super floral.
TOBS Eton College
Crabtree & Evelyn Moroccan Myrrh
Crabtree & Evelyn Moroccan Myrrh
IMO, natural lavender is more herbal than floral, even though the lavender plant does produce flowers. Lavender oil has a somewhat medicinal, quasi-camphoric note to it, but is more pleasant than either. I can't guarantee you'll like it, but good, natural lavender can be worlds away from the floral lavender perfumes some companies make.
CF lavender is an intense natural lavender, very high quality. The same descriptors apply to their other scents, as well - both the lime and the cedarwood/sandalwood are top flight. You really can't go wrong with any of them. Ultimate Comfort has a very light lavender scent, but it's hard to pin down specifically as lavender. I've seen people describe it as smelling like lavender, juniper, citrus, and sunshine. I just think it smells good.
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Again, thank you for the very helpful information. I'm definitely going to have to try these. It seems as though I don't have enough experience with higher quality lavender, so I'm certainly willing to give it another go.
If you have a Whole Foods or some other "natural" store in your area that sells essential oils, you can smell their lavender tester. That will give you a pretty good idea whether you like it or not.
I just bought some of the Crown pre shave and they threw in a sample of the cream. As noted above, it has a distinct peppermint scent. I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but I'll give it a go tomorrow.
Peppermint and sandalwood
I have tried over 30 creams so far.
Expensive
Any of the Truefitt and Hill - expensive but worth it. Lavender is my favorite but they all whip up easily and perform beautifully. Look at their site for descriptions. A tub lasts a long time,
Not expensive
Biotique Palmyra is an absolute steal for the money. Smells like freshly sliced green apples. It is a little runny but it does not change the performance.
Scent
Dreadnought - I love the scent and performance but am turned off by the ingredient stated to decrease hair growth. Worth getting a tub to try.
With all of the choices out there I am always looking for more recommendations. Keep them coming!
Vito
Scent
Dreadnought - I love the scent and performance but am turned off by the ingredient stated to decrease hair growth. Worth getting a tub to try.
With all of the choices out there I am always looking for more recommendations. Keep them coming!
Vito
In your "pick your top two soaps" thread I gave you 1 soap and two creams...so I will now give you 2 more creams and 1 soap (and yes, I still can't count): Sterling Naked and Smooth, B&M Unscented and Proraso White.
Santa Maria Novella, followed closely by AdP and Xpec. I know thats 3 i cant kill one of the kids 
