Love this cream. My favorite of all the others. Slick, slick, slick.
Love this cream. My favorite of all the others. Slick, slick, slick.
Between cream and soap to me the winner is the soap in terms of overall performance. But sadly both a have a scent that is "not my cup of tea".
Have you tried many soaps/creams? I feel like tabac doesn't hold a candle to the artisan stuff.
Yes I have many, many creams, soaps not as many, mainly Stirling's, MWF, Cella, Col Conks, and a few others. My go to used to be Tobs creams, Proraso, and Real Shaving Co., which is no longer available. My trip to Pasteurs(34th st.) opened my eyes to different creams from different parts of the world. My favorite creams so far are from India and Germany. Hence, I fell in love with the scent and performance of Tabac.Have you tried many soaps/creams? I feel like tabac doesn't hold a candle to the artisan stuff.
I have not found another soap or cream that beats Tabac soap by any substantial margin in the performance category. Many come close or are equals.... I'm sure that the scent makes it or breaks it for many. I love the scent but I also feel that the soap gives a slightly slicker experience when compared to the cream of the same name. The difference is minimal though.
That being said, I have tried a lot of artisan soaps but not many high end soaps or creams. I like Castle Forbes cream, but that's about as expensive as I get. I find Castle Forbes close to equal in performance to Tabac, maybe a little less slick.
Have you tried many soaps/creams? I feel like tabac doesn't hold a candle to the artisan stuff.
IMHO, Tabac sets the gold standard for ease-of-lathering and slickness/protection. I swear it starts to lather itself as soon as I start soaking the brush! And it provides superior slickness and protection, with a long-lasting lather.Have you tried many soaps/creams? I feel like tabac doesn't hold a candle to the artisan stuff.
IMHO, Tabac sets the gold standard for ease-of-lathering and slickness/protection. I swear it starts to lather itself as soon as I start soaking the brush! And it provides superior slickness and protection, with a long-lasting lather.
My only "artisan" is Stirling Barbershop, which I just started to use...and I love it!! If -- overall -- Tabac is a 100, then my Stirling is a 93 (and getting better with each use).
For post-shave face-feel alone, I would rate the Stirling a 96 and Tabac a 90...(just for the record, the post-shave face-feel champ is MWF...100!)
My $0.02...
Yes, I do not believe I have tried any from that list. Those are pretty pricey I believe. Which of those do you think is the slickest of that bunch? Slickness is my favorite attribute and I also like strong scent as well.I've found a few that will outperform it but I would rate it up with MdC for performance but below Valorbra, Xpec, Klar Seinfen, SV and Cade. For the price it's very hard to beat.
Xpec is the slickest IMO.Yes, I do not believe I have tried any from that list. Those are pretty pricey I believe. Which of those do you think is the slickest of that bunch? Slickness is my favorite attribute and I also like strong scent as well.
thanks, I think that may be my first foray into the top shelf creams.Xpec is the slickest IMO.
thanks, I think that may be my first foray into the top shelf creams.
I've found a few that will outperform it but I would rate it up with MdC for performance but below Valorbra, Xpec, Klar Seinfen, SV and Cade. For the price it's very hard to beat.
Agree!
i have tried Speick, Van Der Hagen, Cella, Tabac and today I opened up a fresh tub of TOBS due to hype and...
the TOBS was better than the others, lathered up well, but Tabac is still the slickest and probably the gold standard,
Cremo is slicker but that is my "in a hurry slap on" cream.