Thread: Recommend me some new cream

I was shocked at how much this stuff improved my shaves:

I only have a few creams, I usually use soap, but Castle Forbes for sure is one that I now always have in my collection

Originally Posted by Lynn

Yowza!! I still have an unopened tub of Domenico Caraceni 1913 that I can't bring myself to open or part with......

Here's my logic on that Lynn, if your not going to open it then it is the same as not having it sooo you might as well just send it to me. I think this logic is very sound.

I have two full bowls of Geo F Trumper in coconut oil. Why two bowls? Because I find it to be THAT good, definitely worth a try.

Originally Posted by WilliamDallaPorta

I have two full bowls of Geo F Trumper in coconut oil. Why two bowls? Because I find it to be THAT good, definitely worth a try.

How is the scent of their coconut? Does it smell like real coconut or is it more of the sweet candy like smell?

Taylor of Old Bond Street Rose is really nice. You need only the smallest amount to produce a really nice 'oomphy' lather very quickly...

Been using C. O . Bigelow works well and feels really nice.

Same here I have been using C. O. Bigelow shave cream I love it. Its fairly in expensive and I have rigged up a make shift scuttle. No more cols shaving cream for this guy.

I think you are doing yourself a disservice if you don't at least try the Proraso products(C. O. Bigelow is Proraso green re-branded). They are about $10 for a tube or tub if you want to try the soap. IMHO they cannot be beat at that price point. They have a sandalwood, but it is really nothing like TOBS sandalwood. For me that is a good thing, but you seem to like it quite well so as we say: YMMV. There are some other great TOBS creams. You can get a sample pack from Maggard Razors. I think Garry's sample shop has TOBS as well. You can try lots of creams for a reasonable price and you are not stuck with a bunch of creams you don't care for. Good luck.

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I'm generally a soap guy so my experience with creams is relatively limited. However the two that I can speak intelligently on is C.O. Bigelow and TOBS Eton College. I dig them both I've been promising myself for ages to have a shaving cream fest very soon. Of course the aforementioned will be in the rotation. I've also had my eye on TOBS Grapefruit, Coconut, La Toja, Spieck for quite some time . I think I'd like to spend a few months checking out some creams beginning in the Fall. Although there are undoubtedly some fine products on my list, I doubt there is any threat of any of them unseating MWF or Tabac soap as my go to. Oh yeah, and one I couldnt not mention is Cella. Although it's more a soft soap than it is a cream it is an absolutely wonderful product.

Yep live the C O but I have 3 soaps and 2 other creams, love trying the different soaps and creams.