150g Eton College Shaving Cream Bowl

I’ve been wet shaving all my life. Though I just called it “shaving”, and didn’t know there was any other way. Started as most do: Barbasol and a Mach 3. And I hated shaving. I’d go with a week of growth frequently. Shaving was something to be done as quickly as possible, a necessity of the male persuasion unworthy of thought. Then I discovered double-edge razors and have never looked back. A review of the scents from left to right follows: * Sandalwood: My first. Your first. When you hear about or are recommended TOBS, Sandalwood is almost always mentioned. As it’s name implies, it possesses a strong sandalwood scent which cannot be described. If you’ve smelled the wood, then you know. I won’t mess with a winning formula—if you can only get one, get Sandalwood and decide for yourself. * Tobacco Leaf: As an infrequent cigar and pipe smoker I was eager to try this. The smell of tobacco leaves is so unique, but is not present in large amounts here. Still pleased, as it’s best described as earthy smells which fellow smokers will love. If you’re thinking of cigarettes or an ashtray, get those obscene thoughts out of your head. Mild, mellow, and earthy. * Royal Forest: When I think of a forest, I don’t typically think of an apple orchard. Strongest scent here is Apple, and green/Granny Smith if I had to hazard a guess. Still slightly earthy, but “brighter” than Tobacco Leaf. Refreshing, crisp apple. * Rose: Some will ignore this and sorely miss out. My favorite scent bar none. If you’ve walked by rose bushes from afar and smelled the slight aroma as bees pollinate on a crisp spring morning you know the scent. The scent is slight. Some may enjoy that and not want to be buffeted by overpowering scents. Be forewarned though that some cannot smell it: one person I’ve asked said try as they might they get nothing but clean soap smell. In an environment of post-Covid anosmia, if you’ve trouble discerning scents you may have to skip it. Look to more powerful scents: Sandalwood or Cedarwood. * Peppermint: I’m a fan of a mentholated shave, especially in warmer months. I’ll go 100% cold some days, finishing with a mentholated rub. This is not like that. Don’t worry if you can’t take the cold, this is cool only. Focus on the peppermint. It smells like candy canes and is slightly cool only, making for a pleasant refreshing shave. Some have said it’s not strong enough. I believe they have expectations coming from highly mentholated creams or aftershaves. A solid player in the lineup for warmer months. * Cedarwood: Strong cedar scent, but still less strong than Sandalwood. Love refreshing wood smells, they’re really great for guys and give a great experience when lathering under the nose. * Eton College: Think citrus. Bright and smelling of citrus fruit. Scent is medium bodied. I cannot discern one specific type of citrus fruit. It’s not orange exactly, but also isn’t lemon or lime. It is, however, refreshing. * Platinum: I wanted to love this. Alas, it has no real scent to speak of other than clean or soapy. It’s claim to fame is it’s slickness, and I agree it does lather up to be slicker than the aforementioned, but only just. Combine that with a very mild scent with no discerning qualities and those looking for something out of the ordinary should look elsewhere. It is much softer than any of the other scents. It’s an ok soap on par with the rest, but not enough to justify $25+, when as of this writing many can be had for $17. You are in this case paying extra and getting nothing. And trust me that wasn’t a fun realization, knowing I’d just spent more on a cream that I personally like less than all the others. Part of the fun of this all is trying new things. New creams, preshaves, soaps, brushes, razors, razor blades, techniques, and aftershaves make for an infinite number of shaves. I haven’t mentioned latherability, and that’s because they’re all great. Load a brush conservatively and 150g will last a long time. Scents don’t linger very long, giving way to the aftershave’s scent and not intruding.

Dentro de los productos TOBS (Taylor of Bond Street), este en concreto, después de probar ya unos cuantos es el mejor junto con el Avocado. Todos son buenos, espuman con mucha facilidad, la cuchilla se desliza super bien y para el mí el post afeitado es correcto (hay otros mejores) pero cumple. Si quieres empezar a probar la gama TOBS, este es un buen comienzo. Si aprovechas alguna oferta, no salen tan caros. Los botes de 150 duran mucho.

A l'origine, j'ai acheté cette crème de rasage par erreur en croyant avoir commandé un savon de rasage...cette erreur a été au final une véritable bénédiction. Etant passé au rasage à l'ancienne depuis peu, je n'avais depuis lors jamais essayé une crème de rasage et je ne pense plus revenir au savon. En effet, cette crème s'avère bien plus onctueuse qu'un savon (tout en protégeant davantage la peau (je suis moins irrité en moyenne après un rasage et ma mousse monte mieux). Par ailleurs, j'aime beaucoup l'odeur de cette crème qui fait old-school et qui es très fraîche, presque jusuq'à piquer les narines (on aime ou on aime pas). Mais ce qui m'a surtout étonné est la durée de ce pot qui est assez élevée puisque je l'ai depuis plusieurs mois déjà. Franchement nickel, je recommande.

Excellent lather with lovely scent

Tiene un olor esquisto, una pequeña porción es suficiente para un rasurado, la textura varía con relación a la cantidad de agua que se le agrega, un bote me dura aproximadamente 8-10 meses (tengo como 3 años usándola) y por supuesto que protege la piel del rasurado de una manera increíble.