Yes! La Toja is a top favorite. I still have two tubes of cream and 8 sticks in the cabinet. Sadly, it is no longer being made.La Toja is my favorite cream or stick
Yes! La Toja is a top favorite. I still have two tubes of cream and 8 sticks in the cabinet. Sadly, it is no longer being made.La Toja is my favorite cream or stick
Luckily I have a lifetime supply of cream and sticksYes! La Toja is a top favorite. I still have two tubes of cream and 8 sticks in the cabinet. Sadly, it is no longer being made.
There are better products out there for certain. Proraso isn't my favorite, by a long shot.I’ve been complaining about my own purchase of Proraso’s product line all week on here lol. I fell for the online hype and purchased the pre-shave, shaving cream in a tube, lathering bowl, brush, alum bar, and aftershave. My counter is so cluttered, it’s ridiculous. I’ve had multiple shaves with it all and none of it adds any value to my shave in the slightest. It wasn’t closer. It wasn’t smoother shaving. There wasn’t less irritation.
I don’t even like the scent. Both the pre-shave and aftershave make my eyes water from the minty-smelling fumes and the alum bar leaves my skin dry and sticky.
I’ll try this ridiculous suite of products for another couple weeks to give them all a fair shot, but I’ll ultimately return to shaving cream in a can (smeared with fingers) and dispense with the other needless products and rituals.
I may try a Nivea balm for sensitive skin after this little fiasco but that’s it.
Limiting this little hobby (if you want to call it that) to trying different razors and the occasional blade sample pack is all one needs if their main driver is performance rather than ritual and fragrance. The rest, in my opinion, is consumer psychology at play.
Put more in a bowl....add a bit of water and let it sit there 5min. Use a synthetic brush and agitate....a lot....add more water as needed.I am in the minority here but hear me out.
Two years ago, when I gave DE shaving a go, the Proraso Green and the White were amongst the creams I tried. Neither one impressed me and I gave them away to a friend. Fast forward to today (and after rejoining DE shaving six months ago), I had to revisit Proraso - especially after reading all the positive reviews. I was also convinved my memory served me incorrectly.
So I bought a bunch (all tubes expect the wood and spices). My brother who never tried wanted some so I ordered extra. Upon arrival, I squeezed some of the Green in a bowl and swirled. It's so light and airy that Proraso could do without a brush. Proraso even has a video clip on their website of a guy applying the cream on his face after rubbing it in his hands. Anyway.
I'll skip the shaving details and will go straight to my opinion: from the lather, to the performance to the scent, it felt like an industrial canned gel/foam.
All of which leaves me scratching my head. What is the hype about? Is it the history of the brand, the accessibility of the product, the cheaper cost ($10 here and couple/few € across the pond) in relation to the result it provides, etc?
I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Gentlemen, I do consider Proraso as the finest shaving cream in the world and the Gold Standard to which I compare anything else. Today it is much warmer, hence I had to pull out the Ever-Green.
If you don't use pre shave , what's your prep? Hot shower?pre-shave creams, no one needs that stuff for proper wetshaving
Not. Arko, definitelyAnyone that doesn't like Proraso can send the nasty stuff to me, and I'll dispose of it for you. (A little at a time)
Shower or splash hot water on face. Sometimes a few drops of Jojoba oil.If you don't use pre shave , what's your prep? Hot shower?
That "wood and spice" yellow has been discontinued.Back to the main topic What's the hype about Proraso? It simply works, delivers great results, allows for seasonal combinations, like the Red+Yellow one on the pic and adds some Italian manliness to our shaving routine... Greetings!
In my part of the world a lot of products from the yellow series are still available, @Wolffer Montauk, via online stores. Most of these are beard-care related, this balm as well as the AS splash, but unfortunately not the shaving cream.That "wood and spice" yellow has been discontinued.
Shame.
I wanted that After Shave Balm.
But, Proraso Red and Green are my favorites.