yes it's cheap. yes it has a great lid. yes it is convenient for travel. yes it smells ok. but these are not necessarily what makes a great cream/soap for shaving - it's the lather and the resultant shave and I'm sorry to say this stuff just doesn't cut it (weak and overused pun intended).
I absolutely love the aussie Palmolive shave stick - I do not love the cream, I don't even like it and at 65gms it does not even give good value for money - vastly inferior to the Palmolive Shave Stick and also Fauldings Shave Cream both of which are also widely available (in Oz) and in the same price range.
I find the lather from this cream to be too dry thus providing insufficient lubrication for a smooth close shave. I have used it with DE (38c, hoffritz slant, progress 510 and Derby/Astra SP/Feather) and SE (g-bar and gem ptfe) and everytime I was disappointed.
the only use I will have for this in the future is to add it to a pucked stick for a superlather. on it's own I'm sorry to say I think it is a poor product - ymmv. based on the lather and shave I get from the Shave Stick I had high hopes for this cream, afterall, creams generally give a pretty moist cushiony lather...
a shame this did not live up to my expectations because I do really like the large cap and tube design, I just don't like the stuff that comes out when you squeeze it.
I absolutely love the aussie Palmolive shave stick - I do not love the cream, I don't even like it and at 65gms it does not even give good value for money - vastly inferior to the Palmolive Shave Stick and also Fauldings Shave Cream both of which are also widely available (in Oz) and in the same price range.
I find the lather from this cream to be too dry thus providing insufficient lubrication for a smooth close shave. I have used it with DE (38c, hoffritz slant, progress 510 and Derby/Astra SP/Feather) and SE (g-bar and gem ptfe) and everytime I was disappointed.
the only use I will have for this in the future is to add it to a pucked stick for a superlather. on it's own I'm sorry to say I think it is a poor product - ymmv. based on the lather and shave I get from the Shave Stick I had high hopes for this cream, afterall, creams generally give a pretty moist cushiony lather...
a shame this did not live up to my expectations because I do really like the large cap and tube design, I just don't like the stuff that comes out when you squeeze it.