"Best" performing Cream?

[FreeBlues]

I imagine this sort of thread comes up every few months, but a quick search didn't turn up anything, so here it is again.

I'm looking for the very best performing cream. Scent is irrelevant, money is no object. All I'm looking for is a cream that gives the best shave possible.

Yes, I know it's all subjective, but humor me!

 

[Multum in parvo]

Easy lather, mild scents, not drying and I’m not pulling your leg! Speick cream is another one as is La Toja.

 

[macintoshBR]

+1 on Speick. Punches WAY above its price point

 

[lasta]

Palmolive, WARS any price.

But honestly: enough cream, (more than) enough water, all creams are equal. Buy for scent.

 

[ask4Edge]

AdP v3
SMN v3

 

[samasourus]

The best cream is a soap. But if you have your heart set on a cream. All Taylor of old bond street

 

[Dave himself]

TBS Macca root and Aloe doesn't get much love here. But its a really good cream IMHO.

 

[Tomo]

Acqua di Parma (yellow tub)

 

[Tomo]

Baume is right up there too.

 

[Mark Brandon Read]

Castle Forbes
Executive Shaving

 

[rbscebu]

@FreeBlues are you shaving with electric, cart, DE, SE or SR? It does make a difference you know.

 

[musicman1951]

Back when I used cream Castle Forbes was always the best. Lavender was my favorite, but the Lime was very nice, too. Ultimate Comfort was #2 for me: almost as good and cheaper.

 

[Peterv1]

There's plenty of excellent creams out there, here's some I really enjoy

A&E shaving butter vetimore
Løthur grooming tears
Ach brito mogno
Speick active
St james of london sandalwood & bergamot

 

[Chaucer]

Of those I’ve tried—

Regardless of price:
- T&H (you pick the scent)
- St. James. (ditto)
- Knightsbridge. (ditto)

At much lower price point:
- Palmolive
- Spieck

The higher-priced creams perform at higher level (slicker, easier-to-lather, faster rinse, etc., etc.). The differences are noticeable but won’t justify the price premium for many folks.

 

[emwolf]

Some of my favorites have already been mentioned, but I do like the CO Bigelow (Proraso) mentholated cream.

 

[mattps1]

I've been using Antica Barbieria Colla cream (with their pre-shave cream) recently and I've been very impressed.

Not sure how it measures up to other high-end Italian options others have quoted (SMN, AdP), but it whips the pants off my Taylors of Old Bond Street cream I've used in the past.

 

[godlike]

I find Cyril R Salter creams to be a great mix of price/slickness/ease of Lather and nice scents

 

[brucered]

If it was readily available or shipped to Canada, I'd probably alternate between Nancy Boy Signature and Proraso Blue.

Proraso Blue wins for price point, availability, convenience (metal tube).

D.R. Harris, AoS and TOBS were all good performers for me. I don't know if any formulas have changed though.

 

[karacha]

When it comes to cheap creams, I like Palmolive and Proraso. Otherwise, I find Salter creams really good.

 

[GNR]

Two that I haven’t seen mentioned that perform great are Ach Brito Lavanda and the Captain’s Choice shaving creams.

Both are readily available and inexpensive, so it’s easy to try them.