Esquire : The 14 Best Shaving Creams to Buy Right Now
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You mean the 14 overpriced (except proraso) shaving creams made by first world countries for first world customers?
I think people should just stop buying those overpriced european stuff and get the cheaper and equally awesome creams from india.
I think people should just stop buying those overpriced european stuff and get the cheaper and equally awesome creams from india.
Funny thing is “14 best” can be done by 100 other websites and you’ll get maybe 20 different creams among them all. Most companies pay to have their name included in the “best” list.
Certainly don’t ask B&B what the 14 “best” creams are. You’ll get a whole lot more than 20 different answers.
Certainly don’t ask B&B what the 14 “best” creams are. You’ll get a whole lot more than 20 different answers.
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A completely random bunch. They at least could of divided them into a couple basic categories.
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Not only India. There are many other countries that make wonderful creams at low prices - Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Egypt, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, etc'...
Never saw the Le Labo before. Anyone ever tried it?
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I have the Le Labo cream and balm. Cream is really sort of ordinary, middle of the road performance, generic cologne scent. I was expecting something special in the scent department and didn’t get it. The balm performs a bit better according to most reviewers, same scent.
I’ll try to get it out in the next couple of days and post in the SOTD for straight razors.
I’ll try to get it out in the next couple of days and post in the SOTD for straight razors.
That seems like a really arbitrary list. I mean who decides what "best" means? I was surprised to see them including Barbasol and some fairly inexpensive ones in their list.
Making lists is pretty low-quality journalism, though. They could do better, like actually showing people how to choose for themselves.
Making lists is pretty low-quality journalism, though. They could do better, like actually showing people how to choose for themselves.
Nope.
I always like reading lists like this because you never know what will "randomly" be included, and it's interesting to see various price points and brands (from less than $2 Barbasol canned goo to $34 Le Labo).
When something catches my eye, I'll do further research and maybe ask around.
I'd love to try stuff from various countries, the major problem is finding out about them and the distribution process.
When something catches my eye, I'll do further research and maybe ask around.
I'd love to try stuff from various countries, the major problem is finding out about them and the distribution process.
I can think of at least 20 creams better than any on this list. And yes, including The Art Of Shaving, Proraso and Cremo
Can you name some items so we can look into purchasing? I've seen a few creams from India but haven't seen where I can purchase. Thanks.
I've never used it, but I'd hardly consider Creemo (@ $5.44) overpriced in (m)any markets around the world. Half the price of the Proraso shown, and a bit more in volume so the price is even better. There are 4 products cheaper than Proraso on the list.
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Its the US Esquire, so they are making a list of creams readily available in the US. The UK version will be different to that, and any other versions of Esquire from other countries/regions.
And $10 for Proraso is overpriced compared to what we get it for in Europe!
I would never pay 10$ for Proraso. Don't know how you boys over at the US spend so much when you buy all the hyped artisans for 13-15.
I never put any stock in lists like this.
Although inexpensive, Barbasol in actually a decent product. Barbasol Extra Moisturizing is the only canned product I would consider using. It certainly does not compare with a top tier soap, but it will give a satisfactory shave.
I'm not defending that list but Esquire tend to always show products for various budgets, which is fair enough as not everyone reading will have the budget for more upmarket creams and there are some very good budget friendly creams they could have used like Palmolive and RSC.
I agree that lists are lazy journalism, but they can be useful at times. I've spotted some non-shaving products in their UK lists and use them regularly now (Jack Black, Kiehls, L'Occitane and Clinique for men products). However, I have learned since getting into wet-shaving that it's a rather specialist subject and not one that the mainstream fashion/grooming magazines tend to cover. That was one of the reasons I joined B&B, to get that specialist knowledge from everyone!
The kind of people who are aware of artisan soap don’t generally pay $10 for Proraso. We have bought it for lower prices when it’s found discounted, such as the four tubes of cream I paid $3-$5 each for, but we can’t get it as cheaply as Europeans can because it’s not imported in large enough quantities for bulk pricing and labeling.
