I was in a local department store yesterday and noticed a jar of Kiehl's Lite Flite Shaving Cream For The Brush in the men's toiletries section. It was the only brush cream they carried. I had never heard of it. I opened a jar and found it to be a soft cream with no detectable scent. Curiosity got the better of me and I bought it.
When I got home, I checked out the reviews in the forum and found it had gotten rather "blah" reviews and not many people liked the scent.
I tried it this morning and boy, was I surprised! I bowl lathered a brushful of it and still could not detect a strong scent. As soon as I lathered my face, I could feel the menthol and eucalyptus but it was not nearly as strong as Proraso. The lather was rich and plentiful. I did a 3 pass shave (with the grain, across the grain and touch-up) with an EJ89L wih a derby blade on it's third shave. The lather performed exceptionally well throughout the entire shave.
After I finished, i noted I had gotten an exceptionally close shave and, more importantly, my skin was well moisturized and not "tight" as I tend to get with a lot of other products. The jar said the cream contained some lavender but I was unable to detect the scent.
I have a lot of soaps/creams and I like almost all of them. This one was a little pricey at $18 but I think it was well worth it based on my experience. Most of the reviews in our review forum have some age to them and I was wondering if anyone had a more recent experience with this cream.
When I got home, I checked out the reviews in the forum and found it had gotten rather "blah" reviews and not many people liked the scent.
I tried it this morning and boy, was I surprised! I bowl lathered a brushful of it and still could not detect a strong scent. As soon as I lathered my face, I could feel the menthol and eucalyptus but it was not nearly as strong as Proraso. The lather was rich and plentiful. I did a 3 pass shave (with the grain, across the grain and touch-up) with an EJ89L wih a derby blade on it's third shave. The lather performed exceptionally well throughout the entire shave.
After I finished, i noted I had gotten an exceptionally close shave and, more importantly, my skin was well moisturized and not "tight" as I tend to get with a lot of other products. The jar said the cream contained some lavender but I was unable to detect the scent.
I have a lot of soaps/creams and I like almost all of them. This one was a little pricey at $18 but I think it was well worth it based on my experience. Most of the reviews in our review forum have some age to them and I was wondering if anyone had a more recent experience with this cream.
