Two T's - what to try first

[bman40]

got a lovely package from Fendrihan today:

Trumper's Almond and Coconut Cream
TOBS Avocado

Inthe words of the Pointer Sisters - "I'm so excited..."

Which to try first?

 

[mdunn]

go the coconut (and a lime aftershave/cologne if you have it)

 

[Doc4]

What, no poll?


TOBS

 

[Leche]

TOBS Avocado. I've never used Trumper's so I'm a bit biased.

 

[bythbook]

I love the Coconut Oil... but the AVOCADO is unmatched!!!!!!!


always start at "A."

 

[Tom Ford]

The coconut, I think its better than the avocado both scent and performance wise.

But YMMV

 

[barneyb]

Coconut, fantastic scent and shaves!

 

[dchasef]

Coconut = great scent & great lather, but it is hard to go wrong with any of them!

 

[insomniac]

Avocado. Probably one of the best creams for your skin.

But it's hard to go wrong.

 

[bman40]

I decided to go for the Trumper coconut this morning.

I loaded a fresh Personna Red Pack into my Red-tip SS, and went to town;

a small dab (truly almond sized) gave a super lather, and the scnt is so nice - NOT suntan lotion at all, and not sweet - just clean, light smell.

Excellent shave, and my face feels pretty darn fine today.

tomorrow is TOBS Avocado, and then Friday will be the Turmper almond cream I also picked up.

Barry

 

[mankini]

Coconut, I used it today very nice indeed

 

[English]

To be honest, you need to use just one for a while to understand and appreciate the effect it has on your skin.

Rotating them will do very little for you in terms of appreciation. Unless you find you are allergict to one of them which is not beyond possibility.

All three soaps oil a dry sensitive skin and are known to be "kind" to skin.

 

[bman40]

English - you make an excellent point.

The next three days are "I HAVE to try this new stuff... shaves", and then I'll settle down and give each of them two week run - see how they pan out.

I think I have a sensitive face - both to strong scents and sloppy technique. I picked these creams becuase of their reputations for being good for the skin.

Barry

 

[English]

I had sensitive skin for a period and I found almond oil soap was very gentle and helped with dry skin. At the time you could get a small puck from Crabtree and Evelyn, but I think they have stopped production. It was a great soap and so if they bring it back, it may be one to try

Institute Karite shea butter shaving soap comes highly recommended and you can buy it direct from France from their internet site. It's quite expensive but all good shea butter products are.

 

[hyo]

+1 for the TOBS avocado. That stuff is amazing.

 

[raffijian]

Make it easy next time. Go half and half on each side of the face, unless you have more than two to try.

 

[JaseB]

I have just tried TOBS avocado again. I had a burning sensation from it last time which put me off, but today I thought what the hell, I'll give it another go.

Glad I did!! I was definitely using too much product previously. Haven't tried trumpers, but this avocado stuff is brilliant. Hope you like it.