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Post by wchnu on Jan 11, 2014 16:10:45 GMT -6
I bought some of this brushless cream in a pump bottle. This stuff whips up great with a brush. It feels wonderful on my face too. The price is right also. Whoop!! I recommend this one.
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Post by ShadowsDad on Jan 12, 2014 23:33:04 GMT -6
I've had a bottle for quite awhile, used it just this morning in fact. It's a really good performing cream. Not expensive either and made right here in the USA.
The only problem I have with it is I have so many creams, croaps, and soaps that I forget it's there in my rush to get to something else and the wad in the spout dries. Today I had to poke the spout open and dig out the dry cream.
I do have an excuse for not using it more frequently though. I'm trying to use up products that are good, just not good enough for me to replace. I want them out of my cabinet. So I pass over the better products to use up the others. Sunday I allow myself use of any product in the cabinet, hence the use of KMF for Sundays shave.
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Post by birdlives on Jan 13, 2014 13:01:07 GMT -6
Thanks Fuzzman...A 'Whoop' review from you is good enough for me...I'll try it!!... And 'SD', seeing it as one of your 'better products' sure puts it on my short list of things to try...
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Post by sleddog on Jan 13, 2014 22:45:31 GMT -6
I'm a KMF fan, I have tried 3 different flavors and all have out performed their price. I buy the 100ml tubes as they are perfect for carry on luggage, are cheap and easy to replace if I forget it in my travels. I am actually out of stock right now, I will have to pick up another tube when I run out of my Old Spice tube that is in my travel bag now
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Post by wchnu on Jan 13, 2014 22:56:55 GMT -6
I agree. This one outperforms it 's price.
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Post by michaeld on Jan 16, 2014 12:59:22 GMT -6
I've used it in the past with great results. My granddaughters use it brushless for shaving their legs and say it's great for that
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Post by RobinK on Jan 16, 2014 13:14:44 GMT -6
It's a bit overpriced in Europe. However, we have Groomed Shave Cream Moisture Zone. If you're in the UK, get one from your nearest ASDA at GBP 3 for 200ml. I am quite certain that it's the same cream as St James of London (the product line, not the TOBS cream). Both made by Creightons, and we all know what that means in terms of quality to be expected.
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Post by ShadowsDad on Jan 16, 2014 22:20:47 GMT -6
No doubt anything that comes to us from across the pond is overpriced compared to products that only get thrown across the Channel or made domestically. It's something we had to live with in the US for quite some time, but now we have some decent creams and soaps being made right here. Comparing domestic items to european, the european seem overpriced for us. Some are very reasonably priced though. The discontinued Klar Seifen Kabinett was one. Just a fantastic performer for the amount received versus the price. I got mine for $18.
I tried to get some deVergulde Hand into the States not too long ago, and if I remember correctly the break even price (no one can sell anything at the break even price and stay in business) would been near $5 for a container of it. The purchase price wasn't bad, it was the shipping. I was going to include a container of it in with my aftershaves, but for $5 per I simply couldn't do it.
It boggles my mind that ARKO (irregardless of whether or not someone likes it or hates it) can be shipped from Turkey and still sell for near $1 per stick when bought in bulk over here. Or at least it was available for that at one time.
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Post by RobinK on Jan 17, 2014 14:08:16 GMT -6
Shipping can be a bit of a killer, as can be general importers. You can pick up Scottish Fine Soaps' shaving soap for something like GBP 3 locally, and shipping in bulk would not make it that much more expensive on the continent, yet it retails for €9 (roughly three times the local price) or thereabouts. The reason I mentioned Groomed! is that I have the strong suspicion that it really is St James in a tacky tub. And St James is one of the most underrated shaving creams around. It will give any shaving cream I know - except the exceptionally good, manufactured ones like Alvarez Gómez, Esbjerg, or Castle Forbes - a run for its money. St James also comes in a classy glass jar with tin lid, which is even more surprising given its price. I know that some people tried to import KMF because it's good a good reputation in the States, but in my opinion, it is no match at all for the similarly priced low budget Creightons products. Arko is a good one. It was the first shaving soap I ever tried, and its scent made me switch immediately. But it is a good soap. Never fret that you didn't manage to get a decent price for De vergulde Hand because it really isn't all that great. If you want something from Europe that is reasonably priced and hand made, I would go for Savonnerie du bon Berger (France), Dr K Soap Company (Ireland), Calani Seifenmanufaktur (Germany), Haslinger Rasierseife (Austria) or - of course, Esbjerg (once they re-launch their much improved soap). All organic, all hand made, all affordable, none hyped or overpriced (like Martin de Candre). The trick with shipping is to use a haulage contractor rather than UPS or DHL. That typically requires an arrangement with the manufacturer and some patience (because ship instead of plane), but the ends justify the means, right?
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