| Many of those who switched to wet-shaving also | | | | still around the present day. You can find them on |
| switched to expensive shaving creams and soaps. For | | | | Ebay for a good price and if you are a little patient you |
| some, wet-shaving is like a religion that demands | | | | can score one in excellent condition for $20 or so. 5- |
| sacrifices in the form of pricey soaps, creams, brushes | | | | Omega Boar Shaving Brush. A great brush that |
| and razors (new and vintage). While I admit that most | | | | behaves like a good wine; better with time. Actually, |
| of the expensive toiletries are excellent products as | | | | there’s a perfectly logical explanation for that. With |
| well, there are some that don’t deserve the hype | | | | time, the tips of the boar bristles soften while the brush |
| and hefty price tag. The good news is that for all | | | | remains dense and relatively stiff. An outstanding brush |
| those overpriced and overrated products you also | | | | for soaps and a real bargain at about $12. 6- Col Conk |
| have some under-priced, underrated items. These are | | | | Shaving Soaps. As good as Pirate Cove soaps for |
| my picks in no particular order: | | | | creating a good lather. A little pricier though. 7- Taylor |
| 1- Valobra Stick and Soft Shaving Soaps (Creams). | | | | of Bond Street Mr Taylor Shave Cream. The best |
| Great products at a bargain price. Probably the most | | | | cologne scented shaving cream I ever tried. |
| pH neutral shaving products I have ever tried. The | | | | 8- Col. Conk Badger Shaving Brush. They are made |
| lather is amazingly thick and slick. The soft shaving | | | | by Vulfix/Progress U.K. and identical to the more |
| soap has the consistency of a cream but for some | | | | expensive Vulfix branded cousins. |
| reason Valobra wants to label it as soap. | | | | 9- French Shaving Soaps (Provence Sante, Pre de |
| 2- Merkur HD Classic, Merkur Progress and Kent | | | | Provence, Lothantique etc… ). At least as good as |
| Shave Soap. Well, not exactly underrated, but still great | | | | the British soaps. One characteristic for most of the |
| products. | | | | French soaps is that they are milder and gentler to the |
| 3- Pirate Cove Shaving Soaps. For some reason | | | | skin as compared with heavily scented British Soaps. |
| these soaps don’t get too much coverage on | | | | 10- U.S. Personna Blades. Can be found at Wal-Mart |
| wet-shaving forums. However, I found them to be one | | | | for $1.4 a 10 pack. Not the greatest blades out there, |
| of the best soaps out there. The smell is great and | | | | but cheap and convenient to buy. |
| lasting, the lather is thick and slick and finally the price is | | | | 11- If you are in Canada: JM Fraser Shaving Cream. |
| great (about $3 on Ebay, if you can find them). 4- | | | | For $10 you get 1lb. (it’s no typo, the tub contains |
| Gillette Super-Speed Tan (1950’s-1960’s | | | | 1lb.) of great shaving cream. It has a light lemon/lime |
| Super-Speed). An excellent, mild razor that doesn’t | | | | scent, produces a great lather and does a great job at |
| get much love because of its availability. Gillette made | | | | softening your beard. |
| millions of them and consequently many of them are | | | | |