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Ward's Reviews - C.O Bigelow Premium Shave Cream by rward086 on 29 Mar, 2009 16:40
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So after becoming obsessed with shaving, forming a new favorite hobby, I've been buying and trying any shave product I can afford and get my hands on. While shopping at Bath and Body Works with my girlfriend, I stumbled upon C.O Bigelow Premium Shave Cream. I went home and did some research before I came back and bought it. In a nutshell, C.O Bigelow bought out Proraso shaving cream; which is a famous 'old school' shave cream people rave about on wet-shaving forums like TheShaveDen.com. Here is my review after using it.
Ease of lathering: I've never used a premium shave cream till now. I've used Headslick, Bald Guyz Gel, Citizen Smooth, Pinuad and countless aerosol creams. I squeezed a pea sized amount of cream out of the tube (a genius way of storing shave cream) into a shave mug and worked my brush for about 2 minutes, adding water throughout. I ended up with a simply amazing and luxurious lather that lasted throughout my shave. I now know what a real lather is!
Life span of lather: Once I built up the proper lather, I didn't need to add anymore water while shaving my head and face. Very good!
Moisturizing: I'd have to say this was neutral. I didn't notice any good or bad difference.
Lubrication: Smooth, smooth, smooth. Enough said.
How protective?: By the quality of lather and lack of irritation after the shave, I'd rate this very high.
Scent: There is a hint of eucalyptus in the cream. I found it very refreshing, although I'm more of a fresh citrus or coconut scent kind of guy though.
Price: I paid ONLY $5 for the tube. Simply amazing for the quality of this shave cream.
Would you buy again?: More than likely.
Ease of lathering - 10/10
Life span of lather - 10/10
Moisturizing - 6/10
Lubrication - 8/10
How protective? - 9/10
Scent - 8/10
Price - 10/10
Would you buy again? 9/10Overall: 8.8/10
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#1 by parksie on 29 Mar, 2009 17:51
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Thanks for the great review!
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#2 by R o b 6 on 29 Mar, 2009 18:30
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Great review! Sounds like it's worth a try.
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#3 by Mikekoz13 on 30 Mar, 2009 05:54
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Nice review.... and now on my "To Try" list........
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#4 by Tyler on 30 Mar, 2009 13:07
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I'll have to try it out as well!
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#5 by RyanJP on 30 Mar, 2009 13:33
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That's definitely old school and one of the best.
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#6 by rward086 on 30 Mar, 2009 15:36
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This shave cream has given me some of the best shaves ever. Today I made a 'super-lather' with Williams shave soap. It was nothing short of incredible.
For those of you who haven't heard of a super-lather.
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#7 by R o b 6 on 31 Mar, 2009 09:28
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This shave cream has given me some of the best shaves ever. Today I made a 'super-lather' with Williams shave soap. It was nothing short of incredible.
For those of you who haven't heard of a super-lather.
That video shows some serious technique to master...thanks for posting. Have to give the Super-Lather a try! -
#8 by xnewyawka on 04 Apr, 2009 09:50
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rward, do you need to use a shaving mug and brush when applying this cream?
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#9 by rward086 on 04 Apr, 2009 09:56
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I'd say it's highly recommended. It's a luxury shave cream that comes in a squeeze tube, made for brush lathering. You'd waste the tube if you didn't use a brush to lather it. It only takes a pea sized amount to generate enough lather for 3 passes on your head and two on your face...
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#10 by xnewyawka on 04 Apr, 2009 11:07
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Thanks, ward. I don't own a brush, but may try it in the future.
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#11 by TANK25 on 04 Apr, 2009 15:33
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Good post,I have to give it a try
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#12 by rward086 on 04 Apr, 2009 19:05
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Thanks, ward. I don't own a brush, but may try it in the future.
I'm using El Cheapo boar from Walmart that put me back about $7
It does the job considering I'm a beginner. Give it a try! -
#13 by R o b 6 on 04 Apr, 2009 19:09
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I'm using El Cheapo boar from Walmart that put me back about $7
It does the job considering I'm a beginner. Give it a try!
LOL. I have the same one. Works just fine! -
#14 by jasonfieber on 04 Apr, 2009 23:15
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I bought a tube of this a couple months ago and went through the whole thing. I usually use a shaving oil base (3 drops) and then Headslick over the top of that...usually a pea sized amount. I decided to buy this as a change of pace and can agree that this stuff is top notch. I didn't bother with the lather as half my hair is gone from laser treatments, I just used a pea sized amount on top of shaving oil and rubbed it in pretty good. It's two thumbs up.