Ward's Reviews - C.O Bigelow Premium Shave Cream

[rward086]

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? 9/10

Overall: 8.8/10

[parksie]

Thanks for the great review! 

[R o b 6]

Great review! Sounds like it's worth a try.

[Mikekoz13]

Nice review.... and now on my "To Try" list........

[Tyler]

I'll have to try it out as well!

[RyanJP]

That's definitely old school and one of the best.

[rward086]

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.

[R o b 6]

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!

[xnewyawka]

rward, do you need to use a shaving mug and brush when applying this cream?

[rward086]

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...

[xnewyawka]

Thanks, ward. I don't own a brush, but may try it in the future.   

[TANK25]

Good post,I have to give it a try

[rward086]

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!

[R o b 6]

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!

[jasonfieber]

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.