What do you guys think about Caswell-Massey shave cream? My wife and daughters went to Capitola (near Santa Cruz, CA) for the weekend and came back with some Omega shave cream (smells like Proraso greem) -- for only $8! -- and some almond Caswell-Massey shave cream. I love Proraso, but hadn't heard too much good about CM.
This morning I tried to lather it, and try as I might, even adding more cream than I would with Trumper/Taylor/Coates/etc., I still couldn't get it to lather very well. I got a decent shave, but it was real work getting it to lather.
Anybody else have this experience? For the life of me, if CM lathers this poorly, surely somebody at the company would have asked them to change their formula. Or maybe I'm just doing something wrong.
Dave
p.s. The fact that my wife and daughters bought this cream for me was a real breakthrough. Until recently, they've been somewhat amused by my wetshaving. But the person at the store talked up wetshaving, and I think my wife/daughters are staring to think it's not just my indulgence, but possibly pretty cool.
Caswell-Massey shave cream
DavidB,
That seems to be the general consensus about their shave cream, although I picked up a tub at Tuesday Morning for about $8 bucks, and I have had no issues with it.
Randy
That seems to be the general consensus about their shave cream, although I picked up a tub at Tuesday Morning for about $8 bucks, and I have had no issues with it.
Randy
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Coche_y_bondhu
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Re: Caswell-Massey shave cream
David, you've gotten farther than I have, as I couldn't get it to lather AT ALL!
Maynard
You know, that's exactly what I couldn't figure out. I mean, it's a very well-known company, with a long tradition. Can't they see that this thing just doesn't lather? I even looked at the package several times to see if it wasn't meant to be brushless, but it says that you're supposed to lather up with a brush. Very weird...DavidB wrote:For the life of me, if CM lathers this poorly, surely somebody at the company would have asked them to change their formula.
Maynard
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David,
I have tried two CM shave creams, "Dr. Bonner" and "Almond". I have to admit that they were both samples, so I may have gotten old product. While the Almond gave me a decent shave with a wet, yet passable lather (and had a nice "Cherry Garcia"-like sweet almond scent) I found the Dr. Bonner to be a complete and total waste. No lather to speak of whatsoever... I would have had better luck shaving with toothpaste. Its too bad because the scents are different, sort of nice, and like everyone else here agrees, they are a quality American (I believe) company. Oh well.
I have tried two CM shave creams, "Dr. Bonner" and "Almond". I have to admit that they were both samples, so I may have gotten old product. While the Almond gave me a decent shave with a wet, yet passable lather (and had a nice "Cherry Garcia"-like sweet almond scent) I found the Dr. Bonner to be a complete and total waste. No lather to speak of whatsoever... I would have had better luck shaving with toothpaste. Its too bad because the scents are different, sort of nice, and like everyone else here agrees, they are a quality American (I believe) company. Oh well.
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David, As far back on the forums as I go, I think that EVERYONE that's reported on the C-M creams had the same experiance as you. They are just not very good, and that's all there is to say about them. It's too bad, as C-M is about the only high end traditional American toiletries firm left. Doubly sad, because one member has said that up until the early 1980s, the C-M shave creams were compounded in England, and that at that time, they were as good as Trumpers.
Regards,
Gordon
Regards,
Gordon
Dave,DavidB wrote:Randy, do you mean that you've been able to get it to lather easily and well? If so, how'd you do it?
Dave
I've used it 3, maybe 4 times. I work it like any other cream that I have. Each time I have gotten a sweet smelling almond lather that has provided a great shave. I can't recall that it was any different than Taylor's, T&H or C&E. Maybe I'm just lucky. I knew when I bought it not to expect "incredible" lather, but I loved the smell and figured that for the price, even if it took a larger amount of product, it would be worth it. So far, I use it like any other.
Randy
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Hello All,
When I tried all those C-M creams last year and found none of them to my liking, I took them all back to the C-M store in west Plano. The ladies there understood my frustration and refunded my money, no questions asked. At least the customer service is very good.
But I do like their bath soap bars, talcs, body lotions, shampoos and shower gels, especially almond and sandalwood.
I held out hope for their Number Six and Newport scents, but alas, they did nothing for me, like the rest of their fragrances. It is interesting to note that C-M is stocking non-C-M items more and more.
Their shave creams smell very nice; too bad.
Cheers,
Richard
When I tried all those C-M creams last year and found none of them to my liking, I took them all back to the C-M store in west Plano. The ladies there understood my frustration and refunded my money, no questions asked. At least the customer service is very good.
But I do like their bath soap bars, talcs, body lotions, shampoos and shower gels, especially almond and sandalwood.
I held out hope for their Number Six and Newport scents, but alas, they did nothing for me, like the rest of their fragrances. It is interesting to note that C-M is stocking non-C-M items more and more.
Their shave creams smell very nice; too bad.
Cheers,
Richard
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Reg, C-M is not only too expensive, but way off the mark in quality. I'd rather pay that kind of money for good stuff like DR Harris, just to give you an example on creams or Rivivage on soaps. C-M's colognes are fairly decent, however, but their creams and soaps are definitely not for me.