Due to a mix up on my last order for Derby blades and some Derby Lemon cream I was comped a tube each of their Lavender and Menthol creams. I have been a fan of their lemon for some time now and I am becoming a fan of their line of creams in general.
I don't know whether it is my softened, de-mineralized water, my lathering technique or the phase of the moon but I get excellent results from all three flavors.
The creams are relatively inexpensive and becoming one of my favorites, anyone else into Derby creams?
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yeah I posted a mini review of the derby lavender
http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33548
imo for the price amazon sell it its fantastic stuff.
http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33548
imo for the price amazon sell it its fantastic stuff.
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I like to make a super lather with the ARKO Stick and them !!
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I have a tube of the Derby menthol - it gives that shiny lather that you see with high glycerine creams. Quite slick, but not much good at softening the beard - something at which the old style "traditional" (if I am allowed to use such an elitist term) creams excel.
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I have nothing against the term traditional, only against equating it with English. The old style English creams were, I imagine, quite traditional. 
I find that Musgo Real, La Toja, and many of the current soaps - Harris, AOS, Valobra, Tabac, Cella, Arko - have the beard-softening ability alluded to. And so does my Taylor cream.
I don't know if Derby and Arko are the same, but Chris's description of a shiny, glycerin-soap type lather indicates that they are similar. There are those who have used both who believe them to be the same cream.
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I find that Musgo Real, La Toja, and many of the current soaps - Harris, AOS, Valobra, Tabac, Cella, Arko - have the beard-softening ability alluded to. And so does my Taylor cream.I don't know if Derby and Arko are the same, but Chris's description of a shiny, glycerin-soap type lather indicates that they are similar. There are those who have used both who believe them to be the same cream.
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Zach
I'm very traditional, across the board.
In 10 years, I'm sure my 6 year old daughter will vouch for that, too.
What I might buy, how I would use it, how I can refer to it, that would not make me an elitist.
How I treat others given their very same choices, that would.
Chris, use whatever terms you like, and no one is going to call you an elitist.
And not because you use boar, but because you would not judge others for the tools they would use, that work for them, and that make them happy.
In 10 years, I'm sure my 6 year old daughter will vouch for that, too.
What I might buy, how I would use it, how I can refer to it, that would not make me an elitist.
How I treat others given their very same choices, that would.
Chris, use whatever terms you like, and no one is going to call you an elitist.
And not because you use boar, but because you would not judge others for the tools they would use, that work for them, and that make them happy.
David my olfactory skills are rather limited when it comes to describing scents. My favorite cologne is Taylor's Sandalwood and yet I am able to enjoy the Vulfix Sandalwood cream which isn't even close.
I would say that the Derby Lemon cream smells somewhat like a bottle of Real Lemon while the Taylor's (still one of my favorites) smells like the lemon/lime Kool Ade of my childhood. Not much help I know.
I prefer the lubricity of the Taylor's along with its softening ability. I do travel with the tube of Derby though.
I would say that the Derby Lemon cream smells somewhat like a bottle of Real Lemon while the Taylor's (still one of my favorites) smells like the lemon/lime Kool Ade of my childhood. Not much help I know.
I prefer the lubricity of the Taylor's along with its softening ability. I do travel with the tube of Derby though.
John V
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I've used both Derby and Arko creams quite a bit. The Derby creams don't work for me, plain and simple. I've used them some to put on my face while I'm in the shower, but I wash them off and use a "real" cream to shave. They'll soften my whiskers, and I like the synthetic scents, but I can't get any kind of shave with them. Plain water would work better for me.
The Arko creams, on the other hand, perform quite well (for the money). They're a very nice drugstore-type cream. Not to say that there aren't quite a few very nice drugstore-type creams. There are, and Arko's one of them.
And even though the scents are synthetic, I like 'em. If I had to, I could survive quite well with Arko creams, although I'd probably end up sporting a goatee much of the time - that's the the part of my face that helps me distinguish between a top-level cream and all the rest. When the rubber meets the road, the Arko creams don't have very good protection. The soap is quite a bit better in that respect.
My 2¢.
Mike
The Arko creams, on the other hand, perform quite well (for the money). They're a very nice drugstore-type cream. Not to say that there aren't quite a few very nice drugstore-type creams. There are, and Arko's one of them.
And even though the scents are synthetic, I like 'em. If I had to, I could survive quite well with Arko creams, although I'd probably end up sporting a goatee much of the time - that's the the part of my face that helps me distinguish between a top-level cream and all the rest. When the rubber meets the road, the Arko creams don't have very good protection. The soap is quite a bit better in that respect.
My 2¢.
Mike