WILKINSON cream

[malocchio]

The three worst soaps I know of are the infamous Godrej puck,the Caswell-Massey puck and the Wilkinson puck in the blue plastic tub...I could not obtain lather from these 3 duds.The Wilkinson German blades are OK ,but ,IMHO,do not compare with the wonderful old British sword blades.I hesitated to write this review on the cream, I figured there were plenty already,but a search revealed little at all.I took 3 shaves,with 3 different brushes and the German Wilkinson cream.I am satisfied that although far far better than the sad puck,this cream rates a "fair-good" rating from me.The lather is a little on the weak side,the lube is mediocre,lasting power is far from the best.Will it do in a pinch ?Sure !,but there are so many better choices out there,I would not buy it ,..this one was a gift from a friend in Croatia...I will say this,the strong aluminum tube is good,and the scent is a nice coumarin clean aroma with a touch of citrus.

[Squire]

Sad reflection on what was once a good name.

[churchilllafemme]

Did Wilkinson at one time make better soaps and creams, or have they always been bad?

[AxelH]

I get good performance from my Wilkinson blue bowl shaving soap. I don't use it much and have had a bad shave from it because I wasn't used to it, but when I give myself time to adjust I can get good performance. I think it isn't as protective as some other soaps, it's more about glide than cushion.

[crackstar]

Ron, I agree with you - the Wilkinson soap in the blue plastic bowl is lousy. I tried the cream with aloe and I didn't like it either, and I definitely recommend the Wilkinson shaving sticks.

[Flash G]

Ron, I agree with you - the Wilkinson soap in the blue plastic bowl is lousy.

+1

this one was a gift from a friend in Croatia

You should ask him to send you the Ralon shaving cream, which was an old brand in the former Yugoslavia. It would be fun to get your take on it.

[malocchio]

He actually did send me the 2 Croatian creams ,with a disclaimer they were "so-so" in performance....After several shaves ,I wish I had a few more tubes ! These are far better than the Wilky cream,and a few others.I had wonderful shaves with both of these and they both smell great.Underrated for sure !

[Flash G]

He actually did send me the 2 Croatian creams ,with a disclaimer they were "so-so" in performance....After several shaves ,I wish I had a few more tubes ! These are far better than the Wilky cream,and a few others.I had wonderful shaves with both of these and they both smell great.Underrated for sure !

Fantastic

I see they have slightly altered the logo from my tube.

I've used up my tube of Ralo. I found the consistency to be runny and one needed to use a good dollop. I'll be picking up another tube next time I'm down by the Adriatic, mostly because of the scent.

[EL Alamein]

I like the green snot sucker in the last picture.

Chris

[malocchio]

I like the green snot sucker in the last picture.

Chris

....hahaha !!! you're sure right ! great for squirting a little alcohol into the ear to dry out excess water....