Taylor of Old Bond Street Jermyn Street Luxury Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin, 5.3-Ounce 01014

I really like this; lather up with a good badger brush and give a really good shave. One of these will last about a year (it odes for me) with daily shaving so is an incredible value. Lathers well, smells good.

I am reviewing this on behalf of my hubbie. He will only use this brand, after trying the Art of Shaving products and Troempers too. Best scents were Avocado and Violet, I think.

This and the Avocado are my favorites... I dont understand how the Sandalwood got soooo many good reviews, It was like Sandalwood overload... and I like sandalwood.

Love this brand but this one is really great. Great fresh clean smell and very soothing to the skin. Makes a very thick lather very quick.

Taylor of Old Bond Street does have an excellent product line. If you are new to wet shaving, using a cream is a nice way to start. It lathers easily and is typically more slick and forgiving than hard soaps or softer soaps called croaps. Which is best for you in the long run? Thats up to you to decide once you have the experience, skill and knowledge behind you. The Cost - Ill start off by saying that as much as I love TOBS, they are getting unreasonably expensive in my opinion. Ive been buying from them for years. About a year ago, I could buy 5.3 ounces of the Jermyn shaving cream for $12. Now, it seems to be averaging about $20. Thats almost $4 per ounce! Holy cow thats a lot! It seems TOBS is enjoying their success and brand name recognition as all the prices on all their products seems to have climbed steadily this past 6 months or so. The Scent - This is subjective and very personal. I love this scent. Its very unique and original. MY girlfriend likes it and many of the women at client locations have smelled it and commented positively. Will you like it? I have no idea. But its not fair to add/remove stars for scent. No manufacturer in the world will be able to please every nose. The Lather- I find this cream to produce a full lather quickly and to be very slick throughout the shave. The Performance - During the shave I find it provides all the slickness and buffer you could want. I have coarse facial hair and semi-sensitive skin. For me this performs very well. Again, like scent, this is subjective. Your experience will depend upon your skin type and skill level because they will be different than mine. The Post Shave - This is where I feel the product fails somewhat. My skin feels good but not great. It feels a bit dry after. I wish TOBS Jermyn Street would provide a better moisturizing experience post shave. That said, this is not a big deal. In the spring and summer seasons I dont need to moisturize much where I live. The fall and winter require it, so Im going to moisturize regardless. Basically, this problem is easily solved by using your favorite aftershave balm which most of us do every time any way. I suppose if you have oily skin, you would embrace this creams drying effect. How to best use this product? This is where I think a lot of negative reviewers have gone wrong. They just dont know how to use creams properly. Most likely they load too much onto the brush or into the bowl and in the end, they have a thick, heavy Greek yogurt-like glue that they attempt to shave with. Then theres the opposite. They see how it looks like glue in the tub and add way too much water until it gets thinned out into something resembling milk. Heres how you do it right. #1 - Use an extremely small amount. I dip my damp synthetic brush directly into the tub until there is about two shelled sunflower seeds worth on the very tip. I then proceed to face lather. If you use a bowl/scuttle, that will work too. #2 - Creams lather easily. Dont over-work it. #3 - If its a bit dry or too thick, just add 1-2 drops of water. Yes, I said drops. #4 - For your second or third pass shaves you dont need to work the soap up again. Just paint stroke it across your face to cover the skin, then shave. In the end, I have to take off 2 stars. 1 for the price and 1 for post shave drying. If the price was more reasonable, this would be a 4 star shave cream.

Simply the best product I have ever used.

First ok, then got tired of scent. Which is very subjective of course.

Im fairly new to wet shaving, but this is the second shaving cream/soap that I have tried. Unbelievable slickness and lather, and the smell is something you just have to experience to fully appreciate. It smells AMAZING, and now I (perhaps strangely) find myself sniffing my shaving brush occasionally just to experience it again. I love it, my girlfriend loves it, and you will too.

I have a hard time with shaving due to menthol or eucalyptus dents really burn and irritates my skin but this one actually soothes my skin allowing me to enjoy the shave more and the sent reminds me of a clean refreshing very mild smell very easy and soothing to the senses

Upside: very pleasant woodsy, green fragrance (reminiscent of mosquito repellent but in a good way). Very good lather as long as you pay attention to water to creme ratio. Downsides: Fragrance may be irritating to those who are sensitive to fragrances. Lacking in lubrication (not as slick as some of the AoS cremes). I really wanted to like this shaving cream given my penchant for English-made products. However if I kept the lather on my face more than a minute, my face and neck would get irritated and there would be a burning sensation that lasted for up to 15 minutes after usage. Previously I was using the AoS unscented cream and had very little if no razor burn or ingrown hairs unless I really buggered up my shaving technique. However I had an increase of skin irritation, razor burn, and ingrown hairs no matter how careful my technique was or how slowly I shaved. In fact, the irritation got worse especially over the areas affected by Rosceia (sp?). Since starting with this product, I had to double down on the usage of my metrogel. I suspect the combination of fragrance and higher pH of the product may be the cause. Not really recommended for men with skin that is easily irritated by skincare products.