This is the place to ask beginner and simple questions. Some examples include:

  • Soap, scent, or gear recommendations
  • Favorite scents, bases, etc
  • Where to buy certain items
  • Identification of a razor you just bought
  • Troubleshooting shaving issues such as cuts, poor lather, and technique

Please note these are examples and any questions for the sub should be posted here.

  • djundjilaMA
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    1 year ago

    What’s your take on Geo. F. Trumper creams? I don’t see them used often.

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      1 year ago

      I bought one at first years ago. But even then, I was underwhelmed with the performance. Kinda like TOBS.

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        1 year ago

        I enjoyed the scents a lot, especially Rose. I haven’t used them often enough to judge their performance yet.

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          1 year ago

          One of the worst scents in a shaving soap I’ve ever used was the TOBS Sandalwood. Smelled like a truck stop urinal cake! AND… it wouldn’t go away. I smelled it on myself for several hours later that day!

          But on the flip side, the one tub of TOBS I kept was Jermyn St. Love that scent.

          • djundjilaMA
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            1 year ago

            Funny you say that, I got TOBS Sandalwood aftershave balm a few years back, when I was very new to wetshaving and it’s the reason why I long thought I hate the scent of sandalwood 😄

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              1 year ago

              Yeah, later I would learn that many “older” sandalwood shaving products just naturally had all those florals and other things in there.

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      1 year ago

      I may not like Trumper’s and TOBS creams, much… however, I do like their sturdy tubs!

      • djundjilaMA
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        1 year ago

        Yeah, they remind me of Royal Mail mailboxes. Built to last 😄

    • Tetriside
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      1 year ago

      I have a couple of samples. The performance is fine, but not impressive.

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          1 year ago

          I’ve smelled Limes and Almond. If you like simple scents, they’re fine. I prefer more complex fragrance compositions.

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      1 year ago

      I have never used them but the name sounds like some kind of some made up mascot for the Nationa Geographic Kids magazine that I used to get as a kid.

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      1 year ago

      GFT creams aren’t bad. I just killed a tube of Limes not too long ago. I’d say their performance is similar to the Proraso creams. I’ll probably pick up another tube in the future.

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        1 year ago

        I sniffed Limes in the shop the other day, and I hesitated between it and Rose. I really like the scents: simple, maybe a bit old fashioned, pleasant.