Barbasol 1919 Classic Shaving Cream

This is ultimately the best "non-foaming" shaving cream on the market, compared against canned stuff and other similar shaving creams. I'm not comparing it against shave soap because it's ultimately not in the same ballpark. This is a quick and easy solution, whereas shave soap requires preparation and some practice. Comparing this to Cremo is like comparing a Crown Vic to a Kia Soul. Cremo lacks the slickness this has, as well as the texture that allows it to spread easily. This is easily the slickest shaving product I have encountered, rivaling pre shave oils by a high degree. It doesn't require a lot of the product for application, but I tend to use more than is necessary. It absolutely requires water to be effective, which seems rather obvious, but the role of water is more vital than you'd think. I recommend applying a dolop to your palm, running your hand under the tap to saturate it, and then starting on the face to build up a lather. If it doesn't spread quite right, wet your palm and continue to lather. It doesn't build up to a foam, instead it leaves a white sheen that's incredibly slick. It seems to soften my coarser hair, which I do like. This whole process is about thirty seconds or so. The smell here is unmistakable as classic barbasol. It's very nice, and seems almost upscaled here. They make an aftershave in the same line that has the same scent from what I hear. I use a Rockwell 6s razor, usually using the 3 or 4 setting. I use Bic Chrome Platinum, Russian Astra Greens, and sometimes Feather blades. This product really helps the blades to slide across the surface of the skin, and catch hairs without issue. Overall, I truly think this is a fantastic shaving cream. You're far better off using this over canned shaving cream, as well as those jars of shaving cream you'll find out there. It's fast, and it does a great job, and on days I don't have the time to use shave soap I'm happy with the results here. It's much better than Cremo, in my opinion anyway, though Cremo does also have fantastic offerings other than their shaving cream. Pretty great!

Barbasol have really hit it out of the park with this new formulation of their brushless cream. I had used the previous tube version before on and off since the 90s, and this new reformulation is significantly better. The cream is brushless, so it is supposed to be applied by hand and will not make a big lather like a canned shaving cream, but it provides an exceptionally slick and rich cream that has eliminated any irritation for me during shaving. Just use a hot towel as prep and then apply the cream. At the moment you can't buy this in the stores in Canada, unfortunately. Hopefully that will change, but until then Amazon is a good place to source this.

This shaving cream is perfect! My razor glides over my skin much more smoothly, giving me a noticeably closer shave without any pulling. Best of all, I’m no longer getting the little cuts I experienced before. I’m very pleased with it!

Foams just enough with the use of water and rubbing. Makes my skin silky smooth and has a nice neutral scent to it. Its better than my Vichy Gel.

Smooth shave, classic scent.