Caswell-Massey Sandalwood Shave Cream ~ 8 oz

by CASWELL-MASSEY

Product Features

• 8 oz. jar
• Not tested on animals
• Made in USA

Product Description

Enjoy the superior benefits of a classic shave. Use this rich lathery cream to prepare the beard for an incompariable close , yet comfortable shave that leaves the skin smooth, soft and moisturized. Beautifuly packaged in sophisticated "Black" and named for the year of our founding, the 1752 collection includes the latest in skin moisturizers.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002Y1RCOU
• UPC: 008292224913
• Item model number: 17-22491
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,912 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Meh, it's ok., October 24, 2011

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Skinnerbox - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Caswell-Massey Sandalwood Shave Cream ~ 8 oz (Misc.)

Odd how this has been so highly rated on Amazon but dogged on the shaving discussion forums. The guys who post at the forums tend to hate it, & reviewers here love it (so far, anyway). So I wanted to try it myself and bought a container a few months ago.

Scent: The scent is soapy and very mildly sandalwood-ish. Not so bad, not wonderful either. It doesn't linger too long. I can smell it for about half an hour after I shave with it, but it's quite mild, not at all overwhelming.

Lather: Unlike the posters at the forums, I have not had a hard time getting it to lather, though it does seem to take a little more cream than for most of the good shaving creams. It does come in an 8 oz. tub, which is fairly generous. The main problem from my experience is that the lather doesn't hold up very well. After my first pass, I can tell that it's become a good bit thinner.

Cushion & Slickness: Not bad in the cushion department, at least initially. Problem is that it loses it due to the thinning out, as noted above. It was somewhat difficult to find the right amount of water:cream ratio to produce the amount of slickness I like.

I probably won't buy it again, as I prefer Proraso and Taylor of Old Bond Street creams, which are also less expensive.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars smells divine, September 6, 2010

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Laura L. Neal "lizardsareicky" (Cypress, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caswell-Massey Sandalwood Shave Cream ~ 8 oz (Misc.)

My husband loves this product and will ask me to actually spend money to get him more and more of it. It lathers well, conditions his skin and smells wonderful! He has been using it for about 10 years now and gets a nice shave with it. I love the scent, it isn't overpowering.

For a man to be using it for 10 years, it is truly wonderful.

3.0 out of 5 stars It does the job, and has a nice fragrance, December 26, 2011

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zoomsthru - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Caswell-Massey Sandalwood Shave Cream ~ 8 oz (Misc.)

I enjoy the mild sandalwood fragrance of this cream and it goes well when combined with a sandalwood aftershave. As a shaving cream, it does the job it is required to. However, it does not lather as much as I would like it to, hence does not give as much cushioning as some other creams I have tried. I used a Proraso eucalyptus cream prior to this one, and I prefer that product.

This is certainly not a bad cream, and the sandalwood scent has just the right intensity. But there are other products available which functionally do a better job.