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ALSO LIERAC SERIES Great!

The Art of Shaving Lavender shaving cream is the one I currently use, it's creamy, the scent is not overpowering and it helps me with razor burn. I also recommend the ones from Geo F. Trumper's, the one that I have is coconut oil, really nice! they're kind of expensive but they worth every penny.

I have been using the shave cream by Shiseido and find it to be excellent for my skin. I have tried many high end shave creams, but found most of them too drying for me. Shiseido would be my higher end choice and Trader Joe's Honey Mango  shave cream would be my budget minded choice.

I have sensitive skin and relatively coarse hair. To shave, I use just conditioner instead of shaving cream. Conditioner works better than any shave cream, foam, or gel I have ever tried. I'll never go back to shaving cream/gel/foam. Plus, it's one less bottle in the shower/bathroom!

The other trick for making shaving a breeze is to keep your skin exfoliated - - particularly with a chemical exfoliator like alpha hydroxy acid (glycolic, lactic, etc.) or beta hydroxy acid (salicylic). It makes shaving easier by reducing skin building up around the hairs (which gets nicked), and I think the exfoliators (especially AHAs) soften the hair.

I'm not affiliated with Paula's Choice products, but I'm a rabid fan. These are some of the things I use from her line. Paula Begoun wrote Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me. She and her staff review thousands of skin care, hair care, and cosmetics.

Advice
Super helpful advice on handling skin care issues of all kinds
http://www.cosmeticscop.com/learn-skin-care-facts.aspx

Products
Exfoliants products page: http://www.paulaschoice.com/category/bha-aha-exfoliants

Body & Hair Care products page: http://www.paulaschoice.com/category/body-hair-care

Skin Treatments product page: http://www.paulaschoice.com/category/sk … treatments

I use Skin Revealing Lotion (AHA 10%) on my legs and underarms before I shave and on days when I haven't shaved within 24-48 hours.

  << If I use an AHA exfoliant on my face, I use this AHA gel. I usually use BHA on my face to help with acne (BHA gets into pores better). AHA does a better job of clearing dead surface skin cells.

 
Paula's Choice Smooth Finish Conditioner - I don't use this all the time, but it's a good fragrance free conditioner.

Finally, I turned my husband onto this to help with razor burn on his neck. I use it too. It is helpful for reducing ingrown hairs. It is called Redness Relief Treatment. It is similar to Tend Skin but way less irritating to your skin.

Last edited by pollyjean23 (2012-04-21 22:06:37)

@Timdoeswell -- Here in South Africa you can pick up the Williams shaving stick at most big retail stores for about R30 ($4 US)  I highly recommend it.

I am not a man...but i can recommend a shaving gel as well, as I am often stealing from my man and he's been using the same gel for over 10 years. It is Clinique shaving gel in a grey bottle, can seem pricey but lasts (well, it would last even longer if I wasn't "helping out", lol). Will never cause irritation and is sooo gentle. My husband tried to switch to other/cheaper products, but they just don't compare to Clinique and cause irritation.

O.K., LISTEN UP EVERYONE, the absolute best shaving cream in the world, for me anyways, is a product called "Coochie", its found in the traditional neighborhood "sex shop" or online and is mostly used by the ladies for shaving "down there", so you know its good if its for down there. I used to have a LOT of problems with irritation and razorburn until i was introduced to Coochie, all problems have been alleviated now. It comes in several scents and i think two different sizes and usually runs around $25 for the larger bottle which will last several months. Check it out and do your face a big favor!!!

Last edited by cantstopsniffing (2012-07-08 14:31:15)

Hahaha I have to check that out! lol

everyman jacks shaving products are great, they are fragrance free, creamy and moisturising. A+++ from start to finish.

EMJ has a new shave cream you can use with a brush or brushless. I have read a few positive reviews from traditional wet shavers.

I was thrilled with L'occitane Cade shave cream. Now I'm using Nivea Silver protect, uite good, but don't have the feeling of gliding during shave. Quite good and soothing was Vichy man with magnesium ions.