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Shaving Product Round Up! Edge vs. Cremo Cream

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I hate shaving. My skin is very sensitive, and if I try to shave with any greater frequency than every three days my face gets ripped to shreds. I think I look better with a week’s worth of scruff, but with social conventions being what they are I have no choice but to shave down to baby smoothness every once and a while.

Before:

1 week of fairly thick beard scruff. Bring it on.

On the Left: Edge Infused Hydrate ($2.99) – www.edgeshave.com

Edge has remixed their shaving gel to include more moisturizers, anti-oxidants, ginseng, caffeine, and watermint. It’s a light, airy foam with a pleasantly strong blast of wintergreen scent.

On the Right: Cremo Cream ($8) – www.cremocream.com

A glycerin and oil free cream shave that’s more of a lubricant than a lather. Pleasant, lemon juice from concentrate scent, moisturizers, bold claims of being better than anything else you use.

The Instrument: Gillette Fusion Power ($9.99) – www.gillettefusion.com

A vibrating five bladed razor with a precision trimmer and few extra perks. “Micropulses” feel more like vibration.

The Results:

Both sides got the job done, with my face coming out none too worse for wear. While Edge Infused was fine, I am surprised to report that Cremo Cream was indeed a much better shave. The blade glided better, requiring less hacking on my thick beard, less gum in the blades, and less damage to my face. Some may have a hard time getting used to shaving with a cream, but its definitely worth it.

As Gillette Fusion Power did a nice job, and turning on the vibrating function made the blade cut a lot more efficiently with less pressure. Sort of like an electric carving knife at Thanksgiving! I don’t know if I’ll give up my Mach 3 though, as I felt the 5 blades added little action and the narrow gap between the blades required more cleaning with my thick beard hair.

Winner: Cremo Cream

Honorable mention: Shaving with a vibrating razor.

Matt

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Matt. He is a contemporary renaissance man, experienced in many disciplines. When not touring the world with rock band Liam and Me, he lives hermit crab-style in NYC, perusing the finest and foulest the city can provide. Matt appreciates jeans that fit well, good haircuts, technology, and blended whiskey. He can often be found at the ICG offices fixing broken electronics.

7 Comments

  • I wish I could have a beard like that after one week!! 30 years old and still cant grow a full beard 😉

  • The best shaving cream I’ve ever found was from Santo Maria Novella. I first discovered the company in florence italy, and was told they are the oldest apothocary in Italy. I brought the shaving cream and hand cream back for my dad and he was seriously sad when it ran out. Low and behold, i stopped some lady on the street who was carrying a bag frm the apolothocary and I was hoping the bag wasn’t from italy. It turns out they opened downtown on Lafayette. So the story ends with me giving my dad the same gift for the past 3 years, and any time I need to get a gift for a guy I get the shaving cream. To be honest, I’ve never actually tried it, but I get the best reactions from people – i’ve had 2 people tell me I’ve changed their life. The secret I think is that the shaving cream is made from olive oil, but don’t take my word. It’s pretty expensive though I think it is $30 – which is kind of a lot for shaving cream..

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