Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint Shave Cream (5.3 oz)

After trying this, I personally think that it is a little over rated and a little over priced. I will not purchase this again, though I do not regret buying it and may consider trying some of the other products in their lineup. Also, this is a cream, and I am more of a soap person come to find out. The Good: First of all, this stuff absorbs A TON of water, which means a small dab will make A LOT of lather. I love the smell of peppermint, and the scent is good on this product. The lather that it does make is very thick and provides cushion. The Bad: Though peppermint smells great, I found it to be a little irritating on my skin. If you have sensative skin, you may want to stay away. I can not seem to get the lather slick enough for my taste. So between that and the peppermint oil causing some irritation I can easily get razor burn while using this product that I do not experience with other soaps and creams. Now since I like shaving soaps better I did try to mix some of this cream with one of my cheaper no frills soaps that I have. And WOW, that is now the way I use this stuff. I lather up my brush with the soap, then I put a dab of this on there. This makes what I call an Ultra lather, and thus ends up both thick and full like the cream aspect, but also makes it slick like a soap. With that combination I get no razor burn and the peppermint oil is not irritating my skin. This makes it useable so it wont go to waste. However, for the price there are some really nice soaps out there that do not require mixing in another product to make it the way I like it. As with any kind of soap / cream shaving supply, the usage and review takes into account my preferences and experiences with the product. I know that hardness of water will effect which types of soaps and creams you will like. SO as they say, your mileage may vary.

This shaving cream lathers incredibly well when used with a brush, and it doesnt take much to get a full lather twice (I lather once to shave with the grain and then lather again to go against the grain). I will definitely be buying more of this peppermint cream once it runs out, which wont be for a while since it doesnt take much! Great product.

TOBS shaving creams perform very well, and they come in a million great scents. I like the feeling of menthol on my face, and the peppermint in this variety produces the same effect. Recommended for those who like that tingle.

Smells amazing, leaves skin feeling fresh. Use about almond size of lather in an Old Spice shaving mug and whip it up. I really enjoy the smell, it isnt overpowering but you definitely know it is there. The peppermint leaves your skin feeling refreshed. Nice tub, has a clear plastic sealing lid underneath the screw on lid -this helped on another Taylor I had sent and must of flipped a 100 times in the box. If the shaving cream moves to the top while you have the sealing lid in there, you can just easily scrap it back into the tub. If this lid wasnt there you would have to fish it out of the screw on lid which would be more of a pain. Very nice add on to the Taylor of Old Bond Shave cream tubs.

Great shaving cream! My first shaving cream purchase was from Taylor of Old Bond Street but the Sandalwood scented version. Eventually I ran out of the sandalwood cream, so I decided to try out the Peppermint scented version. I have to say that I enjoy the peppermint version more than the sandalwood. It is obvious that it smells like peppermint, but (and I may sound weird for saying this) it feels like peppermint. I shave with double-edged safety razor, so ideally I wet shave. When I was lathering my face with this cream all was normal, until bang! My face began to tingle. You could feel the peppermint. So if you have sensitive skin, maybe try another scent. I love this companys shaving cream because its good for your face, and a lot goes a long way.

I have used this product in various fragrances for several years. To me it seems better and better value than the Art of Shaving equivalent product i was using prior.

Deep peppermint scent with an icy hot feel. Love it!

Sublime and very natural peppermint scent, great feel on the face while shaving and afterwards. Classic Old Taylor thick and generous lather, too. Makes shaving a real pleasure and never a chore.

Not my favorite but a nice scent, about as strong as the sandalwood. It works just like all of the other TOBS, so no complaints. I havent asked my girlfriend for an option yet as Ive only used it a couple of times and didnt see her when it was fresh... I suppose that will be the final test to see if its a keeper...

This is a very, in you your face, wake you up in the morning, feeling refreshed kinda peppermint. I love it. Huge peppermint shaving cream fan, ie proraso. This is easy lather to build like most tobs. The only other scent that tops this is the marzipan/almond/cherry like a cella. This gives great slickness and protection. Little goes a long way. I Would buy again.