Cella Almond Shaving Cream, 150 ml

Was a bit expensive, but good quality, smell and have a good lather and a smooth shave .

Initially thought i preferred the Taylor of Old Bond street Sandlewood shaving cream. Both are certainly luxurious and do the job very well. However I (slightly) prefer the Cella product, more compact tub (for travelling) and seems to last longer.

Really nice on the skin and good foaming. Smells nice too

Having heard some favourable remarks about Cella shaving soap I thought I would give it a try. Firstly, it's not a soap; it's a cream and a pretty thick one at that which I suspect has something to do with the fact that it contains tallow amongst its ingredients. The consistency makes loading the brush very easy. It bowl lathers and face lathers equally well though the size of the bowl doesn't leave much room to manoeuvre initially. The lather it produces is very dense and seems to provide both good cushion and slickness. The amazing almond scent is probably the best I have encountered yet and is not overpowering and doesn't linger long post-shave. Cella is excellent value for money and seems to combine the best elements of a cream and a soap in one product. Personally, Cella will always be in my rotation.

This is by far the best shaving cream I have tried. That being said, shaving is a package deal so your mileage may vary.I have been using a merkur futur (at setting 2) with astra superior platinum blades. I use a boar hair brush. I shave 2 or 3 times a week (depending on my day offs), two passes with and one pass against the grain.In these two years I have made various experiments, changing one thing at a time. As far as shaving creams and soaps go, I have tried Tabac shaving cream, Tabac shaving soap, Arko shaving soap, Proraso Sandalwood shaving cream. I wet my brush, brush it on the soap or apply some cream on it then lather straight on my stuble (hence the boar hair instead of badger).Although I found that everything mostly works well enough, with Proraso being my favourite, this Cella cream-soap is by far the best. It creates a creamy lather that is less prominent that Proraso's but offers better glide - I might switch the futur to a 2.5 or 3 with this one. Same or even smaller quantity than Proraso on the brush will last for 3 good passes as well. Better glide is not always good because usually you need to apply more pressure to get a close shave which is a big no no with DE razors (any razor tbh) but that is not the case with Cella. I find it has a prefect balance.Although a £6 tub has an excellent cost for value, I've bought a bowl and a 1kg brick since the tub is slightly smaller than I would like when picking it up with the brush.

Lathers well after a bit of work, smells nice. Only thing to note is it's not a cream.

This is a really wonderful shaving cream.

Opening the tub you get an instant 'hit' of almond scent that lasts throughout the shave, which I like. I scoop approximately half a flat teaspoon amount of the firm (but not soap-solid) cream with my finger and whisk it into a viscous lather in a shave scuttle within 2 minutes. This gives me enough lather for 3 'Santa Claus' beards of luxurious passes with sufficient left over to soap my face again and leave there to soak up any nicks. The lather sticks to my face a bit like a thicker version of the cream on top of a trifle and gives me a smooth shaving experience, little or no shaving rash and my skin doesn't feel like it's been through the wars after I've rinsed it off. Based on the amount I use per shave, I estimate the 150ml tub will last me 60 shaves. Recommended.