Do you primarily use one cream or rotate different brands & scents?

Do most shavers prefer to stick with one cream / brand or do you keep a variety of hand and rotate which you use. I have read that some like different scents based on the season.

 

I'm more into soaps/croaps than creams, but I rotate about 15 of them. Seasons don't matter much to me, I rotate the same ones year round. Start at one end of the drawer that I keep them in and work to the other end. Variety - The Spice of Life.

 

I am currently on a Stirling kick. Stirling Sharp Dressed Man, Ben Franklin, and Ozark Mountain.

 

I have 8 different soaps on hand at the moment. I plan to use some of them up and never buy them again. Others I plan to keep because I like to use different soaps, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, for different situations.

 

The only two creams I use Mem and Institut Karite, both more for performance than for scent.

I didn't know Stirling made a cream….

 

.... -.- oops. Maybe I should have read it a bit better.

 

I don't think I have ever used the same cream or soap twice in a row. I change it up every time I shave.

 

I rotate all of these to some degree.
Van Der Hagen luxury soap
Cella classica 1899
TOBS Coconut cream
TOBS Grapefruit cream
Castle Forbes cedarwood & sandalwood cream
The Body Shop Maca Root cream
The Gentlemen cedar cream
The Gentlemen unscented cream

 

I only own 2 creams; Speick gets used every Saturday, while the Godrej Lemon-Lime gets into the rotation every other Tuesday (roughly).

 

no rotation
there is a gob of products in my den. I search for inspiration, or I just pick.

 

Cremes let me see
1) Castle Forbes lavender
2) Coates Rose, lavender & Almond
3) DR Harris - Rose, Lavender & Windsor
4) Arko Extra Perfomance, Ultimate comfort & Regular
5) Proraso Blue
6) Truffitt & Hill Rose, Trafalgar
7) GFT Lavender
8) Alvarez Gomez
9) St James
10) several Razorocks
I probably missed a few- I set out what I want to shave with the night before in no particular order and 90% of the time I use one of these to make a ubelather. I know, I am a sick ticket

 

Like Luteplayers, I'm more a fan of soaps than cremes, but I do have a few cremes that I like
and I use them for different reasons.

Palmolive classic creme is my hands down favorite when traveling.
It works well with hard water, soft water, or even Labatt beer. (don't ask...)
The smell is fantastic.
It's not overly expensive, so if I forget and leave it in a motel room, the bookkeeper won't beat me. (again)

Ingram crème is also good, but I've found it works best when bowl lathered.
So, it stays at home. I like it mostly for its menthol goodness, and ultra clean
smell. Mostly in the summer, I'm in the mood for an extra cool and clean menthol shave,
and Ingram does that for me every time.

Proraso in the blue tube is the best crème I've ever used when skin care is of paramount importance.
If I'm going to be outside all day, especially in cold/foul weather, there is no alternative to that blue tube of goodness.

 

I normally keep two soaps and two creams in the line up. When one is empty, I replace it. Being as I have a few years worth of soft goods in reserve, it is rarely the same one twice in a row.

 

I gravitate towards soaps more than creams. I rotate through what I have and rarely do I use the same setup two days in a row.

 

Why do you prefer the soaps?

 

Why do you prefer soap more than creams?

 

I've got nine creams and soaps that I rotate on a weekly basis. If is get one I really don't like, I will pif it.

 

I think they have a bit more cushion and slickness which I find beneficial as I shave mostly with straight razors. They seem more old timey to me as well.

 

I use soaps with SRs 95% of the time.

 

Thank you all for your responses. - I may need your support should I need marital counseling as I journey down the shaving road.