Reddit reviews Cella Shaving Creme Bowl 150gr
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Imported from Italy.Almond oil fragrance.150 grams Net wt. 5.4 oz.Container sturdy and great for traveling!
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Tl;dr:
FYI gentle shaving is not a good thing. The faster you can move the blade across the hair, the less irritation (else you drag across the hair rather cutting clean - think about slicing oppose to chopping / hacking)
If you're leaving the cut hair with a poor edge you're more prone to ingrowing hair. If the blade was dirty then you're more prone to ingrowing hair and infection - is the blade clean and sharp? Are you pulling the skin too taut (thereby shaving underneath the skin line and leaving yourself exposed to ingrowing hairs)?
There's a lot to learn - it's a skill
Pros are tested by running a blade across the surface of a balloon - take off the lather without catching the skin ... it's a skill that requires practice
Not everyone likes a warm shave, many people react better to cold shaves - it contracts the skin and raises / exposes the hair
A good lather changes everything. I use a combination of oil and lather:
https://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/the-oil-pass/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cella-Shaving-Soap-Pot-150g/dp/B002Y1451S
http://www.shavelounge.co.uk/omega-s-brush-synthetic-fibre-shaving-brush-beech-s10005
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heaz_1sDHi4
A good blade changes everything. I like DE Astra, but this is a deeply individual thing - you'll have to get a tester pack of different blades to see what works for you
Some people will always suffer from ingrowing hair, and waxing or shaving makes no difference; ingrowing hairs are just that, hairs that curl around into the skin, and is sometimes just how your hair grows - the only solution for some people is to not shave too close, or to laser out the hair follicle, I suppose
$200 is way too much to spend on a starter kit. Depending on what you choose it should be half than that or even significantly less.
The best value out there for something that's easy and ships quickly the Maggard Razors basic starter kit. It's a great value at $30, the options are very well-selected, and the hardware and software are better than what you'll get on Amazon unless you spend more than twice as much money.
That said, Amazon has some good options if you know where to look. The weakest point is synthetic shaving brushes - it's hard to find good ones from reputable vendors for reasonable prices. The key when shopping on Amazon is to not rely on reviews or "best seller" lists; they are dominated by overpriced crap sold by questionable vendors. If Amazon is really your only option here are a few good choices:
Razor: Edwin Jagger Kelvin, Merkur 34c.
Brush: Edwin Jagger Black Fibre, Semogue Owners Club 2-band, Simpson Duke 2 Best.
Soap: Pre de Provence regular scent or No. 63, Cella, DR Harris.
Blade sampler.
Add an aftershave to match your soap if you want, or just keep using what you're using now.
I would definitely piece together your own set. For example:
With a savings of $75 (minus shipping) which you can spend on even more product or splurge on slightly more expensive, but still not overpriced items. Or maybe a fancy brush? If you order from one of the online vendors, bullgoose, westcoastshaving, italian barber etc. you can honestly get so much more for the price of that AoS kit. Plus free shipping on orders over $60 or $80 is quite nice.
Not sure what your budget is, but here are a few soap of the lower-cost, Amazon available soaps that I would recommend.
Pré de Provence
Pré de Provence is an excellent triple- or by some accounts quad-milled soap French soap, and strikes one of the best cost/performance/longevity ratios I've ever seen on a soap. It creates an excellent, slick, protective lather and provides an awesome post-shave feel even after you rinse it off. It comes in two scents:
Pré de Provence is a light, herbal scent that seems to have a strong sage note in it. I haven't used it, but I have used its brother. $11.99USD for 150g on Amazon.
Pré de Provence No. 63 is a warm, spicy cologne sort of scent that has notes of pepper, cedarwood, leather and tobacco leaves among others. $14.04USD for 150g on Amazon.
Cella Crema da Barba
Cella is a soft Italian soap that has a mild scent of cherry and almond. I don't know if it would be considered "manly," but this stuff has been around for nearly 120 years, and men have been shaving with it for all that time, so it has to be doing something right. It's also a great performer with good post-shave feel. $12.00 for 150g on Amazon.
La Toja
La Toja is a Spanish soap in stick form, containing mineral salts. Its scent reminds me a bit of briny sea air and talcum powder. La Toja's claim is that the addition of the mineral salts helps as a skin conditioner. $6.00USD for 50g on Amazon.
Speick
Speick is a German soap whose scent comes from the speick plant and lavender essential oil. It's one of my favorite soaps of all time in terms of both performance and scent. $8.08USD on Amazon.
Chiseled Face Groomatorium
Chiseled Face is one of our US artisans, and his products are among the best performing that I've ever used. He has a handful of different scents that you may find interesting, but my favorite of them is Ghost Town Barber.
Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber has notes of bergamot, basil leaf, white patchouli, oakmoss, texas cedar, leather, smoke, and gunpowder (I copy/pasted that from his description). $14.99USD for 113g on Amazon.
 
These are all US links, so I hope they work for you. I'm sorry to say that I can't help with the dry skin thing; my skin is fairly oily and not overly sensitive.
Cella smells like soap with almonds. Lathers like a charm and works very well.
RazoRock Classic is another good almond scented soap.
You could also check out /u/Palpz' Top Ten and see which ones you can find on Amazon.
In that case go ahead and order from Amazon. I would pick something like this:
So basically switch out the Van Der Hagen kit. Because the soap is okayish at best, the brush is pretty bad, and the bowl is mainly intended to hold the soap puck. Instead you can buy a quality boar brush and a good shaving soap/cream. For bowl lathering you can use any small sized bowl you have in your house. Approximately 3 inches deep and 5-6 inches in diameter would be a good size. You can also find something from your local supermarket for couple of dollars. Alternatively you can face lather which removes the need for a bowl.
This post has general information about shaving brushes.
Cella!
I love this stuff. I've been shaving with it exclusively for about 2 weeks now...
Cella
I used this -
http://www.amazon.com/Cella-Shaving-Creme-Bowl-150gr/dp/B002Y1451S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421943720&sr=8-1&keywords=cella+shave&pebp=1421943722488&peasin=B002Y1451S
I warmed my bowl using hot water and leaving my brush in there for a bit. I take a dab or rub around the creme for a moment then with a tiny splash of water in the bowl, I just twirl around holding brush. Eventually gets thick and such and i'm good to go.
Do not get any of that stuff. If you HAVE to go Amazon and have up to $50.00 see my links below.
Feather Popular - https://www.amazon.com/Feather-Double-Edge-Shaving-Razor/dp/B003YJ70NY/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1486502607&sr=8-1&keywords=feather+popular
Satin Tip the Purest Syth shaving brush - https://www.amazon.com/~Shave-Brush~-Satin-Tip-Purest/dp/B011PXWQ8E/ref=sr_1_9_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1486502653&sr=8-9&keywords=synthetic+shaving+brush
Cella shaving cream bowl - https://www.amazon.com/Cella-Shaving-Creme-Bowl-150gr/dp/B002Y1451S/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1486502738&sr=8-7&keywords=stirling+soap
Then buy Aqua Velva or Nivea Post shave balm at a drug store to clock you in right at 50 bucks or a couple of dollars over.
To be clear, while I love the high end Feather AS-D2, I am not overly thrilled about the budget Feather Popular. Still, it is $15.00 and I think better than any of the other razors you linked to, so i went ahead and listed it. The brush and shaving cream are solid and reputable budget picks though from what I have seen.
That should get you up and running but really you should buy a Maggards or Stirling kit if you can swing it. You get way more bang for the buck.
Well, you provided no pictures, so I don't know how bad it is. That's why I also said, "or however long it takes". :)
I once had a bit of irritation on my neck and my left cheek. I didn't shave for 2 weeks to let it heal up and it worked wonders, then I could kinda "start from fresh" again. When the hairs get long enough (typically after 4-6 days), they're long enough to no longer poke back into your skin. Just have fun growing a beard, take care of it with some beard oil and a comb, let your skin heal up, maybe post it to /r/beards and shave it off with an aggressive razor, I used a Mühle R41.
And for the soaps: Cella and Pre de Provence No. 63.
https://www.amazon.com/Barrister-Mann-Latha-Shaving-Oceana/dp/B0186NWYTC
https://www.amazon.com/Proraso-Shaving-Soap-Refreshing-Toning/dp/B00837YY18
https://www.amazon.com/Cella-Shaving-Creme-Bowl-150gr/dp/B002Y1451S