Simpson Pre Shave Oil will add a slick protective layer under the lather and help the blade glide more freely accross the skin. In turn this oil makes shaving more comfortable and efficient.
Taylor of Old Bond Street
Taylor of Old Bond Street
This preshave is a solid five star product. Soothing, lubricating, it provides an excellent slick and mildly aromatic conditioning layer prior to applying any good shaving cream. Here's the rub. It is an oil and it comes in a tube with a snap cap, intended to stand upright on the broad flat surface of the cap. Unavoidably, it leaks. I docked this a star for this issue, which makes it difficult to use and not appropriate as a travel companion. It needs to go in a breakage resistant screw cap bottle, like virtually every other preshave on the market.
