Get Summer Ready and Fuzz Free – Tried and Tested – Shave Creams

This little tried and tested series serves as proof that at Dedicated, we're only going to talk about it if we like it – bad products, in my opinion, aren't really worthy of the time it takes to write a bad review. For this chapter we tested more than the three products reviewed here, but only three were worthy of publishing and sharing. From wax that made Bria bleed to a can of hair removal cream that didn't even last one my legs – this category had some doozys. But the light at the end of the tunnel comes with these three beauties…and even amongst them – we have a stand out winner. Read on and get fuzz free.

Lady Cremo Cream – Drugstore.com – $7.99

This is one of those rare occasions when the product is everything it says on the bottle. Cremo Cream is the creme de la creme of shaving creams, a moisture rich cream glides on nicely, lathers up just the right amount and most importantly provides a smooth, nick free shave and somewhere along the line helped me out with my ingrown hairs.

Honestly I don't like to wax lyrical about anything, I always like to find something to balance a rave review, but I really can't. This is the best shave cream I've used, pretty much ever, from the easy to use (and easy to leave in the shower) squeezy tube to the light, inoffensive scent, it's a really great product. It moisturises, it's aids the shave and gets you fuzz free, easier and quicker than any of cream I've used. You only need a small amount and it appears to go on and on.

I guess if I really had to nit pick it'd be the price – $7.99 is relatively expensive for a shave cream…but it doesn't even matter, because it's totally worth it.

By Kelsi Smith.

EOS Ultra Moisturizing Cream – Pomegranate and Raspberry – $3.49

I really like this product, it glides on well, it really is ultra moisturizing – I tried it both dry and wet – and it worked great both times. As a shave cream it's really fab, works perfectly and is very affordable. But man alive…the smell…it's so so sickly sweet it makes you want to vomit. Now to be clear it is available in a variety of scents and unscented, but Target only stocks this and vanilla…and if you've read this blog, you know how I feel about vanilla. Before you all get upset that I've marked down a particular product due to my own personal preferences, it does have another pretty large flaw.

It's packaging whilst cute, recyclable and ergonomic in design, does not allow you to get the full amount of product out of the bottle. There was at least an 1/8 left that was impossible to reach, the pump wouldn't work past a certain point and as hard as I tried I couldn't get the remainder out of the bottle.

That said, scent and the remaining 1/8 aside, it's a good product, is effective and easy to use. Just don't buy the pomegranate/raspberry.

By Kelsi Smith

Wall Flower Shave Gel – Available at Target – $3.99

The timing on receiving this shave gel was perfect, as I had just run out of my regular canister!

Even though I was not familiar with the Wall Flower brand, I was immediately won over by the cute packaging and wonderful lavender-vanilla scent of the product. With a suction cup attached to the container, you can stick it right on the shower wall. Shave cream conveniently dispenses from the bottom—all you have to do is squeeze it out. It comes out as a cream and does not lather up much more when applied to skin, but it smell great, moisturizes well, and looks cute. It makes shaving fun and easy! (and it's super cheap too!)

By Sarah Corley.