I have no idea what balm I used when I first started shaving. In the 90's my girlfriend would buy me expensive Clinique and Lab Series balms, and told me I was being cheap when I bought Boots Botanic liquorice balm. At some point I moved to Nivea in the early 00's. When I lived in The Netherlands, Nivea was overpriced so I used Sanex, Lidl and Aldi balms. I also started using Proraso.
Now generally I only use Nivea and Proraso, and RSC is always in my travel bag. I do have a more luxury brand for special occasions. This has either been L'Occitane, Pré de Provence or Institut Karité. At the moment this is Baxter of California...
Nivea is less than £3.00 at Savers or that when on promotion at Boots. Proraso is generally around £6.00 on most European beauty websites.
What are your favourites? Do balms have to be expensive?
Now generally I only use Nivea and Proraso, and RSC is always in my travel bag. I do have a more luxury brand for special occasions. This has either been L'Occitane, Pré de Provence or Institut Karité. At the moment this is Baxter of California...
Nivea is less than £3.00 at Savers or that when on promotion at Boots. Proraso is generally around £6.00 on most European beauty websites.
What are your favourites? Do balms have to be expensive?
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