I would have never heard of it if it hadn’t been given to me for free.

I found it in an organic tote bag that someone had handed me at the BlogHer 09 conference.  I didn’t even know what it was when I saw it.

“Maybe it’s some kind of lotion,” I thought – because I don’t take the time to read labels well, apparently.  I tossed it into my suitcase with my 20 new tubes of free lip gloss and thought nothing of it until I got home.

I was unpacking my suitcase full of freebies and pulled out the blue bottle.

“Is that more lube?” my husband asked.  A fair question, since I’d already unpacked two different varieties from the swag bag.

“I don’t know what it is,” I said, and finally peered closer at the label.

“Evolution of Smooth.  Shaving cream.”  I set it in my shower and continued unpacking, completely unaware that I had just received the secret to sexiness and womanhood.

The next morning, I went to shave my legs in the shower.  I shook the tiny pink bottle of Skintimate shaving cream I’d been using.  Nothing.  I grabbed my husband’s shaving gel and shook again.  Empty.

Shit.

I noticed the big blue bottle with the funny pump head that I’d set on the floor of the shower the night before.  I pumped the topper, and a thick, white, lotion like substance oozed into my palm.

“What the hell?” I thought.  It was neither gel nor foam nor anything like what I expected in a shaving cream.

I slathered it on my legs.  It didn’t foam or make suds.  It didn’t create a thick layer on my skin.  Again, it reminded me more of lotion than shaving cream.

I raked my razor over my shin.  I remembered that I was going to change the blade.  “Screw it,” I thought.  “One last half ass job and I’ll replace it tomorrow.  No one is going to see me today, anyway.”

I quickly finished shaving my legs and underarms.  It went smoothly – more smoothly than I had anticipated considering the dull razor blade.  I rinsed off, washed the conditioner out of my hair, and stepped out the shower.

I noticed it when I was toweling off.

My legs were smooth.

Exceptionally smooth.

Smooth like I had just waxed my legs and rubbed myself down with baby oil smooth.

I raised my arm above my head and felt the skin in my arm pit with my fingers – because no one was watching me anyway.  And… my God.  Smoooooth.  Like, stupidly smooth considering arm pit skin smooth.

I reached back into the shower and picked up the big blue bottle.  I was suddenly grateful that I’d been given a full size sample.  The letters EOS jumped out at me.  Underneath, the acronym was explained in smaller letters.

“evolution of smooth”

I rolled the bottle over in my hands and read the back.

“We had a simple idea: let’s reinvent shaving with an ultra moisturizing cream that shaves closer and leaves your skin smooth long after you shave.

Welcome to the evolution of smooth.

*So moisturizing, you can shave wet or dry.

*Natural aloe, oat and shea butter soothe while boosting skin’s moisture level.

*Antioxidant vitamins E + C help skin look radiantly healthy.

DIRECTIONS: Apply thin layer to legs, underarms, or bikini.  Shave.  Touch.  Smile.”

That was it.  It was so simple.  Apparently, these people are just really into shaving cream.

I’ve been using the EOS shaving cream for about two weeks now.  I don’t have to shave near as often as I did before – although I have no freaking CLUE how that is possible.

This stuff is amazing.

I’ve used dozens of different kinds of shaving creams and never noticed one making a significant difference compared to another.  It’s just shaving cream, after all.

But this… this is better than just shaving cream.  This is fantastic.  This is silky smooth legs and arm pits in a bottle.  This is I want to touch my own damn legs awesomeness.

And, I can’t buy it anywhere near me.

BUT!  I can buy it online through the EOS web site, and it’s only about $6 with shipping and handling.

Try it.  You’ll thank me.

UPDATE: You can also buy EOS Shaving cream from drustore.com for less than $5!

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