I took mine for a first shave today. I really like the orange scent (although I like the rosemary peppermint sample better and wish I had ordered a full cake of that instead). I found it to be very easy to lather (little water on the soap while my brush soaked, Omega 49, maybe 30 second load?), and this is my first non-soft soap. Great lather, no irritation, no obvious allergies (this is a frequent problem). I think i'll be ordering more of this!
Mike's Natural Soaps - an early review
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Good to see another tallow choice on the market.
I'm up to my ears in soaps, but if'n there was a scent that really floated my boat, like bay rum or Old Spice......
I'm up to my ears in soaps, but if'n there was a scent that really floated my boat, like bay rum or Old Spice......
I received my samples yesterday and had my first shave today. I went with the Lime and WOW! A great scent, the best lime I have used yet. I found it easy to lather and I whipped up a great lather with my Omega boar. I had a DFS and my face still feels wonderful, I think it must be the lanolin. I think I'm going to use this for a few days before I try out the Orange/CedarWood/BlackPepper sample
I received my samples yesterday and they are wonderful! I didn't find them hard to lather at all, but I will say that they can be a little temperamental with adding more water to the lather. My favorites are the barber shop and the rose and cedarwood. Really really nice.
Have you tried the QCS Old Spice?
I've been using the Mike's Natural Orange/Cedarwood/Black Pepper every day this week to get the full experience, and I'm definitely impressed. This stuff lathers like a champ with both my Vie Long 13061 and my TNG 20mm Silvertip. It provided a nice, slick lather with plenty of cushion for both a Fatboy and a long comb NEW with Feather blades. I already have a bar of Lime on it's way here and I foresee continuing to buy more product from him.
Pro-tip: Because it has Lanolin in it, I find it. performs best with cooler water, which is especially nice with summer starting to get into full swing here!
Pro-tip: Because it has Lanolin in it, I find it. performs best with cooler water, which is especially nice with summer starting to get into full swing here!
Used Mike's Lime again this AM, another DFS! I followed it with Clubman Citrus Musk, a great combo
I can't wait to get mine. I ordered the lime scent, but now I want to try the Barbershop scent too! Seems to get high praise from everyone! I'll post a picture of the lather and an update when I get it.
Have you tried the Mystic Waters lime? Could you compare the two?
I haven't tried the MW yet
I think they are very close in every regard. The scent of Mike's is a little sweeter but the performance of each is wonderful.
Can you tell a difference with the lanolin in Mike's compared to the MW?
I cannot. I find both to provide nice cushion during the shave and both to be very moisturizing post-shave. I know some find lanolin to be irritating, but fortunately, I do not.
My face feels softer after Mike's, I think, but it doesn't exactly feel bad after MW, either.
This stuff is great! I bought the unscented, lavendin eucalyptus, lime and barbershop. I used the lavendin eucalyptus first. My first experience with tallow and lanolin and if every shave is as good as the first, I plan on always using soap with tallow and lanolin. Great lather that was easily produced. Not a bit of irritation and my face feels like I didn't even shave today. Didn't even need any aftershave.
Good to hear. I didn't like the OCP-guess I'm not an orange guy. I am really liking the Barber Shop sample alot-took a leap of faith and ordered full bars of Lime and Peppermint Rosemary along with B.S. when it's back in stock. I haven't met a lime I didn't like yet, so figured that would be a safe bet.
on Mike's friendly customer service, order acknowledgement etc, and Great shaving product too!
on Mike's friendly customer service, order acknowledgement etc, and Great shaving product too!
ordered a full spectrum of the samples, can't wait to try them...
Need to get some of these...
Got full bars of lime, O/CW/BP, and Peppermint Rosemary. All 3 are wonderful. I see from Mike's listing, the Babershop is a complex scent. Would anyone offer a "what does this smell like" for reference. What is the dominant scent? I absolutely love the O/CW/BP and orange is clearly dominant. Many thanks if anyone can give a description of the Barbershop scent.
