Like @luvmysuper said, slick first.
Decent scent second.
And personally, a hard consistency preferred.
Decent scent second.
And personally, a hard consistency preferred.
Absolutely. My #1 also. Amazing how much my shaves improved when I went to slicker and wetter lather with most of my soaps. Also helped with blade longevity. My second is lather stability followed by scent and ease of lathering. Lather stability is a gatekeeper criteria for me, all my shaving soaps have it or they would quickly be re-categorized as bath soap.Slick.
Any other concern for me is periferal.
I'm looking to shave whiskers off my face.
I'm not looking for "skin nourishment" or lather that "looks like" whipped cream.
I don't much care how many, or what the ingredients are.
I don't obsess about the pursuit of so called "cushion".
I want a very slick soap. That's all you need for a good shave.
A scent that is not repugnant is a close second.
Exactly, there's great simple soaps and great soaps with long ingredient lists. How it's all put together is what counts.I'm not sure if complex many ingredient or simple few ingredient soaps matter as much as the maker does. I seem to prefer hard soaps mdc, wsp, or sv. I do love B&M, M&M, SW, PAA etc. some of these are almost just for scent though. Sometimes I am fine with just their aftershaves, but sometimes like matching sets, if its something I can say is just that good.
I much prefer the "simple" soaps that have been around for a long time e.g. TOBS, Proraso etc.
The modern artisan stuff is very good (in a technical sense) but none of them blow my socks off. I also find that those ultra-slick, mega-dense lathers can be a pain in the arse to rinse off...
Each to their own they say. However, for me, too long spent lathering just irritates my skin.I 100% agree. I guess their fans like having that oil fat slick to stay on their face. But then the fans I've talked to of these soaps also spend 30 minutes face lathering to get that perfect yogurt. Seems way excessive to me. I watched a video from B&M how he thinks his soap should be lathered. It was laborious and very time consuming. I don't get it.
If it's the video I'm thinking of them it was regarding his old reserve base. His modern one is very, very easy to lather.I 100% agree. I guess their fans like having that oil fat slick to stay on their face. But then the fans I've talked to of these soaps also spend 30 minutes face lathering to get that perfect yogurt. Seems way excessive to me. I watched a video from B&M how he thinks his soap should be lathered. It was laborious and very time consuming. I don't get it.