LaToya stick or The Wilkinson stick....both are good La Toya a bit better!
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This will take some time to read but hopefully will be worth it lol
Scent wise they are different not outstanding but they lather and shave well
The mcirish seems to be the best.I wish their scent lasted longer. Basically it's gone after shaving but love the convenience of lathering up fast on your face with a brush. I have bought all of the above except the Amelia. Kitty Hawk has a mild lemon candy smell, the Red Baron smells ok too but love the bitterness/dirtiness of the McIRISH.
Arko is the only shave stick I ever used and I have no reason to try another. It is perhaps the best soap I’ve ever used and I have a box of the sticks. In my opinion, face lathering is the most efficient way to lather. Arko is also very cost efficient by the way. If it were more expensive, more people would likely use it.Wiki Page With Ratings: Shave_Sticks_Review_Project - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/wiki/Shave_Sticks_Review_Project
I got this mild (yes mild) obsession with Shaving Sticks. Some love them, some hate them, some find them okay (all those feelings are all right). I'm not here to convince anyone to buy a product over another. I'm here to share that experience that I got that will, hopefully, be beneficial to the others.
I am not an expert, I'm an enthusiast. Keep in mind that my opinion could be completely different than yours, and that's great I reckon!
So, back to the shave sticks. They are discussed here and there, sometimes, someone even asks for a sub-forum about them. A shaving stick is like a shaving soap puck, the shape is different and that's all. The texture or density of the product would qualify it as a shave soap so it makes sense that we keep them together.
A shaving stick is mostly used to face lather. Many use them to travel only. I use a shave stick while I'm not traveling. I face lather regardless if it's a shave stick, soap or even shave cream. In the end, I use a shave stick because I prefer using a shave stick.
Keeping this in mind, anyone could transform a shave stick to a puck or a puck to a shave stick if they want to. What I would like to do today is start a project where I will review all my shave sticks and compare them one to another. I will then prepare my shave soaps and turn them into sticks to review them. If anyone has comments or suggestions, please share.
I reviewed, not too long ago, all Turkish shave sticks. That was a great little journey and I would do it again if I had to. I discovered some nice products but even after a week of usage, I know if I would like this product or not, I won't review it yet. I think I need to use those on a longer term type of thing to get a big overall view before I actually enter them in the review system. If someone uses a product 2-3 times and review it, it's no good IMO. What you will get is the "first impression". This is what I'm trying to avoid. I give my firsts impressions but I will continue to use the product until there's almost none left. That way, it will ensure a better review.
What do I have? I will try to go through the following products. Not in that order in particular. I will use the product to the end and then review here and create a review in the review system if necessary. Some of those I already reviewed but going back to old products could change my perception on how I see it...
The List to be tested
- Mystery Stick 9
Currently tested
Rankings
Currently made
----------This is where I draw a line on what I would buy again and would not. Everything below is a no I'm afraid-----------
- Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick - Link
- Tabac Shaving Stick - Link
- Speick Shaving Stick - Link
- D.R. Harris Arlington Shaving Stick - Link
- TOBS Sandalwood Shaving Stick - Link
- Valobra Shaving Stick - Link
- Camelot Classic Shaving Stick - Link
- GZD Berber Shaving Stick - Link
- Arko Shaving Stick - Link
- Mitchell's Wool Fat/Kent Shaving Soap - Link
- Derby Shaving Stick - Link
- Vie Long Shave Stick - Link
- Proraso Eucalyptus Shaving Soap as a shave stick - Link
- Palmolive EU Shaving Stick - Link
- Lea Shaving Stick - Link
- Master Shave Stick - Link
- Blueness Shaving Stick - Link
- De Vergulde Hand Shaving Stick - Link
- Barbus shaving soap - Link
- Palmolive OZ Shaving Stick - Link
- La Toja Shaving Stick - Link
- Boots Shaving Stick Refill - Link
- Tweex Shaving Stick - Link
- Monsavon Bol à Raser - Link
- Erasmic Shaving Stick - Red packaging - Link
Discontinued
- Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick - Green (Vintage) - Link
- Sir Irisch Moos Shave Stick - Link
- Vintage Palmolive Shave Stick (Oz) - Link - Link 2
- Chicman Shaving Stick - Link
Avoid at all costs
- Saffhayat Shave Stick - Link
- SAB Shave Stick - Link
- Duo Shave Stick - Link
- Erasmic Shaving Stick - Black packaging - Link
I probably have enough soaps (I didn't put the shave creams) for a few years...
So, a few links to help you further
- The Interactive Guide to Lathering
- How to use a Shave Stick
- How to create a shave stick
- Use a left over shave stick with a new shave stick (procedure on using all that shave stick)
EDIT: Taking advantage of the hashtag feature
#ShaveSticks #ShaveStick #Review
Arko is the only shave stick I ever used and I have no reason to try another. It is perhaps the best soap I’ve ever used and I have a box of the sticks. In my opinion, face lathering is the most efficient way to lather. Arko is also very cost efficient by the way. If it were more expensive, more people would likely use it.
Yep, the scent puts a lot of people off but I rather like it or at least it doesn’t bother me. Anyway, it dissipates rather quickly. I really don’t focus on it. One exception was a mutton fat based soap and that really did turn me off.i don’t think it’s price related only. I believe that Arko is great! But… scent wise it’s not my favourite.
If I split this in 3 categories it would be : price, scent and performance.
2 out of 3 are spot on. If they have a stick that doesn’t reminds me of mosquitoes, I would probably have the same opinion.
also, I need a bit of different flavours during the week.