Any soaps you won't buy again?

[BudgetShaverGuy]

Anything Proraso. Most Overrated / underwhelming / overpriced shaving products I've used to date.

 

[gsurko]

Wholly Kow soaps, the stench is nauseating.

 

[Roy]

Anything Proraso. Most Overrated / underwhelming / overpriced shaving products I've used to date.

Oh, I'm not alone saying Proraso! I see so much love for this brand, I can only think some guys have not tried anything else .

 

[GoodOutcome]

Anything Proraso. Most Overrated / underwhelming / overpriced shaving products I've used to date.

There are better options for sure.. but overpriced? It's quite cheap.

 

[branford]

MWF, Cella and Proraso Red. They all horribly burn my face.

It's a real shame on the Proraso Red. I love the scent, and the White, Green and Blue soaps and creams give me a great shave.

 

[Bouki]

Nearly all of these soaps make excellent lather, but something about their fragrance puts me off. A few, though, smelled fine but irritated my skin (*).

Absinthe (Lisa's Natural Herbal Creations) a blast of star anise obliterates the wormwood and herbs
Bay Rum (Turtleship) weak, wimpy bay rum, the antithesis of what this fragrance should be
Coconut Oud (Lisa's Natural Herbal Creations) sweet, sticky coconut without much oud
Dama de Noche (Eufros) sickeningly sweet jasmine
Eton College* (Taylor of Old Bond Street) smells delightful, but the cushion is threadbare
Hallows (Barrister & Mann) dirty candy the kids brought home from trick or treating
La Poire Française* (Henri & Victoria) my face looked and smelled like a roasted pear
Leviathan (Barrister & Mann) spilled coffee and dirty ashtrays
Midnight Stag (Chiseled Face) oily rags left to dry on a stack of dirty tires
Nocturne* (Barrister & Mann) apple juice that burns like gasoline
Orange Patchouli (Obsessive Soap Perfectionist) a crate of moldy oranges
Oud Neroli (Le Père Lucien) Right Guard, circa 1979
Pine & Cedar (Mike's Natural Soap) turpentine and sawdust
Pompelmo (Wholly Kaw) rubber toys
Scots Pine Sheep (Stirling) tallow, tallow, tallow, pine
Summer Rose (Cold River Soap Works) bathroom air freshener at grandma's house
Ylang-Ylang (Eufros) absolutely authentic, but way too sweet

 

[Clay S]

Scalpmaster - name isn't misleading
AWSB - lather fades quickly, it is slick though.

 

[Rico Suave]

perhaps the better question should be "What Soaps Would You Buy If You Had To Start Over From Scratch?".

Totally agree. I've tried plenty of soaps that are quite good, but I would not buy again because there are so many others I would like to try. Only the most exceptional soaps merit a repeated purchase.

 

[Pepin]

Oh, I'm not alone saying Proraso! I see so much love for this brand, I can only think some guys have not tried anything else .

They have tried other soaps, but Proraso works for them.

This thread is a great example of the B&B motto: YMMV.

 

[brothers]

Nearly all of these soaps make excellent lather, but something about their fragrance puts me off. A few, though, smelled fine but irritated my skin (*).
. . . . Eton College* (Taylor of Old Bond Street) smells delightful, but the cushion is threadbare . . .

TOBS doesn't offer Eton College in a shaving soap, unless I'm mistaken.

Regardless, in spite of fragrance differences, and based on performance or the absence thereof, I will never buy Williams again. Same for Trumper's, which is as bad as Williams, probably even worse. Costs about 20 times as much as Williams, which, to it's credit, has never claimed to be as pretentious as the obnoxious Trumper's. Also with lousy performance is Durance L'Ome from somewhere in Europe.

 

[NStorm]

Cella. While it gave me a good shave and I've like the smell after ~6-8 months it started to turn rancid. While this highly disputed I've never had anything like this with other soaps.

 

[Deano]

Williams. Makes a great handsoap but not so much for shaving.

 

[Acmemfg]

Tabac
Williams Mug
Anything by Mystic Waters
....or Mama Bear’s
La Savonnerie Le Docker
Trumper Eucris

 

[Hyloworks]

Art of shaving
Colonel Conk
Williams

 

[TioFabi]

Proraso. Too many good soaps, Proraso leaves a film on my razor and in the sink..

That white stuff? what is that? i get that stuff with my Skin Bracer cream too

 

[joeyboy]

Grooming Dept: His scents are not for me.

Anything menthol due to face sensitivity.

Any scent based on Creed Aventis. I bought Executive Man sample from Stirling. The scent is horrible. I don't understand how so many people love it.

Luckily, I have found what I like and what works for me. Of course, that took money.

 

[steveclarkus]

All but four.

 

[Roy]

All but four.

What are they?

 

[steveclarkus]

What are they?

Tabac
Mitchels Wool Fat
Haslinger Schafmilch
Arko

 

[rockviper]

Tabac
Mitchels Wool Fat
Haslinger Schafmilch
Arko

That's a nice list!