Soaps can be expensive such as MdC or Czech & Speake or cheap, such as Arko. Think of all the high-end soaps you have tried. Which ones did you find the best - and which ones were disappointing? Reasons, too.
At $30 for a refill and $50 for the works, yes.Does modern AoS count as high end?
Them my worst would be AoS, and my best would be SV for performance and Pannacrema for scent profile. Never tried MdC though.At $30 for a refill and $50 for the works, yes.
I agree. My two favorites are MdC and Haslinger. One is expensive and one is not.Tried more than a few. Didn't care for GF Trumper (Lime/Coconut). Had slickness/dragging issues, tried several methods but nothing really panned out. I gave them to my relatives and they seem to like them. Castle Forbes Lime and Maggards soap samples were also mediocre, same issues.
I don't think price is synonymous with quality. None of these are high end, but my best would be Proraso Green/White (didn't respond well to red/blue), cella is good but there's only one way to use it, and the european version of Palmolive is pretty good. TOBS Sandalwood is really nice. I also liked Godrej Lime, it was very easy to work with.
the water in my region is pretty hard, so it could very well be that YMMV.
Hard to argue. I give Xpec a little edge in post shave skin feel, but other than that Stirling and WSP are just as good, and maybe a little better than SV and MdC, plus they have great scents. They also beat the expensive guys on aftershaves.I'll stick to my Stirling, WSP, and Mystic Water.