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Budget shave soap recommendation
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The name has kept me from trying it as well....lol
A kilo of Cella or Vito's $32-$37.00 , lasts ver 2 years
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Now I need to watch blazing saddles again.
Always a fan of Headly Lamar.
Always a fan of Headly Lamar.
Great recommendations Coops. Great to hear from a fellow soap blender.
I've found my Mitchell's Wool Fat (MWF) very similar to Williams from a shaving performance perspective (not surprising given same top three ingredients. While I don't plan to molest my sole puck of MWF I did experiment by combining some of my Williams reserve with Arko and similar to your MWF/Arko combination found that mixing Arko with the Williams created a soap that was easier to lather with a milder scent than Arko alone. Works well with my softer synthetic brush while for Williams alone a boar works best to deliver great lather. See from the MWF/Williams perspective that blending with Arko creates an easier to lather product with great slickness. Other then a milder scent is did you find any benefits from the Arko perspective when blending with MWF? Since I like the Arko scent and can easily work my MWF and Williams with a boar brush I'm not sure I'll blend them in the future. Do see the advantage of blending for someone who prefers a softer brush or milder scent from Arko.
Both Arko & Cella are great on their own - but mixing with MWF adds the Lanolin into the lather which is great.
Cella is too soft on its own to use as a stick, but mixing with MWF results in a nice easy to apply stick... not too firm so wipes onto the face easily.
MWF on its own can be used directly as a stick or just rub the puck on face, but it's so hard that it takes a bit of scrubbing to do so (and its hardness is also why it's good value as it lasts so long as a puck).
Arko, Palmolive, like has been mentioned already. Derby if it's cheap. It's the same as Arko. Mitchell's seems popular although I haven't gotten the best results with it. But you get a zillion shaves from a puck.
Depending where you are and what's available, try some Williams. I get great results with it (most of the time . . . ) and it'll only set you back a buck or so if you can find it locally. I find it's best if you use it every day. Also I just tried the B•Pure from Dollar Tree. Only one shave on it but it worked pretty well.
Depending where you are and what's available, try some Williams. I get great results with it (most of the time . . . ) and it'll only set you back a buck or so if you can find it locally. I find it's best if you use it every day. Also I just tried the B•Pure from Dollar Tree. Only one shave on it but it worked pretty well.
IMO you won’t find anything much slicker than Cremo. As far as soaps are concerned Stirling of MWF are hard to beat for the price. Pasteurs Pharmacy can get you a tub of Stirling for 14 bucks shipped to your door.
I would second Proraso cream, it isn’t unusual to see me using white or blue (but I prefer white) with a 200 dollar brush and a 400 dollar razor I like it that much. My local Wegmans always has green on the shelf, too.
Great suggestions if you can find the soaps. Arko and Mitchell's are readily available online. Unfortunately Williams and Palmolive shave sticks have been discontinued. Same appears to be true for the Derby shave sticks (Got one a couple years ago and it's very similar to Arko) though the Derby Premium tub may still be around. For Williams grab it if you stumble on some at your local grocery. At $10-$15 a puck on-line now you may as well purchase Mitchell's that provides a puck that's over twice the size with lanolin for a similar price.
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Today, I mixed Creamo with the Pinaud Clubman. It was pretty nice.
Proraso Blue cream. I have used at least 8 tubes of it over the past few years.
As good or better than most products out there, including the ones that cost 5-6x more.
As good or better than most products out there, including the ones that cost 5-6x more.
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Is that in a tube?
Yes....metal tube. About $8 Canadian for 150ml.
White performs identical with less scent. Both are fantastic!
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1st shave with the lime puck from Razorock and the Nacet blade, both provided by Eben Stone, in my '56 tech was very smooth.
I scooped some into a bowl and flattened it into about a nickel size circle. This was probably 2-3x more than needed to produce the most lather I have had to date.
The Nacet felt as smooth as the Persona Platinum. I don't know how they compare to each other on the sharpness vs smoothness scale. But they are the two best blades I have used so far. I wish my beard grew faster.
I scooped some into a bowl and flattened it into about a nickel size circle. This was probably 2-3x more than needed to produce the most lather I have had to date.
The Nacet felt as smooth as the Persona Platinum. I don't know how they compare to each other on the sharpness vs smoothness scale. But they are the two best blades I have used so far. I wish my beard grew faster.
Arko is ok. The main issue with arko is its very drying to the skin. It's cheap cause no skin conditioning. It's selling point is cheap.
I would recommend Stirling sheep. Or a scented mutton base from them. The slickest soap by far. Most hydrating by far. It's just the best
Its like 15 bucks and should last a year. That's inexpensive.
I would recommend Stirling sheep. Or a scented mutton base from them. The slickest soap by far. Most hydrating by far. It's just the best
Its like 15 bucks and should last a year. That's inexpensive.
Soap: it rhymes with rarko or ronel ronk
Cream: rody rop raca moot and ralo
Cream: rody rop raca moot and ralo
