I just wanted to take a quick poll and find out what is everybody's favorite soap and why ? ( Good lather,scent, skin feel, etc )
Favorite shave soap and why ?
- Thread starter MARK HOLLADAY
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Tabac
I find it incredibly easy to build a creamy, luxurious lather from it. Like many others have said, it has become my standard by which all other soaps are judged. I find that it strikes a good balance of slickness and cushion. It isn't the most moisturizing soap around, but I always follow with witch hazel and balm anyway. The affordability doesn't hurt, either.
Did I forget to mention the scent?
I find it incredibly easy to build a creamy, luxurious lather from it. Like many others have said, it has become my standard by which all other soaps are judged. I find that it strikes a good balance of slickness and cushion. It isn't the most moisturizing soap around, but I always follow with witch hazel and balm anyway. The affordability doesn't hurt, either.
Did I forget to mention the scent?
Right now, my favorite is Provence Sante'. Out of my 5 soaps, it is dense, creamy, easy to lather, and has amazing glide. I had it sitting around for a few months before I used it, and it really took my shaves to another level. Is it the end all and be all? I don't know, but from now on, this is the benchmark for me to judge other soaps.
MWF- I find it very easy to build a slick, protective lather. Nothing I have tried leaves my face feeling as smooth and soft as MWF's combination of tallow and lanolin.
P160. I'm not sure which kind I have since I bought it off another member but it is simply amazing with smell, performance, and ease of use.
x2, plus if doesn't stink up the place..
Tabac
I find it incredibly easy to build a creamy, luxurious lather from it. Like many others have said, it has become my standard by which all other soaps are judged. I find that it strikes a good balance of slickness and cushion. It isn't the most moisturizing soap around, but I always follow with witch hazel and balm anyway. The affordability doesn't hurt, either.
Did I forget to mention the scent?
+1
Everything he said.
Another Tabac vote. I love my Fitjarsoaps in Amber and Vanilla, but Tabac has grown on me the last year. It seems to last forever, has a scent you become to love, and the most important, the lather is pure luxury, especially if warm from a scuttle, it gives me a great shave without nicks, and the porcelain jar is very nice also.
So if I should be condemned to have only one soap it would be Tabac.
So if I should be condemned to have only one soap it would be Tabac.
MWF
Scent, glide, cushion and skincare are all top notch.
Scent, glide, cushion and skincare are all top notch.
3 way tie for me.
Mama Bear Masculine Musk - Good soap, easy to use and smells AMAZING
Geo F. Trumpers Coconut oil - Soothing scent, slick lather
MWF - Super conditioning for the skin, and lasts forever
Mama Bear Masculine Musk - Good soap, easy to use and smells AMAZING
Geo F. Trumpers Coconut oil - Soothing scent, slick lather
MWF - Super conditioning for the skin, and lasts forever
I don't have many soaps but of the ones I do own i'd say the Palmolive shave stick which I milled into a tub works the best for me. It's cheap and yet I think it out performs even Tabac
MFW by a large margin.. Great lather, cushions,. etc. Face just feels better afterwards.
+1 you do just feel better after using it.
In the order of preference: MWF, Mama Bear's unscented.
Vintage Williams because it's, well, vintage Williams! I'm currently using a puck that was made in the 50's. I also have another 50's puck still wrapped in it's box and one from the early 60's also unwrapped. I'd like to stockpile a few more so I keep an eye out for them at antique stores.
As to modern soaps I'd have to give the nod to Palmolive. I milled two sticks into a plastic bowl and it always performs perfectly.
As to modern soaps I'd have to give the nod to Palmolive. I milled two sticks into a plastic bowl and it always performs perfectly.
P.160 Morbido,is very consistent,gives a good shave everytime I use it and it has a pleasant smell.
Paul
Paul
Martin de Candre - not fancy, not overly creamy, not overly scented, but works like a miracle.
Trumper's Coconut or Limes.
I can get nice thick slick lather with it every time.
no effort needed to get great results.
I can get nice thick slick lather with it every time.
no effort needed to get great results.
MWF, thick and slick and leaved my face smooth and soft, which means more kisses from my wife .
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Trumper's Coconut. I love MWF, too, but I guess I have an attachment to my first quality soap. I really like the Arko and Speick sticks. They have different scents but provide a cushiony, slick, dense lather quickly with face lathering.
