Hi, newbie here.
First of all, Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year for you all.
The title says it all. So TL;DR: look at the title and pick one of the three, please.
I have a Mühle R106 with ASTRA Superior Platinum blades, waiting for me at the post office as my first ever safety razor. I did a lot of research and lurking on all the forums and Youtube channels, before I actually made this purchase. I am talking weeks instead of days.
Soon I would also like to order my first dedicated shaving soap. I know the soap will last very long. I also know that I have very little space in my Amsterdam bathroom, so I am not eager to become a shaving afishinado with a ****load of razors, brushes and soaps. This may sound laughable on a forum like this, but I just do not have the space for it and I love Amsterdam too much to see my wife and me moving elsewhere anytime soon. (Also, living in the Netherlands means I have to watch shipping costs and perhaps import duties and customs.)
Now, after weeks of research and lurking, considering soaps, it comes down to one of the above three soaps. I am leaning towards Declaration Grooming, since their soap seems to be less hard and therefore easier to get a separate part in a bowl, which I would prefer, if I have a choice. However the hard- or softness is no deal breaker. D.R. Harris with its triple-milled hard soap is the only one of the above three that I can get locally and do not have to import myself.
My non-important wishes are: I would like to make my future shaving lather in bowl, instead of on my face or on the soap/puck itself; and I would like it not to interfere too much with my Jack Black Double Duty Face Moisterizer SPF20 aftershave balsem or perhaps other colognes.
I have a pretty sensitive skin (and I should shave every 24 hours to look clean--talking Gillette Fusion here).
So which of the above soaps can you recommend for sensitive skin? Is there anyone with sensitive skin here who has experience with one/them? And which of them has the shortest lasting and/or most subdued scent? Despite YMMV and all.
Thank you in advance!
First of all, Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year for you all.
The title says it all. So TL;DR: look at the title and pick one of the three, please.
I have a Mühle R106 with ASTRA Superior Platinum blades, waiting for me at the post office as my first ever safety razor. I did a lot of research and lurking on all the forums and Youtube channels, before I actually made this purchase. I am talking weeks instead of days.
Soon I would also like to order my first dedicated shaving soap. I know the soap will last very long. I also know that I have very little space in my Amsterdam bathroom, so I am not eager to become a shaving afishinado with a ****load of razors, brushes and soaps. This may sound laughable on a forum like this, but I just do not have the space for it and I love Amsterdam too much to see my wife and me moving elsewhere anytime soon. (Also, living in the Netherlands means I have to watch shipping costs and perhaps import duties and customs.)
Now, after weeks of research and lurking, considering soaps, it comes down to one of the above three soaps. I am leaning towards Declaration Grooming, since their soap seems to be less hard and therefore easier to get a separate part in a bowl, which I would prefer, if I have a choice. However the hard- or softness is no deal breaker. D.R. Harris with its triple-milled hard soap is the only one of the above three that I can get locally and do not have to import myself.
My non-important wishes are: I would like to make my future shaving lather in bowl, instead of on my face or on the soap/puck itself; and I would like it not to interfere too much with my Jack Black Double Duty Face Moisterizer SPF20 aftershave balsem or perhaps other colognes.
I have a pretty sensitive skin (and I should shave every 24 hours to look clean--talking Gillette Fusion here).
So which of the above soaps can you recommend for sensitive skin? Is there anyone with sensitive skin here who has experience with one/them? And which of them has the shortest lasting and/or most subdued scent? Despite YMMV and all.
Thank you in advance!