Molton Brown

[FaceScraper]

So you know how for most of us , our significant other either doesn’t understand our interest in wet shaving and are bemused by our fascination .

Well yesterday I was surprised when my wife gave me this . Talk about being an enabler .

Anyone use molton brown shaving soap ? I like their hand and body washes . This has a black pepper scent . Will be using it later .

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Ingredients

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[Levue]

I don't know the soap but the good looking metal bowl is the same supplied with l'occitane cade.

 

[MTG Jr]

Looks nice. Haven’t heard of that brand.

 

[MTG Jr]

I don't know the soap but the good looking metal bowl is the same supplied with l'occitane cade.

It’s similar but definitely not the same. Agree that it’s good looking.

 

[sarimento1]

Molton Brown is indeed a high-class Brit fragrance shop.
I can guess they source shave soap from same supplier as Penhaligon; ingredients list look similar.
I was a bit surprised there was not a fragrance description on the soap.

But the enablement from your wife is certainly priceless! Congrats!

For future, you could consider tallow shave soap from DR Harris.

 

[RayClem]

I have evaluated a lot of soaps, but I have not tried Molton Brown. Neither have I seen many reviews, so I am interested in what you think of it and how it compares to other soaps you use.

 

[Erchy]

All Molton brown stuff has an amazing scent !

I might have to make a purchase right now....just because.


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[BigJ]

Congratulations! Your lady is definitely a keeper!

(And it looks like a great soap.)

 

[Erchy]

I purchased one lol.

Mainly for the great scent.


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[Steinmetzify]

Interesting, my wife is a fan of their hand soaps, might have to drop a hint...

 

[FaceScraper]

So I shaved with it today. 2 days growth because I didn’t shave yesterday . Usual weekend prep of face scrub followed by pre shave oil. Bloomed the puck with a few drops of hot water . Soaked my stirling boar brush in a bowl of hot water too.

30 sec loading time . The soap lathered ok for soap similar to how my proraso green soap lathers . The scent has a good string black pepper scent so definitely fits into the fall theme . I have a puck of pre de Provence 63 that I haven’t used yet and it has a similar profile although a bit more subtle .

I face lather and surprisingly the scent was fairly faint when lathering . And I couldn’t really get any whiffs of it while shaving .

Cushion and slickness was average . Nothing to shout about .

Face feel after shaving was also ok not drying at all but not super soft .

Would I buy it ? Well I haven’t checked the price of a refill puck but it is not par with stirling or B&M soaps . So if it costs the same or more than those soaps I would not buy again.




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[Erchy]

So I shaved with it today. 2 days growth because I didn’t shave yesterday . Usual weekend prep of face scrub followed by pre shave oil. Bloomed the puck with a few drops of hot water . Soaked my stirling boar brush in a bowl of hot water too.

30 sec loading time . The soap lathered ok for soap similar to how my proraso green soap lathers . The scent has a good string black pepper scent so definitely fits into the fall theme . I have a puck of pre de Provence 63 that I haven’t used yet and it has a similar profile although a bit more subtle .

I face lather and surprisingly the scent was fairly faint when lathering . And I couldn’t really get any whiffs of it while shaving .

Cushion and slickness was average . Nothing to shout about .

Face feel after shaving was also ok not drying at all but not super soft .

Would I buy it ? Well I haven’t checked the price of a refill puck but it is not par with stirling or B&M soaps . So if it costs the same or more than those soaps I would not buy again.




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I look forward to getting mine as i am not into artisan soaps anymore.

I find they just make my skin look oily.

I prefer none artisanal soaps and creams.





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[RayClem]

I look forward to getting mine as i am not into artisan soaps anymore.

I find they just make my skin look oily.

I prefer none artisanal soaps and creams.

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Most of the artisan soaps have focused on providing post-shave feel using exotic ingredients. Since I have sensitive skin, I appreciate the "skin food" in those soaps, but I can see how those who skin is different from mine might not like those soaps. Thus, some of the soaps/creams I had tried and have down rated for lack of post-shave feel might be just what you are looking for. They would include:

Cremo, Arko, Van der Hagen, Truefit & Hill, TOBS, Haslinger, DR Harris, and GF Trumper and Williams Mug Soap.

Another traditional soap is Mitchells Wool Fat. Due to the lanolin content, the post-shave feel is quite nice. However, since lanolin is a wax and not a fat, it might not make your face feel oily.

 

[Erchy]

Most of the artisan soaps have focused on providing post-shave feel using exotic ingredients. Since I have sensitive skin, I appreciate the "skin food" in those soaps, but I can see how those who skin is different from mine might not like those soaps. Thus, some of the soaps/creams I had tried and have down rated for lack of post-shave feel might be just what you are looking for. They would include:

Cremo, Arko, Van der Hagen, Truefit & Hill, TOBS, Haslinger, DR Harris, and GF Trumper and Williams Mug Soap.

Another traditional soap is Mitchells Wool Fat. Due to the lanolin content, the post-shave feel is quite nice. However, since lanolin is a wax and not a fat, it might not make your face feel oily.

Thanks bud.

I have most of those. Truefit and hill might not have great performance but the scent is great!!

I dont like Arko, mitchell’s or cremo though.

Arko smells like sh1t...[emoji39]

Mitchell’s smells like a wet dog.

A lot of artisan soaps have terrible scents to be honest.


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[Bogeyman]

The Palmates are subs for tallow and as a result the shaves are average as you have noted. Haslinger has gone this route as well.

 

[Erchy]

My skin feels so much better than im not using artisan soaps.

They seem to clog my pores and leave me looking shiny.


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