Post your Favourite 5 soaps and let your fellow B&Bers recommend another soap for you to try!

[Dominic]

1. ARKO
2. ARKO
3. ARKO
4. ARKO
5. ARKO

I think your dog is barking.

 

[micurin]

1. TDS Kosmetic - Balovstvo,
2. TDS Kosmetic - More,
3. Vreto - Fougere,
4. DENDY - Ruzha (Rose),
5. Le Pere Lucien,

 

[Schnitzel52]

Haslinger Schafmilch
Stirling Sheep
Pre de Provence 63
Proraso Red
Cella

 

[RobD57]

Cella
Stirling Barbershop
Barrister Reserve Spice
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Long Rifle Soap Co. Voyageur
Lucky Tiger Liquid Cream Shave

 

[SgtCrppls]

After more testing and adding a soap my top 5 has changed

1). Ethos Vanilla Safi
2). Grooming Department Pasion
3). MDC
4). A&E K2e
5). Canada

 

[RobD57]

You should try a Southern Witchcrafts soap. Necromantic or Pomona would probably work for you - they're on the sweeter/fruity side of things.

+1 Their soaps great performers and I've never smelled more unique shaving soaps! I highly recommend getting their sampler pack so you can try them all.

 

[Batmanacci]

In terms of my favorite soap bases:
B&M Soft heart
Saponificio Varesino
Ethos
Lothar
Seaforth

In terms of my favorite scented soaps:
Paolo Barrasso Blu
I Coloniali
Santa Maria Novella
WK Entropy Man
SV Felce Aromatica
Extro Arzachena

 

[jlnorman]

I'm a bit late to this party, but I would say, in no particular order:

Extro Cosmesi 17 Stormo
Dr Jon's Anne Bonny
NO Orbit
SW Ponoma
LA Shaving Bespoke #1

 

[Yuritau]

My favorites are: Canada Shaving Soap, Tabac (haven't tried the new formula), Stirling Varen, Speick stick, and Saponificio Varesino Tundra Artica.

 

[jackgoldman123]

CRSW American Barbershop
ADP
Declaration Grooming Dayman
Zingari The Explorer
Boellis Panama

 

[Nidan]

1 MdC Fougere
2 Mike's Natural Peppermint & Rosemary
3 Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
4 Stirling Deep Blue Sea
5 Speick Stick

I've only tried MdC Fougere so far. I really like the subtle fragrance and the way the soap quickly rinses away with no residue on the skin or the equipment. I'm very curious about Saponificio Varesino and also Pre De Provence.

 

[ChriWilson]

Here are my 5 randomized soap entries:

* Pinnacle Grooming Hiro (Japanese Plum)
* T&H Sandalwood (1805)
* B&M Leviathan (Full Measure, Vespers, Nordost, Taiga, Paganini, Passiflora)
* MdC Rose (Agrumes, Vetiver, Original)
* Tabac Original

Items in parenthesis are those I've sampled which I do like as well, but either do not have or fall outside the range of my top shelf.

Looking for something masculine in aroma with a great post-shave, but not smoky or leathery. Maybe something heavier than a Spring scent, think for an evening shave before heading out to dinner or am shave before venturing onto the city trains.

I was thinking maybe Pinnacle's Grenade or Once Upon a Time...

 

[RobDCLE]

1. A&E SoCal Hipster
2. A&E Cherry Pie
3. PAA Speakeasy
4. A&E Apricity
5. A&E Asian Plum
Honorable mentions
A&E Barbiere Sofisticato
A&E Revolution
Stirling Mountain Man
Stirling Arkadia
Stirling Boat Drinks

 

[kjbarth]

Here’s my 5:
1. MWF - used almost every day
2. La Savonniere du Moulin Le Pt’i Meusien Aux fleurs du bach
3. Le Pere Lucien Savon du Barbier Oud - Santal
4. Haslinger Schafmilch Rasierseife mit Bio-Schafmilch & Lanolin
5. Baum.Be

 

[Cleanface]

Long Rifle (1776, Hunting Lodge, Saranac, Rendezvous)
Stirling (Scots Pine, Varen)
B&M Seville
Tabac (Tallow)
DG Fourth & Pine

Runners Up
Proraso Red
Arko
La Toja

 

[Mouser]

Yardley, nothing performs better and mine have their scent still.
C&S O&C
Irish Moos
Floris No.89
C&E For Men, from 1984, I believe its tallow based, anyways fathers like a champ and smells great

 

[Eben Stone]

1. SW Necromantic, Pomona, Autumn Ash
2. B&M Passiflora, Taiga
3. SV Opuntia
4. PAA Clown Fruit
5. DG Weinstrasse

 

[Zora]

No particular order:
PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum CK-6
Matti Lindholm Orange
A&E Cherry Pie K2e
Seaforth Sea Spice Lime
Tiki Bar Soaps Land Locked

 

[desrgrl]

Today's top 5 (in alphabetical order):

Barrister & Mann - Lavanille
Declaration Grooming - Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli
Ethos Grooming - Melange di Agrume
MdC - Original
Southern Witchcrafts - Fougere Nemata

I'm just narrowing down a list of soaps to get. I've not had much luck in the past, hard soaps don't work so well for me. Currently I'm using Proraso Green, and Cremo. I don't buy a lot of soap in advance, just as it gets used up. I'm finding a dab of Cremo in the Proraso is what is working best. My technique sucks, but is improving. So... replying because, Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli is on my short list. (the others are Haslinger Schafmilch, Sterling's Sheep). Can you give me an idea of how strong Y/R/P is, and your impression of the scent? I'm leaning towards dropping the Sheep. Y/R/P is more expensive, but I get the feeling that the scent and feel would be a bit more luxurious.

 

[Phoenixkh]

I'm soap poor by B&B standards. I only have 4... so they have to be my top 4. I'll list them in the order I bought them.

Proraso White
RazoRock Mudder Focker
Acca Kappa Barbershop
Executive Shaving Co. Citrus Kiss