I ordered these soaps about two months ago and have used them enough to give a reasonable review of my experience with them.
I found the Reef Point Soap Company by accident when I was looking for a leather soap scent for my collection. (For some reason nautical themed shaving soap stood out to me, but I have no idea why because Sailors, Fishermen and, Pirates are not known for shaving). I ordered and received a sample of every one of his scents except for Command Presence, Barbershop, and Tranquility. I have plenty of barbershop scents and I am not interested in another one ATT. As for Command Presence and Tranquility I am waiting for Reef Point to restock the scents.
Over All:
- The performance is outstanding. I almost dropped my razor in the shower because the soap was so slick. I would rate the performance equal to or better than Arko. Arko is a great inexpensive soap, the only problem is it only come in laundry detergent scent. Watch Nick Shaves YouTube review on Reef Point soap performance. Nick is very critical of poor performing soaps and will not use the soap if it does not lather to his standards. I thought he was going in to a frenzy because the soap lathered so well.
- The sample sizes where large enough to get quite a few shaves out of and have a good idea how well the full priced product would perform.
- I would give the scent a medium to strong staying power compared to other brands. Staying power is subjective. Personally, I like soaps with a strong staying power so I can catch whiffs of it through the day.
- The scent of the soap in the tin is mostly the same as the scent when shaving with them which is not always the case with other shaving soaps.
- The non-sample soaps come in a 4oz large plastic container for about $14.
Scents: (Scents are very subjective it is good to get a sample first to figure out if it is for you)
Admiralty My favorite scent from Reef Point. It smells citricy with a hint of classic barbershop.
Aviator My wifes favorite sent. She said it gives me a leather new car sent which Im unsure how to respond. As for me it is the leather sent I was searching for and it is in my top 10 soaps with Admiralty.
Dragons Blood A very interesting scent. I smells to me like a candle made of Indian incents and tangerine. One of the stronger scented samples I received.
Earl Grey and Ginger If you are a bald star trek fan this is a must have soap. I dont think there were many episodes where Captain Picard didnt have a cup of Earl Grey tea. Excellent ginger tea scent, but one of the weaker scents.
Espresso This one is not lying, it smells like very strong coffee. If you are addicted to coffee this soap is for you. One of the stronger scented samples I received like Dragons Blood.
Fougere Santal Decent scent like sandalwood and candle wax. Ive been looking for a good sandalwood but I have not found exactly what I am looking for yet. This one comes close.
Submariner Fortunately this doesnt smell like a Submariner fresh of a 6 month tour. They comeback with some weird distinct funky smell. At least the ones that I knew did. It does however have a very unique scent somewhat sweet vanilla/apple/barbershop. This was my fourth favorite scent from Reef Point.
Test Depth This is my third favorite sent from Reef Point. Somewhat difficult to describe. Sort of a fruity/classic barbershop scent.
Pros
Performance As I said, watch Nick Shaves review. You cant get many soaps that perform to his standard
Customer service I originally ordered samples from this site because of the leather scent. I got so excited about the other scents I forgot to order the leather one. Also, I fat fingered may address. Eric from Reef Point emailed me and told me he could not find my address on the postal site he was using. I emailed him back with the correct address and asked if he could add an Aviator sample to my order. He responded back saying he would get my order out right away and throw in some Aviator for me.
Staying power This is subjective Ive read reviewers that do not want to smell their soap after they leave the shower and others that what to reek of their shave soap all day. These soap rate at a medium high which is good for me.
Matching aftershave and balms! If I find a top 10 soap I want a matching aftershave to give it more staying power. Reef Point Soaps not only has matching aftershave it has matching balms! Plus you can get unscented balm to use with your other soaps. Does anyone make an unscented aftershave? Im a balm fan because they keep my shin from drying out--I live in the high desert. A pomade would give Reef Point a full house.
Cons
- It took me a few minutes to figure out how to use the samples because they are a square piece of soap in a wax paper bag. I started by nuking one bar into a coffee mug. Later, I found some metal tins I had for grill spices and mushed the rest of the bars in to the tins. Maybe if the samples came in petri dishes?
- All soaps are tallow based so the vegans might get upset.
- The hand soaps do not come in matching scents to the shaving soaps.
- Mentholated balm with the unscented balm you can choose to get menthol free. Unfortunately you do not get the same option with any other scent.
- I really just needed one bar to test out the performance. A scent pack in a pill blister pack would serve to sample the smell of the other scents.
- Limited distribution. I like to buy my products on Amazon so I dont have to give my credentials to everyone on the web. Somewhat subjective I sure many like to work directly with the small business.
- Whats up with all the goodie two shoe scents. He needs a scoundrel sent like a pirate scent that has tobacco, black tea, eucalyptus and other counter bands.
Summary: I found reef point soaps to be a high performance shaving soap with unique scents. I was happy with the Reef Point samples I tried.
- Maximus
(I used a Merkur 34C/G razor, Persona and Feather blades, a Semogue 830 brush and a Walmart salsa dish as a lather bowl for this test)
I found the Reef Point Soap Company by accident when I was looking for a leather soap scent for my collection. (For some reason nautical themed shaving soap stood out to me, but I have no idea why because Sailors, Fishermen and, Pirates are not known for shaving). I ordered and received a sample of every one of his scents except for Command Presence, Barbershop, and Tranquility. I have plenty of barbershop scents and I am not interested in another one ATT. As for Command Presence and Tranquility I am waiting for Reef Point to restock the scents.
Over All:
- The performance is outstanding. I almost dropped my razor in the shower because the soap was so slick. I would rate the performance equal to or better than Arko. Arko is a great inexpensive soap, the only problem is it only come in laundry detergent scent. Watch Nick Shaves YouTube review on Reef Point soap performance. Nick is very critical of poor performing soaps and will not use the soap if it does not lather to his standards. I thought he was going in to a frenzy because the soap lathered so well.
- The sample sizes where large enough to get quite a few shaves out of and have a good idea how well the full priced product would perform.
- I would give the scent a medium to strong staying power compared to other brands. Staying power is subjective. Personally, I like soaps with a strong staying power so I can catch whiffs of it through the day.
- The scent of the soap in the tin is mostly the same as the scent when shaving with them which is not always the case with other shaving soaps.
- The non-sample soaps come in a 4oz large plastic container for about $14.
Scents: (Scents are very subjective it is good to get a sample first to figure out if it is for you)
Admiralty My favorite scent from Reef Point. It smells citricy with a hint of classic barbershop.
Aviator My wifes favorite sent. She said it gives me a leather new car sent which Im unsure how to respond. As for me it is the leather sent I was searching for and it is in my top 10 soaps with Admiralty.
Dragons Blood A very interesting scent. I smells to me like a candle made of Indian incents and tangerine. One of the stronger scented samples I received.
Earl Grey and Ginger If you are a bald star trek fan this is a must have soap. I dont think there were many episodes where Captain Picard didnt have a cup of Earl Grey tea. Excellent ginger tea scent, but one of the weaker scents.
Espresso This one is not lying, it smells like very strong coffee. If you are addicted to coffee this soap is for you. One of the stronger scented samples I received like Dragons Blood.
Fougere Santal Decent scent like sandalwood and candle wax. Ive been looking for a good sandalwood but I have not found exactly what I am looking for yet. This one comes close.
Submariner Fortunately this doesnt smell like a Submariner fresh of a 6 month tour. They comeback with some weird distinct funky smell. At least the ones that I knew did. It does however have a very unique scent somewhat sweet vanilla/apple/barbershop. This was my fourth favorite scent from Reef Point.
Test Depth This is my third favorite sent from Reef Point. Somewhat difficult to describe. Sort of a fruity/classic barbershop scent.
Pros
Performance As I said, watch Nick Shaves review. You cant get many soaps that perform to his standard
Customer service I originally ordered samples from this site because of the leather scent. I got so excited about the other scents I forgot to order the leather one. Also, I fat fingered may address. Eric from Reef Point emailed me and told me he could not find my address on the postal site he was using. I emailed him back with the correct address and asked if he could add an Aviator sample to my order. He responded back saying he would get my order out right away and throw in some Aviator for me.
Staying power This is subjective Ive read reviewers that do not want to smell their soap after they leave the shower and others that what to reek of their shave soap all day. These soap rate at a medium high which is good for me.
Matching aftershave and balms! If I find a top 10 soap I want a matching aftershave to give it more staying power. Reef Point Soaps not only has matching aftershave it has matching balms! Plus you can get unscented balm to use with your other soaps. Does anyone make an unscented aftershave? Im a balm fan because they keep my shin from drying out--I live in the high desert. A pomade would give Reef Point a full house.
Cons
- It took me a few minutes to figure out how to use the samples because they are a square piece of soap in a wax paper bag. I started by nuking one bar into a coffee mug. Later, I found some metal tins I had for grill spices and mushed the rest of the bars in to the tins. Maybe if the samples came in petri dishes?
- All soaps are tallow based so the vegans might get upset.
- The hand soaps do not come in matching scents to the shaving soaps.
- Mentholated balm with the unscented balm you can choose to get menthol free. Unfortunately you do not get the same option with any other scent.
- I really just needed one bar to test out the performance. A scent pack in a pill blister pack would serve to sample the smell of the other scents.
- Limited distribution. I like to buy my products on Amazon so I dont have to give my credentials to everyone on the web. Somewhat subjective I sure many like to work directly with the small business.
- Whats up with all the goodie two shoe scents. He needs a scoundrel sent like a pirate scent that has tobacco, black tea, eucalyptus and other counter bands.
Summary: I found reef point soaps to be a high performance shaving soap with unique scents. I was happy with the Reef Point samples I tried.
- Maximus
(I used a Merkur 34C/G razor, Persona and Feather blades, a Semogue 830 brush and a Walmart salsa dish as a lather bowl for this test)
