i never used one but am willing to try it, especially since i will be going to bmt. the thing is though idk which site to get it at and im wondering if you gents can help me
shaving sticks
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Do you have an idea on which stick you want to get?
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There is only one stick you should consider - Irisch Moos!
Not always easily found, but contact Eleonore at www.alpinevillagecosmetics.com. She's a delight and will ship a stick to you.
Not always easily found, but contact Eleonore at www.alpinevillagecosmetics.com. She's a delight and will ship a stick to you.
Take your favorite soap, a cheesegrater and an empty gluestick or deodorant tube. 5 minutes of MacGyvering later.....
Bullgoose has several, and is a very good dealer to do business with. West Coast Shaving is also good, and so is Shoebox Shave Shop.
I'm part way through a stick of D.R. Harris, which is good, but pricey. I paid more for it than any of my other soaps. After it's done, I plan to try the cheaper Palmolive and Arko sticks that I bought earlier. Both have good reputations.
I'm part way through a stick of D.R. Harris, which is good, but pricey. I paid more for it than any of my other soaps. After it's done, I plan to try the cheaper Palmolive and Arko sticks that I bought earlier. Both have good reputations.
Irisch Moos
LaToja
Both usually available at: superlather.com
LaToja
Both usually available at: superlather.com
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Some of my favorite sticks:
Tabac and Sir Irisch Moos
La Toja
Palmolive
Vintage Williams
Bullgoose is a well respected vendor, as are the others mentioned here. If I had to pick just one, I'd go with La Toja, but they are all quite good.
Tabac and Sir Irisch Moos
La Toja
Palmolive
Vintage Williams
Bullgoose is a well respected vendor, as are the others mentioned here. If I had to pick just one, I'd go with La Toja, but they are all quite good.
Speick; very slick lather with great cushion.
Wilkinson Sword Stick; contains tallow, glycerin, and lanolin.
Palmolive; nice reasonably price tallow stick.
Erasmic; tallow version lathers well and has a great barbershop scent.
Irisch Moos; one of the best.
Wilkinson Sword Stick; contains tallow, glycerin, and lanolin.
Palmolive; nice reasonably price tallow stick.
Erasmic; tallow version lathers well and has a great barbershop scent.
Irisch Moos; one of the best.
I have been experimenting with shave sticks lately and have enjoyed the Palmolive tallow formula the best. Nice thick lather and a plesant scent. I get most of my stuff from Phil at Bullgooseshaving.net. He has good prices and excellent customer service. I am expecting a package from him tomorrow with a new Palmolive shave stick and a new Simpson Colonel X2L brush. I can't wait. 
I like the Valobra stick a good deal, but if you don't mind the scent, the Arko stick produces oodles of lather and it's only about $2.
I think Speick is under-rated. My first and still my favorite stick.
I have positive personal experience with BullGoose, but the others mentioned have good reputations as well.
I have positive personal experience with BullGoose, but the others mentioned have good reputations as well.
No one mentions Arko?!
I don't use shave sticks but I do press them or grate them into a bowl.
MWF is my favorite soap but as far as shave sticks go:
Sir Irisch Moos and Arko are great. I have some Tabac I recently got in a trade and I can't wait to give it a whirl... probably tonight. Tabac feels the same as Irisch Moos as far as the soap itself before any lathering... of course they are made by the same company I believe so that makes sense.
If I were to suggest you a shave stick I would go for something far more readily available than Irisch Moos. It's my 2nd favorite soap but I can really only treat myself to it occasionally because it's pretty difficult and relatively expensive to find.
I'd look into Arko (15 sticks for $20 shipped) or Tabac.
I don't use shave sticks but I do press them or grate them into a bowl.
MWF is my favorite soap but as far as shave sticks go:
Sir Irisch Moos and Arko are great. I have some Tabac I recently got in a trade and I can't wait to give it a whirl... probably tonight. Tabac feels the same as Irisch Moos as far as the soap itself before any lathering... of course they are made by the same company I believe so that makes sense.
If I were to suggest you a shave stick I would go for something far more readily available than Irisch Moos. It's my 2nd favorite soap but I can really only treat myself to it occasionally because it's pretty difficult and relatively expensive to find.
I'd look into Arko (15 sticks for $20 shipped) or Tabac.
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