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Slickest Shaving Soap (or Cream)?
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Lefonque
Even more clueless than you
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Just ordered Mike's Barber Shop...and Orange, Cedarwood, and Black Pepper! Looking forward!
a&e kaizen ? ck6 ? siero ? any other ?
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I just got a sample of the Barrister's Reserve Classic shaving soap. I LOVED the scent soo much that I immediately ordered more! I also got a couple other Barrister and Mann samples (Seville and Bay Rum) and found them too strong.
I now realize that it doesn't matter how slick a soap is...if I don't like the smell of it, I'm not going to use it!
With that being said, can anyone recommend other slick soaps that have a similar scent profile as my new favorite soap?
P.S. I also ordered the aftershave that goes with this! That's big for me...because I NEVER BUY AFTERSHAVE!
I now realize that it doesn't matter how slick a soap is...if I don't like the smell of it, I'm not going to use it!
With that being said, can anyone recommend other slick soaps that have a similar scent profile as my new favorite soap?
P.S. I also ordered the aftershave that goes with this! That's big for me...because I NEVER BUY AFTERSHAVE!
Haslinger's tallow based soaps.
I never tried glycerin based new ones.
I never tried glycerin based new ones.
shavefan
I’m not a fan
I just got a sample of the Barrister's Reserve Classic shaving soap. I LOVED the scent soo much that I immediately ordered more! I also got a couple other Barrister and Mann samples (Seville and Bay Rum) and found them too strong.
I now realize that it doesn't matter how slick a soap is...if I don't like the smell of it, I'm not going to use it!
With that being said, can anyone recommend other slick soaps that have a similar scent profile as my new favorite soap?
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P.S. I also ordered the aftershave that goes with this! That's big for me...because I NEVER BUY AFTERSHAVE!
Reserve Classic is their dupe of vintage Gillette Sun Up. Phoenix Artisans has a Sun Up homage too called Sun Down.
PAA Sun Down
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Perfect. Thank you.
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Well, if you had a little more experience perhaps I would listen to you
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Kaizen samples on the way
I received the original Kaizen yesterday and shaved with it this morning. It was disappointing at best. The slickness I experienced with the summer fig was not there. The scent was better, but I’m all about the slickness. Now I’m confused. I’m sure the slickness is in there, but if so, I did something wrong. The lather was real runny as well, which makes me think too much water.Kaizen samples on the way
Normally I would rotate to the next soap tomorrow. But now I feel challenged. It will be Kaizen again in the morning.
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Tons of samples on the way! 
1. Ariana Evans/The Club "Turkish Coffee" (Kaizen 1 base)
2. Ariana Evans/The Club "Christmas Coquito" (Kaizen 2 base)
3. Grooming Dept "Lemon Bay" (Donkey Milk base)
4. Grooming Dept "Fougere" (Duck Mallard base)
5. Strike Gold Shave "Le Befana" (limited edition Xerjoff dupe scent)
6. Wholly Kaw "Timmerman Chemist" (pastuers exclusive)
7. Phoenix and Beau "Empress Rising" (tallow base)
8. First Canadian Shave "Blod Av Dreki" (tallow/goat milk base)
9. Chiseled Face/Zoologist "Macque"
10. Art of Shaving "Oud and Suede" cream
Plus Barrister and Mann and Soap Commander.
I really would like to try a sample first like I did with the Barrister and Mann. I noticed that many of the high-end soaps don't come in sample sizes. I'm not going to pay $40-$50 for a soap without smelling it first...especially if (as I assume is the case) they are unreturnable. For now, I will just have to settle with the "lesser" soaps that I can sample first. Oh well, life is rough, what can I tell you
1. Ariana Evans/The Club "Turkish Coffee" (Kaizen 1 base)
2. Ariana Evans/The Club "Christmas Coquito" (Kaizen 2 base)
3. Grooming Dept "Lemon Bay" (Donkey Milk base)
4. Grooming Dept "Fougere" (Duck Mallard base)
5. Strike Gold Shave "Le Befana" (limited edition Xerjoff dupe scent)
6. Wholly Kaw "Timmerman Chemist" (pastuers exclusive)
7. Phoenix and Beau "Empress Rising" (tallow base)
8. First Canadian Shave "Blod Av Dreki" (tallow/goat milk base)
9. Chiseled Face/Zoologist "Macque"
10. Art of Shaving "Oud and Suede" cream
Plus Barrister and Mann and Soap Commander.
I really would like to try a sample first like I did with the Barrister and Mann. I noticed that many of the high-end soaps don't come in sample sizes. I'm not going to pay $40-$50 for a soap without smelling it first...especially if (as I assume is the case) they are unreturnable. For now, I will just have to settle with the "lesser" soaps that I can sample first. Oh well, life is rough, what can I tell you
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Yes, that’s the one I tried yesterday and had problems with. I’m going to try it again today with less water.
Definitely going to order some...Do you know if the green is better for sensitive skin? Thanks.
I just emailed Cella in Italy
Cella is scented with benzaldehyde, which gives the almond scent.
Some people are sensitive to it (not me fortunately!).
My own concoction is the slickest I've found.
The down side is that it takes about 15 minutes to lather up.
It's a bar of Neutrogena, ground up with a half bar of Dove,
with a shot glass full of coconut oil and a squirt of glycerin added,
all combined cold.
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