Soaps - Which of 32 to Try First?

[Feldgrun]

I have been collecting soap and a couple of creams since the first of the year. I have the following 32 in mostly samples & a few soap cakes. I've only tried a few. From this list, please let me know what you'd recommend I should try next:

Arko
Ariana and Evans - St. Barts k2e
Barrister and Mann, Omnibus Base - Red Letter Day Limited Edition
Barrister and Mann, Omnibus Base - Arctique Seasonal Release
Barrister and Mann - Fougere Classique
Declaration Grooming - Dayman
Declaration Grooming - Massacre of the Innocents
D.R. Harris Shaving Cream - Arlington
D.R. Harris Shaving Cream - Windsor
Haslinger - Schafmilch
Maggard Razors - Lilac
Martin de Candre - Fougere
Martin de Candre - Rose
Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper
Noble Otter Soap Co. - Two Kings
Phoenix & Beau - Albion
Razorock - Don Marco
Razorock Gold Label - Sophisticated Citrus
Razorock XXX - Italian Shaving Soap
Saponificio Bignoli - Antica Ricetta
Saponificio Bignoli - Agrumi Del Mediterraneo
Saponificio Bignoli - Lavanda Balsamica
Southern Witchcrafts - Samhain
Stirling Soap Co. - Executive Man
Taylor of Old Bond St - Coconut
Taylor of Old Bond St - Jermyn St
Taylor of Old Bond St - Rose
Wholly Kaw Shaving Soap - Lav Sublime
Wholly Kaw Shaving Soap - Monaco Royale
Wickham Soap Co 1912 - Club Cola
Williams Shaving Soap (pre-1960)
Zingari Man - The Watchman

 

[BigJ]

Great list! In your position, I would likely start with one of the MdC options, but that’s me!

 

[AlphaFrank75]

Here ya go, use them in this order.

Zingari Man - The Watchman
Ariana and Evans - St. Barts k2e
Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper
Barrister and Mann, Omnibus Base - Red Letter Day Limited Edition
Barrister and Mann, Omnibus Base - Arctique Seasonal Release
Barrister and Mann - Fougere Classique
Declaration Grooming - Dayman
Declaration Grooming - Massacre of the Innocents
Southern Witchcrafts - Samhain
Wickham Soap Co 1912 - Club Cola
Wholly Kaw Shaving Soap - Lav Sublime
Wholly Kaw Shaving Soap - Monaco Royale
D.R. Harris Shaving Cream - Arlington
D.R. Harris Shaving Cream - Windsor
Haslinger - Schafmilch
Maggard Razors - Lilac
Martin de Candre - Fougere
Martin de Candre - Rose
Noble Otter Soap Co. - Two Kings
Phoenix & Beau - Albion
Razorock - Don Marco
Razorock Gold Label - Sophisticated Citrus
Razorock XXX - Italian Shaving Soap
Saponificio Bignoli - Antica Ricetta
Saponificio Bignoli - Agrumi Del Mediterraneo
Saponificio Bignoli - Lavanda Balsamica
Stirling Soap Co. - Executive Man
Taylor of Old Bond St - Coconut
Taylor of Old Bond St - Jermyn St
Taylor of Old Bond St - Rose
Williams Shaving Soap (pre-1960)

 

[bonbon]

Great list.
I would start with
D.R. Harris Shaving Cream - Arlington or D.R. Harris Shaving Cream - Windsor

Keep Williams as an investment (if it's new)

 

[Owen Bawn]

Arko good.

 

[sarimento1]

What?! Only 32 choices!! You're overlooking so many!!

 

[ChriWilson]

Arko good.

Arko is a great start.
Best to know right off the bat if it's a keeper or not

 

[Elliot]

MdC Rose would be a dangerous first choice. You’d spend the next few months down-ranking everything due to unfair comparison.
First tier.

 

[Chef455]

Arko!

Then we'll see you on the appropriate thread(s). Hoping for another Arkonaut.

Everything else is fluff.

(Enjoy the fluff... Bask in the radiance of Arko!)

 

[Rudy Vey]

ARKO!!!!

 

[JimL911]

Open the Arko first and throw it in a drawer. Come back to it when all others are gone. The stench "should" be tolerable.
Start with MdC. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to lather and how much better some of the others are.

 

[Chef455]

Open the Arko first and throw it in a drawer. Come back to it when all others are gone. The stench "should" be tolerable.
Start with MdC. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to lather and how much better some of the others are.

But if you start off with the MdC you might wind up smelling like a gramma and relying on $80 shave soaps. Arko! lathers just fine.

 

[JCarr]

TOBS Creams or Noble Otter. My two cents have been deposited.

 

[LuckyGlenn]

Arko runs with the big dogs. Whether you like the scent or not is up to you.

 

[borwish]

Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper

It'll give you a nice and solid baseline to compare against.

 

[Owen Bawn]

Open the Arko first and throw it in a drawer. Come back to it when all others are gone. The stench "should" be tolerable.
Start with MdC. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to lather and how much better some of the others are.

Are there really people who complain about the scent of Arko? I can't believe it. If that was the case I think someone would have started a thread about it by now.

 

[JCarr]

Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper

It'll give you a nice and solid baseline to compare against.

Also a good one to try early on! Good catch! I missed Mike's in the list.

 

[ChEtah]

TOBS Coconut is good. Used it for the first time last night.

Jermyn St is too. It has to be used with responsibility, chicks dig it...

 

[Tomo]

D.R. Harris Shaving Soap - Arlington
Martin de Candre - Fougere
Stirling Soap Co. - Executive Man

 

[Kix]

ARKO for the WIN!!