Purchased some Speick shave sticks recently. Milled it into a mug from "Dirty Bird" pottery. Well after using it for a few times I can see why folks rave about it. Reminds me a lot of Tabac without the strong scent. Great lather that is thick and slick. If you like the performance of Tabac but hate the scent I would like to suggest Speick. IMHO it is on the same level or near the performance of Tabac. Speick is now in my soap rotation.
Speick in a mug
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I totally agree, David.
I also found Speick to be at the level of Tabac in terms of lather quality and without the super strong and [for me] irritating scent (I actually love the Tabac scent but it literally irritates my throat!!).
Speick has been in my rotation for 3 years now and isn't going anywhere. I grate up a stick into a small metal container as I don't like sticks. It loads fast and builds a thick, slick and delicious smelling lather!
There are some great soaps out there in stick form that you can't get any other way.... and this is one of them. I have to admit that I'm one who would probably use Speick soap more if it was in a puck in a bowl. Great move milling it down into a mug. 
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If you told me that all I could use for the rest of my days were soaps that were only available in sticks, I wouldn't even be mad.
Speick, La Toja, Palmolive, Arko, LEA, Wilkinson. Some of the best soaps, period, are sticks.
Speick, La Toja, Palmolive, Arko, LEA, Wilkinson. Some of the best soaps, period, are sticks.
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I've milled La Toja and liked it a lot. Also milled a stick of Palmolive which I try soon. With this in mind I don't know why these companies don't sell these great soaps as pucks.
I also love the speick stick milled into a bowl. I thought I was going to keep it as my travel soap but I keep pulling it out at home--I guess I don't travel enough.
I find La Toja, Palmolive and Speick to be the equals of Tabac. I haven't milled La Toja because its softer and I don't mind using it in stick form. My Speick and Palmolive sticks are in bowls now and I get too much lather from them. I like the scent of Tabac (sometimes wish it wasn't quite so strongly scented) but if I didn't I would be happy using these other affordable options.
Speick cream and stick are both examples of great quality at a low price.
Speick milled/grated into a bowl is awesome. Misspelling the name and posting evidence that you are a moron is even more awesome.
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Speick milled/grated into a bowl is awesome. Misspelling the name and posting evidence that you are a moron is even more awesome.
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Is that two sticks in that container?
I grate one at a time as I find the Speick scent changes considerably when it soaks up water. At one stage, I even thought of just milling half a stick into the container as I wasn't enjoying the scent after it had changed but I milled the whole stick and will see how it goes.
