Sticks of IM arrived from Mark at Superlather today. I bet y'all can guess how my SOTD will read tomorrow.
The Moos is Loos
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Most over rated product I have tried so far.
I'd have to go with Cremo Cream for that honor.
I find Moos to be one of the best soaps I have tried to date.
is it over rated? do you prefer a glycerin soap?
No I love tallow based, just didn't see what all the hype was about. I have used many products and my favorites so far so soap is AOS Sandalwood and T&H Grafton for creams. Maybe for you it will live up to the hype though...
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I am looking forward to validating or disputing that tomorrow.
.... as we say in Germany:
"Ohne Moos nix los"
"Ohne Moos nix los"
Yeah let me know what you think.
I got mine yesterday and used it this morning. I wouldn't say I love it, but I definitely like it. The scent is a pleasant and quite strong "Irish Spring" soap smell. It lathered and performed very well, giving a DFS. I will happily add it to my rotation.
Used it today for the 1st time. I loved it. Easy to lather, very slick. Smells good too. I'll be buying this one again.
That's the thing right there, I wouldn't say I loved it either and I found the smell odd compared to majority of shaving creams and soaps I have used. I would rather save myself the money and get La Toja or Valobra sticks.
Received mine the other day also..to use while traveling.
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I think Matt is spot on with his assessment, too. It is a very good soap, no question. The lather was good and slick, and I got a very nice shave from it. I also liked the scent, but thought it was more like an enhanced Arlington from DR Harris. That said, Valobra is still without peer in my mind when it comes to shave sticks.
This is yet another reason why I'm so happy with Superlather's decant service. A single application of the IM AS cured me of any further interest in the line. For those that like the scent though, enjoy!
Overated? Depends. Based on the price/value equation, i don't think so. But I have to say that it's not the same or as good as the Tabac stick. To me there is a subtle difference in the lather and the shave. Also, I didn't care for the Tabac scent very much, but IM has made me appreciate it more. IM smells too synthetic and feminine for my taste. I know it has Irish in the name but it doesn't smell like Irish Spring to me. Just one man's opinion.
I got the Irisch Moos stick I ordered from Superlather earlier this week but haven't shaved with it yet. I'm trying to work my way through the creams and soaps I already have open before I start in on this one, although I did open the stick to give it a sniff. Both my wife and I like the scent, which has some of the same notes as Irish Spring but less clean and more earthy and spicy, if that makes any sense. At any rate, if it shaves as good as it smells, I'll probably order a couple more. Does anyone know if you can buy just the 100g soap sticks to refill the original plastic container or is this soap only sold in the push-up container?
I'm another who loves the soap for its lather, but could live without the scent.
I'm in that camp that loves Tabac and gags on Arko. I understand there are gents out there whose tastes are polar opposite on the scents of those two brands.
I'd have to put the Moos at #1 in terms of lather production from my sticks. I also have Palmolive, Valobra and Speick in the rotation and love them all.
I'm in that camp that loves Tabac and gags on Arko. I understand there are gents out there whose tastes are polar opposite on the scents of those two brands.
I'd have to put the Moos at #1 in terms of lather production from my sticks. I also have Palmolive, Valobra and Speick in the rotation and love them all.
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Shave sticks may be the most undervalued part of the Shave Den. Those three, IM, La Toja, DR Harris, Wilkinson's Sword and a host of glycerin-based sticks from our favorite soapers give me high quality lathers and shaves time after time.
