time to thin the herd: Lavanda, Cella, Rose of Bulgaria, Arko, and LEA.

[dannymayo]

I've had a few soaps and creams that I said I'd finish before I opened up my new puck of D.R. Harris Arlington and Speick stick. Almost all of the soaps or creams had 10 or less shaves left in them. I need to thin out the herd.

Lavanda (Old formula): A very nice mentholated cream that required a bit more cream and doesn't lather very easily but gave me a great shave. I have another tube and will definitely try the new version when I finish my last tube.

Arko: Much beloved and hated. I got good shaves but not excellent. I don't mind the smell once it mellows a bit. I have half another stick and won't buy it again.

Cella: Slick, cushiony, and easy to lather. It left my face smooth and moisturized. I'm not a fan of the smell but I loved the resulting shaves it gave. It didn't agree with my skin so I won't be getting it again. I used both the red tub and the EEP version from the Kilo block.

Rose of Bulgaria: Reminded me of Arko cream with more glycerin and a lot more perfume. Good shaves but nothing special, too much perfume.

LEA (old formula): Suddsy lather but good shaves, another cheap soap stick. I tried the new version, I got better shavesd than the old version but I wasn't impressed with it either.

I'm sticking with MWF and Cade for the future and hoping that D.R. Harris Arlington is a keeper.

 

[Mick]

MWF and Cade are some rock solid must have soaps.

I do enjoy a little more variety though.

With Arko I got in the habit of applying a thinner amount then loading the brush with something more fragrant then building lather. The Arko is a lather monster but when you mix in a nice scented soap you are in "shave heaven". Give that a shot before you run out of Arko and you may change your mind about keeping it around permanently.

 

[Niles]

MWF, Cella, and Arlington are three of my top soaps. Love them.

 

[MaxP]

MWF, Cella, and Arlington are three of my top soaps. Love them.

My mileage varied...a lot.

Had MWF and Cella. Both long gone. Arlington went to the box in the basement.

 

[dannymayo]

I've done the whole "mix Arko with something else" thing and I've come to the point where I just want a soap out of the box that will consistently give me amazing lather without any tinkering. I got good shaves from Arko, don't get me wrong, I had to let it air out for who knows how long still mix it with another scented soap/cream to get the results I wanted. YMMV and all that.