Top three soaps?

[Ron Scott]

I've eliminated Conk and Honeybee and am liking Tabac and Mitchell's quite a bit. Got a Mike's barbershop cake on order.

My ultimate goal is to end up with one or two, period.

What's your top three picks?

 

[Niles]

Not necessarily in this order:

Proraso
Cella
Mitchell's Wool Fat

 

[alpster]

Not necessarily in this order:

Proraso
Cella
Mitchell's Wool Fat

^^^ yep.

 

[gash]

Valobra soft soap
Klar Kabinett
RazoRock King Louis

Note that the majority of the soaps mentioned, so far, are made in Italy.

 

[ckang79]

My top three:
MWF
DRH
Mike's

 

[TallyShave]

Valobra soft soap
Klar Kabinett
RazoRock King Louis

Note that the majority of the soaps mentioned, so far, are made in Italy.

To throw a bone towards Germany, my current top 3:

Calani
MWF
Klar Seifen

Although, Italy produces some of my favorites as well.

 

[John Von Wuggz]

MWF, Proraso green in tub, and...don't really use any other soaps.

 

[oldtrout]

AoS tallow first
Haslinger
MdC
ABCBA

 

[njpaddy]

Judging by use, my favorites the past few months have been:

DR Harris Almond
Straight Razor Design Opus X
Mike's (esp Hungarian Lavender & Bay Rum)

 

[mwhitcraft]

Mike's
MWF
Tabac

 

[Coler]

Martin de Candre, Mike's, Tabac.

 

[Chuck Sirloin]

D.R. Harris
D.R. Harris
Mike's

 

[Digginmich]

Mike's
QCS
MWF

 

[texaninkc]

Yardley
P160
MdC

Potential tops once I try them: Tallow Pens and Tallow Trumpers. Will be hard to top those three though.

 

[Danricgro]

MDC
Mikes
Arko

 

[California Cajun]

I've eliminated Conk and Honeybee and am liking Tabac and Mitchell's quite a bit. Got a Mike's barbershop cake on order.

My ultimate goal is to end up with one or two, period.

What's your top three picks?

1. Cella in the kilo brick is great, and a great deal for the money IMO. Only problem is that I get tired of the same sweet almond scent and give it a rest from time to time.
2. Personal concoction: I grate a cake or stick of soap with a cheese grater, boil, add glycerin, and add an essential oil. If you want the smell of modern Williams that works like a champ, get some citronella essential oil. (Might also help with mosquitoes this summer.)
3. The list is endless. Your Tabac is terrific, I just think it costs more than it should. I have a tendency to enjoy soaps most that are not only good but a good deal. Mama Bear's is another one, great lathering. Al's Shave Cream. I'll kick myself later after this thread is buried in a sea of topics here because I know I'm forgetting all about some soaps I have really enjoyed using in the past. If it sounds like I'm grossly oversupplied in soaps, you would be correct.

 

[ahrncity]

I'm strictly a cream/croap fan but:

Strop Shoppe Special Edition Peppermint w/Tallow
T&H Rose
TOBS St. James

This might change once I get my hands on some MdC, though.

 

[Mick]

Arko
Tabac
MWF

I could easily live with just these three

 

[Chadao]

MWF, Mike's, and Mike's. Or MWF, Mike's, and MWF.

 

[VT_Hokie]

Can't do 3. Just can't.

MdC
TFS (RazoRock)
La Toja
Mike's
Calani

If you put a gun to my head and MADE me pick three.....I suspect I could live with MdC, TFS and Mike's.