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I'm also open to the possibility even better soaps will come along...
When I step back and start being objective I realize that there really isn't a nickel's worth of difference between the best artisan soaps AS REGARDS THE ACTUAL SHAVE. If I wanted to even be more critical I would be totally honest and state that I can get a great shave with a lowly Palmolive stick. However, that's not to say that I don't appreciate a great artisan soap as I do. I must admit as well that sometimes it really appears silly that we as grown men carry on about soap scents and face "feel" like a bunch of old hens at a Tupperware party.