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Wish you guys had "SMELLOVISION!" as this stuff is out of this world.
It was sent to me by @njpaddy , as my bleeding brain recalls, but I could be wrong, and if I am, I'm sorry to whomever it was.
Maybe they could chime in? It's wonderful stuff!
I tried this. The scent, no good. Apparently Mrs. Rud's didn't like this one either. I know it doesn't have tallow, but I've had exactly three GD soaps, one I sold, one went bad and the Nai plus a little cash was it's replacement. Two had tallow and one didn't, but all had a scent that I'm starting to associate to his products. I'm sure it's one of the oils or something, but I just don't care for it. Fortunately there are a lot of other makers.You left the very best vegan soap off your list: Grooming Department Nai version 2. The 1st version had some milk products, the 2nd version is strictly vegan.
So I like tallow soaps, but what I'm finding is that I like tallow in hard commercial soaps. I don't care for it in the artisan offerings as I can pick up the tallow scent too much.
I tried this. The scent, no good. Apparently Mrs. Rud's didn't like this one either. I know it doesn't have tallow, but I've had exactly three GD soaps, one I sold, one went bad and the Nai plus a little cash was it's replacement. Two had tallow and one didn't, but all had a scent that I'm starting to associate to his products. I'm sure it's one of the oils or something, but I just don't care for it. Fortunately there are a lot of other makers.
MdC, and LaToja are a couple of my favorites. Haslinger is good. One that would be in the "other" category would be Viking Soap's Longship, I find it very good too.
I hear you. I've said that's the reason Williams is hated so. Most soaps lather easier than William's though.I know that your preferences in soaps differ from mine. I am not a fan of hard tallow pucks. They are great if you use them every day, but I have so many soaps in rotation that it dries out completely before I use it again. That means loading and lathering is a pain.
I generally do that too. I am not a fan of the feel of the stick rubbed on the face. I often load in a bowl and face lather. Arko August is coming up. I'm going to use the stick unless I decide I can't, then I will grate it and load from a bowl.My face is too sensitive to face lather, so if I use a shave stick like LaToja, I have to grate it and press into my lather bowl. That is too much trouble.
I can't fault the quality, just the scent. I did like how it performed. Having oily skin, it may have been too much for me to use everyday, but if the scent agrees with you, it's top notch soap.Scents are definitely a YMMV thing. While I love the performance of Grooming Department soaps, I love some of the scents, like some and dislike others. I like the scents of Aion and Otium, but I do not love them. Mohammad intentionally keeps the Nai scents on the lighter side of medium, so they are not likely to be offensive, even if you do not like them.
Ordered some shaving soap from Beehive. Got a sample of Woodlands which I already have. Asked the maker if it would be alright to PIF so folks could try it. She said sure.
Cut it up into +/- 7 gram samples which will be smashed flat in the baggy to mail first class . This stuff lathers, shaves, hydrates, psf etc. similiar to MdC. I only have 10 samples. If you 'get' MdC this is worth a try.
PM if interested. I'll need an address to mail the sample to.
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Hi Marco;La Toja is my #1 pick.
Recently, I got a puck of Ach. Brito Mogno and am really pleased with its great performance.
I value Both L'Occitane Cade and Pre de Provence equally. Went the PdP because it was listed.I marked "Other".
L'Occitane Cade soap to be specific.