You are forced to thin your soap herd to 3...which ones?

[gwav64]

Let's just assume by either natural or man-made mandates, you must reduce your shaving soap herd down to 3 soaps only for life...which ones make the cut? And why?

For me, it's:

MWF: love the scent, lather, and how it makes my face feel after the shave.

Arko stick: like the scent, quick lather, and how my face feels after the shave.

LaToja stick: love, love, love the scent!

 

[smalltank]

Trumpers Limes Soap
Vitos Green in plastic bowl
Godrej Soap Puck in bowl

 

[Loric]

Irisch Moos stick
Pre de Provence
Mamma Bear Black Code

 

[oakeshott]

There are a couple I haven't tried yet but will be doing so in the next few months, so absent those:

Vintage Yardley
Edit: MdC . How could I forget I had this. Leaving the MWF behind.
Proraso Red

 

[Cynomys]

Van der Hagen Luxury - its the best inexpensive soap, and there needs to be one of the three which is included for price considerations.

Castle Forbes - actually a cream, but I suppose that counts. Simply the best.

AOS - another high quality soap.

 

[TheVez2]

Man, that's not even funny. I don't even want to think about only three soaps for life.

 

[Rushman2112]

I only have three at the moment: MdC, DR Harris Arlington and GFT Limes. The Limes is nearly finished, but I still have another puck that I got at the same time as the wooden bowl original.

If I ever finish these, I would definitely replace the MdC and DRH, but I might try a different third soap.

 

[Gray Wolf]

Old Spice.
C&E Sienna,
Ogalalla Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns

 

[bryan1980]

Lol, I really only have three soaps!

Arko
VDH Luxury
VDH Deluxe

 

[BladeDE40]

Razorock XXX
VDH Luxury unscented (this way I can melt it down and add any scent I want)
La Toja stick (even though I'm not a fan of the stick platform, it's still a great soap)

 

[GianquiMan]

Acqua Di Parma
Martin De Candre
Proraso

 

[vegaskid74]

Lol, I really only have three soaps!

Arko
VDH Luxury
VDH Deluxe

No shame in that. Your first two would probably make it into my top 3, with AOS to round it out.

 

[gus1942]

Let's just assume by either natural or man-made mandates, you must reduce your shaving soap herd down to 3 soaps only for life...which ones make the cut? And why?

For me, it's:

MWF: love the scent, lather, and how it makes my face feel after the shave.

Arko stick: like the scent, quick lather, and how my face feels after the shave.

LaToja stick: love, love, love the scent!

Arko stick, Tabac stick, La Toja stick

Gus/BOTOC

 

[xraygun]

Over my dead body.

 

[California Cajun]

Good question. One that I would do well to implement.

1. Cella
2. Proraso
3. I don't know!

 

[alfbacca]

DR Harris Arlington
Cella
Razorock Don Marco

 

[MeanGene]

Mystic Water Coconut Lime Verbena
QCS Vostok
Martin de Candre

...and in that order of preference.

 

[Triad]

AOS Sandlewood
MWF
Cella

All three great performers and scents

 

[gash]

Institut Karite
Valobra
RazoRock Muguet de France

 

[OzoneAz]

Cella
Proraso
DR Harris

That way I have soft, medium, and hard soaps all covered for variety and performance