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WSP Barbershop
Klar Kabinette
WCS #1
C&E Nomad
WSP Barbershop
Your top five soaps?
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1. AoS Sandalwood (Tallow)
2. West Coast Shaving Gatsby*
3. MdC
4. RR Don Marco
5. PdP
*Quick note on this one because I think most have never tried it. I've never even placed an order with WCS. My fiancee knew that I was into wetshaving, and she bought me a sample pack from them. Far and away, the best performer of the bunch for me was their Gatsby (barbershop) scent, AND it's the soap she picked out ahead of time as her favorite scent! Then she bought me a tub and the AS for Christmas. If I had to compare its performance to other soaps, the closest to it that I've used are the RR soft soaps like my much beloved Don Marco. It's very easy to lather, and provides perfect cushion and glide.
But AoS tallow is still my #1. As soon as I run out of my last puck, I'm going to try Czech and Speake and hope it's as good!
2. West Coast Shaving Gatsby*
3. MdC
4. RR Don Marco
5. PdP
*Quick note on this one because I think most have never tried it. I've never even placed an order with WCS. My fiancee knew that I was into wetshaving, and she bought me a sample pack from them. Far and away, the best performer of the bunch for me was their Gatsby (barbershop) scent, AND it's the soap she picked out ahead of time as her favorite scent! Then she bought me a tub and the AS for Christmas. If I had to compare its performance to other soaps, the closest to it that I've used are the RR soft soaps like my much beloved Don Marco. It's very easy to lather, and provides perfect cushion and glide.
But AoS tallow is still my #1. As soon as I run out of my last puck, I'm going to try Czech and Speake and hope it's as good!
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Gotta update the list:
-Noble Otter
-Wholly Kaw
-B&M Reserve
-Sudsy Soapery
-Declaration Grooming
Honorable mentions:
-Oleo
-WSP Olympus Formula T
-Midnight & Two
Tabac
Captains Choice
Route 66
Taylor Of Old Bond Street
Stirling
MWF
I know you asked for the top 5, but I couldn’t drop one off of the list. I like them all pretty equal for different reasons. If I was forced to pick just one, I would flip a coin to see if it was Tabac or Route 66. The Route 66 is starting to get a lot of use as of late. It’s a spectacular soap that doesn’t seem to get much notice here. This is a-shame as it’s right on par or above several of the more commonly mentioned soaps.
Captains Choice
Route 66
Taylor Of Old Bond Street
Stirling
MWF
I know you asked for the top 5, but I couldn’t drop one off of the list. I like them all pretty equal for different reasons. If I was forced to pick just one, I would flip a coin to see if it was Tabac or Route 66. The Route 66 is starting to get a lot of use as of late. It’s a spectacular soap that doesn’t seem to get much notice here. This is a-shame as it’s right on par or above several of the more commonly mentioned soaps.
MDC
Cella
TOBS Sandalwood
MWF
Mama Bears America
Cella
TOBS Sandalwood
MWF
Mama Bears America
SV (I love all the scents)
T&H 1805
Catie's Bubbles Gardenia
D R Harris Windsor
GFT Violet
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T&H 1805
Catie's Bubbles Gardenia
D R Harris Windsor
GFT Violet
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Haslinger
Declaration Grooming
Noble Otter
Cold River Soap Works
Sudsy Soapery
Declaration Grooming
Noble Otter
Cold River Soap Works
Sudsy Soapery
I'm glad to see this thread resurrected, because I have made a few changes:
(in no particular order)
1. Cyril Salter's Solid Shaving Soap (new Tallow formula)
2. Tabac
3. Mike's
4. Art of Shaving (discontinued tallow formula)
5. Strop Shoppe
It is not a coincidence that all of the above are tallow-based.
(in no particular order)
1. Cyril Salter's Solid Shaving Soap (new Tallow formula)
2. Tabac
3. Mike's
4. Art of Shaving (discontinued tallow formula)
5. Strop Shoppe
It is not a coincidence that all of the above are tallow-based.
Boellis Panama
MWF
Tabac
Speick
C&S #88
MWF
Tabac
Speick
C&S #88
Not in any particular order, here are my five favorites:
- Arko
- Tabac
- Mitchell's Wool Fat
- Haslinger Schafmilch
- Santa Maria Novella
Hannah's Dad
I Can See Better Than Bigfoot.
Tabac
Old Spice
MWF
Declaration Grooming
Barrister & Mann
Old Spice
MWF
Declaration Grooming
Barrister & Mann
Always fun having this thread around.. fwiw I do not have a massive number of soaps that I've evaluated, probably less than two dozen.
Saponificio Varesino, Flying Mango
Mystic Water, Irish Traveler
Haslinger, schafmilch
Speick
Mike's, Lily of the Valley
Saponificio Varesino, Flying Mango
Mystic Water, Irish Traveler
Haslinger, schafmilch
Speick
Mike's, Lily of the Valley
1. The Sudsy Soapery
2. Wholly Kaw
3. Squadron
4. Tallow+still
5. Vitos
2. Wholly Kaw
3. Squadron
4. Tallow+still
5. Vitos
Cella (kilo or bowl)
Van Der Hagan
Col Conk: Lime, Almond, Bay Rum
Williams
Williams/Dove mix
Van Der Hagan
Col Conk: Lime, Almond, Bay Rum
Williams
Williams/Dove mix
1. L'Occitane en Provence's Cade
2. Art of Shaving Sandalwood cream
3. Pacific Shave Co. Caffeinated
4. Pre de Provence
5. Van der Hagen Luxury
2. Art of Shaving Sandalwood cream
3. Pacific Shave Co. Caffeinated
4. Pre de Provence
5. Van der Hagen Luxury
1) Mike’s Natural
2) WhollyKaw
3) Declaration Grooming
4) Eufros
5) Lisa’s Natural
2) WhollyKaw
3) Declaration Grooming
4) Eufros
5) Lisa’s Natural
1. Wholly Kaw Donkey Milk
2. Tallow and Steel
3. Declaration Grooming
4. Oleo Canard/Grooming Department Mallard
5. Sudsy Soapery
2. Tallow and Steel
3. Declaration Grooming
4. Oleo Canard/Grooming Department Mallard
5. Sudsy Soapery
Start from the 12 o'clock position, at first place for now, and go clockwise. This is as of today - tomorrow I might just change my mind. The Fitjar there is Fjellheim. Great juniper scent, you Norwegian magicians!
Revisiting my list after 6.5 years:
1. La Toja
2. Provence Sante Green Tea
3. DR Harris (any flavor)
4. Czech & Speake
5. Boellis Panama 1924
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