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What soap next
- Thread starter Jaro1069
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I suppose it depends what you are looking for. any particular scents? any other properties you would like in your shave soap? Stirling @Joe Hackett is a pretty solid option for a great soap at a great price with a huge variety of scent options.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Great recommendation by Kyle or Take a GIANT leap into Elite soap and try a CBL soap @CBLSoap.com or LNHC soap @LNHC
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
I'd say to check out the vendor subforum and go with one (or more!) of the fine folks who help support TSC. Hard to go wrong that way.
@Joe Hackett is Stirling and is a vendor that supports TSC, @LNHC is Lisa's Natural and she supports TSC, @CBLindsay is CBL Soaps and is also a vendor and owner of TSC. Stirling set the bar on everything in the wet shaving world for me, Lisa and CBL are 2 of the best soaps on the planet just find a scent you want and order.
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Hmmm, then perhaps you should check out the Soap Sample Swap section. Touch base with the Soap Master and see if you can buy a soap or two for the sample library in exchange for samples. Win-Win in my book.
I may have a few empty sample containers that I could put together a couple to send in for the exchange if needed
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
I have not used the Soap Sample Library myself, but the link I posted in post-7 should get you started.
As @DocHoliday0831 said there are a few vendors who support the Forum, they are an excellent resource. I think @woodpusher is steering you in the right direction when it comes to the soap sample swap, you can easily explore a variety of soap brands and scents that way.
I am the owner of CBL Soap, I don’t list samples on my website (for a number of reasons) but when the moon is full I have been known to honor requests for samples. Take a stroll over to my website and see what interests you then PM me (use the CBLindsay it’s easier for me to see that one) your details.
@Joe Hackett has an incredible library of scents, most or all available in one ounce sample sizes. I highly recommend you go to his website and choose a few. Get at least one empty container from him as well and if you don’t already have a solid, reliable brush get one of his simple “cue ball” synthetics or splurge on one of his badger brushes. Trust me when I say one ounce samples pressed into a larger container will give you the best experience (compared to testing a 10gram sample scooped and pressed into whatever you use to lather).
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
This is probably the best place to start. Once you think of some scents you might like, then do some research on what companies carry such scents, pick a couple that seem most interesting, then come back here before ordering and ask if anyone has an idea on the product.
yeah thanks but i dont know what i like yet, thats my conundrum....
@CBLindsay thanks i will do that.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Scent wise anything is an improvement over Williams just take a pick from ones mentioned...
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Except for Tabac. Avoid Tabac!
Here's a list of some of my favorite soaps. I'm not just performance oriented but also scent oriented. If I don't like the scent I won't use it much if ever.
Stirling Barbershop
Moon Soaps Old School
Wet Shaving Products T Formula Barbershop
West Coast Shaving Gatsby No. 1
The Fat 'As (50/50 combination of Mitchell's Wool Fat and Haslinger Schafmilch)
As you can see I seem to lean towards so called "Barbershop" scents. And the last one takes a bit of work but I swear it might be my favorite of them all.
As dave said, just pick a couple and try them. One way is to try samples first. I began doing that after I realized I had a bunch of full tubs of stuff I don't like a whole lot. But the whole thing about scent is it's different for everybody. You just have to try lots of them to find what you like best. And that's the best part of this hobby. It's a journey and a world of discovery. Have fun with it and don't overthink it. It's just shaving.
Stirling Barbershop
Moon Soaps Old School
Wet Shaving Products T Formula Barbershop
West Coast Shaving Gatsby No. 1
The Fat 'As (50/50 combination of Mitchell's Wool Fat and Haslinger Schafmilch)
As you can see I seem to lean towards so called "Barbershop" scents. And the last one takes a bit of work but I swear it might be my favorite of them all.
As dave said, just pick a couple and try them. One way is to try samples first. I began doing that after I realized I had a bunch of full tubs of stuff I don't like a whole lot. But the whole thing about scent is it's different for everybody. You just have to try lots of them to find what you like best. And that's the best part of this hobby. It's a journey and a world of discovery. Have fun with it and don't overthink it. It's just shaving.
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havent tried any of them. was thinking of trying La Toja stick or even palmolive stick.. i even want to try Cella but with all the things people say about Cella i'm worried about buying any.