Top 5 Artisan Soap Vendors

Discussion in 'Shave Soaps' started by ps1160, Dec 15, 2014.

  1. Royalpar1

    Royalpar1 New Member

    Try ABC and Xpec :) CF is a good third
     
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  2. SRNewb

    SRNewb Well-Known Member

    Stirling
    Maggard/Through the Fire
    Catie's Bubbles
    Barrister and Mann
    RazoRock's Artisan line
    In no particular order.
     
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  3. mickeyobe

    mickeyobe Active Member

    Club Soda. Root Beer.
    Peasants!
    You like bubbly?
    How about Champaign.
     
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  4. Figaro qua

    Figaro qua Member

    Cold River
    Reef Point
    Soap Commander
    Kell's Original Hemp
    RazoRock
    WSP Rustic
    Dang I still can't get it down to 5.
     
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  5. Hersh

    Hersh Well-Known Member

    Just ordered crsw bergamot&bay. Gotta love the enablers lol
     
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  6. Figaro qua

    Figaro qua Member

    Enjoy, it is a great performer. My disappointment is that according to their site they are only selling the Select line at 25 bucks a pop. I bought the Classic for about $10.
     
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  7. theFAT98

    theFAT98 Well-Known Member

    Got to update my top 5. I've got a new leader.

    1. Tiki
    2. Mikes natural
    3. Mystic waters
    4. Stroppe shoppe
    5. Tie between tsd, shannons soaps, and razorock.
     
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  8. Kyrlos01

    Kyrlos01 New Member

    Mystic Water
    Catie's Bubbles
    CRSW
    Tiki
    QCS
    RazoRock

    Well, I tried to narrow it down to five.
     
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  9. SHAVEWIZARD420

    SHAVEWIZARD420 Well-Known Member


    I am quite a fan of Love My Skin soaps. I think your the only person I have seen that knows what they are lol. the Green Tweed and Blue Man are 2 of my favorites I mixed them together and it smells wonderful. I was unsure if they would be any good seeing as they are inexpensive and not commonly known.
     
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  10. SHAVEWIZARD420

    SHAVEWIZARD420 Well-Known Member

    Cattie's Bubbles
    Kell's Original
    Ogallala's
    TSD
    Love My Skin

    its not easy to pick a top 5 as there are so many great artisan soap vendors out there but these are the brands that IMO are an excellent value.
     
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  11. Kenny Ingram

    Kenny Ingram Well-Known Member

    1) Soapy Bathman
    2) Catie's Bubbles
    3) Chiseled Face
    4) Soap Commander
    5) Elvado
     
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  12. The Gentleman

    The Gentleman New Member

    1. Mystic water
    2. Stirling
    3. Shaver Heaven
    4. Reef Point Soaps
    5. Catie's Bubbles
     
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  13. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    This is a tough one. :confused:

    1/ Jack's Soap
    2/ The Shave Den, only have Coconut and it is great. Better order some more. :rolleyes005: That is my wife!:happy102:
    3/Knockout Shave, Cool Blue
    4/ Razo Rock XXX, Scent: Fresh and clean; a cross between a classic Italian colonial and an old-school barbershop!
    5/ Proraso, Green and White

    Anyone one of these soaps can be number one, or any other number for that matter.
     
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  14. Redrock

    Redrock Well-Known Member

    My updated list.

    Krampert's
    Jabonman
    Saponificio Varesino
    MWF
    Tabac

    As others mentioned, either can be number 1.....all are equally nice and provide great lather, comfortable shaves.
     
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  15. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    Only Three Artisan Soaps make my list:
    1) Mystic Waters
    2) Mike's Natural
    3) Catie's Bubbles
     
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  16. Tough One:
    1) SaponificioVaresino
    2) Wickham
    3) Tiki
    4) Caties Bubbles
    5) Gingers Garden
    OK, For Me - Favorite Artisans = Those who make a consistantly GOOD product line-
    I have a couple favorite soaps such as: LPL & MWF that are top soaps in my rotation but only offer 1 soap so I left off list (or I expand to 7)
     
  17. natal000

    natal000 Active Member

    My Top 5 are:
    Catie's Bubbles
    Shaver Heaven
    Soap Commander
    Barrister & Mann
    Wholly Kaw
    Honorable mention: Ginger's Garden & Mama Bear
     
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  18. Shaver X

    Shaver X Well-Known Member

    1. Prairie Creations
    2. Mike's Natural
    3. Stirling
    4. Em's
    5. When I find it, I will post a review and add it to the list
    Or maybe I have found #5? It depends on how one defines "artisan vendor". So just what is meant by the term anyway? The wetshaving forums seem to generally define "artisan soap maker" as a one or two person operation - Ye Olde Soapemaker in a quaint cottage in the middle of the woods. Certainly one or two person cottage industry soap makers would qualify, I would think. How about Van Der Hagen? After all, they are family owned and operated. And how about Chagrin Valley Soap? They are also family owned and operated, and have 10 or 12 people involved, and so have grown beyond being a cottage industry undertaking. They still make their soaps by hand, though.

    Here is the dictionary definition I use:

    ar·ti·san
    /ˈärdəzən/

    noun

    a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
    synonyms: craftsman, craftswoman, craftsperson;
    • (of food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way using high-quality ingredients.
    "local artisan cheeses"​
     
  19. natal000

    natal000 Active Member

    Certainly most soap makers would probably be considered "artisans" but I envision it as being people working out of their home or small warehouse with a minimum of automation. Hand applied labels, graphics printed out of their computers, soaps loaded by hand into their containers. I have no way of knowing how many of these soap makers work that way but I imagine there are some. As long as the quality is there, I love supporting these small companies. It's funny how some of these soaps outperform others from companies that have been around for 50+ years!
     
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