On other forums I used to see people post asking what is your favorite or best-performing soap. I have attempted to think about all of my soaps to try to determine if one is better than the other. My current soaps (all in rotation) are: MdC Argrumes Wholly Kaw Project Leather Wholly Kaw King of Oud Barrister & Man Reserve Classic Barrister & Man Seville Barrister & Man Patches Barrister & Man Behold the Whatis Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars Razorock What the Puck Razorock Santa Maria Del Fiori Razorock The Dead Sea Olio Caribbean Dream Chiseled Face Cedar and Spice Grooming Dept. Citric Stirling Executive Man Stirling Satsuma I just received and have yet to shave with: Noble Otter Flying Hide Caties Bubbles Connecticut Shade Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe All of these soaps perform excellently for me. I have a really hard time picking one soap as being better than another. Today's artisans are really on top of their game. The various soaps are so good that when I purchase a new soap, I never worry about performance anymore. Since I like scents, I'm always looking for soaps that smell good. From the 3pk What the Puck at (at .$8.99 it is the best bang for the buck that I have found) to MdC I enjoy them all. I even have one that I'm not fond of the scent of, but it is still an excellent performer. Am I the only one who feels that soaps these days are generally excellent??
I too would have a hard time picking my favorite soap. But there are two that definitely would top the list. Tabac and vintage Klar perform equally for me, with the advantage of scent going to Tabac, only because of the Klar being 30+ years old and the plastic wrap was ripped.
I would love to find that truly outstanding soap, (not that I would ditch all others) so I guess I have to keep searching
I have been using Tabac exclusively for the last three months. The main reason why is I am trying to use up the last of the puck so I can drop my refill into the jar. But then I found my home made shave stick in an old Brut deodorant container...
Jeeves of Hudson Street. I do believe this has become my Holy Grail. I'll use something else and then the next time immediately go back to Jeeves.
So I guess you enablers know that this has been added to the list for my next soap order. sheeeesh!!!
That’s what I’ve been doing with Cella recently. I figure if you keep going back to a soap it might be one of your favorites.
It does seem like there are just so many good soaps nowadays. I've seen the phrase "soap singularity" being thrown around, and some of the soaps that are out now perform so well that it doesn't really seem like improvements will be very noticeable. I do wonder if it will make soap artisans less motivated to continue to innovate, since that requires time/effort/money.
The only reason it's on the next order is because I just received my current order a few days ago (4 soaps).
I don't think that soap makers will stop innovating. Doing so is as much a marketing tool as anything else. Buyers respond when a well-known maker's news that he is close to releasing a new formula. I know that I'm guilty of such. When B&M announced the release of the new base, I couldn't wait to try it out, even though I have used soaps with the previous base and found them excellent.
it is a fine line between many soaps these days.and i only have so many..i tend to choose on scent these days..by the time i use what i already have there will be many more or many less,but i will only replace what i really like..
So true, brit. When ordering soaps, I'm almost NEVER concerned about performance, only whether I will like the scent. But I have to admit that Noble Otter was great.
I’m not exactly objective, but my favorite is Sara’s Creations (the stuff I make.) My husband likes it in Lavender- I just made him some. I like it scented with a blend of lavender, eucalyptus and spearmint.