After my last two PIFs, I have substantially reduced my soap inventory. On hand and in rotation: 2 hard soaps - Tabac, MWF 2 sticks - Tabac, Irich Moos 3 creams - DR Harris Almond, TOBS Avocado, Proraso Blue 7 soft soaps - Tcheon Fung Sing Bergamotto Neroli (Italy), Saponificio Varesino Felce and Dolomiti (Italy), Krampert's Acadian Spice Bay Rum (US), and Jabonman (Rose, Eastern Breeze, Pepperilla (Spain) I wanted to pare down the soft soaps to 3 or 4 but these are all top-of-the-line soaps with unique scents and great performance. This may be too many, but it is nice to have a number of hard/soft/cream from which to choose....especially with the varied scents and textures. I keep a hard, a soft, and a cream on the counter and rotate out every week. Sure makes choices simple.
Nice selection. Im afraid to update my soap inventory as it might be the first step in admitting a problem.
Ed, are the Saponificio soaps good? You don't see them much here, I've wanted to try one of the soaps for some time now just not sure which scent?
They are excellent. Mild but distinct scents. Easy to lather. Slick. I prefer the Dolomiti over the Fern. I could never be able to suggest a similar scent but they are wonderful for me. These are two with which I cannot part. (However, I did send a sample in my last PIF.)
Thats a nice variety in soaps and creams. you can always sent that kramperts bay rum to me HEHE. Im kidding of course, I like that you have very different scents.
When someone pares down a shaving soap inventory to a paltry 14 soaps speaks volumes to the kind of trouble we all can get into when it comes to acquiring surplus shaving gear....
I guess I "only" have 13 ;-) 5 Soaps: VDH Select, Razorock For Chicago, DR Harris Marlborough, Mikes Natural Bay Rum, L'Occitane Cade, MdC 2 Sticks: DR Harris Windsor, Wilkinson Sword 6 Creams: Proraso Green, Nivea Sensitive, Body Shop Maca Root, Pacific Shaving Co Caffeinated Cream, Cremo, Taconic Tequila Lime
Thanks for the descriptions of these soaps. I have been curious about these soaps so it's nice to finally hear some details about them. Also you have a nice selection of soaps
It isn't a problem. It's an opportunity waiting to reveal itself. Either the opportunity to reduce stock to demonstrate you have no problem, or the opportunity to add more because you have no problem. Make sense?
I just used the Saponificio Dolomiti. It's a very good performing soap ,, not a lot of scent , but really lathers up and lots of glide. Tc
I've also been "paring down". More like figuring out what works for me and selling/trading. As it stands now: Shaver Heaven Maple sugar B&M bay Rum Tiki redwood Soapy bathman cup of joe TSD Iced Subzero Proraso green cream Razorock fresco **in shipping to me** Stirling frozen tundra CRSW LE spring Samples: First canadian shave soap comany (sandalwood and vetiver scents) Stirling: Ozark Mountain and orange chill Yep, it's a problem.
I have been trying to do this as of late. Trading and pifing. Sadly I'm down to about 70 soaps and 50-60 aftershaves. It's pretty bad.
VDH TSD Iced Barber Shoppe Stick TSD ISZ Proraso Green Proraso Red Proraso White Arko!!! Williams Nuka Stirling Glacial Obsidian Yeti Snot Only about eleven for me. I am spending the year 2015 working on making my den more minimalist.
I Coloniali MDC Fougere Barrister and Mann Beaudelaire Soap Commander - Courage Tabac Cella Proraso Red,Green and White DR Harris Windsor Trumpers Sandalwood Soap sticks - Palmolive. Arko. DR Harris Marlborough Creams - TOBs Jermyn St Trumpers Lime Trumpers Spanish Leather Nivea AOS Sandalwood. I think that's it.
I believe we can all say that we appreciate how candid folks have been. I truly do not want to acquire additional soaps and it has been hard to let go of the soaps I PIF'd. The least liked soap left in my inventory is a tube of Proraso Blue. I want a nice Rose Cream; think I will wait until I have enough posts to trade and see if I can swap the Blue for a Rose. From now, it is a 1-for-1 swap...no new purchases.
Besides the Stirling Glacial soaps here are some of the other ones I have: 1) Arko 2) Tabac 3) Erasmic 4) De Vergulde Hand 5) Iced Subzero 6) Cella 7) Proraso Green 8) Proraso White 9) Vitos Red 10) Culmak 11) QCS Vostok 12) Golddachs Spezial 13) Dr Dittmar 14) Boots 15) P160 If I try to continue I'll be here all night! lolllllllll
