1. Oh, Arko as well.
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  2. I love Stirling--the company's history, the people, and the products, but I have to give the BEST to Mitchell's Wool Fat.

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  3. Stirling is really top-notch. It is slick with tremendous post-shave feel. It's a very thirsty soap so you can work in a lot of water and get bright sheen.

    Route 66 is also tremendous. Mitchell's Wool Fat is an all-time favorite. I also think Soap Commander is fantastic.

    There are many, many great soaps out there!
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  4. Barrister & Mann
    Saponificio Varesino
    Castle Forbes
    Stirling
    Martin de Candre

    These are my tops (no order)
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  5. Ginger's Garden Glycerine Soap, Sandalwood. Excellent glide & slickness, good protection. I have tried other glycerin based soaps that were mediocre for lathering.

    Ginger' s soaps provide a rich, slick lather.
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  6. Sterling for straight shaving. Strop Shoppe for DE shaving, but they are no longer with us. Maggard's "home brand" is also surprisingly good all-around soap for me. Haven't tried any MdC, but have used many others.
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  7. Cremo Cooling is my go to I'm in a hurry mid week shaving cream. I prefer a brush soap later and full three pass shave when I have the time


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  9. I've got to try some Williams's I haven't used a Tallow soap yet


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  10. With enough water, all soaps are the best. :happy088:
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  11. Mass market: Arko for foolproof and flawless face-lathering. Costs about a penny or less per shave.

    Small Producer: Route 66 for its glide and post shave feel, also an "easy soap".
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  12. I get good service from the Cremo Line. They keep coming out with new scents faster than I use them up. Another Over The Counter (possibly available on a store shelf near you) menthol cream - C.O.Bigelow. It's Proraso Green on the inside. Often available at Bath & Bodyworks shops.
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  13. So many options to pick from, there are tons of artisans putting out incredible soaps right now; L&L Grooming, Barrister and Mann, Uncle Jon's, Dr Jon's, Chiseled Face, Stirling, Eufros, Route 66, WSP, MDC, Catie's Bubbles, Crowne and Crane. If you put a gun to my head and made me choose one soap to use the rest of my life it would be Saponificio Varesino Arctic Tundra. I love this soap; excellent performance, great scent and its the slickest soap I've ever tried.
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  14. Outstanding answer. I have 2 cakes of the glastonbury mix I think it is...along with 13 newer ones I think.

    Yup

    I have tons of the newer Williams. If you want a cake fire me off a pm with an addy. It's a bit different formula from what they are talking about but still my favorite soap. Mostly because I get great shaves from it and can get it local and it's cheap.
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  15. Cold River Soap Works Select (pick your flavor). Nice price $15 bucks for 4 ounces of creamy, slick goodness. Love the post shave, my skin never feels tight but very soft.
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  16. Mike's natural soaps. Vetiver is fantastic. Took me awhile to get used to the scent but now I love it. The performance is the best I've used.

    Only problem is the ordering. He's a one man shop and the scents sell out within a couple days.

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  17. Mikes can be had on Italian Barber, and Maggards.
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  18. For me, Mitchell's Wool Fat. Reason - scent, ease of lathering, lather, comfort, cushion, slickness, post-shave feel. Running out of adjectives so I'll say a wonderful soap.
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  19. Nuavia
    SMN V.3
    Eufros Tallow

    These soaps have everything, slickness, cushion and great scents
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  20. What is SMN?