Photo of my Newly Acquired Barrister & Mann Collection
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Wow, you should write to B&M and become a spokesperson 
What, no Latha?
But seriously, what a nice collection! I'll be there soon enough; B&M is probably my favorite line of soaps (though CRSW is making its case strongly). Though I don't like all the scents, and a few I'm culling out of my collection just to keep things streamlined, I already have three more B&M soaps arriving tomorrow (including Latha), plus I plan on getting Ferox and Rhapsody later this month, and probably his new baseball-themed Diamond soap after that.
Edit to add: I'm envious of your Leviathan! I fell in love with my sample after it was already sold out. Luckily it's coming back this fall and I'll definitely be grabbing it then.
But seriously, what a nice collection! I'll be there soon enough; B&M is probably my favorite line of soaps (though CRSW is making its case strongly). Though I don't like all the scents, and a few I'm culling out of my collection just to keep things streamlined, I already have three more B&M soaps arriving tomorrow (including Latha), plus I plan on getting Ferox and Rhapsody later this month, and probably his new baseball-themed Diamond soap after that.
Edit to add: I'm envious of your Leviathan! I fell in love with my sample after it was already sold out. Luckily it's coming back this fall and I'll definitely be grabbing it then.
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I feel the same way ... I love B&M. I have Leviathan, Lavanille, Clary Sage and Nocturne ... though I like the Nocturne the least of all
I have the Cheshire and Seville. Both perform excellently but the Cheshire just has such a classic smell. I'm going through a test run of a bunch of soaps to try to figure out which I like best. So far B&M is in the top 2.
Seville arriving in my mailbox today. My first full tub of B&M soap.
I, too, had a hard time deciding between Seville and Cheshire when I tried samples from Maggard's but eventually settled on the Seville.
Nice collection!
I, too, had a hard time deciding between Seville and Cheshire when I tried samples from Maggard's but eventually settled on the Seville.
Nice collection!
NICE.....
very nice collection of great products
very nice collection of great products
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It's kind of hard to see in my pic, but in there it is Seville, Cheshire, Lime-Lavender-Cedarwood, Fireside, Winterspice, Lavanille, Unscented, Roam, Bayrum, and Levithan.
I tried the Winterspice this morning, just awesome lather. I only had to do one pass. I know on Barrister & Mann's website it cautions that this particular scent has caused irritation for a lot of people. I think it did make my skin slightly red during the shave, but I didn't feel any burning or anything.
Although I've yet to try the others, I love all the scents with the possible exception of Lime-Lavender-Cedarwood. I don't mind the scent, but find it some what simple compared to the others. I smell mostly cedarwood. Perhaps the scent will come off different during the shave though.
Roam is quite unique, I smell a wet moss by a damp tree trunk. hahaha. Not sure why I bought the unscented now as I don't see it getting much use!!
I tried the Winterspice this morning, just awesome lather. I only had to do one pass. I know on Barrister & Mann's website it cautions that this particular scent has caused irritation for a lot of people. I think it did make my skin slightly red during the shave, but I didn't feel any burning or anything.
Although I've yet to try the others, I love all the scents with the possible exception of Lime-Lavender-Cedarwood. I don't mind the scent, but find it some what simple compared to the others. I smell mostly cedarwood. Perhaps the scent will come off different during the shave though.
Roam is quite unique, I smell a wet moss by a damp tree trunk. hahaha. Not sure why I bought the unscented now as I don't see it getting much use!!
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I love this site. Whenever I think I've gone crazy with shaving products, a thread like this lets me know that I'm well within the norm.
jackgoldman123
Boring and predictable
I have a bevy of B&M scents too, great scents AND great performers.
Well, I had my first shave with my newly arrived Seville this morning. Wow. I thought this soap was good when I tried the sample from Maggard's pressed into a 3-inch container. It's even BETTER in the nice 4-inch containers that it comes in!
I loaded it with a synthetic brush, which also might have helped some, but wow! this was a very nice, thick, unctuous lather. Smells amazing, too. A winner all the way around, and worth every penny I spent on it.
I loaded it with a synthetic brush, which also might have helped some, but wow! this was a very nice, thick, unctuous lather. Smells amazing, too. A winner all the way around, and worth every penny I spent on it.
Glad you like it. Seville is probably my favorite B&M scent. Or is it Bay Rum? It might be Lime, Lavender, & Cedar. Or Seville. Or not. MY ENTHUSIASM IS BOUNDLESS.
Silly question, perhaps, but are they hard soaps or "croaps"?
That's quite a line-up. Should last a looooooong time. Congrats.
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More hard than soft I would say.
Not quite solid hard like say a L'Occitane Cade puck, but harder than Cella, Proraso, and RazoRock soaps. If I press hard, I could make a mark with my finger tips.
Not quite solid hard like say a L'Occitane Cade puck, but harder than Cella, Proraso, and RazoRock soaps. If I press hard, I could make a mark with my finger tips.
Will Carius approves.
