Life After Old Old Spice

[JDE]

I alluded to this situation in another thread and after doing some product sniffing today, I thought i'd ask the educated masses what they think.

I'm trying to only have one soap and one cream and I have settled on using Proraso cream for warmer days, and on colder days I like Shulton Old Spice soap. A lot. The scent and the performance. If used as my cool weather soap, I reckon I have enough to last me a fair while, but what do I do when I have exhausted the stash of my beloved Spicy?

Do I...
- Try not to think of the scent (which I do not especially like, I must say) and go for the nearest great performer of old school tallow goodness, the ever-popular Tabac? I took a whiff of the Tabac AS today and I still don't particularly like it, but the smell will mostly be gone after I rinse my face.
- Plump for something like Mama Bear's Aged Spice. I like MB products, I love the OS scent, but scented glycerine soaps can irritate my face after shaving every day... Do I just suck it up and take it like a man? A red faced man? Or do I go back to alternate day shaving (wimp)?
- Carry on with something I know and like, but isn't quite as good as Shulton Old Spice, in Cella soap? It's a great performer - tied in third place on my top 5 along with Trumper Rose, but maybe now I just crave something that works ever so slightly better for me?
- Use my remaining time to search for, buy and hoarde every puck of Shulton OS soap I come across in the hope I can constantly top up my supply?


Sorry for the long post!

[ClubmanRob]

It took me ten years to get through a case of Old Spice soap. Now I use more Williams than anything, as it's the most readily available and closest in performance to OS that I've found.

[bearbear]

It took me ten years to get through a case of Old Spice soap. Now I use more Williams than anything, as it's the most readily available and closest in performance to OS that I've found.

A pucks cheaper than a cup of coffee which is a bonus. On its own, i havn't been able to get the water balance right, but i've been using it for super lathering, and my o my it is a beautiful thing.

[JDE]

Sadly Williams seems to be unavailable in my fair isle. Is it worth the effort for an overseas order? I know it gets somewhat mixed reviews.

[antdad1969]

The Tabac soap smells very different to the AS, I hated the scent of the AS but love the soap and I think you would also if you like OS as I do and it is of course one of the best performers.

Another option is that Honeybees do a Old Spice equivalent but I haven't had a sniff of that one yet but it is a great performer even without tallow. Check the reviews for that, quite reasonable price.

[ctakim]

Robb, does Williams really rival the old Old Spice for you? My vintage puck of Old Spice lathers into a thick creamy dense foam just by looking at it. It rivals or exceeds Tabac in my hands. My Williams experience has not been in the same league. Should I revisit my Williams puck? Are you using a vintage Williams soap, too? Just curious!:smile:

[eric.huntley]

I alluded to this situation in another thread and after doing some product sniffing today, I thought i'd ask the educated masses what they think.

I'm trying to only have one soap and one cream and I have settled on using Proraso cream for warmer days, and on colder days I like Shulton Old Spice soap. A lot. The scent and the performance. If used as my cool weather soap, I reckon I have enough to last me a fair while, but what do I do when I have exhausted the stash of my beloved Spicy?

Do I...
- Try not to think of the scent (which I do not especially like, I must say) and go for the nearest great performer of old school tallow goodness, the ever-popular Tabac? I took a whiff of the Tabac AS today and I still don't particularly like it, but the smell will mostly be gone after I rinse my face.
- Plump for something like Mama Bear's Aged Spice. I like MB products, I love the OS scent, but scented glycerine soaps can irritate my face after shaving every day... Do I just suck it up and take it like a man? A red faced man? Or do I go back to alternate day shaving (wimp)?
- Carry on with something I know and like, but isn't quite as good as Shulton Old Spice, in Cella soap? It's a great performer - tied in third place on my top 5 along with Trumper Rose, but maybe now I just crave something that works ever so slightly better for me?
- Use my remaining time to search for, buy and hoarde every puck of Shulton OS soap I come across in the hope I can constantly top up my supply?


Sorry for the long post!

I would try AOS soaps. I'm a big fan of the Shulton Old Spice, and I find the AOS to be almost as good. I personally like the Sandalwood scent. If you want Tabac without the scent, try and get your hands on some Irisch Moos. It works very much like Tabac, with (IMHO) A much better scent.

[ClubmanRob]

Robb, does Williams really rival the old Old Spice for you? My vintage puck of Old Spice lathers into a thick creamy dense foam just by looking at it. It rivals or exceeds Tabac in my hands. My Williams experience has not been in the same league. Should I revisit my Williams puck? Are you using a vintage Williams soap, too? Just curious!:smile:

Heck, call me crazy, but I get better performance out of Williams than I do Tabac. :w00t:

I have used vintage Williams but there's not much of a difference in my eyes from the modern Williams. I have found that unless you pour boiling hot water on your puck and let it sit submerged for several minutes before use, it isn't very good a soap. It's way more finicky than Old Spice, which was ready to go right out of the box (or mug).

But, once I figured out that REALLY hot water was the key I had no problem. It also responds better to boar than it does badger. Try boiling a small pot of water on the stove and pour it in your mug, completely submerging the soap, and let it sit while you're in the shower.

[ctakim]

Hmm, have to try that. It is so cheap that I won't worry about dissolving away a good part of the puck!

[Hando]

Irisch Moos is Tabac only difference is the scent