Academy Awards of Soap: Winners by Category

azrichter · Mar 22, 2011

Sort of a "reverse" review...

Which do you like best in each category? Here's a starter:

Price: Van der Hagen Delux
Quality: Tabac stick
Scent: Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn
Latherability: Irisch Moos
Efficacy: Valobra Stick
Moisturizing: Proraso Green Tea and Aloe (white tub)
Packaging: Moos & Tabac push-up sticks

nav · Mar 22, 2011

Price: Australian Palmolive stick (it's crap though!)
Quality: Irisch Moos stick
Scent: Valobra stick/DRH Arlington
Latherability: ummm...MWF, IM, Valobra, Speick, Trumpers, Harris etc
Efficacy: As per Latherability
Moisturizing: MWF
Packaging: MWF (the box is a really nice touch), Irisch Moos stick

Schwert · Mar 22, 2011

I will give this one a try...

Price: German Palmolive Stick..super price super soap
Quality: MWF...hands down
Scent: CADE...light juniper, superior lather, tied with PdP
Latherability: Cella...an every-man's soap for an excellent price too (1kg should be in everyones den)
Efficacy: Valobra Stick...super scent, grand lather
Moisturizing: MWF...fatty
Packaging: MWF..from the paper wrap to the ceramic dish...nice

sleekandsmooth · Mar 22, 2011

price: Proraso
Quality: MWF
Scent: Williams
Latherability: Taylor of Old Bond
Efficacy: Proraso
Moisturizing: Nivea for Men
Packaging: MWF....HANDS DOWN THE BEST!!!

Slowhand · Mar 22, 2011

Price : Arko
Quality : AoS
Scent : split award to Irisch Moos and DR Harris Arlington
Latherability : P160
Efficacy : Palmolive euro stick
Moisturizing : MWF
Packaging : MWF bowl, even though I don't own it

danparker77 · Mar 22, 2011

Lets see....

Price: Arko
Quality: Cella
Scent: Tabac
Latherabiltiy: Tabac
Efficacy: Cella
Moisturizing: Proraso White Tub
Packaging: MWF (that one will be hard to beat)

Greg1911 · Mar 22, 2011

Price: Klar Kabinett
Quality: AOS
Scent: QED
Latherabiltiy: Tabac
Efficacy: AOS/DR Harris/MWF/Tabac {Any top tallow based soap}
Moisturizing: Cella
Packaging: Cade in the cool aluminum dish

Quintar · Mar 22, 2011

Price: VDH
Quality: MdC
Scent: Cella
Latherabiltiy: Cella
Efficacy: Speik,Cella,MWF,Tabac
Moisturizing: MWF
Packaging: MWF

zander · Mar 23, 2011

I am new to wet shaving and have not tried enough products to answer this yet, but I wanted to say THANK YOU for creating this thread because I personally find this "reverse-rating" more helpful. So thanks! :jump:

Cuttingboard · Mar 23, 2011

Price: Valobra Shave Stick
Quality: MWF
Scent: Acqua Di Parma
Latherability: Irisch Moos
Efficacy: Valobra Stick
Moisturizing: Acca Kappa
Packaging: MWF

Gustav · Mar 23, 2011

Here is my take on this:

Price: Euro Palmolive Gut 2.2
Quality: Yardley shaving soap
Scent: Joris /L'occitane Cade
Latherability: Valobra shave stick/Tabac
Efficacy: Tabac/Sir Irisch Moos
Moisturizing: Tabac/Sir Irisch Moos
Packaging: Joris/Tabac

For packaging; whilst the Tabac bowl is very practical, nothing in my collection compares to the beauty of the Joris Thuja wood bowl.

Cuttingboard · Mar 23, 2011

For packaging; whilst the Tabac bowl is very practical, nothing in my collection compares to the beauty of the Joris Thuja wood bowl.

Correct, I bought one a couple months ago (below) but have not used it yet, still in its box until I use up some of my other soaps/creams. What's your thought on the Joris soap?
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azmark · Mar 23, 2011

Price : Palmolive Euro Stick
Quality : AoS
Scent : D. R. Harris Marlborough
Latherability : AoS
Efficacy : MWF
Moisturizing : MWF
Packaging : C&S in glass bowl

Gustav · Mar 23, 2011

Cuttingboard said:
Correct, I bought one a couple months ago (below) but have not used it yet, still in its box until I use up some of my other soaps/creams. What's your thought on the Joris soap?
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I like it a lot, it lathers up really easily and provides nice slick lather with ample cushion and has a fantastic scent slightly reminiscent of Floris no 89.

Ignatius · Mar 23, 2011

Price: Palmolive (euro, tallow)
Quality: Czech & Speake
Scent: Trumpers Rose
Latherability: Tabac
Efficacy: C & S, Cella
Moisturizing: MWF
Packaging: Trumpers Wooden bowls are my favourite; a little lower and wider than most

DFrancis · Mar 23, 2011

Price: Euro Palmolive
Quality: MWF
Scent: La Toja, Trumper's Eucris
Latherability: Vintage Williams
Efficacy: Tabac
Moisturizing: MWF
Packaging: Trumper's Eucris

joost · Mar 23, 2011

Price : Monsavon
Quality : Tabac
Scent : De vergulde hand
Latherability : Tabac
Efficacy : Tabac
Moisturizing : Euro Palmolive
Packaging : Tabac

Tabac wins in four out of the seven catagories for me. It is not my favorite soup though because I do not like the scent that much and it seems to get dry relatively quick. Euro Palmolive is my overall favorite soap.

Besides the fact that for me this way of rating has an outcome that does not represent my favorite soaps which are Euro Palmolive( wins only one catogorie ) , Arko and Speick. I really like this idea. :thumbup:

This can really be beneficial.

azrichter · Mar 23, 2011

zander said:
I am new to wet shaving and have not tried enough products to answer this yet, but I wanted to say THANK YOU for creating this thread because I personally find this "reverse-rating" more helpful. So thanks!

Thank you! I'm enjoying looking at these replies as well... :thumbup1:

I put one in the creams section, too, but there are not many replies yet.

CSL · Mar 23, 2011

Somebody needs to mention Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg. I guess that would be me...

I'm not nuts about the smell but it gives me better results than any other soap I've used, those being Tabac, Cella, Muhle, PDP, Trumpers, Conk, VDH, Williams, etc.

azrichter · Mar 23, 2011

Hey...if you like Tabac that much, but not the scent, you should try Irisch Moos---same maker, very similar formulation, but a fresh, light kind of herbal smell. I L-O-V-E IM---for all the same reasons you like Tabac + I love its smell! :lol:

joost said:
Price : Monsavon
Quality : Tabac
Scent : De vergulde hand
Latherability : Tabac
Efficacy : Tabac
Moisturizing : Euro Palmolive
Packaging : Tabac

Tabac wins in four out of the seven catagories for me. It is not my favorite soup though because I do not like the scent that much and it seems to get dry relatively quick. Euro Palmolive is my overall favorite soap.

Besides the fact that for me this way of rating has an outcome that does not represent my favorite soaps which are Euro Palmolive( wins only one catogorie ) , Arko and Speick. I really like this idea. This can really be beneficial.

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