Your top five soaps?

[Sullybob]

Lavender appears on the Truefitt & Hill we site:

T&H Lavender

That's shaving cream, not a soap.

[cvac]

Anyone used T&H Luxury Soap and the Cyril Salter Shave Soap?...lots of reports that these come from the same factory and ingredients are very similar...same thing with the Vintage Blades Lavender shave soap.

A puck of Cyril Salter is only $6, so I'd rather save some $ if I decide to try it and they're all the same thing...

[Mendel]

That's shaving cream, not a soap.

T & h soap

"This luxurious shaving soap is a long beloved tradition for wet shaving enthusiasts. It is one of the world's best selling shaving soaps and rightfully so. It is a perfect blend of fragrance in a milled soap that will always provide a perfect shave. Contains a mild lavender scent. Made in England."

[drawonme]

In no order:

Razo Rock XXX
Cella
Mamma Bears
MWF
Proraso

[oiboy660]

I am going for:
1. Mama Bears Hinoki Wood
2. SCS's Dagger
3. QCS'S Irish Tweed Type
4. TOBS Mr. Taylor
5. Trumper's Spanish Leather

[ErgoSpacePig]

here is my top 5 (this week anyway) in no particular order

MWF
Cella
Tabac
Dr Harris Arlington
GFT Eucris love the sent

thanks
bob

[xraygun]

TFS Bergamotto Neroli
Connaught Shaving Rose LE
MWF
Speick
EJ Sea Buckthorn (which is the same as Muhle so should find a way to just group together)

Of course I now have sitting on my desk an unopened jar of MdC which I expect will knock one out.

[Mendel]

My revised list from my original post:

1. Razorock XXX
2. Palmolive stick
3. (tie) T&H 1805 cream and AOS Ocean Kelp cream
4. DR Harris Arlington soap
5. Mama Bears Ye Old Barbershop

[MeanGene]

For today, and in no particular order, I'll go with:

Penhaligon's English Fern
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
Tabac (Scent is not my favorite by far but man! What an outstanding lather.)
RazoRock Chianti Lavender
Proraso Green tub

[xraygun]

TFS Bergamotto Neroli
Connaught Shaving Rose LE
MWF
Speick
EJ Sea Buckthorn (which is the same as Muhle so should find a way to just group together)

Of course I now have sitting on my desk an unopened jar of MdC which I expect will knock one out.

Just shaved with the MdC. Knocks out the Buckthorn. Like no one knew that was going to happen...

[joel]

Anyone used T&H Luxury Soap and the Cyril Salter Shave Soap?...lots of reports that these come from the same factory and ingredients are very similar...same thing with the Vintage Blades Lavender shave soap.

A puck of Cyril Salter is only $6, so I'd rather save some $ if I decide to try it and they're all the same thing...

Just because it's the same maker, doesn't mean it's the same product. Contract manufacturers are given recipes by their clients, then they manufacture them. It's akin to saying since Toyota makes the Scion, it's a better value than their 400+ horsepower Lexus IS-F.

The salter soap is entirely decent, but it isn't T&H and the T&H is worth the extra $.

[joel]

I think I am missing something here. I am assuming "T&H" is for Truefitt & Hill and when I go their website they show four different scents, none listed as Lavender. Is this a different product?

Also, I will also chime in as say that getting the recipe for Le Royale would be great!

Their soap only comes in one scent, Lavender - but for whatever wacky reason they don't list it as such. Link to the soap here.

[joel]

T & h soap

"This luxurious shaving soap is a long beloved tradition for wet shaving enthusiasts. It is one of the world's best selling shaving soaps and rightfully so. It is a perfect blend of fragrance in a milled soap that will always provide a perfect shave. Contains a mild lavender scent. Made in England."

That's the T&H mug soap, i'm not 100% sure it's the same thing (it's also 2oz vs 3.4oz). It COULD be the same thing, but i've never used it, so no promises on its performance. I'd get the full size (3.4oz) you'll become addicted anyways...

[Ryan56765]

Martin De Candre
Martin De Candre
Martin De Candre
La Toja Manantiales
Mwf

[cvac]

When you have T&H and the VB soap, which have the same ingredients in the same order, the skeptic in me has serious doubts about any appreciable difference between these soaps. That said, I haven't tried any of these 3 soaps yet...maybe I'll buy them all and do a side by side comparison. Anyone work in a lab that analyzes product ingredients? I'd love to see a chemist get to work on these.

Just because it's the same maker, doesn't mean it's the same product. Contract manufacturers are given recipes by their clients, then they manufacture them. It's akin to saying since Toyota makes the Scion, it's a better value than their 400+ horsepower Lexus IS-F.

The salter soap is entirely decent, but it isn't T&H and the T&H is worth the extra $.

[itaforte]

My revised list:
1. Cella
2. Mama Bear's Black Code
3. Razorock XXX
4. Dr. Harris Marlborough
5. Proraso

[IA_Cabby]

1: Arko (sticks)
2: Cella
3: Razorock XXX
4: TOBS St. James
5: C.O. Bigelow (Proraso)

[u56rh]

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Astra Superior Platinum (5)
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Derby Extra (5)
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Personna Platinum Chrome (10) - ‘Red Personna, Israeli Reds’
Shark Super Chrome (5)
Wilkinson Sword Double Edge (5)

[cryhavoc]

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Astra Superior Platinum (5)
Crystal Platinum (10) - Israeli Personna, Super + Platinum
Derby Extra (5)
Feather New Hi-Stainless (10)
Gillette 7 o’clock Sharp Edge (5)
LORD Platinum Chrome (5)
Personna Platinum Chrome (10) - ‘Red Personna, Israeli Reds’
Shark Super Chrome (5)
Wilkinson Sword Double Edge (5)

[Prof. Moriarty]

I think he messed up copy paste and didn't realize. Don't pay any attention to it.