+1 Don't overlook the refills (not just MWF but any soap) if you're budget minded.you don't have to buy the ceramic dish.
+1 Don't overlook the refills (not just MWF but any soap) if you're budget minded.you don't have to buy the ceramic dish.
That's quite the feat since you started at the same time I did,
I am not even close to completing one of my pucks, or creams, or croaps.
I think I have a problem haha I just seem to keep collecting, I am sure I have a few creams/soaps I haven't tried yet
I don't buy soaps very often so I just use the Razorock ones I have, the Proraso, and the Col Conk. I wouldn't be surprised if you have a lot more than I do so if you use different ones more often it will obviously take you longer BUT you get a bigger variety than I do
So you joined in February and just finished your first puck in May. That's 3 months from one puck. Not bad.It was Col Conk's Bay Rum. Over all I enjoyed it.
As noted above, you are amortizing the cost of a soap over 3 months, or about 90 shaves. $10/month to stay in soap doesn't sound that bad now, does it. As others have pointed out, you can usually get refills to use in your own containers far less expensively than to get the whole set. The l'Occittane CADE refill puck sells for $12 and they want $28 for the bowl.I was looking into MWF since it gets rave reviews on here but I can't imagine plopping down 30 plus bucks just for shave soap.
I have had good success with the following:Any suggestions on something other than Razorock but less than 20 bucks you feel might be better than Col Conk?
I heard the name Proraso so much I decided to try it. It's Menthol and Eucalyptus overload.
My wife walked in to the bathroom and asked why I was shaving with BenGay. I don't care for it much.
I don't see anyone recommending Mama Bear's! Shocking, just shocking.
Assuming I'd have to grate those into my Old Spice mug as they are larger then Col Conk?
I love my C&E sienna soap as well as my cade would always suggest it,.. and since i have just got few suggestions thrown my way you may want to try calani or klar seifen soaps royalshave.com has them all are great choices
depends on if you had the small or the large conks too i think the large conks are standard size but the dollar stores usually have lots of options for putting soaps into from cheap plastic stuff to ceramic dishes
As long as the soap isn't triple-milled you can take a jack knife and cut the excess soap off of the puck, working your way around the circle. You then place the shavings in the bottom of your cup and place the puck on top. I haven't tried a triple-milled soap to be able to say whether it can be cut or not, the hardest puck I have tried is Tabac and that cut really easily.