Rank your favourite shaving sticks

**VT_Hokie** · 07-30-2012, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by Marco

I was thinking about giving Wilkinson's stick in the blue pack a try, but it is not mentioned too often in this thread. Any thoughts, my friends?

I used one a few years ago. It was a very nice stick that had a wonderful scent and contained tallow and lanolin.

From what I remember, it was a very nice product but it got lost in my travels and I never really bothered to replace it.

**SliceOfLife** · 07-30-2012, 05:57 AM

Wilk, speick and IM all perform about the same for me. IM gets the edge cause the size makes it easier to apply. Wilk if memory serves had the most muted scent out of the package which I liked (the muted aspect, neither of them smelled either good or bad... just soapy/standary soapy scents) as I recall. Both wilk and speick lose their scent pretty quick since they are sitting open in my case. IM having a screwtop (and being OVERPOWERING to begin with) kept its scent.

I'd say Wilk would be my favorite stick if it was sold like IM (big fat stick in a self contained applicator).

**BroJohn** · 07-30-2012, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by Marco

I was thinking about giving Wilkinson's stick in the blue pack a try, but it is not mentioned too often in this thread. Any thoughts, my friends?

Marco, all --

I like the Wilkinson better than the Euro Palmolive, Spieck, others. It's a modest cost stick that is an excellent product. I really like the lather which is dense and very creamy. Leaves the face very soft after the shave. It's certainly worth a try.

-- John Gehman

**Marco** · 07-30-2012, 01:18 PM

Thank you kindly, my friends. Now there's another soap that I need to try!

**OldSaw** · 07-30-2012, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Marco

I was thinking about giving Wilkinson's stick in the blue pack a try, but it is not mentioned too often in this thread. Any thoughts, my friends?

I used the blue tub of soap, not sure if it is the same as the stick. I felt it was a pretty poor performer and smelled somewhat like industrial cleaner.

**OldSaw** · 07-30-2012, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by VT_Hokie

I used one a few years ago. It was a very nice stick that had a wonderful scent and contained tallow and lanolin.

From what I remember, it was a very nice product but it got lost in my travels and I never really bothered to replace it.

Originally Posted by BroJohn

Marco, all --

I like the Wilkinson better than the Euro Palmolive, Spieck, others. It's a modest cost stick that is an excellent product. I really like the lather which is dense and very creamy. Leaves the face very soft after the shave. It's certainly worth a try.

-- John Gehman

Sounds like it is not the same as the tub then.

**Hayden** · 07-30-2012, 05:24 PM

This is based on the ones Ive used so far.
1. Valobra
2. La toja
3. palmolive
4. speick
5. arko
6. boots
7. tabac
8. Irisch Moos
9. erasmic

**Peter007666** · 07-30-2012, 06:17 PM

GZD
La Toja
Valobra
Sir Irisch Moos
Euro Palmolive

The Arko stick gives a nice shave, but the pong is too much for me.

**htownmmm** · 07-30-2012, 06:21 PM

1. Irisch Moos
2. La Toja
3. QED Bathtub Gin ( on my 2nd)
4. SCS B&B w/ a Twist

**Wcoppage** · 07-30-2012, 07:39 PM

What are some non tallow, non lanolin shaving sticks. Been using the new la toja and mama bear.

**7 O Menthol** · 07-30-2012, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Wcoppage

What are some non tallow, non lanolin shaving sticks. Been using the new la toja and mama bear.

Hey Will - check out the shave sticks by Calani! Fantastic performing soap, veggie and great. "Ice Angel" and "Oriental Plum" contain lanolin, the rest are vegan.

Aside from that, I've had nice results rubbing other veggie pucks right into my stubble like short, wide shave sticks. PSGT is best this way IMHO.

Others have had luck milling traditional pucks into stick containers, such as these available from Mama Bear or WCS.

**Predict** · 07-31-2012, 03:37 AM

1.euro palmolive
2.la toja
3.a bar of mikes natural that I cut into shave sticks
4.arko
i have yet to try speick it's next on my list. I know tabac is great so I should get one of those as well.

**Bestarrkin** · 07-31-2012, 02:36 PM

1)Vintage Palmolive
2)Derby
3)La Toja
4)Speick
5)Valobra

**Wcoppage** · 07-31-2012, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by 7 O Menthol

Hey Will - check out the shave sticks by Calani! Fantastic performing soap, veggie and great. "Ice Angel" and "Oriental Plum" contain lanolin, the rest are vegan.

Aside from that, I've had nice results rubbing other veggie pucks right into my stubble like short, wide shave sticks. PSGT is best this way IMHO.

Others have had luck milling traditional pucks into stick containers, such as these available from Mama Bear or WCS.

Thank you for the info.

**barsuk** · 07-31-2012, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by OldSaw

I used the blue tub of soap, not sure if it is the same as the stick. I felt it was a pretty poor performer and smelled somewhat like industrial cleaner.

Originally Posted by OldSaw

Sounds like it is not the same as the tub then.

Tub is completely different formulation, completely different list of ingredients and to be frank is piece of... Stick on the other hand is EXCELLENT!

**Lando** · 07-31-2012, 10:29 PM

DRH Lavender
Speick
Tabac
La Toja
TOBS Sandalwood
Irisch Moos
Wilkinson
Palmolive
Ogalalla Bay Rum

**Floid_Maniac** · 07-31-2012, 11:57 PM

My ranked list of sticks which I own and used so far:

La Toja
Speick
arko
Tabac
Palmolive
Sir Irisch Moos
Wilkinson

**OldSaw** · 08-06-2012, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by barsuk

Tub is completely different formulation, completely different list of ingredients and to be frank is piece of... Stick on the other hand is EXCELLENT!

Thanks for the confirmation. I just don't understand why some of these companies make the decisions that they do. I can't tell the difference between Tabac stick and Tabac puck, so why would Wilkinson make two completely different products to do the same thing? Don't they know we're watching?