You are forced to thin your soap herd to 3...which ones?

Ok Revision to my last post:

Barrister and Mann -- Rosemary and Peppermint (Black Label)
Razorock XXX
Valobra Hard Soap -- Patchouly

Tabac
Cella
MdC

Barrister and man Seville , barrister and Mann lavanille. Mdc fougere. My three I would keep. Fresh , dark nd clean. The three scent types.

Stirling
Shannon's
D.R. Harris

funny I never really thought of proraso or cella as soaps.
but I suppose theyre a little hard to be creams as well, but they seem more creamy to me.

MWF
Osma Alum Soap
Valobra Cologne soap

If i could "be clever" i would sneak in:
D H Harris Arlington
Arko

I dont' have a large stable of soaps, so my perspective is limited. But I would have to go with:
1. Tabac
2. Cade
3. MdC

2012 picks

mftoms59 said:

1. Tabac- My first soap 36 years ago, it's like part of the Family
2. Klar Seifen Lotus/Ginger- Love the scent, Slick Lather
2. Panna Creama Mediteraneo- Initial lather was very slick, good scent & price

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2014 picks

mftoms59 said:

A couple of changes:
1. Tabac- Love the stick, great container & performance2. Valobra Brick- Slick lather, moisturizes well, good price for 5ozs
2. Palmolive- inexpensive stick, lathers easy, slick lather & fresh soap scent.
3. QCS Tub Celestial Woods- Though not a hard soap, I get slick moisturizing lather & I love the Woody/Pine scent.

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March 2015

mftoms59 said:

Inspired by brucered, Pretty much the same for me
1. Tabac- I'll never change this one, prefer the stick.
2. Palmolive- So inexpensive and I really love that scent , probably cemented in the #2 spot.
3. QCS Tub- Truthfully I'd get a Custom scent, loved the Cedarwood Lemongrass and Provence the best, Celestial Woods or Rose for current availability.

Honorable Mention- AOS Tallow, 6 pucks left, won't re-buy even if it 's available.

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Seems like cement didn't work for #2;

1. Tabac- see above
2. QCS- Only the Tubs, great performance during & after the shave, Bath & shampoo bars are a bonus.
3. Stirling- good value, excellent performance during & after the shave, good Bars soaps a bonus.

Honorable mention; Panna Crema- I forgot how good these soaps are, could easily replace any of my top three if they were discontinued.

Constantly changes, though Tabac will probably always be there

1. Stirling
2. Tabac
3. Captains Choice

Tabac
Cella
VDH Deluxe

D.R. Harris
Valobra (hard)
Tabac

There are quite a few top-tier soaps I've not tried, so this list is of course bound to change.

Cella
Blades Grim/Maggard/Maria Arman (Smolder scent)
La Toja Stick

Arko

I have about 25 soaps. I haven't tried them all yet but of the ones that I have tried my three picks would be:

Tiki bar soap - The Captain
Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
The Strop Shoppe - London Morning

Updated as of Today (have more than 35 soap brands):

Barrister & Mann (Tallow)
Mike's Natural Soaps
Strop Shoppe LE Tallow

Gilles77 said:

I will keep this in the same order except for the third place, I do hesitate between Valobra (and especially their hard shaving soap I have discovered this year) and DR Harris (a very good soap with tallow and many different scents to choose from). DR Harris Lavender is growing on me, and I have yet to try the scented Valobra soaps...

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After a few days of retesting TOBS, here is my new top lists :

1. TOBS any scent. DR Harris are good soaps, TOBS are better. They do produce creamier, more protective lather, even if they don't have as much different scents available (but looking at their formulation, they look identical to Maison du Barbier and Floris, which are also top performers at both end of the price Spectrum).

2. Tabac. Father's favorite. Very creamy tallow soaps with a lot of protection and hydration. I kept it in my list at the same place.

3. Valobra hard puck. Creamy and very slick, like all Valobra shaving soaps.

I have excluded CF, but for the sake of argument, I will say it is an OUTSTANDING cream-soap, which deserves a list of his own.

1. MWF
2. MdC
3. RazoRock - Mudder Focker

In no particular order:

Boellis Panama 1924
Cade
Cella

Meissner Tremonia Dark Limes
Saponificio Varesino Manna di Sicilia
Strop Shoppe LE Bay Rum

Mitchell's
Wool
Fat