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Where Can I buy Sample Shaving Creams/Soaps?

I have no idea what scents I really like nor the performance of a particular cream/soap. Although reviews are nice, one person's experience does not a trend make. There is no substitute for experience. Buying samples is a reasonable way to try a wide variety of products.

Buying and using just one or two products for an entire life is, well boringggggg. Life is too short to have boring mornings.

Although the price of samples is obviously higher, on a per oz basis, than buying the full product, I do not begrudge the pricing structures. Usually additional labor is required to repackage the product or the company must acquire different size containers. Its the price of doing business.

For those companies who do not sell samples or companies who will not repackage and sell their samples, IMO, you lost a sale before you began. If you have no time to produce a sample, then I have no time for you. Would you buy a new car sight unseen without a test drive? We are not talking about $30,000 cars here but cheap shaving soaps/creams. Its not liquid gold. If you want me to try your product, provide a sample. I'm willing to pay for them. No sample? No sale.

To help others, here is a list of the companies I have found that sell samples. Some repackage existing products. Others are samples directly from the manufacturer. I cannot vouch for nor endorse any listed place. However, I will say that all samples are not created equal. Some are more equal than others. If a brand is mentioned, that does not mean the company selling it carries all scents from the brand. Some also sell samples of aftershave or other men's products. Feel free to add to the list. I have not tried all these companies. There are far to many. I am always looking though. Good luck in your quest to find the perfect shaving cream/soap :001_smile

INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES

Al’s Shaving Products http://alsshaving.com/
Bronson Soap Company http://www.bronsonsoap.com
Captain’s Choice http://www.captainschoicestore.com
Chiseled Face http://www.chiseledface.com/samples/
Cold River Soap Works http://www.coldriversoapworks.com
Ginger’s Garden http://www.gingersgarden.com
Honey Bee Soaps http://www.honeybeesoaps.net
Kell’s Original http://kellsoriginal.com/
Mama Bears Soaps http://mamabearssoaps.com/
Mike’s Natural Soaps http://www.mikesnaturalsoaps.com
Mountain Country Soap http://www.mountaincountrysoap.com
Mystic Waters Shaving Soap http://www.mystic4men.com/soap.html
Outlaw Soaps http://www.outlawtradingco.com
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements http://phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com/ (Crown King Kokum Butter Shave Soap)
Queen Charlotte Soaps http://www.queencharlottesoaps.com
Reef Point Soaps http://reefpointsoaps.com
Sampsons Shaving Soap http://www.sampsonsallnatural.com/products/shaving-soap
Soap Commander http://soapcommander.com/
Stirling Soaps http://www.stirlingsoap.comstone
Stone Cottage Soapworks http://stonecottagesoapworks.com
Truefitt & Hill https://www.truefittandhill.com
Wet Shaving Products http://wetshavingproducts.com

REPACKERS or Resellers

Maggards Razors http://www.maggardrazors.com
St James of London​
Caties Bubbles​
Wholly Kaw
Soap Smooth
Chiseled Face
Barrister & Mann
Mickey Lee
Throught the Fire
Cella
Castle Forbes
Musgo
Dapper Dragon
Strop Shoppe
DR Harris
Maggards
Proraso
LA Shaving
Taconic
Edwin Jagger
Geo F. Trumper
Taylor of Old Bond Street​

The Superior Shave http://thesuperiorshave.com
Alles Seife Globetrotter 3-in-1 Shaving Soap
Cella
La Cigale 'Savon Barbe' Shaving Soap
Golddachs Shaving Cream
VP Leonhardy RasierSeife Shaving Soap
Mühle Organic Shaving Cream
Omega Shaving Cream
Proraso
RazoRock “XXX” Soap
Samson’s Soap
Savion Shaving Soaps
Simpsons Shaving Cream
Vulfix Shaving Cream
Zartgefühl 'Ziegen Bart' Shaving Soap​



The Old Town Shaving Shop http://www.oldtownshaving.com/
Chiseled Face
LA Shaving
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements
Martin de Candre
Xpec
Taylor of Old Bond Street
Salter
Vulfix
Simpsons
Barrister & Mann
Castle Forbes
DR Harris
Geo F Trumper
Antica Barbieria Colla​

Gary’s Sample Shop http://sampleshop.blogspot.com
See website for details​

ShoeBox ShaveShop http://www.shoeboxshaveshop.com
Taylor of Old Bondstreet​

StraightRazors http://straightrazors.com
The Blades Grim Luxury Shaving Soap​

Amazon http://www.amazon.com
Col Conk​
 
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You missed one company, Meissner-tremonia aka Meißner. If you live outside USA you can order from Manufacture direct, otherwise in USA try Straight Razor Design in Medina Ohio or Connaught in UK among others.
 
There's also Through the Fire Fine Craft (usually abbreivated as "TTFFC" or "TTFFCSS" when referring to her shave soaps), and she also makes matching aftershave balms, splashes, and tonics for pretty much all of her various scents...... Not to mention beard oil and butter. Five pack of samples goes for $11.99 USD, and is available in one of four pre-packs of scents or five of your choosing at the same cost. She also doesn't charge extra for the fourth sample pack which has her premium shave soaps in it, and some of them are ones that came out just last week.

http://www.ttffcraft.com/

She will also ship internationally, which is awesome, as not all companies do this.
 
That is a very comprehensive list. Thanks for taking the time to compile it. A great service to the community.
 
There's also Through the Fire Fine Craft (usually abbreivated as "TTFFC" or "TTFFCSS" when referring to her shave soaps),

Sorry, my typo. Under Maggards, "Throught the Fire" should have been "Through the Fire". Oops


My question would be do any companies offer sampler packs of there several different flavors?

It depends. SJOL comes in a self contained packets with a predefined mix. If you use T&F directly, you get their sample packs. But if you use the resellers that repack, you can mix and match.

You missed one company, Meissner-tremonia aka Meißner.

Please feel free to add others!
 
Call straight razor design and talk with them. They have samples but not advertised. They included a couple in my last order of MT which lead me to order another jar Friday. They are friendly and helpful. If not I have seen where Connuatb(sp) in UK also sells samples and ships to USA. Both companies samples I believe are direct from MT. Good luck.
 
great post, this should be stickied (sp?) somewhere. It's very useful to be able to get samples - would've saved me some errant purchases. Wish more vendors had sample aftershaves.
 
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great post, this should be stickied (sp?) somewhere. It's very useful to be able to get samples - would've saved me some errant purchases. Wish more vendors had sample aftershaves.

It appears that one of my links has been removed. Not sure why since it links to a store but whatever.

Here are some stores that sell aftershave samples. I am sure other places sell their own samples but I don't have a complete list.

Aftershave

Maggards Razors http://www.maggardrazors.com


Barrister & Mann
Dr. Jons
Myrsol
Floid
Wholly Kaw
Chiseled Face
Folsom
Floid
Fine
Castle Forbes
HR Harris
TOBS
Trumpers
Musgo
Clubman
Speick
Lucky Tiger
Captains Choice
Proraso
Edwin Jagger
Ogallala

The Old Town Shaving Shop http://www.oldtownshaving.com/

Al’s Shaving
ABC
Captains Choice
Trumpers
Proraso
St. Johns
TOBS
Penhaligon

Superior Shave http://thesuperiorshave.com
Dovo
Sampsons
Zartgefühl
Golddachs
TGR
Osma
Mühle
 
For gents in the UK/EU there is shavedash (dot) com.
Last night I ordered 8 10gram samples from them. I chose 3 samples of LPL (including Apricot), Savon des Vulcans Donkey Milk & Mint, Boellis Panama soap & Spiga cream, XPC, and MWF. Most cost 1.95 British Pounds,but the MWF was only.90 (BP). Shipping varies by weight, but my shipping charge was 4.75 (BP) and the total in USD was $27.20 including shipping.

I've ordered from Maggard's before. Their samples are about 1/4 oz. If my conversion is right, these 10g samples should be about 1/3 oz. So price wise, their in the same ballpark. They claim to have over 125 samples, mostly soaps & creams plus blades (no AS). I payed with PayPal. My order was charged right away and in the morning I got a shipping confirmation. This is my first time ordering but I'm hopeful that they are a good alternative source of samples..
 
Sorry, my typo. Under Maggards, "Throught the Fire" should have been "Through the Fire". Oops




It depends. SJOL comes in a self contained packets with a predefined mix. If you use T&F directly, you get their sample packs. But if you use the resellers that repack, you can mix and match.



Please feel free to add others!

This would be great if we could get it into the Shavewiki.
 
Thank you for this list. It's amazing how I started out wanting to try 50 samples and now I'm approaching 100. This site feeds my soap addiction.
 
I got a sampler pack from West coast shaving and used a metal collar-stay to scoop 1/4 of the sample out . I smeared it on my face with my fingers and then face lathered.

It worked fantastically
 
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