I Want a soap (and bowl)

[sagesmith]

I'm a creams man.

Love the Truefitt & Hill stuff, some TOBS and, of course, Proraso.

But I want a soap (and bowl) to try out.

I love the old fashioned shaving shop smells - so 1805, Mr Taylor's, TOBS Shaving Shop etc.

Can you recommend me a good starting soap?

I use a very soft T&H Wellington badger brush and really don't want to invest in another if I don't absolutely have to.

Thanks chaps, your help and expertise will be much appreciated as always.

Adam.

 

[Al H]

Tabac or MWF both great soaps and good value too

 

[Canuck]

Seeing as you like T+H stuff I'd recommend their luxury hard shaving soap, it smells fantastic and performs very well. They now do an 1805 flavoured one too, if you wanted to stick to a familiar scent. The original one is a clean, soapy smell with a bit of lavender.
The wooden bowls aren't great for bowl lathering in total, but you can start it off on the puck and then transfer to face lathering and that works well.

 

[sagesmith]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll take a look at MWF and the 1805 soaps then. Will my current brush do the job?

 

[WiffWaff]

I'd try your current brush and see how it goes. My first brush, an EJ BB is very floppy and worked fine with creams, but really didn't hack it with soaps. Your brush may be ok... but try first and then think about getting a new one.

I love the smell of 1805... only tried the cream, though, not the soap. And MWF is great.

 

[Gairdner]

:icon_razz:

 

[NotTheStig]

Is that a widely available product, Graeme, or has someone made it by printing out the graphics and sticking them to an old Cella tub?

 

[Gairdner]

Erm, good point.

But I found this on Best Shave, whom many of us have used with great success.

http://shop.bestshave.net/arko-shaving-soab-90-gr-with-bowl-new-p-235.html

 

[NotTheStig]

Thanks - first time I've seen that! I honestly thought from your photo it was probably a home made jobby.

 

[WiffWaff]

I won't be rushing out to buy any.

I do realise... as a Tabac user... I can't really comment on dodgy-smelling soaps, but it was such a cheap shot I couldn't resist.

 

[rum]

Tabac or MWF both great soaps and good value too

This. Specifically I would have said Tabac as it's easier to find. If you MUST have a bowl that is. If not, get some Palmolive shave sticks and squeeze them into a cheap bowl or glass dish.

 

[Hodda]

Went through this myself last week - got it down to cella or MWF - was worried about the MWF not being good for my skin but like the bowl!

So in the end went for the MWF and old school bowl and if it irritated skin then at least id still have a bowl!

Just had a go with it now as it came today - great results!

 

[Burgundy]

A DR Harris or Tabac. I only leave out MWF as I find it responds better to a firmer brush.

 

[KLF]

Go for Tabac in a bowl, very easy to lather and pretty decent price.

 

[SmallBeard]

Tabac is brilliant, tried a sample, it's definitely on my list. It lathers up a dream, and IMO smells great too.

Cella is also one of my favourites, the smell of that is beautiful, and again lathers up very well, and lasts forever.

 

[YMMV]

I would recommend Tabac too. Excellent value and great shaving experience