Ok all. Help me decide....
Here's what I have in my possession at the moment and my thoughts:
Here's what I have in my possession at the moment and my thoughts:
- Cade - love the smell and the shave. A lather machine. Underrated! I should use it more.
- Trumpers Coconut - still undecided. It's ok. Weak scent. Thick lather but not stellar shaves. Will keep trying.
- Palmolive stick - outstanding for the price!
- MWF - approaching end of my first puck - have been practice lathering and using as shower soap. I gave up on it. I have since returned and actually had an awesome shave from it. An interesting soap to be sure, dividing opinion. I may buy another for a challenge! Would be good for winter.
- Mama Bears Rosemary Mint - great. Never had a bad shave with it!
- Mama Bears Dragon's Blood - ok. Not overly keen on scent but awesome shave.
- Tabac - sometimes great, sometimes average shaves, hate the smell. I tried!
- SCS New Spice - love the smell, like A*men, have had mixed results with lather. Seems to prefer bowl lathering. Doesn't need much water.[/list:u]
So... I've tried a few. But I'm itching to try some more!
I want to try:
- Arlington
- Other Mama Bears scents... but which?!
- Cella, P160, etc
- Speick stick (not keen on scent of cream)
- Colonel Conk - not sure which?
- Penhaligons EF or BB, if I can ever find them. Any word on the new formulation?
- IK, Provance Sante, etc[/list:u]
I am a sceptic re: Tallow. I've had fantastic lather from vegetable soaps. I've also had mediocre lather from Tallow soaps (Erasmic!). I don't believe Tallow in the ingredients makes a difference - it's more to do with the formulation and the way it's made.
Please advise me what to try next, or suggest any I may not have thought of!
Thanks!
John