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nicsandcuts Intro and Shave Soap Question 09-23-2017, 01:26 AM
Dieseld Welcome to SRP Matt!!!! ... 09-23-2017, 01:55 AM
Justino14 Nothing against him, but I... 09-24-2017, 05:29 AM
Kees It all depends on the $$ you... 09-24-2017, 06:46 AM
Gasman I do enjoy the Castlr Forbes.... 09-24-2017, 08:08 AM
Dieseld Please note, that Obie said... 09-24-2017, 11:44 AM
nicsandcuts Not all are expensive, the DR... 09-24-2017, 05:49 PM
Obie nicsandcuts, The Tiers in... 09-24-2017, 07:21 PM
nicsandcuts I love that you have... 09-24-2017, 07:30 PM
nicsandcuts Wow. Just Wow. I used the... 09-30-2017, 03:12 AM
evnpar Hello, welcome to SRP. I... 09-23-2017, 01:59 AM
Gasman That is the thread to go by... 09-23-2017, 08:24 AM
nicsandcuts Thanks guys, I found... 09-23-2017, 01:56 PM
tcrideshd maybe but not going to try it... 09-23-2017, 06:16 PM
Dieseld Tc, I agree with what you've... 09-23-2017, 06:38 PM
Phrank LOL - I agree, as an admitted... 09-30-2017, 03:20 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Justino14 View Post
    Nothing against him, but I find it hard to believe that all his 1st tier soaps are expensive, pricey soaps, and I have some of those expensive soaps. Nothing cheap is great I guess, just good enough. Maybe he said this, but his top tier is more luxury than anything. Anything in this 2nd tier would do just fine.
    Not all are expensive, the DR harris are only $14
    https://www.amazon.com/D-R-Harris-Ma...AGMKBTZQ3&th=1
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    nicsandcuts,

    The Tiers in the soaps and creams are fluid, in some cases. I do move things around and re-evaluate them. I have never tried West Shaving Products and that's why you don't see it in my listing.

    When starting out, or when not sure what to try, you can be safe with the Second and Third Tier soaps and creams. With the Basement Tier, you're on your own.

    I do not categorize soaps and creams according to price; rather, by how well they have served me. For instance, one of my favorite soaps is Provence Sante Verlaine, in the Second Tier, an inexpensive soap from France — I think it costs around $10. It's a good soap and worth the try. I also like this version, because it is named after the French poet Paul Verlaine.

    Of course, all this only my opinion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Obie View Post
    nicsandcuts,

    ... I also like this version, because it is named after the French poet Paul Verlaine.

    Of course, all this only my opinion.
    I love that you have sentiment built into your selections! Never been a poetry fan, but there are associations I know I would apply a bias for.

    thanks for sharing your selections. I've ordered some DR Harris to try it out and as a point of comparison for the the WSP which has been the best from my limited experience.

    I'm reminded of the CS Lewis quote:
    “It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”

    perhaps a little overstated for the context... but I'd prefer not to go on playing with mud pies if there's a holiday at the sea in play in something better!
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    Quote Originally Posted by nicsandcuts View Post
    Not all are expensive, the DR harris are only $14
    https://www.amazon.com/D-R-Harris-Ma...AGMKBTZQ3&th=1
    Wow. Just Wow. I used the DR Harris yesterday for the first time using my DE razor (I was in a hurry), and MAN that was amazing. SOOO much better than the WSP stuff that I had been using. Slick and smooth. I couldn't even tell the razor was cutting it was so smooth. And the Marlborough scent is almost odorless - which is a huge plus for me.

    Today, my scuttle arrived and now I'm looking forward to trying this stuff out with the SR in the morning. I have high hopes.

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