Thread: Soap and Pre Shave oils sample packs

Hi there,

Since I am pretty new to straight razor shaving I haven't really used any of the shaving soaps yet either. I was wondering if anyone could point me in a direction of some good sample packs for shaving soaps and pre-shave oils?

Thanks in advance!

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Truefitt & Hill sample pack. From their website. I really like their pre shave.
Garry's Sample Shop. Google that. I think he's on vacation now though. Great source for samples.
Straight Razor Designs has a soap sampler.
Queen Charlotte does samples.
You can email New York Shaving Company for samples.
Geo F Trumper sometimes has a sample set for sale.
EShave sells a sampler.
Art of shaving has a few samplers. A lot of time they are free or on sale. Decent pre shave oil too.
Many Many companies sell travel size items. Great way to get Castle Forbes for a bit cheaper.
Try emailing companies and asking for samplers.

Thanks for a really exhaustive list, I'll go through it and order some!

Sephora is selling a shaving sampler pack this season for $25 which comes with a coupon to get 1 full size item for free. The best item to get is the art of shaving shave cream tub with the coupon in my opinion (which is normally $25).

Baxter of California has a sampler pack. However the shave cream is non lathering which some people are not a fan of.

Originally Posted by olbez

Thanks for a really exhaustive list, I'll go through it and order some!

Definitely try out the truefitt and hill sampler if you can. It's a nice treat to try out that luxury product.

I always just ask at B&M stores if they have samples of shaving supplies. I get the feeling from the reaction of the clerks that nobody ever asks for shaving samples. I've had clerks dump double handfuls of sample packs in my hands.

Originally Posted by Mike12345

I always just ask at B&M stores if they have samples of shaving supplies. I get the feeling from the reaction of the clerks that nobody ever asks for shaving samples. I've had clerks dump double handfuls of sample packs in my hands.

I wish there was a good B&M store in the Bay Area. I can't find a single one in San Francisco or Oakland. The few good ones seemed to have gone out of business years ago. There are a few barber shops that I found that carry proraso but that's about it. Art of Shaving is everywhere, but again they sell samplers. Sephora will make you a sample but they have a limited selection of good stuff. I haven't seen a single place in the area that carries anything like CF, TH, GFT, TOBS anything really.

I bought a ton of Mama Bear's samples. The only problem with their stuff is that I wanna eat it cause they smell so good.

B&M stores that sell men's shaving products are in surprising places. My wife frequents a store called Ulta that has a well stocked men's shaving section. Upscale department store are also a good place to find products. I've found both to hand out samples freely.