Tried Mikes love it, felt great on the skin lathered brilliantly
….itching to burn some cash obviously
what do you recommend people?
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Tried Mikes love it, felt great on the skin lathered brilliantly
….itching to burn some cash obviously
what do you recommend people?
You will get a myriad of suggestions, but since you are in London I would try one of the Taylor of Old Bond Street creams. They lather every easily, have great scents, give a great shave, and are reasonably priced.
I used the TOBS Avocado just this morning.
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The flood gates are opening on this one for sure. I have DR Harris Arlington a very nice English soap. You can't go wrong with a puck of Tabac. The Norwegian Fitjars is also a great soap, I have their Slatteroy and Neroli pucks. On the cheap and cheerful side a shave stick of Palmolive or Arko and even a blue bowl of Wilkinson's will do nicely. I have had good luck with all of these. Almost forgot to mention The Body Shop's Maca Root cream too. Have fun drowning in SAD.
Bob
thats a great cream, and very straight forward for a londoner to pick up! In terms of soaps my go-to soaps are proraso green or red. Arlington I also own and is a nice lather. I didn't get as much protection from TOBS as I would have liked.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
If I was in London, I would visit the Penhaligon's store and purchase some of their shaving soaps--"English Fern," "Blenheim Bouquet," etc.
They have some nice shaving creams too and matching colognes too. I just purchased some Penhaligon's "Juniper Sling" cologne.
May sound funny but, I've become a fan of Classic shavings brand of puck soap. It's like five and change for a puck and I get a dynamite lather and glide with no irritation. Plus, the scents are very nice and true.
You have asked a question that has to deal mostly with personal preference. Yet I do like mystic water. They use tallow which really makes for a smooth shave. A little difficult to lather if you have hard water.
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Originally Posted by Bamasamson
Absolutely, thats what i was expecting,
I said previously I have Mikes (Rose and Cedarwood and his Barbershop) which have worked excellently for me really loved it felt great pre during and post shave and smelt great without being over powering.
I have tried quite a few soaps. I would buy something I hadn't tried, I had Queen Charlotte Soap recommended by a friend. I bought a ton and I am giving it out for xmas presents too. But I also want to try WM Neuman, and Kokum and Sterling there is just so many. Its always a tough choice.
That and body shop have an offer on at present where you can get 2 tubs for £11.20. Not bad at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Damo
A premium soap that will soon disappear is Mama Bear's. You are missing something if you haven't tried it.
I'm loving the cheap ones Arko, La Toja, and Speik
Mikes... yeah his barbershop is my second favorite next to palmolive and his orange peppercorns is another favorite. if you can try cella, Inexpensive and it works great, smells like a bag of sliced almonds. nothing fancy but glide like crazy and soothing.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Mitchell's Wool Fat yet - the signature English tallow soap. Also missing from the list of suggestions is Tabac, one of the all-time best soaps you will find.
I'd add Derby and GZD to the "cheap ones" category; they're even marginally better latherers than Arko. Of the artisan soaps, Mike's, Honeybee, Petal Pusher Fancies, and Mystic Water all make outstanding soaps. Then there's.. wait, I'd better stop. (A serious SAD sufferer here.)
rs,
Tack
I'm getting my first MWF for Christmas so can't comment yet. Can't wait either :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tack
Not sure if they have it in the.UK but C.O. Bigelow from Bath and Bodyworks here in the U.S. is the best shaving cream I have found yet. It's made by Proraso.