Thread: Topanga Fougère - L.A. Shaving Soap Company

Last week I stopped in Maggard Razors Shop in Adrian, MI to pick up a new shaving brush, my old brush is about 20 years old and is falling apart! Brad is awesome!! After looking at a bunch of brushes I went with one of Brads recommendations, a Simpson Colonel X2L which I'm very pleased with.



After deciding on a brush I thought I'd look around the shop and thought maybe I'd pick up a new shaving soap (I only have two in rotation - TAOS Sandalwood & MWF). After looking at bunch of different soaps I went with a jar of Topanga Fougère from L.A. Shaving Soap Company (LASSC). I have used if for three straight shaves (three different razors) and I absolutely love it!! It lathers very easily, gives a lot of cushion and provided a very comfortable shave. What worked best for me was:

1. Add a little warm water to the jar of soap and let it soap for a short time.
2. Dump the warm water from the jar into my shaving bowl.
3. Use my soaked brush to whip up the soapy water a bit in the bowl.
4. shake out the excess soapy water from the brush.
5. Load up the brush with soap from the jar of soap.
6. Lather face with a nice thick coating of soap and enjoy a nice clean, shave.

This soap has a great fragrance IMO which is very clean and outdoorsy and not too overpowering. I didn't realize until after I purchased and used the soap a couple times that the term fougère, as outlined on the LA Shaving Soap website, is used to describe the combined woody, floral, and herbal scents of an imagined forest floor.




I highly recommend this shaving soap and I'll be heading back to Maggards to buy another jar of soap from LASSC...perhaps the Santa Monica Bay Rum version...for weekends!!

Damn....now I think I may have SSAD....

Fougere actually translates to fern

I have used 4 different LASS soaps (samples from Maggard's). I purchased the Woody Lavender. I like the scent as much as the TF for a lot less money.

I agree, they are excellent soaps!! Many folks compare them to Martin De Candre.

Mine was still in the old tubs. The new ones like you got are much more user friendly.

Just tried and Love this soap. Excellent product.