Thread: Maggard shaving soaps

I used the Fougere Sauvage this morning again. Same great lather as expected, but the scent is too subdued for me. As I have said before, the Limes & Bergamot have moved into my "Top 5".

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

+1 on the lilac and wife part. Happy wife Happy life. It allows me more freedom to enjoy my wetshaving way of life.

The lilac is actually hers, she lets me use it sometimes

2nd morning using the Orange Menthol with a straight.

My thoughts:

Aroma - Deliciously orange. Menthol was light. Nice.
Loaded the brush well.
Lather was thick/rich.
Good glide and cushion.
A refreshing (and almost BBS) shave.
Did NOT use any kind of aftershave afterward. The scent was still on my face, why spoil it?

I liked this one . . a lot of fun. I enjoyed shaving with it.

For those of you who haven't tried it yet, when you do, it's ok to think to yourself "Gee, I wish I could take a bite of this stuff".

I give it a thumbs up.

OK -- I said the other day this thread got me, because I love citrus smelling shaving products, but I have to say, I got the lime and bergamot from Maggard, used it today and it was as great a scent as I've ever smelled AND it lathered terrifically, and was slick and lasting for a 2 and 1/2 pass shave with NO problems. I love it! Literally, when I opened the tub I said wow. Brad, Casie and their soap makers deserve kudos for this one (and then there's their customer service)!

Oh no, not another citrus from them....I need a new vanity cabinet!

Originally Posted by gechast

2nd morning using the Orange Menthol with a straight.

My thoughts:

Aroma - Deliciously orange. Menthol was light. Nice.
Loaded the brush well.
Lather was thick/rich.
Good glide and cushion.
A refreshing (and almost BBS) shave.
Did NOT use any kind of aftershave afterward. The scent was still on my face, why spoil it?

I liked this one . . a lot of fun. I enjoyed shaving with it.

For those of you who haven't tried it yet, when you do, it's ok to think to yourself "Gee, I wish I could take a bite of this stuff".

I give it a thumbs up.

Originally Posted by gechast

Received the samples from Maggard Razors yesterday. Excellent shipping time. Great customer service.

I opened the box and gave each one a good sniff. A few of them stood out.

Orange Menthol :
This one intrigued me the most. I'll hold off on commenting on this one so as to not step on Hogrider's thoughts about it.

Lilac:
Just like redtruck mentioned above, it does remind you of a yard in the spring. Light scent. Have a feeling this one will make a regular appearance in the rotation soon.

Tommorrow I'll start with the Limes & Bergamot.

More later.

- Ethan

I bought the Lilac but the wife confiscated it. Good stuff.

I used the new Maggard London Barbershop soap today. It is their first tallow soap in the line. I loaded my brush for 20 seconds and had more than enough excellent thick, slick, cushioning lather for a 3+ pass shave. I just worked the lather for about 30 seconds on my face for each pass. It has a great “Barbershop” scent. For me it is a coin toss so far between the Maggard Vegan and Maggard Tallow. The vegan Maggard Limes & Bergamot is now one of my “Top 5” soaps. I look forward to more shaves with the new tallow London Barbershop.

Stearic Acid, Coconut Oil, Tallow, Water, Lye, Glycerin, Fragrance

I had that in my shopping cart sunday. I eventually removed it an bought Lilac for swmbo simply because I have two other "barbershop" scents in stock. I did however buy limes & bergamot an Fougere Sauvage for myself. I know every one says the FS scent is to light but I want to try for myself. Very excited for the limes! Lince how does mags barbershop smell in comparison to some of the other scents already out there? I don't like the barbesol scent. An this is why I shy away from "barbershop" scents.

It is not a typical barbershop scent. It is more "floral".

2nd shave with the new tallow Maggard London Barbershop soap today. I used my Whipped Dog Silvertip this time. I loaded it for 20 seconds, and again, I had more than enough excellent thick, slick, cushioning lather for a 3+ pass shave. The Maggard soaps continue to impress me though, not to mention their great Customer Service!

Its been a while since I got the sample pack from Maggard, and honestly maybe its the brush I got a Hi-Brush from Omega, but I'm still using the first sample I opened. The 'Mango Sage Tea'. I like the scent, though to me it wasn't anything special (the scent that is). It reminded me of a really nice hand soap my grandma used to have in her restroom. The lather was awesome with both hot and cold water. But my dilemma is that I am an ardent minimalist, and having only one bowl to put the sample soap in means that I should use the soap up before I try another. That's how I'm approaching it anyway. Well I had expected the sample to last the 5 or 6 shaves but I passed that a few weeks ago. I'm on shave 12 or 13 now on the first sample and am maybe half way through it. So alas I patiently troop on waiting to experience more than the smell of the others. I should say another part of my dilemma is that I chose an order that I wanted to go in based on the ones I least wanted to use (not to say any were unappealing at all. But you have to establish an order somehow), to the ones I most wanted to use. So I haven't gotten to the ones I was most looking forward to.