I fairly new to wet shaving. Can anyone recommend some good samplers to try? I'm currently using AOS lavender cream. I really like the sandalwood scent, but my wife insisted on the lavender. Other than that, I have no idea which direction to go.
I fairly new to wet shaving. Can anyone recommend some good samplers to try? I'm currently using AOS lavender cream. I really like the sandalwood scent, but my wife insisted on the lavender. Other than that, I have no idea which direction to go.
Cella or Figaro if you like marzipan. Figaro very cheap on amazon. Proraso white also nice and fresh. Also quite new, only tried bout six and these the ones I like. None if which will break the bank but figaro by Tcheon Fung Sing is lovely soap and incredibly cheap.
E-Shave has samplers and its good stuff. But you cant go wrong with any of the Castle Forbes, you will love it!
Many SRD members really like products from Catiesbubbles. I plan to place an order for some very soon,
Bailey's Irish Coffee Sample - $4.00 : Caties Bubbles, Handcrafted, small batch bath and body products
SRD has a sampler set that u could try. Also I can't remember where I found it but I searched one day for Taylor of old bond street and found some places will give a sampler of 8 to all 12 of their cream scents. Pretty good price too. Search "Taylor of Old Bond Street Sample pack)
So i found samplers at Maggards. I was going to pick up their artisan sampler and a Taylor of Old Bond Street sampler. would have been 30 bucks. not too bad. As I was checking out I noticed the shipping fee was 10 bucks. ouch. haha. I couldn't justify the shipping cost being 1/3 of the merchandise cost. So the search continues.
I might buy directly from LA shaving soap company. I did some googling and it seems that this company is inspired by Martin de Cadre. Which the MDC brand got really high praise from my local mentor. Any one have experience with this brand?
You should try MdC one time in your life. Everyone complains about the price but a little goes a long ways. It's a hard packed soap in a glass jar. I've used my MDC ten times and it's still at the top of the rim. A jar of MDC will probably last a year or longer.
I can't believe no one recommended this so I will -- Mama Bear Soaps. She has a bunch of cool scents and is reasonably priced.
Maggards has been mentioned they will sell you 5 to six shaves worth of almost everything they sell. You can customize it
Arko shaving soap... Great stuff. And it's cheep
Mike's Natural Soaps http://www.mikesnaturalsoaps.com/
The 10 dollar shipping was too costly, so whats the next logical progression? Obviously, fill up the cart past 75 dollars to qualify for free shipping right? Right as I'm about to click the complete order button, I come back to check this thread one last time. Good thing the Mama's and Mikes was mentioned. I'm holding off on that giant order from Maggards, and going to try these cheaper brands first. Thank you sirs. Something about getting into new hobbies just compels me to want to spend money. Good thing you guys are level headed reasonable adults.
Make your own shaving soap 3 dollars a puck and pretty much any scent you want good luck
:roflmao :roflmao :roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by dngrspapercut
Have you checked any of the HAD/SAD/RAD ect. threads. :roflmao
I pulled the trigger on the Mikes soaps. it was 13 bucks for sample sizes of all his scents. can I just hold these bars in my hand and lather, or do I need a bowl? or can i just steal a bowl from my kitchen? I think thats what I'll do. steal from the kitchen. I'm going to steal a coffee mug for my cream lathering as well. #PovertyLife
A couple folks mentioned buying salsa bowls from Walmart or a dollar store. They're only a couple bucks and are pretty much indestructible.
well, this post only made me more curious. where can I find these threads?Quote:
Originally Posted by rlmnshvstr8
The distance between "I would like to try something new" and "how did I end up with a 15 year supply of soaps?" Is very very short......
In the search at the top right Search up "HAD" or any of the others. Check this one out:Quote:
Originally Posted by dngrspapercut
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...u-have-12.html
You can find all the abbreviations we use on here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi..._Abbreviations
Well I was going to mention Maggard's, but since the shipping is a deal breaker I won't. Garry's Sample shop is another one to look at. Lot's of places(SRD included) sell samples of there own soaps. It is not nearly as easy to find shaving cream samples. The Shave Den might be worth a look. As I know they sell all kinds of samples. I think they have a sample subscription service, but I haven't looked into it. Garry that I mentioned earlier said he was planning to start a subscription service as well.
Anyone know of any other places that sell cream samples?