Gave Tabac a try. Glad I did.

Been using a variety of Mama Bear soaps for about a year. Got around 20 samples and picked out 5 favs to get.
The other day started to think about trying some of the other options.
Decided to go with two popular and love it or hate it soaps.
Arko and Tabac.
Just tried Tabac this evening.
Have to say. Very glad I did. Like the smell and the performance. Nice close irritation free shave. This will certainly have a frequent spot in my rotation.
Bought the Arko at the same time to get free shipping.
Will give a SITREP on that ASAP.

Tabac is my favorite, love the performance and smell, always gives me a great shave.

Haven't tried Tabac yet, it's hard to source where I'm from.

I do like Arko ocassionally, just a word of caution: you can really mess up the lather easily and then end up in a hate relationship. The soap is otherwise quite alright (the ingredients btw aren't that great). Anyhow, the way I do it is I rub it into my stuble real well. Just when you think you've done it enough, go and do another round. Then face lather... works great that way. No doubt you can still use a bowl fairly effectively.

I only posted here because I actually ended up throwing my first Arko stick in the garbage, cos I thought it was crap. Turns out, it kinda is, but lathers and works well when you learn how to use it ;)

I also posted to share my love for Mama Bear's. Great stuff. Just used one tonight in fact!

Try Saponificio Varesino, top notch soap at great price.

I've thought about tabac a few times but haven't pulled the trigger on it. Just can't seem to get past the chance of not liking it as I see so many people say they love it or hate it. I prefer the cleaner scents. From what I've read tabac is kinda heavy on the Stetson cologne side. Is this correct?

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I've thought about tabac a few times but haven't pulled the trigger on it. Just can't seem to get past the chance of not liking it as I see so many people say they love it or hate it. I prefer the cleaner scents. From what I've read tabac is kinda heavy on the Stetson cologne side. Is this correct?

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It's been said here before that it smells "like the 70's" which I thought apt. I don't know Stetson but I like Tabac if for no other reason than it's so different from everything else I have, and it lathers very well.

My $0.02 on Tabac AS is that it is a strong fragrance, but spicy, not sweet like Stetson. Haven't tried their soap yet, trying to wait till I actually use one up that I have. It is the next one I will buy though based on the feedback that it fits perfectly in an old spice mug, and that I already love the scent.
YMMV but it's worth the risk.

I really like the performance but my better half is not fond of the smell. I just left for work this morning so it will be soap and aftershave of choice for the next three weeks. I will use her favorite scents when I return home, until then Tabac it is. I also like La Toya and Volobra soaps. Arko is an easy one too, although the scent is not wooo hooo the performance is quite reasonable.

I actually use Tabac fairly regular. it is in my top 5 it is number 5 I have others that edge it out as far as scent, I,m kinda like Rez on the wife front , so its been mostly when I worked , although I have 4 soaps I like better ,, but the lather Tabac gives you is really good , and the face likes it too,, as to the scent , well I think 70,s fits it very well , and no its not Stetson at all, mix it with the Tabac EDT and you have a very respectable shave. now as to what Mainaman said ,Saponificio Varesino,, is now my number 3,a very nice gift from Cudarunner and it is a very good soap with my MDC at the top , and Castle Forbes number 2 , and if you would like to try a soap that is not expensive and at number 4 on my list is Institute Karitte. enojoy the Tabac , if the smell isn't your cup of tea stay with it , cause it grew on me , plus the lather keeps you happy tc

I have quite sensitive skin to an unknown quantity in a number of soaps I have tried. The Tabac cream, surprisingly, does not affect me so and does provide a wonderful easy to use lather. It is therefore the cream I use daily. At some point I will branch out and try something different again, but for the past 6 months or so, Tabac has been the daily use. Add glycerine to the cream and the lather gets even better. I am assured, although I've never tried it, that the combination of Tabac soap, cream and glycerine is an even more sumptuous combination.

Tabac will always be in my rotation.

There are 3 soaps that will always be in my rotation, Tabac, Palmolive shave stick and Arko. The Tabac AS is one of only 3 AS products that I have had a woman circle back and ask me what I was wearing because it smelt good.

Bob

I have both Tabac soap and the cream. I find the soap much better imo. The soap is a solid performer that never disappoints. I am a fan of this soap for life.

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There are 3 soaps that will always be in my rotation, Tabac, Palmolive shave stick and Arko. The Tabac AS is one of only 3 AS products that I have had a woman circle back and ask me what I was wearing because it smelt good.

Bob

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That does it! Tabac is going in the cart.

I recently started using Tabac as well, and I also have no regrets. Turned into one of my favourites.

I have a puck on the way. Really looking forward to it.
Funny, I just realized this is the first soap or cream I have bought in a year.

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I have a puck on the way. Really looking forward to it.
Funny, I just realized this is the first soap or cream I have bought in a year.

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You have remarkable restraint! :)

I might as well chime in with another thumbs up for Tabac. It's one of the slickest soaps you can find. IMO, it's slicker than MDC and right up there with Xpec. It's in my permanent rotation as well.


rs,
Tack

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You have remarkable restraint! :)

rs,
Tack

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So-so on the restraint. I've been gifted around five soaps in the last year and have more than I can use.:)

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There are 3 soaps that will always be in my rotation, Tabac, Palmolive shave stick and Arko. The Tabac AS is one of only 3 AS products that I have had a woman circle back and ask me what I was wearing because it smelt good.

Bob

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That aftershave, is it the Tabac lotion or the 4711?
And what are the other two? :)

Mama Bear soaps fill the glycerin side of my rotation. Tabac, Arko, & Sterling fill the tallow side.

I got my first Tabac puck for Christmas this year, and I'll always replace it when it runs out. I don't find the scent overwhelming at all; distinctive but cleanly and not at all overstated, for me anyway.

Tried the Arko last night. Got a decent shave. Guess you could say I am neutral on the scent. Can see using it again but not in regular rotation. JMHO.

Tabac was up again in my rotation. It is a permanent member...........

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Arko...cheap but solid performer. Kinda like Volvo's they're boxy but they're safe kinda thing. Tabac on the other hand is one of my favorites. It took about a week to really begin to like the scent. If your embarrassed to smell like the 70's then don't use the cologne but the soap smell fades rapidly so not an issue.

Bottom line is it is stupid easy to lather, slick, mosturizing and VERY consistent as far as getting a great shave. My wife doesn't love or hate it but hey I paid for it and I don't tell her what perfume to wear...Become one with the Tabac and shave on! oh and don't worry the cool aid is fruit punch flavored. Drink up!

My puck of Tabac arrived today. I didn't think my order would arrive until Monday-
those Michigan folks are on the ball! The Tabac has a pleasant scent that is reminiscent of colognes from the 70s. I killed the lather beginning the second pass of my shave and had to re-load the brush. The result was some super lather. Thick and creamy. I'm going to enjoy dialing in this soap.

Funny how experiences vary, but I got the Tabac shaving cream, and I had no luck with it at all. Try as I might, I couldn't get a decent lather....varied the water, the amount of cream, the time I spent trying to build it, etc. Also, I'm not wild about the scent.

If anyone has tried both, does the soap lather better than the cream?

I have both soap and cream and deodorant, aftershave lotion, balm, etc... Love it! :)
For me both soap and cream lather pretty much the same, no significant difference.

Shaved with a Tabac puck today. SOTD: http://straightrazorpalace.com/shave...ml#post1516806

With Tabac and Czech & Speake I don't think I will need any other pucks. Both are incredibly good.