Thread: Seven Wonders, October 2015

I hope everyone here appreciates the fact that: 1) We have so many fine soaps and creams available to us, and 2) We have the luxury of sitting here debating the merits of said soaps and creams.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

I really enjoy The Body Shoppe's Macca Root soap. As phrank said, a third of the price, and very nice lather and scent. The store is a nosefull I agree due to all those bathball scents fighting for attention probably.
Going to have to pick up some MDC my next trip I think, tend to agree with most other picks on folks lists.
Good thread.

More to the point, it was the men's shaving products alone that I didn't like the smell of.

Originally Posted by Hart

More to the point, it was the men's shaving products alone that I didn't like the smell of.

I bought some Real Shaving Co. shave cream a long time ago. While it performed OK,for me, the smell was really off putting. So, I understand how you feel. Smell is such a subjective YMMV sort of thing...lol

Originally Posted by Hart

That too is interesting. I went to a Body Shop store the last time they had a sale and the scent of their products put me off buying.

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

I bought some Real Shaving Co. shave cream a long time ago. While it performed OK,for me, the smell was really off putting. So, I understand how you feel. Smell is such a subjective YMMV sort of thing...lol

Interestingly, again, both are made by Creightons, if I'm not mistaken. Cheaper than many other creams by them, which is reflected in the scents (compared to e.g. Truefitt & Hill or Taylor of Old Bond Street.)

Originally Posted by Obie

Frank,

You will not go wrong with St. James of London. Actually, I have used it for a number of years; I had just run out and had to order some more. It's a superb shave cream. If I had Eight Wonders, it would include it.

The list I made works quite well for me, especially with my sensitive skin. Mitchell's Wool Fat, for instance, which has fans and also detractors, loves my Hollywood face. I suppose I could have let D.R. Harris Arlington take its spot, but Mitchell's treats my skin well. That's why I often include it in the Seven Wonders list.

Two other products, one soap and the other cream, that work well for me, under the circumstances, are Lea, from Spain, and Taylor of Old Bond Street Jermyn Street shave cream. Both are easy on my Hollywood face, and I have them in rotation permanently.

Back to St. James, I love that cream, and I'm sure you will, too. Good stuff.

Hello Obie,

Lea?!

Does it matter to you, Professional, Classic, mentholated or the Sensitive Skin? I'm a bit shocked to see you mention it in the company of the others, only in that the cost is.. LEAGUES, cheaper than most you mention. Given the choice between lux and price, I'm more of a lux guy. But when a crevice of quality is a crevasse in cost difference?

The Lea I can find for 1/10 the price of some of the others! I gather I should add some of whichever you feel best in my cart?! Heck, to throw in the travel backpack, the whole tube/tin could break and as long as I could scrounge a few shaves worth, I wouldn't bat an eye!

Moueix,

This is Lea Classic in the wooden bowl.

Yes, the soap is relatively inexpensive, but price is not necessarily indicator of quality.
The fragrance is woodsy and not particularly my favorite, but the soap works well for my sensitive skin. Sometimes I mix it with Taylor of Old Bond Street "natural," which is unscented. Sometimes I do the same thing with Mitchell's Wool Fat and I Coloniali. The combinations work well for me.

Originally Posted by Obie

Moueix,

This is Lea Classic in the wooden bowl.

Yes, the soap is relatively inexpensive, but price is not necessarily indicator of quality.
The fragrance is woodsy and not particularly my favorite, but the soap works well for my sensitive skin. Sometimes I mix it with Taylor of Old Bond Street "natural," which is unscented. Sometimes I do the same thing with Mitchell's Wool Fat and I Coloniali. The combinations work well for me.

Thanks for the response Obie. The misunderstanding is all mine in any cse. I assumed that you were talking about the Lea CREAM. I don't think I want to try ANY soaps just yet. When I wash with soap, even Dove 99 44/100% pure, I am often left "feeling" the film that never leaves, and it itches. I prefer the idea of a cream, for some knee jerk, unstudied reason. In my feeble mind, soap is for washing, and cream is for softening. Coming from the shower, I KNOW I'm clean. I want to be soft. hahaha...

Moueix,

It's a question of preference. Both soaps and creams work well for me.