The Obie Memorial First Tier Soaps and Creams Thread.

[DetailMan]

I think the Cuero Oscuro smells fantastic! Very unique. I have nothing else that smells quite like it. And, little birdie told me it will be available in a fragrance in the near future as well. :-)

[Gasman]

I think the Cuero Oscuro smells fantastic! Very unique. I have nothing else that smells quite like it. And, little birdie told me it will be available in a fragrance in the near future as well. :-)

I got a sample of that sitting out to be tried out tonight. I have to admit that the scent was a bit odd to me. Hoping it will be better when on the face.

[Gasman]

Just tried the Cuero Oscuro. Said its a more manly scent...

From the website...
A masterful blend of leather, vetiver, cedarwood, tobacco, patchouli, oakmoss and coffee to top it off.

IMO I didn't really enjoy the scent. Reminded me of something but it wasn't leather!
As far as the lather, its still just as creamy as the rest and this is from the Premium Shave soap group. No Donkey Milk but it does have beef tallow.

Good stuff man!

[Gasman]

BTW, Obie I did the refill on the water before making lather and after making the lather and it worked just great. Got just what I was looking for in temps without having to turn up the water heater.
My wife's hands thank you as she does the dishes and knows how much hot water to turn on. If I turned it up I know she would be not happy. Thanks.

[400E]

Just tried the Cuero Oscuro. Said its a more manly scent...

From the website...
A masterful blend of leather, vetiver, cedarwood, tobacco, patchouli, oakmoss and coffee to top it off.

IMO I didn't really enjoy the scent. Reminded me of something but it wasn't leather!
As far as the lather, its still just as creamy as the rest and this is from the Premium Shave soap group. No Donkey Milk but it does have beef tallow.

Good stuff man!

Have to say that of all the Wholly Kaw scents, I too don't really like the Cuero Oscuro. I like leather scents in general but this one seems way too leather-y to me.

[400E]

Nice, Jerry. I have one on the way and am looking forward to it. I love his donkey milk soaps, and it's just finding the scents that you like. Fortunately, I don't have one that I dislike, and have several scents that I really like. These are definitely Tier 3 soaps, in my opinion.

Tier 3 is the bottom of the barrel per Obie's ranking system -- did you mean to rank Wholly Kaw that low?

[nessmuck]

Tried out the Wholly Kow ...Merchants of Tobacco....Nice and different scent.....the suds are way different than Castle Forbes .....the Kow doesn't have the stiff peaks of lather...but...it does check off all the boxes....it whips up lather...just not as fast as Castle Forbes...it's just a different animal..

[Gasman]

Indifferent animal is right. These soaps are creamy/buttery in my opinion but lather up well. Had to have both of those together. They are not like traditional shave soaps.

[oldsCool]

Just tried the Irving Park from Oleo after reading about the soaps. It's a very good shave: good lather and great glide, and the scent is a a little different, but good. (I had to try it, having lived on Irving Park Rd in the Windy City for a number of years.) Its scent is masculine. Excellent soap worthy of first tier status IMO. Again, thanks to Obie.

[evnpar]

Just tried the Irving Park from Oleo after reading about the soaps. It's a very good shave: good lather and great glide, and the scent is a a little different, but good. (I had to try it, having lived on Irving Park Rd in the Windy City for a number of years.) Its scent is masculine. Excellent soap worthy of first tier status IMO. Again, thanks to Obie.

Irving Park's scent is inspired by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, one of my favorite scents, and probably the best fougère EdT ever made.