The Obie Memorial First Tier Soaps and Creams Thread.

[mlucassr]

Yes I agree with that MDC, and Castle Forbes are two solid TOP TIER PRODUCTS

[DetailMan]

Ok, my first impressions of Boellis Panama 1924 Coffret is good. The performance seemed similar to L'occitane Cade. Maybe a deluxe version of that. The scent is interesting in that in the coffret it smells like marzipan, but on my face a dry almond. I liked how it cut close and clean. No murky lather lines as you can clearly see where the razor has cut and where it hasn't. I'm using a very small brush right now because I'm just shaving around my beard. The puck diameter is massive! Looking forward to trying with a bigger brush to work the whole puck better.

[thebigspendur]

I have both the cream and soap for Boelis and I find the cream to be very light. Good lube but not all that substantial a lather. I find the soap to produce a more substantial lather. Either way I would classify Boelis second tier but the ceramic dish is tops.

[tcrideshd]

Ok now my review of the gifted Panama Boellis 1924. I have shown interest in this soap since way back whenAndrew ( Phrank ) gave me a good review. I ordered it, it was out of stock, every time I looked it was out of stock. Now I,m getting to where I thought it might be the best soap to hit the market!

Anyway I received my sample, I now have used it 3 times and will continue at least another 4-5 days. The sample showed that it did not take much product to create a brush full of lather that will give me a 3 pass shave. It takes some water, I thought I had it but I kept adding and it just kept growing, this was after only 15-16 swirls on top. Face T lathered to a very slick feeling and very mild scent, that I found much more pleasing than most Italian Almond offerings. The scent in Xpec is much too strong for my likes.
No problems with the glide. Lather had staying power that kept going till my shave was done.
The after shave feeling on my skin was good, not great but I liked it. Scent is gone by the time. Got to my balm, so no interference with my colognes.

All total I put it in my second tier , but very high in that short list, and to be fair my first tier is loaded with very heavy hitters in the world of straight shaving,(expensive to moderately priced) if this soap had the scent I like along with just a little more moisturing affect after the shave, it's top tier, as it stands I will use this soap, just to add, I don't have that many soaps anymore, I only keep what I like to use. Thanks for listening. Tc

[TomP30]

I am ashamed to say the extent of my experience with soaps to date consists - in order of preference - of the following only:

1. Tabac Soap
2. Proraso (white)
3. Truefitt & Hill No.10
4. Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg

A fairly poor roll call I admit and the only soap listed I would recommend would be the Tabac. As for the others I found the Proraso Green Tea & Oat easy to lather but quick to dry, the T&H I thought was just behind the Proraso in all aspects and so poorer value for money, as for the Bath House I considered the lather insipid, drying and just very disappointing given it's price point. But as in all cases YMMV!

[ultrasoundguy2003]

I am ashamed to say the extent of my experience with soaps to date consists - in order of preference - of the following only:

1. Tabac Soap
2. Proraso (white)
3. Truefitt & Hill No.10
4. Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg

A fairly poor roll call I admit and the only soap listed I would recommend would be the Tabac. As for the others I found the Proraso Green Tea & Oat easy to lather but quick to dry, the T&H I thought was just behind the Proraso in all aspects and so poorer value for money, as for the Bath House I considered the lather insipid, drying and just very disappointing given it's price point. But as in all cases YMMV!

Your experience and findings count. Dont sell yourself short, your observations are what I found. Bath House lacks scent and glide regardless of price point. I did keep the bowl though.
I found that mixing Luce Pere Lucien any scent with a little SV 70th gave me the best of all worlds. I blame sharptonn and this snurdler craze for mixing soaps now.
Look at the positive you are finding top tier soaps and why the community finds them worthy of this status.
I bought tons of not so great soaps before I found this thread and community.

[OCDshaver]

I've never heard anybody say anything negative about Martin de Candre.

Thats because you haven't discussed it with me.

[DetailMan]

I am ashamed to say the extent of my experience with soaps to date consists - in order of preference - of the following only:

1. Tabac Soap
2. Proraso (white)
3. Truefitt & Hill No.10
4. Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg

A fairly poor roll call I admit and the only soap listed I would recommend would be the Tabac. As for the others I found the Proraso Green Tea & Oat easy to lather but quick to dry, the T&H I thought was just behind the Proraso in all aspects and so poorer value for money, as for the Bath House I considered the lather insipid, drying and just very disappointing given it's price point. But as in all cases YMMV!

1.I like Tabac too. I haven't used it in a long time. Need to try it again and see if its as good as I remember. I have the A/S splash and balm also. At one time had a bar of the bathsoap($10!, heinous price! but, I enjoyed using it!) lol. And.....lol, I think I have some of the edt left too. It's scent is slightly different than the A/S, more tonka bean to my nose. :-)
2.I have some Proraso green shavesoap and I really enjoy that when the weather is warm. I had the green shaving cream (I thought it was pretty good!)but the tube end blew out and I pitched it. Also have a little bit of the original Proraso Red(much lighter on eucalyptus and menthol) and its nice in the winter. I think it has added lanolin.
3.I have read the some positive things from some shavers about the Truefitt & Hill No.10 shave 'cream'.
4.I've always wanted to try the Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg Cologne. But yes, I've read several times that the shavesoap is near worthless. :-(

[Obie]

Gentlemen,

I have updated the list, with an added catrgory: Basement.
Again, all this is my opinion. You may have yours on the various tiers, and that's fine.
Stay well, and may good fortune always swim in your lane.

[mlucassr]

Lol....Ok I agree with those choice they both worthless