The Obie Memorial First Tier Soaps and Creams Thread.

[Phrank]

Obie, noticed you have been giving the meisner soaps a good try n the SOTD. Has your opinion changed on this soap, I still can't get to where I can like it, but didn't give it more than 3 weeks. Tc

I agree completely - mine are bagged and boxed. I couldn't get past the very waxy texture and smell of this product. Every time I used one of the three soaps I had, I felt like I was shaving with something that had candle wax dropped into the mixture.

[Big]

Daro,
I have tried their soaps. They were good, but not all that impressive. The cream, Blenheim Bouquet, is lovely.

agree 100%.

Their new soaps are not great performers. Blenheim cream is indeed lovely, as is the oft overlooked Floris #89 cream in the blue tube. Beautiful stuff. Floris soaps, on the other hand, suffer the same reformulation "poor performance woes" as Penhaligon's soaps.

[tcrideshd]

Thank you Obie, I had the same impression and after 3 weeks it went into the never to be used or passed along, keep up the stellar reviews my friend.

Thanks Andrew, I just knew it wasn't worth dying again, but I tryed to be fair, Tc

[thebigspendur]

I agree completely - mine are bagged and boxed. I couldn't get past the very waxy texture and smell of this product. Every time I used one of the three soaps I had, I felt like I was shaving with something that had candle wax dropped into the mixture.

When they first came out I think I said the scents were something totally different than anything else out there. It's the type of thing you either love or hate. There is no inbetween. I like them except for the scottish. I find they perform very well indeed. They are supposed to be formulated so as to be good for the skin. As far as what tier they are in, my system is different than Obie's so to me it's a high second tier soap.

[boshave]

Obie's intriguing ranking prompted me to try the Le Pere Lucien soaps. I got the Le Pere Lucien Traditional and the Le Pere Lucien Rose de Pushkar. Each gave an exquisite shave. The rose soap's fragrance is amazing. I'm so glad I read Obie's post and gave this brand a swirl.

[OCDshaver]

I shaved with Arko again today. Totally beats the pants off of so many others at ten times the price.

[Daro]

Daro,
I have tried their soaps. They were good, but not all that impressive. The cream, Blenheim Bouquet, is lovely.

Thanks Obie. I would have them in T2 but as I did not see them in your list I thought I would ask. I still use the soap occasionally and it is ok but not T1 for me either. It is interesting how some brands are so good at the one and less so for the other. Dr Harris is better at the soaps for instance. Interesting comparison to Floris as I find it also has a great scent but let down a bit with performance


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[Obie]

Daro,

Yes, D. R. Harris soaps are superb. I like their creams, too. Right you are about Floris and Penhaligon's soaps; they probably do belong in the Second Tier. It's been so long since I have used these soaps.

[lloydw]

This has been some great reading - I have spent a lot of effort in looking at the soaps in the last few weeks and like many others - only wish it was read some time ago. I have little experience in the intensity of how I approach using my soaps and I clearly haven't explored the depths of this part of the shaving process.

This will definitely point me in the right direction. Thank you for your efforts Obie - in both producing and keeping up to date.
Now - just what to do with the tier 3's and unmentioned items.

[dinnermint]

With a fresh batch of samples, I finally have tried MdC. I was leery about lavender scent, thinking I'd smell like I was shaving a flowering bush. I was wrong to have any doubts. I have a few others, xpec, St. James, Barrister Mann, and more TOBS to try. Xpec smells odd to me and haven't gathered the gumption to try it out yet. Thank you again for the wonderful list, Obie.