Thread: Tabac worth it?

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

By the way after you have been in this long enough you will have lots of containers from other soaps and creams to use on your new purchases, I just picked up two new soaps to try. Scottish Fibe Shaving and Gren Mountain, the green is in an old Cella tub and the Scotish is in Proraso tub. Tc

I used to buy my soaps sequentially, not buying a new one till the previous one was finished off. Since joining SRP in 2007, that changed. Now I have enough soaps that I cannot imagine emptying even one container before I drop. Suppose my nephews or their kids will be able to refill my tubs.

Tabac is a great soap, factor in the price and it's even greater. Like Bob, I put my Tabac in a 1 cup pyrex bowl. It is very easy to lather. The scent to me is reminiscent of pipe smoke, in a good way.

Just so you know, Tabac fits into an old Spice mug perfectly! That's where I have mine..... I love Tabac.

As said Tabac is very good I like it,

I use the soap, I have it in a stone bowl with a lid,

As mentioned the scent is a love or hate affair, and the scent on the soap is not that strong, I have the EDT that is much stronger.

I dont have the MWF bowl (just the soap) so I dont know if it will fit, that said my Tabac puck did not in the stone bowl (Too small) so I grated it the cheese grater (When the girlfriend was out that is!!!) and then just squashed it in tightly to fit, perfect.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I used to buy my soaps sequentially, not buying a new one till the previous one was finished off. Since joining SRP in 2007, that changed. Now I have enough soaps that I cannot imagine emptying even one container before I drop. Suppose my nephews or their kids will be able to refill my tubs.

This state of soap lust is quite common amongst wet shaving enthusiasts.

With most everyone out trying the wonderful artisan shave soaps out there the old stalwarts do not get a mention too often. Just started a week of using Tabac after a too long a break. Normally, I like inexpensive shave soaps the perform very well but for Tabac I make an exception to that as it is that good imho and will pay the bit extra to use it. It does everything well for me as in exceptionally easy to lather, is very slick, not too drying and great old time scent. Personally, I think it is a shave soap the everyone should try at least once.

Bob

I use Tabac twice per week.
If you watch Amazon you can get good deals. I bought several pucks for <$9.00 each.
The price today is $10.79 which I think is an excellent price for the quality of Tabac.

I, like many here, have more soaps than I can possibly use in my remaining time yet I bought another Bay Rum last week.
I did spring for the Tabac in their bowl because it is glass & looks good. However I have some pucks in Wal Mart sugar bowls with covers.
They work quite well..

I bought a puck not too long ago and put it in rotation. It comes up next week for a road trip. I love everything about it, as already noted. I’m using Mitchell’s Wool Fat this week. It too does a good job.

I'm a Tabac fan, can't get it here, but I visit South Africa quite often, stocked up there, both pucks and sticks, use it once a week, Usually first day of our work week, which is a Sunday. I don't shave on weekends, so have two days growth to rub the stick into. always a good shave.
I have even grown to like the fragrance.