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    Quote Originally Posted by RollinCoal69 View Post
    Mjc I too am doing the use it up for the large part of my collection. This is gonna take some time for sure. I am however in the market to add a couple higher performing candidates for regular rotation. At the end of the month I am making the trip to imperial SRD brick an mortar store. I will be looking to add some then.
    Same here. I stopped purchasing new soaps & creams 2 yrs ago to clean out the den. I'm down to 6 or 8 soaps and 8 or 10 creams, starting to get the itch again. Especially as I am on my last tallow soap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jlander View Post
    Same here. I stopped purchasing new soaps & creams 2 yrs ago to clean out the den. I'm down to 6 or 8 soaps and 8 or 10 creams, starting to get the itch again. Especially as I am on my last tallow soap.
    I usually just keep four in rotation. That way I get to buy new ones more often. Also strangely I don't get that strange nagging sound that you sometimes hear when you buy too many all at once.
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    I think right now my go-to "luxury" soap is my Sudsy Soapery/Chatillon Lux collaboration soap, Treget de Delor. This is certainly classifies as an artisan soap but the quality is quite good and I have no problem working up a good lather with even my softest brush. To top off that good quality is a fragrance that I'm in love with and is paired with the Chatillon Lux aftershave that inspired the soap. The bad news is that this was a limited run and at this point I haven't heard anything about a repeat performance although I know the guys over at Sudsy Soapery would really like to make it a regular part of their lineup.
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    I haven't tried nearly as many as some of you folks, I tend to get a puck and use it up, I had heard a lot of praise for Taylor of old Bond Street soap, so I thought Id give it a try, was kinda disappointed with it, it smells great but I felt it was lacking in the lubrication department. Ive also heard great things about Mitchell's Wool fat soap so gave that a try and wow! this is good stuff, lathers great and very slick lather! IF they added some sandalwood scent Id never look else where! Ive got some "DR Harris Arlington" on the way, it will have to be really good to perform as well as the MWFS. I guess the shave soaps are kinda like beer in that respect, So many kinds, so little time!

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    I grab whatever soap l feel like that particular morning. Valobra triple milled being at the top of the list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Obie View Post
    Gentlemen,

    I use a small rotation of quality soaps and creams regularly — Martin de Candre, Castle Forbes, Czech & Speake, D.R. Harris and Baum.Be — and without a specific design. The only exception is using Martin de Candre exclusively with my Wiborg brush. Occasionally I use products such as Mitchell's Wool Fat, Wickham 1912 Russian Leather, and so on, for a change of pace. Whatever strikes my fancy on a given morning.
    Nice to see. I, too, have soaps and creams that "only" go with specific brushes; so, perhaps my best example of "luxury" is Acqua di Parma Colonia shaving cream (used solely with my finest brush, "Frank", a sterling silver handle that was retrofitted in silvertip badger by Bernd@Shavemac more than a decade ago, together with its companion sterling silver mug, "Nora"), a shaving cream which is made all the more luxurious by the matching ASB and EDT.

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    My luxury choice is Martin de Candre Original, Meissner Tremonia Dark Lime and Truefitt & Hill Authentic #10. All three is perfect!

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    I am afraid I do not attach much value to luxury soaps. I like my Proraso Green and Cella. Good performers, value for money.
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    I just got MDC and have used it once and I used Castle Forbes Lavender today for the first time. I have Harris Soaps, Trumpers Soap, TOBS Soap and Creams, Trumper Coconut Cream, I have Men’s Soap Co. Soap, Fine, and I received my first puck of L’Ocitane. I plan to try it tomorrow. I don’t have a special occasion soap or cream. Right now I’m rotating MDC, Castle Forbes Lavender, Tabac, and probably L’Ocitane. But I like TOBS and Harris and I really like Men’s Soap Co. Soap.

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