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Well I am giving this premium soap a try. Prior to coming to SRP, I was hearing some here and there on BB and that this is a good soap. Talking to Gasman one of his suggestions was to try this soap. So here I am... I ordered the tallow sample pack with all 8 scents. So in a few days I'll be giving this a try after they arrive. Anyone have a favorite scent?
Ken
Not so sure it’s a premium soap but it’s a good one, upper tier two for me, nothing bad nothing spectacular. You should like it
Thanks. Reading Obie’s post on soaps/creams he had it top tier and was basing it off of that. I’m excited frankly, still such a beginner. I’ve only used two soaps... Proraso Red, and VDH Deluxe from the local grocery store. So this is my inaugural venture out to the great unknown of “good soaps”.
Keep us posted. Where did you find the sampler? I have a couple of soaps that I’ve been interested in trying.
I found it looking through their site after reading a bit and seeing some members tried samples.
https://whollykaw.com/product/shavin...s-tallow-pack/
The base of this soap is quite nice and I think you'll enjoy it. Regarding scents, that is all very subjective and I didn't find one that I truly liked, unfortunately, even Bare Naked, the unscented version, had a fairly noticeable scent of some kind which I found a bit odd.
Good luck.
I have used a few of their soaps. They shave well, most of them I was not really excited about the scent. The first one I tried I thought was an amazing scent. It was unavailable when I ran out and grabbed a few others to try. They are ok, but nothing that makes me really want to say try these scents.
Ive only tried the King or Oud and enjoyed it. I think it is a good quality soap and makes your skin feel good afterwards. Some feel its a bit buttery feeling and i agree. But that is what takes care of your skin.
Scent is a personal thing. Some like light and fruity other might enjoy a flowery or manly scent. Good luck and let us know your thoughts. Without a lot of playing with lots of soaps it might be a little hard to understand what your feeling for but the fun is in the learning.
BTW, next time i see ya i will hook you up with a sample of MDC so you can get spoiled. :rofl2:
For me, it's in my top 2 or 3 I've ever tried. My favorites are King of Oud and Fougere Bouguet (though I've got a few samples I haven't tried). I think it's one of the best of the new generation artisan "croaps" as we say. It creates a rich, luxurious and slick lather, and it has no equal for after-shave skin nourishing IMO. I like the heavily-perfumed scents too, personally. YMMV-enjoy!
Thanks for all of the input. Hoping to try a few of them before I go on vacation the beginning of next month. Hoping this doesn't start me down the rabbit hole and start to buy a lot of these.
Gentlemen,
I put Wholly Kaw on the top of the heap of U.S. made artisan soaps. I have only tried two scents: one I didn’t like, and the other, the Fougere, I like. I especially like the creamy characteristic of Wholly Kaw. Good stuff.
I used Wholly Kaw for todays shave. No time for a SOTD pic. But my face feels smooth the soft. The wife thinks its great stuff to make my rough skin feel kissable soft.
The Fougere from WK is absolutely awesome. I will definitely be buying more.
Well my samples just arrived. I couldn’t wait and started to smell them. 5 I definitely like, 2 the jury is still deciding 😂, and 1 is a hard pass based off of scent and that’s Spice Vitae. Project Leather and Man from Mayfair are my maybes. Leather does smell like leather, and Mayfair reminds me of an earthy scent. Fougere Bouquet is my favorite of the 5. King of Oud and King of Bourbon are my next in line. The Oud reminds me of when I was still in the military and my deployments overseas. Monaco Royal and Jamestown Gentlemen I just find appealing. Will try them soon on my head, mama had requested I don’t shave while I am on my vacation so it will be a few weeks before my face enjoys them.
Enjoy the time off. And the soaps.
I have discovered that some of the WK scents are quite different when lathered from what you get out of the jar. Cuero Oscuro, is quite pungent if you just sniff the soap in its container, but quite warm and leathery on the face.
So I tried my King of Bourbon tonight to shave my head. It was a little difficult to load the brush in the tiny jar, I had to scrunch up the tips of the brush together to get it to work. The scent is not as strong as it is in the jar. I like how it makes my skin feel. Overall I am happy. Do you guys put the soap in a mug/jar to load the brush or do try what I did when using these sample jars? If you put it in a jar do you let it in the open air or do you seal it somehow?
I have a special little bowl that Tom sent me. Some japanese thing. Some will post a pic of one. Its course in to bowl so i smash a small amount in the bottom and work my brush that way.
You can but shaving bowls or use a coffee mug. Smash a bit of soap in the bottom and go to work with a damp brush. Crops and creams work well out of those tiny containers because you just need to get a little on the brush. But with soap... I have used a cat food bowl before too. A little wide and short. Worked well but the wife wanted it back for the damn cats. I see where i stood in the pecking order. So i bought a bowl. And a scuttle and a ........
I buy small bowls with lids to keep my soaps in. It gives me room to load the brush and typically leaves me with the ability to share some. Small sample I often bowl lather.
I’ve had some luck finding smaller bowls with textured interiors at thrift stores. Haven’t paid more than a few dollars for bowls that turned out to be just fine for working a lather.
The salsa bowl at mexican eaterys works too for using samples.
Hey Jerry, do you get a lot of funny looks when you are shaving in Mexican Restaurants?
Good one Rez!
Here is the bowl I got from Tom. Great for loading your brush with samples to face lather. Ridges in the bottom hold the soap still.
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Suribachi bowl!
I snurdle out about a coffee bean size bit. And smear it into my SWK scuttle and lather it up. Even with my full size soaps. My $.02
Ken
The difference is face-lathering vs bowl lathering.
Whatever you like.....
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