Thread: Good shave soaps other than Williams for a noobie

Hello all. As the title says help me with finding some good stuff other than Williams which is all I have tried so far.

HERE is a list compiled by Obie and added to by the community. I know the thread is 193 pages long, but the first post should give you a great starting point.
Now the first tier soaps may cost a bit more, but they really are worth it.

Castle Forbes and Baum.Be. are 2 you surly won't be disappointed by

Good luck

For hard soaps like Williams, I like the "FINE " lineup of soaps.

Though it is hard to find (there are vendors on ebay) Palmolive shave stick is hard to beat.(you can grate it in a bowl if you want to use it like a puck). It lathers with little effort.

Tabac, volobr, latoja, Palmolive, lea, spec, are all pretty inexpensive soaps that work really well.

So many ways to go with this. Williams or Vander hagen ARE shave soaps. But in todays market those are just to get you into brush lathering. Go to The List Obie has spent years making. You will not be disappointed. But if you want to go the inexpensive way, Tabac is good stuff and low cost and comes in a nice little glass jar.

Or don't mess around and order some MDC. It will cost you! But will last a long time and is one of the best in quality there is.

You cannot go wrong with Proraso. I like the green and red in the tubs.
Great lather and scents. Good price-point. They make some nice AS to go with. Long-lasting.

Jimmy you might like one of the "surprises" I sent out.
Ken

Originally Posted by sharptonn

You cannot go wrong with Proraso.

Never met a Proraso soap that I didn't like or didn't do very well in all around performance. Great bang for the buck.

La Toja makes a shave stick that is very reasonable and works great.

Pete <:-}

Personally, I find it difficult to commit to a whole puck of soap until I've tried it first, no matter the price. Luckily, there are now a couple of interesting options for finding samples at a reasonable price. I've ordered a few times from Shavedash.com, and I've been very happy with the results (I'm actually still working through the many samples I've ordered). It's saved me a lot of money in the long run, helped me to get used to working with different soaps and creams, and let me figure out what I like and don't like.