Colleen's Soaps... Awesome!

I now know what has been missing from my shaves- a quality soap from Colleen! I recently got my first order from her and tried it out. I got a 3 oz. puck of a custom pour soap (Pumpkin Spice). Previously I had been using large brand soaps (known for wetshaving products) and had never been able to get a consistent lather. It always had something that wasn't quite right. I had also tried using several different lather methods, but always with something going wrong. I started to think maybe it was the brush or my own technique (mind you I could always get a good shave although my lather might not have been great). So finally there came an opportunity for me to place an order with Colleen of The Gentlemen's Quarter and I jumped on it.

Well that did it. Best feeling soap I have tried. It was so slick on the face and built a lather effortlessly. It seemed like the soap could be very forgiving too in terms of the amount of water used. I had previously heard that to get a good lather with her soaps you needed to use more water than usual- but that wasn't the case. I used my best lather method (not even being particularly careful about my water and soap use, etc.) and the lather took almost no time at all. It built perfectly and was very comfortable and well-scented. I almost couldn't believe how well it performed. By the end of a pass it had neither dried out or become drippy. I can say now that I think my shaves will be forever better. Thanks Colleen!

That's good to know. I ordered the Cavendish Black
and Leatherneck shaving soaps and threw in an
Orange Chocolatier bath soap to keep the wife happy.
Can't wait to use them.

John

You can't beat Colleen's soaps. But you can whip them :D

I need to get another order in, one of these days, though my supplies are quite stocked.

Yeah i totally love colleens soaps and her creams. Her creams take some work to lather since they work off a hundred year old recipe with none of the artifical lather agents modern creams use but the lubrication and the smell is awesome. I am always after her to make the smell stronger cause I love her scents and want to be enveloped by them but I know some faces can't take it. My favorites are the Desert Ironwood, Bay Rum, Cavendish Black, and Leatherneck. Please try her stuff and throw the williams away! You won't look back especially at her prices!

I got spoiled from the start, I started out using The art of Shaving's creams, so I never thought Williams was any good... Once I started using Colleen's and Mamabear's soaps The AOS cream has gathered dust...
I'll back these guys, throw the Williams away... Try Colleen's...

Colleen is a wonderful person. I ordered a couple of soaps and a cream from here. She was kind enough to answer a couple questions I had and treated me more like a neighbor than someone off the street. The soaps are very nice as well. Mamabear is just as hospitable, I have a couple of her wares in transit and am looking forward to trying them out.

I just tried Colleens soap for the first time (thanks again , Old School) , and they are awesome ! I now have 2 unused , and 1 slightly used pucks of Van Der Hagen I need to get rid of , if anyone is interested :D .

Just letting you guys know- I've never tried Williams. When I said that I have used large brand name soaps I meant some better quality soaps than Williams. I do agree though that if you do in fact use Williams, get some of Colleen's instead and save yourself a lot of trouble. :y

I didn't think you were using williams Phillidelph. I just cringe when someone else tells me they use it. For $10 get rid of the crap and go with Colleen. Or even pay $4 each and get her 1 month sizes and enjoy. There is a reason I have her and Mama Bear in my kits. They have a customer for life from me.

I like the 4.00 soap anyway. I like to use one or two up before starting a new one. I am using TGQ soap exclusively but would like to try Mbear.

Don

I can echo what Topher says about the cream being a touch difficult. But honestly, it's worth the time if you ask me. I got a sampler from Colleen, and despite the little issues I've had building lather with the cream, I refuse to try the soap until the cream is gone because I love the scent so much!

I'm going to put in a full order in the near future, but I gotta try all the other scents first! So far, Oak Moss is by far the winner in my book.

I'm posting again to echo what the title of this thread says. The soaps are amazing. Insanely forgiving (my first lather with a soap) and the lather just never went away. A couple drops of water before my THIRD lather, and I was still generating new stuff. It was awesome.

And a little love for her Highlander scent. It's not quite as strong as the Oak Moss (still my favorite), but it has a very recognizable scent. I really like it, and I'm already trying to figure out what the next scent I want to try from my sampler will be!

Look out Colleen...another order is coming your way soon!

I haven't had the pleasure of using Colleen's soaps yet, but there's some on it's way to my soldiers and me here in Afghanistan. It should be arriving any day now. If her soaps are half the quality of her service, or a fraction as pleasant as she is, I'm sure we'll be thoroughly pleased.

And I sent my wife some of her bath soaps...she was thrilled with them!

Just judging by my correspondence with Colleen, she's got several loyal customers for years to come!

Jim

Good Morning Gentlemen,

I am almost embarrassed.....but just "almost" ;) .....WoW, Holy Cow and Jimminy Cricket....LOL. Gleeful laughter and clapping hands too, knock me over with a blade of grass, y'all just made my day.

Thank you :D

Soapmistress

I absolutely LOVE Colleen's creams. I have a problem though, I dont think I'll be able to place an order without buying more Leatherneck. That stuff is outstanding. Not to mention the puck of it I have yet to open, its just too handsome to open. So I cant speak intelligenty on the soaps yet, Have to get a spare...

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Originally Posted by Shaun

I absolutely LOVE Colleen's creams. I have a problem though, I dont think I'll be able to place an order without buying more Leatherneck. That stuff is outstanding. Not to mention the puck of it I have yet to open, its just too handsome to open. So I cant speak intelligenty on the soaps yet, Have to get a spare...

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Oh Thank you! What a wonderful compliment. There is another small box on it's way to you.......perhaps even today.....chuckle.

Soapmistress

I had my first straight razor shape last night using some Cavendish Black. I've been using Van Der Hagen and Williams for years with my cartridge razors, and never could get the lather right (if I lathered my whole face, about 30 seconds later you wouldn't tell it). I was also using a Van Der Hagen boar brush. Now have a ShaveMac from the Topher Newbie kit, and the TGQ soap, and the lather worked MUCH better.

My shaving and stropping technique still needs some work though!

I haven't used Colleen's soaps yet but I'm determined to place an order within the next 24 hours (Sampler Set :)) . I need to order a better brush because all I currently have is a boar hair brush. I have a friend who is interested in trying shave soap so I'm going to try to generate some more business for the infamous Colleen.