TABAC is King!

OK, so I'd been screwing around with some different soaps, creams etc lately. Good stuff, as well as super cheap stuff.

Tonight I went back to Tabac for the first time in quite a while......awesome!:rock:

There are many products out there that provide alot of "slip" for your razor, but they severely lack any cushion. That is where I feel Tabac shines....smooth cutting, glide and cushion.

I guess I'm just thankful that I'm one of those who enjoys the sweaty disco scent of Tabac, because I sure would hate to noy use this wonderful stuff!


Any recommendations out there for soaps (or creams for that matter) that provide a similar level of cushion and glide as Tabac?

Right on! I love Tabac! I'm sometimes tempted to start hoarding it in case it's discountinued or reformulated - even though I have no reason to think that we will happen...:o

There are other good soaps, but I can't say anything is better.

Jordan

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Originally Posted by Seraphim

OK, so I'd been screwing around with some different soaps, creams etc lately. Good stuff, as well as super cheap stuff.

Tonight I went back to Tabac for the first time in quite a while......awesome!:rock:

There are many products out there that provide alot of "slip" for your razor, but they severely lack any cushion. That is where I feel Tabac shines....smooth cutting, glide and cushion.

I guess I'm just thankful that I'm one of those who enjoys the sweaty disco scent of Tabac, because I sure would hate to noy use this wonderful stuff!


Any recommendations out there for soaps (or creams for that matter) that provide a similar level of cushion and glide as Tabac?

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You know, the scent, for me, is IDENTICAL to the old Old Spice aftershave my dad used when I was a kid. Seriously, when I use Tabac it's like taking a trip back in time...crazy kinds of nostalgia.

As for other soaps, I would say that MWF gives me a similar level of glide, and just as much (if not more) cushion--with added skin care benefits. Some people find the lather finicky, though...I didn't, but some do. Valobra and Cella soft soaps also...

As for creams? T&H pops into mind, as does The Body Shop's cream and of course TOBS. J.M. Fraser's is close, though not quite as cushioney, and the water ration can be finnicky (review coming soon...)

Frankly, any top-shelf soap should give that kind of performance. Tabac is perhaps easier to lather than some, and it is widely/cheaply available, but I wouldn't say it's markedly better than the other premium products I've used.

Small, cottage industry products are another story...

AOS soap and Harris old formula. Both are truly excellent, though I favor the AOS most.

Regards,
EL

+1 on your comments about Tabac but I REALLY hate the smell so when I use it I normally mix it with my favorite cream (Proraso...which is the slipperiest stuff I've used) to make a reasonable smelling uberlather. Their individual charateristics complement each other extremely well.

I wonder if I still have any Tabac soap... it is a great performer
with an interesting scent. I do particularly like the soap dish
and aftershave containers.

- Scott

It took a couple of uses for me to get used to the scent, but now I love it! I have 2 pucks of soap, cream, and aftershave. Mmmm Mmmm good! One of the great things about the soap is that it lasts forever. The current puck I am using I've had for over a year. Now, I don't use it every day, but it never seems to look used.

Hoard, indeed! :rock:

I finally tried it a couple weeks ago and now it is the only soap i use.

I use Tabac and/or Proraso creme for the most part now.

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Originally Posted by elbonator

AOS soap and Harris old formula. Both are truly excellent, though I favor the AOS most.

Regards,
EL

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EL, when was Harris reformulated? :gaah: Is it still tallow? Why can't they leave things alone!

Jordan

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Originally Posted by jnich67

EL, when was Harris reformulated? :gaah: Is it still tallow? Why can't they leave things alone!

Jordan

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reformulated in the fall I think. I have old formulation almond and new formulation arlington. both very good. I think the new formulation still has tallow but less of it, and you can tell - you don't get that cushioney slide quite as much. but still real good.

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Originally Posted by Seraphim

There are many products out there that provide alot of "slip" for your razor, but they severely lack any cushion. That is where I feel Tabac shines....smooth cutting, glide and cushion.

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you nailed it - it's a unique combo of slick, cushion and close shave. I think of TABAC as the King of Disco, not the King. They should just call it "Danny Terio Soap."

I tried Czech & Speake 88 last night for the first time - it was a real slick, cushionging tallow soap with a nice rosy scent.

Hey Loudee,

You had mentioned in your other post about IK being perhaps the best soap for straight shaving. It is reknown for softening skin. How does that stack up for cushion, etc?

I guess I am going to have to break down and try the Tabac soap...
Just what I need more :cen soaps....

I very rarely use just soap or just cream... but one soap that stands out pretty darn good on it's own, besides MWF of course, is the Velobra soft soap....

Yeah, I have the Valobra soft soap, and I sliced up a Valobra shave stick, and put it in with the soft soap, so I have a Valobra hybrid, as the stick is tallow based, so I wanted some of that going on in there....

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Originally Posted by Seraphim

Hey Loudee,

You had mentioned in your other post about IK being perhaps the best soap for straight shaving. It is reknown for softening skin. How does that stack up for cushion, etc?

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IK is totally different that TABAC, but equaly good.

IK for me makes my face feel softer than tabac. I think tabac has more artificial stuff in it, and the IK has a ton of shea butter.

On lather, TABAC is MUCH creamier, more slick. The IK lather is pretty slick (but not tabac slick) and thin. But even though it's thinner, I find it very cushioning, but just in a less "in your face" kind of way (no pun intended). But both, though they get there different ways, give a protective, close shave.

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Originally Posted by loueedacat

IK is totally different that TABAC, but equaly good.

IK for me makes my face feel softer than tabac. I think tabac has more artificial stuff in it, and the IK has a ton of shea butter.

On lather, TABAC is MUCH creamier, more slick. The IK lather is pretty slick (but not tabac slick) and thin. But even though it's thinner, I find it very cushioning, but just in a less "in your face" kind of way (no pun intended). But both, though they get there different ways, give a protective, close shave.

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And the C&S 88 lather? Thick and creamy, or thin, yet effective?

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Originally Posted by Seraphim

And the C&S 88 lather? Thick and creamy, or thin, yet effective?

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thick and creamy (and effective)

Colleen's creams from TGQ are very nice, too.

Btw. you just made me order a tube of Tabac just to compare them! :gaah:

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Originally Posted by sparq

Colleen's creams from TGQ are very nice, too.

Btw. you just made me order a tube of Tabac just to compare them! :gaah:

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Tube or tub? I've heard the Tabac cream is not as good as the soap.

Jordan

Yeah, the cream is nothing all that special, compared to the soap. But I did have a sample of the Tabac cream for a while, and I was using Tabac&Tabac superlather, and it was very, very nice!

yeah, you need to get the soap. :rock:

shaving essentials has it for a good price Shaving Soaps

SRD carries it too I think.

I went for the cream, I am a cream guy. :w If I like the scent, I will get the soap too. :)

I've got a puck of Tabac just waiting to be tried. I just hate using tons of different soaps like in a rotation, so I'm waiting until my current puck is done (unless I'm just 'testing' some lol). It just won't die! I thought it's final use would have been weeks ago lol.

I'm with AusTexShaver on the Proraso:tu!. I'll have to try the Tabac.