Thread: Disappointment and Disgust

Originally Posted by loueedacat

I don't like TGQ soaps at all. Don't like Speick Shaving Stick. Hate TOBS shaving soaps.

No luck on the TOBS for me...I gave it to my wife.

Originally Posted by loueedacat

I don't like TGQ soaps at all. Don't like Speick Shaving Stick. Hate TOBS shaving soaps.

I love Speick cream. Never tried the stick. The scent is ... different, but not in a bad way.

I have strong bad reactions to most scents.
Heck, I have trouble walking in the wrong door of a
Macys or JC Penny store even.

I go for the unsented soaps when a maker gives me a choice.

My opinion is that a shaving soap is "So in you face" that only
the lightest touch of scent is justified.

If an unscented soap makes the grade I do sometimes
try one of the scents my other half likes. But if it gives
me a rash it gets tossed no matter how much she likes it.

If a lather drys too quickly I do work it a bit harder in a
tin cup adding more water. I do not feel that relathering
as I go is a bad thing. After all it is the shave that matters
not the lather yet the lathering process can make the shave.

Yes, for me, TGQ. I've tried it at least 3x, soaps and creams, and I just don't like it, it doesn't work well for me, and I have about 60 soaps and creams on hand that all work well. I re ordered Colleen's thinking maybe I got a bad batch. Many members swear buy it, so it's me.

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

I love Speick cream. Never tried the stick. The scent is ... different, but not in a bad way.

Big +1 on that. I also like the After Shave Balm, After Shave Lotion and their Bath Soap...All good stuff....What's nice is, SRD carries it now...

I smelled english leather the other day and it made me gag. It smells like they took a woman's flowery perfume and added oven cleaner to it. Just flowers and chemicals, that's all I get.

Straight up witch hazel smells pretty awful to me, luckily the smell doesn't stick around.

i know what soap i do like if that will help you steer clear of something that isn't good! Caswell & Massey Almond shave soap is great and i got an L'OCCITANE Cade soap..both were only 10 buck each!...they lather like crazy!

hope that helps
Wulfgar

I don't like Mondays.




Does that count?

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

I don't like MWF, TGQ, or MB very much. The lathers don't work out for me. YMMV.

Originally Posted by loueedacat

I don't like TGQ soaps at all.

Originally Posted by zib

Yes, for me, TGQ. I've tried it at least 3x, soaps and creams, and I just don't like it, it doesn't work well for me, and I have about 60 soaps and creams on hand that all work well. .

Count me into the anti-TGQ group as well. I think we all know we are risking a lynching by admitting this aloud I love the scents, I just find the lather somewhat lacking and fussy to lather too. Hell, maybe the 4 of us can start a club? ATG(Q) perhaps?

Anyway, on the other hand I love the TOBS Sandalwood soap that I have, proving for the 1,000,000 time YMMV

Hiya,

Well, this has been a strange thread to read. I have to say my experiences with a few soaps being discussed has been a lot different from some other members.

For a while, the IK was unavailable for purchase anywhere. Not even the Ik site had the stuff.........weird eh? This went on for maybe 4-5 months before a vendor finally tracked some down.

There were many shaving forum members jonesing for this stuff. Almost everyone who tried it really liked how it worked.......especially the post shave skin care. There's reviews on some forums about that soap that back me up. I was surprised to hear the performance wasn't what was hoped for. In my case, I find it to be among the best soaps I've used.

The soap Colleen(TGQ) makes is about the best of the 8-10 small vendors I've sampled. I'm talking about performance, since fragrance is a personal thing. I've ordered from her many times over the years, and wouldn't be doing that if the soap didn't make a great lather.

Funny how this 'hobby' has that YMMV thingy which makes things interesting.........heh. Gotta try the stuff yourself or you never know for sure.

Martin