Thread: Disappointment and Disgust

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

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.

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...

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

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

I like the cream too. Stick is dry and bland.

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 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

I've got to say, I'm one of the non-TGQ guys too. I LOVE the scents, but find the soaps very fussy to get a decent lather from - just when I think I've got a perfect lather, I apply it and it all disappears. I often end up smearing on a paste-like lather that dries quickly, simply because it doesn't disappear like the 'perfect' lather I make from it does. It doesn't leave my skin dry or irritate it much though, which is a big plus for it. I've also found her creams to require a larger amount to create enough lather, compared to the likes of TOBS, The Body Shop or Palmolive. At least the lather from those creams stays though.
Another item I really don't like is Pre de Provence Shave Cream - I like the initial scent, but it goes very quickly because of the insane amount of whipping it takes to create a proper lather with it. Like the TGQ creams, I find it takes a LOT of cream to create enough lather, and is extremely finicky as to the amount of water you use. It doesn't do much for my skin either (dries it slightly) and I find the slick somewhat lacking. For how much I paid for this, I don't think I'll be buying it again.
The final product I don't like is Omega Shave Soap (the stuff in the black plastic bowl). It's too soft to be a proper soap, but too hard to lather like you would a cream (with a snurdler). This results in you chasing a small lump of white soft soap around your mug in amongst some white lather - not easy. The lather lasts well, but dries my face horribly, even with large amounts of glycerin added. For a product from a reputable brushmaker like Omega, I expected a bit more.

(disclaimer - I have fairly soft water so my lather issues don't result from that. I've even tried it with pure spring water, so again, not the water. I'm using the 1oz pucks and sample sized pucks of TGQ soap - it may be that I'm not loading my brush properly, so once all my samples are gone I intend to buy a 3oz puck of her Desert Ironwood soap and one of her 3oz bowls and see if I can get a good lather from it - if not then I'll use it as an expensive face-washing soap)

I don't like classic shaving soap. It doesn't make any later and is a sure fire way for me to slice up my face. Makes a good hand washing soap though.