Thread: Caswell Massey 1752?

I just bought some of their sandalwood cologne for cheap - figured it's worth a try.

I wonder when C&M are gonna reformulate their soaps and creams for better:the scents are great,specially the sandalwood,but the performance....

Originally Posted by Teiste

I wonder when C&M are gonna reformulate their soaps and creams for better:the scents are great,specially the sandalwood,but the performance....

I have never used their products, but I did look at them when I was first getting started. From the stories they tell on the web it seems like they are more about the history, than reformulating to todays standards, a caswell massey 2010 just doesnt have the same ring.

I picked up a puck of the almond shave soap from a local chemist. Never tried it before and when I looked at the reviews on this and other sites I figured I had just wasted $10, but I tried it when I got home and honestly I thought it was fine.

It quickly whipped up into a really nice thick lather in my mug. The almond sent is very strong from the puck, but is then extremely subtle in the lather. I don't mind this since generally I don't want my lather to carry too strong a sent such that it carries over into my post-shave treatments. I like my sent to come from the AS.

Many reviews said that the lather disappeared almost immediately when applied, but honestly I did not experience this. The lather wasn't permanent, but it faded away about as I would expect a lather to fade away. I'd rather a lather 'melted' down to nothing as the water evaporates than have the later leave a dry foam on the surface of the skin--something I find happens with products that proclaim super lasting lather.

I wouldn't say it was the most amazing soap ever, but I was happy with what I got for $10. At the very least, I didn't see why this got such negative reviews from so many people. Anyone else out there not think this soap was bad?

This is an old thread started back in July, and someone posted again in Oct...
On a personal note, I've never tried C&M because of all the bad reviews.
That fact that you like it, and got good results is all that matters...

The 1752 sandlewood shaving soap can't even compare to lowly Williams, truely an awful product, however this is just my opinion, But easily the worst soap I have tried.

Originally Posted by zib

This is an old thread started back in July, and someone posted again in Oct...
On a personal note, I've never tried C&M because of all the bad reviews.
That fact that you like it, and got good results is all that matters...

Rich is right. For every soap that someone loves there is someone who hates it. And, of course, for every soap people hate someone will love it. That's personal preference for you folks.

Originally Posted by livingontheedge

The 1752 sandlewood shaving soap can't even compare to lowly Williams.

Man, is CM really that bad???

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Rich is right. For every soap that someone loves there is someone who hates it. And, of course, for every soap people hate someone will love it. That's personal preference for you folks.



Man, is CM really that bad???

Ryan,

Are you staying warm up there?

Originally Posted by zib

Ryan,

Are you staying warm up there?

lol Yeah, trying to at least.... and trying to resist the urge to use a nice mentholated soap like Proraso during the winter months. But I do anyway.....

I just pulled the C&M soap from it's nice wooden bowl and put it in the shower soap tray.
I tried the stuff about 5 or 6 times with less than stellar performance. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong. Nope. Even after properly lathering VDH and William's separately, C&M does not compare.
Damn, It smells awesome, but if I can't shave with it, it doesn't deserve a place in my shave bowl.
Has anyone shredded it for a soap mix? That could be something to try.

I'm saddened to say, this was my first expensive shave product, and I am very disappointed. It's difficult to make a purchase now unless I hear good things about a product first. I used to enjoy experimenting. Now I'm more cautious.