Thread: Caswell Massey 1752?

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.

Really wish I had seen this before last week. I fell in love with the scent of their sandalwood and eucalyptis at a store and couldn't resist.
Ive tried with well water, city water and bottled water to no avail. Guess it will be a pre shave scrub now.
VDH makes a better lather.