Artisans Products

I don't own any artisans products and don't feel the need to acquire any. 
Am I the only one? 
Am l missing out on something really special?

Whatever works for you?

Depends on how you define Artisan.

I use quality soap and don't care if it is made buy man, machine, woman or some kid in his moms basement.

All evidence has been buried. All tapes have been erased.

If you're getting really great shaves with traditional manufacturers and don't care for unique or new scents, then you're not missing out.

I'm the opposite, actually. I started with samples from Maggard and Stirling, and enjoy the scents and performance of the artisan selections.

I'd say if your missing out on anything really special - it would be unique scents (seasonal, new releases, etc). I also find the performance to be outstanding - specifically in the slickness and post shave areas, but that's a YMMV thing.

If you ever want to come to the dark side, I'd be happy to recommend some really great artisan selections.




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That's why they make vanilla and chocolate (and dozens of other flavors)

I knew someone a few years ago who used only Mitchell's Wool Fat lathered with a Semogue 1305 and a Schick Injector # for every shave. He was a very experienced, wet shaver, who had arrived at the products that worked for him. I know another very experience guy who used Arko shave stick everyday - so whose to say. I have moved light years away from wet shaving to "save money", but could easily see myself being content shaving with many finely produced commercial products. Right now I split about 50/50 between mass produced and artisan.

Last week I used Soap Commander Gusto, WSP Tobacco, D.R. Harris Windsor, NOS Art of Shaving Sandalwood, Soap Commander Passion and Ingram shave cream. It's all good.

Whatever works for you is perfectly fine.  However, artisan soaps have come such a long way in the past few years that many are as good as, or better, than their commercial counterparts.  Barrister & Mann, Mickey Lee Soapworks, Dapper Dragon, and Mike's Naturals are just some that I would place head and shoulders with the commercial big boys. There are many others and I am sure folks here will chime in.

Add to that the fact that I am not giving my business to a faceless conglomerate but rather to men and women who are putting their all into their products and usually offer stellar customer service and there is every reason to be just as happy, or happier, with artisan shaving soaps as commercial.

I do use both but find myself going more and more to the artisans than the commercial lines.  However, when it comes to shaving creams, that is a different story for me and it is the commercial products that I use most frequently, indeed almost exclusively.

Whatever you decide (or have decided) just enjoy.  

Whatever works for you is perfectly fine.  However, artisan soaps have come such a long way in the past few years that many are as good as, or better, than their commercial counterparts.  Barrister & Mann, Mickey Lee Soapworks, Dapper Dragon, and Mike's Naturals are just some that I would place head and shoulders with the commercial big boys. There are many others and I am sure folks here will chime in.

Add to that the fact that I am not giving my business to a faceless conglomerate but rather to men and women who are putting their all into their products and usually offer stellar customer service and there is every reason to be just as happy, or happier, with artisan shaving soaps as commercial.

I do use both but find myself going more and more to the artisans than the commercial lines.  However, when it comes to shaving creams, that is a different story for me and it is the commercial products that I use most frequently, indeed almost exclusively.

Whatever you decide (or have decided) just enjoy.  

To highlight Freddy's second paragraph the following is why I buy and enjoy Artesian products.  The fact they make incredible shave soap is just one of the many benefits to buying artesian products.  See the below blog post from an Artesian, she beautifully lays this out.

http://soapcommander.com/blogs/beyondthe...n-products

I'm in the camp of using whatever works for you, regardless if we're talking about shaving or not.

I do think artisans bring more availability to the wet shaving world and often times lower prices with equal or better quality.

I give most of my money to Haslinger. Many think they are a huge conglomerate, but I have emailed them and they are quite small and personable.

In fact, the person I spoke to replied with a very personal message and was sent from someone in the Haslinger family name.

Again, I'm in the camp of "use whatever is best for you".

All evidence has been buried. All tapes have been erased.

This illustrates one of the great things about our community - you can shave with a can of foam and a cartridge razor, and as long as you're getting good, enjoyable shaves, most people aren't going to judge you. Commercial shaving soap, artisan shaving soap, whatever... Use what works for you.

I will say though, that you may not know what you're missing until you try it.