Artisans Products

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.

I think the main problem is that it can be intimidating to a lot of new people. plus, you can't really find a lot of the stuff we use regularly in the big box stores, so it's still quite a niche market.

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?

Nothing wrong with using what works for you. I enjoy the creativity of artisan products and I use them probably 95% of the time.

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The biggest difference I've noticed is that artisan products tend to be a bit more bold. Bigger companies usually make milder products that won't offended the masses. Artisan products are usually hand made and can very from batch to batch, giving them a bit more character.

When I was designing Frostbite one tester tried to persuade me to go mild with the face freeze, but that simply wasn't what I wanted. If I had been a big company I might have gone the wuss route to hit a bigger potential clientele.

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?

Go with what works for you. I stayed with big brands (TOBS and Body Shop) in my first year of DE shaving and then tried artisan products. The performance can match and sometimes exceed big brands, and the scents can be more interesting.

To the OP's question, yes I think you are missing out on something really special!

I mostly shave with Haslinger, great soap with soft muted scents, which are nice for everyday weekday shaves.

Cold River Soap Works will be coming out in 3 weeks with their LE Fall soap. Another phenomenal product with skin friendly ingredients. The CRSW Fall and Jardin d'Orange may be my two favorite scents released to the shaving universe.

If I had been a big company I might have gone the wuss route to hit a bigger potential clientele.

And thank goodness Artisans such as yourself are out there. I love trying new things and would much rather try something bold which I didn't care for than something middling that didn't have the "courage" to help me make up my mind

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.

I'm sad that I didn't start using them a long time ago.

I guess l have to try to find out by myself. I suppose shipping from the US is costly so l better look for something in the EU region. Are there any European Artisans?

I guess l have to try to find out by myself. I suppose shipping from the US is costly so l better look for something in the EU region. Are there any European Artisans?

I heard good things about some French upstart. Martin de Candles or something?