Reintroduction to classic shave soaps

One scent I also like is the old AoS tallow sandalwood. I got my hands on several pucks of this endangered species and they are stored in my Ft. Knox of shaving vault. It is a weird scent in my opinion, but it makes a statement. I love it.

Ive got a smattering of classics I enjoy as well, namely Cella, DR Harris Windsor and Tabac. I get great performance out of all three and the scent strength of Tabac is off the charts which really makes me a happy shaver. The classics are classics for a reason no doubt. I've been meaning to add a couple more to the lineup, perhaps MWF and Speick Stick.

+1 on Cella, Tabac, and MWF. Did not enjoy Dr. H, but as they say YMMV!

I would like to add to this list my two other favorite old timers classic soaps. Or should I say - timeless...
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P.160

With no intentions to hijack the thread, I also would like to add that we are perhaps witnessing a birth of the contemporary classics!

Take for example Barrister&Mann...

And in which category should we place Martin de Candre?

Thankfully, I've come to really enjoy the scent of Tabac. Now it just smells like the smell of a great shave.   The performance cannot be denied. I feel like I can always go back to Tabac.

Similarly, I always have a nice shave with my D.R. Harris Marlborough and Arlington soaps, and the latter's smell is swooningly good to me. I need to remember to use those more.

I do have a jar of MWF hanging out on my shelves, but I haven't used it in a year at least. It smells a bit like bug spray to me, and I have so many other great-performing (even lanolin-containing) soaps, I'm not much motivated to grab it.

onethinline , I think you could write copy for the next Tabac ad campaign using that first line I can imagine those words coming out of the mouth of the World's Most Interesting Man.

I'm a big fan of all of the soaps you mention including MWF and I'll throw in TOBS and GFT for good measure. I'm truly awash in a sea of wonderful soaps

Hmmm, I'm not sure how to categorize what is "classic" and what is not (does "classic" simply mean non-artisan?).

Assuming they can be considered classics, I'd second Martin de Candre and would add both Czech & Speake and Santa Maria Novella.

One scent I also like is the old AoS tallow sandalwood.  I got my hands on several pucks of this endangered species and they are stored in my Ft. Knox of shaving vault.  It is a weird scent in my opinion, but it makes a statement.  I love it.

Where is this FT. Knox shaving vault that you speak of?

By classic I guess I meant classic to me. Soaps that were around when I started 6 years ago and were considered the standard bearers of wet shaving. In addition to Tabac and MWF, I'd add Cella (not a fan) for sure. Also P160, Irisch Moss and other now discontinued soaps.

One scent I also like is the old AoS tallow sandalwood.  I got my hands on several pucks of this endangered species and they are stored in my Ft. Knox of shaving vault.  It is a weird scent in my opinion, but it makes a statement.  I love it.

Where is this FT. Knox shaving vault that you speak of?  

Hahaha! That's where the wife can't go!

Hmmm, I'm not sure how to categorize what is "classic" and what is not (does "classic" simply mean non-artisan?).

I classify "classics" as those that have been around since at least pre-2000 and are fairly well known throughout the shaving community. Many call AoS tallow soaps "classics" and I think they came around sometime in the mid-90's if I'm not wrong. One "classic" I'm just getting to know is Haslinger. Can't report on it yet as I've only used it three times, but it looks promising. It's been around since 1890, and is still made using an "artisinal" process (one soapmaker and a few people helping with packaging/other administrative things).

Hmmm interesting. Are any of the ones I mentioned earlier considered classic by the standard that Porter mentioned? I'm not sure when these were released.