#11

Member
Central NJ
Fuzzy my man, I finally was able to find a puck of Williams at the fleamarket. Lathers just fine for me. I alternate Wool Fat and Williams Wednesday. This week is The Fat
#12
Resurrecting this thread to say Williams can be a really good soap. I have a very coarse beard and the slickness of Williams really does the trick. I have a Trader Joe's synthetic brush that is short and really kicks up a great, thick lather from Williams, starting with a dry puck.

Enjoy if you can!

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#13
Current recipe is no bueno for me.

I did purchase some vintage made in Glastonbury, CT that is impressive.


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#14

Shave Maharaja
India
I am a fan. Its easy to lather, I cover it (not drown) with some hot water in a William marvy rubber mug while in the shower and beat up some amazing slick lather with an omega boar. The slickness of the lather is second to none IMHO and gives a great shave! I have a couple of years worth in stock Tongue

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#15
Hi fellas.

Williams will be my one and only shaving soap on workdays. Best price. Best performance. Best scent. Period.

Price: I am located in continental Europe and can get it for about 3.- USD per 100g, which says it all.

Performance: The last couple of months I've tried over one hundred soap samples, including every traditional and artisan soap manufacturer of distinction. The slickness that Williams provides is on par with the best, given that you lather it up the right way, i.e. you soak it with really hot water for a few minutes.

Scent: On workdays, I do not have the time to indulge in luxury and complex scents, this is for the weekends as it's too time-consuming. It's all about efficiency and pragmatism on workdays, that's why I usually use a synthetic brush and a soap that provides the best slickness, is inexpensive and has a non-complex, soapy scent. The citrusy washhouse scent of Williams is in this regard just perfect.

BTW, my weekends soaps are SV Stella Alpina, LPL Oud-Santal, Boellis Panama 1924 & Daytona, Wickham's Parma Violet and RazoRock's The Dead Sea. Daytona may be replaced by Fine's Platinum as I prefer soaps to croaps and creams.

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#16

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Vault 111
Vintage Tallow Williams is as good as the more expensive, modern artisan soaps. I menthol-bomb it and "boom", fantastic, slick lather. New iteration... Sick

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(This post was last modified: 06-14-2019, 08:38 PM by fistofthenorthstar.)
(06-06-2019, 10:59 PM)primotenore Wrote: Vintage Tallow Williams is as good as the more expensive, modern artisan soaps. I menthol-bomb it and "boom", fantastic, slick lather. New iteration... Sick
I don't know the vintage one, but the latest version -- which also contains tallow -- needs a good deal of water, it's actually by far the thirstiest soap I've ever tried.

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#18
(This post was last modified: 06-15-2019, 05:49 AM by eeyore.)
Semogue 1470's inaugural run on Williams;

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#19

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(06-14-2019, 08:02 PM)fistofthenorthstar Wrote:
(06-06-2019, 10:59 PM)primotenore Wrote: Vintage Tallow Williams is as good as the more expensive, modern artisan soaps. I menthol-bomb it and "boom", fantastic, slick lather. New iteration... Sick
I don't know the vintage one, but the latest version -- which also contains tallow -- needs a good deal of water, it's actually by far the thirstiest soap I've ever tried.

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Not true. Check the label. "Tallow" is nowhere to be found.
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#20

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Has anyone tried using the GD Pre-shave and Williams together? I’m curious if it might elevate the soap a notch or two.

When I started out a few years back, my first mug soap was Ogallala bay rum. I love the scent and it worked fine until I discovered Barrister and Mann. I’m planning to try using it with the GD pre shave just to see...

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