(This post was last modified: 03-06-2021, 01:48 PM by Dragonsbeard.)
(03-06-2021, 03:48 AM)Erchy Wrote: I think there is a clear winner in this thread....
Ethos seems to be the top shave soap on the market right now.
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I appreciate the statement but honestly I think there is no winner! I think there are a lot of great shave soaps out there and being a wet shaving hobbyist for about 18 years I’ve used a fare share of shave soaps throughout the yeas from the very first which was Proraso Green that I used almost exclusively for the first 5 years which to me is a classic that I still enjoy throughly now and then and will always be in my den. After that I went down the road of English shave soaps like a Castle Forbes as an example. Enjoyed them also. Then my first Artisan soaps B&M, Stirling and Catties Bubbles ( still use and enjoy all 3 brands and have added many, many others moving on to now and still enjoy the heck out of them. Some stand out in performance and some have scents I never get tired of even though their performance isn’t quite up to some of the other like Proraso Green for example it may not have the best slickness of any soap I’ve used but still love the hell out of it.
I’ve seen these kinds of threads before especially being heavily into razors both modern and vintage and again to me there is no best! So many different great razors out there and it’s all about what works for you and your beard and in the case of soaps you can add what works best for your skin.
I’m sure as witnessed in this thread that everyone has their favorites both for overall performance and for some scent is very important. Some folks like them really strong and some like them really subtle. For some it’s all about slickness and others main focus iis on post shave. No right or wrong. It’s what works best for the individual and many people have many soaps that fit their criteria and others stick with one or two brands forever. Sone people have a budget or a dollar amount they won’t go over for a shave soaps, razor or Shave brushes while others don’t have a budget and I can attest to that as I’ve had requests from customers for a custom made shave soap , Skin Food splash or EDP wanting me to use what I call extremely expensive aroma ingredients that would take a products price to a place that would shock most folks, so again to each his own and it’s called freedom of choice.
What I dislike about these type of threads is when people go off topic and feel the need to put effort into seriously bashing a brand! I’ve seen it happen over and over again throughout the years with razors, brushes, soaps and aftershaves etc. and honestly I can’t wrap my head around people that feel the need to do that. An even worse there are some that seem to relish in doing it to!
It especially bothers me in this day and age and the environment we are living in currently with businesses suffering financially or even being forced to close. So to bash a particular brand can only add to their financial plight. We are supposed to be in a historically gentlemanly like hobby so I commend those that conduct themselves in that manner. To those that feel the need to bash brands purposely I say shame on you! There’s no reason for doing that. Tell us about what you love about your top picks but we don’t need to hear what brands you seem to have hated for!
You asked for people to post up their top pick or picks and that’s fine and I get it. I’ve certainly used threads like this to learn about shaving items I’ve never heard of or tried before and in many cases it’s helped me discover new items that I acquire and thoroughly enjoy.
I appreciate your kind words but again I have a lot of friends who are soap makers, razor makers and brush makers that I have so much respect for and what they do each and every day to provide the wet shaving community with great shaving products wether hardware or software and I appreciate them all for their efforts.
So after my rant here’s my top pick and if I were forced to only have one soap in my den then it would certainly be Proraso Green shave cream. It’s got not only sentimental meaning to me but I love the scent and the history of the brand and being of Italian decent it’s been used in my family for years! Oh and I’ve learned how to get the most performance out of it as well.
Great shaves all
