Looking to try my 1st hard soap
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tabac
isaiah53 said:
Hah, what a sense of humor.........gotta love it. Tabac eh?
Well, maybe I would suggest a soap that smells unlike dead things, not that dead things smell bad.
How bout he picks out a nice flavor in the DR Harris family of fine hard soaps instead. Very good performer with some classy scents.
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Depends on budget I suppose but if you're not bothered by cost then Truefitt and Hill luxury hard soap is a good one, lovely old fashioned English soap scent with a bit of lavender, still the only hard soap I've bought more than one of. They also do an 1805 version now if you like that range.
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I strangely like the scent of tabac, it comes in a great bowl, and lathers fantastically. Try allbeauty.com for the best price I've seen, free shipping.
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My favorites are both no longer in production 
Old Spice and RL Safari. Both tallow based.
Go with Martin's advice, a puck of DR Harris will serve you well.
Old Spice and RL Safari. Both tallow based.
Go with Martin's advice, a puck of DR Harris will serve you well.
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Go to boots and have a smell of tabac if you like it order from all beauty if not then go with Dr Harris. I like tabac soap but the AS is a bit strong scent wise. I dont smell the dead people though just tobacco and flowers.
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My favourites are MWF & D R Harris (Almond & Windsor). Also grated Lea sticks as a puck.
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I really like MWF
Agree that Tabac is a great place to start. The bowl is totally worth the very reasonable price and will get you many shaves from a puck of that size (125g I think). The smell is not a problem as it really calms down after a while. Fantastic in colder weather.
The only other soap that I would recommend to you is Martin de Candre. Stupidly expensive, but until you try this stuff you won't understand my fascination with it, or anyone else's. A 200g jar will go for decades as well...
There's a Safari puck in the BST that has been there for ages. I'd go for it if you like it.
The only other soap that I would recommend to you is Martin de Candre. Stupidly expensive, but until you try this stuff you won't understand my fascination with it, or anyone else's. A 200g jar will go for decades as well...
Mr_Smartepants said:My favorites are both no longer in production
Old Spice and RL Safari. Both tallow based.
There's a Safari puck in the BST that has been there for ages. I'd go for it if you like it.