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Floris Elite Shaving Soap Bowl

Floris Elite Shaving Soap Review – Light Classy Fragrances

If you like your gentleman’s soaps and also like them triple-milled while offering various notes of fragrance then the Floris Elite is a shaving soap to consider. Thick and creamy lather.

MÜHLE Sandalwood Shaving Soap with box

MÜHLE Sandalwood Shaving Soap Review – Mild or Heavy Scent?

On our Sandalwood quest, we found that trying out the MÜHLE Sandalwood Shaving Soap was a must. Expectations were met and it was a very good small puck of soap, scented nicely.

Sir Hare Barbershop Fragrance Shaving Soap in a jar on white background

Sir Hare Shaving Soap Review – Light and Foamy

We had seen Sir Hare getting quite a lot of press and decided to get Robert to do a few rounds of lathering up to report back what this lubrication was all about.

Baume.Be shaving soap in ceramic bowl on white background

Baume.Be Shaving Soap Review – Small Bang for Big Bucks

We were expecting something a bit better from the shaving soap Baume.Be. However, it is one of those soaps that some users love and others just don’t get along with very well at all.

Classic Shaving Soap Company sandalwood soap

Classic Shaving Soap Review – Best Option for a Thin Wallet

We tested out three scents from the ClasssicShaving.Com line of shaving soaps and found they certainly have a lot going for them, especially based on price.

WSP Rustic soap samplers

WSP Rustic Shaving Soap Review – Oh the Variety!

Wet Shaving Products (WSP) has been the talk of the town in recent years about their shaving soaps. It was about time we tried them out, and that is what we did.

Fine Accoutrements Shaving Soap American Blend open on white background

Fine Accoutrements Shaving Soap Review – Gentle and Easy Soap

We tested and used two scents from the Fine Accoutrements range which included the American Blend and Platinum. Both o these are among the most popular used by wet shaving gents.

RazoRock XXX Shaving Soap tub open showing the soap contents on white background

RazoRock XXX Shaving Soap Review – Serviceable Back Up Soap

This shaving soap from RazoRock is tallow-based that contains the right ingredients that makes a good shaving soap. It should provide a good thick lather, but will that scent please the nostrils.

Mikes shaving soap tub, orange, cedarwood and black pepper scent

Mike’s Natural Shaving Soap Review – Smooth as Cream

Mike’s shaving soaps are recommended by some of those wet shaving enthusiasts found in the traditional wet shaving forums. And, for good reason as mike’s soaps are about as traditional as they get.

stirling shaving soap samples on white background

Stirling Shaving Soap Review – Smooth and Natural

Stirling has become a popular name among wet shaving guys with most of the top online shaving store retailers selling their shaving soaps. The brand offers various scents of tallow based soap.

Cella Milano Aloe Vera shaving cream soap jar standing up

Cella Aloe Shaving Cream Soap Review – Thick and Silky

Many wet shaving gents that have tried out various soaps and shaving creams would have come across the two most popular soaps from Cella Milano, the Italian shave company. The Cello Aloe is a thick silky lubricant.

Cella Milano Almond shaving cream soap jar with presentation box at the side on white background

Cella Almond Shaving Cream Soap Review – Smell like a Dessert with Smooth Skin

The most popular shaving soap from the Italian company Cella Milano is the Almond Crema De Barba. This is a light fragrance soap that offers a kind of desert aroma.

Arko shaving bowl soap in bathroom

Arko Shaving Soap Bowl Review – A Creamy Classic

Nearly every wet shaving guy has heard of Arko or used the soap. It has a very distinct scent that some are not so keen on while others just love Arko.

Barrister & Mann Melange Shaving Soap

Barrister & Mann Melange Shaving Soap Review – The Spice Must Foam

A limited-edition representing some spice from Dune the movie that came out in 2021. Hard to see how a shaving soap relates to a movie; however, it really does.

Mitchells wool fat shaving soap ceramic bowl open showing the soap inside on white background

Mitchell’s Wool Fat Shaving Soap Review – Traditional and Formal

Originally produced by a chemist in Bradford, Yorkshire, Mitchell’s Soaps are based on an old recipe that includes Wool Fat (Lanolin) and animal tallow.

shaving cream whipped up with brush and razor in bathroom

Shaving Cream vs. Gel, Soap and Foam

We take a look at the differences between the various types of facial products that make shaving a better experience. Which type is best?

Tabac Original Shaving Soap packaged

Tabac Original Shaving Soap Review

Tabac is a name that has been in the shaving community for many decades. Largely considered something of a “Dad soap,” Tabac original has been produced since the 1960s.