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Squire wrote:Curiosity does not take me beyond $15 for a refill.

Similar, though I'd probably pay £18 for a puck if it was a tallow based soap.

btw the site describes puck as 300 grammes. Suppose its a typo or it actually comes with a bowl or something.

The Green box is better for oilier skin and the red boxes are better for dryer skin (added Glycerin). One of the red boxes is scented with coconut oil. Both versions are a first class soap and in my opinion offer amazing value-for-money. Excellent, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks. ps RR your...

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LG,
Sorry if that first post was a bit confused/confusing, am just looking for opinions of differences between Vitos soaps - not buying or selling any right now/here.

I'll likely end up with a kilo of each, but would like some input on if fans can really split 'em - when they were first came out some commented the 'super' or extra' red boxed one was a bit better (there are now two - standard almond and coconut). So, which of the three are preferred...?

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Buzz, I quite agree re. natural materials generally (though I don't own any ivory meself). Wood, horn etc are just not great materials for a tool that's going to get wet every day. I certainly do see the appeal of them aesthetically and can't help but covet some of them - but would, like Fido, keep ...

Joe,
Potential for a good thread - it'll require some participation from the great hoarders though : )

Well, I suppose I'll add some requests:

I'd like to see a Rooney 1/1 Finest with faux Ebony handle

Musgo Real Shaving stick

A PM offering me a Chubby 1 in Super in exchange for my Omega boar

Sounds wonderful. I'm sure there will be no shortage of volunteers. Good luck : )

Oddly enough, the aftershaves are very simple. I rate them highly based on the ones I have tried. Used lime today in fact. Never tried the soap. I would like to see them make a simpler recipe with less chemicals. Perhaps something like a stateside version of MdC. For sure. Also when you look at som...

It's certainly a case of YMMV and the difference is hair splitting - no pun intended. I happen to prefer the finest over even the vintage HMW or the Somerset Manchurian. The reason is that finest had a long tapering loft unlike the competition. It may be bleached as are the competitors but who care...

Very nice brush. Why did they stop? Good question. Some say the Rooney Finest hair really was a the finest hair available - and no longer is (available). Other experienced brush collectors say the modern two-band hair from Simpsons and the like is essentially the same and all the claims about unobt...

Hey all - thought I'd resurrect this thread as I've been pondering how fickle my fidelity can be. QCS, good as it is, has hardly been in my rotation as of late. I've really been hooked on my TOBS shave cream and have been using it almost exclusively for almost two months now. And I've acquired the ...

Glad the SLS has gone and the new scents are in - seems like a reformulation for the better

Congrats Fido, I had my eye on it but have imposed a shaving purchase sabbatical upon myself.

ps, USE IT

Rooney Finest and massive Plissons...expensive tastes

Add an Omega boar and that looks like a perfect rotation for the next ten years.

Have spoken with Sam via email, apparently he has been hitting the gym pretty hard and keeps sending me pictures to prove it

If you have a library card there are never enough hours in the day

Palmolive, made in Deutschland. Yardley was made in the factory that was until recently still making Trumpers, TOBS soaps etc, and is now closed down.

Palmolive lathers a bit like Tabac. I wish I liked it more, as its virtually free here (£0.48/stick).

Louis, I agree. I shaved for many years with my Gillette DE and canned Barbasol ( or similiar ) and still could. I get a decent and non-irritating shave with this combination although it is not as close as using a brush and high quality cream/soap to produce a lather nor is it nearly as aesthetical...

My six sticks arrived this morning, from Ankara to Lancashire in two weeks.

First impressions: Arko-lite.

If these don't lather, I'll send them to GFT and demand a full refund, or credit/trade for some creams or something. It'll be well documented. Following up, they lathered quite well (see Teiste's post in the S/T thread where these soaps are posted). So I won't be bothering GFT this time around. Gar...