Reveal your soap and cream stash

What is your opinion on fine shaving creams and hard soaps? Do you like Trumpers, Coates, Taylors, Truefitt & Hill? Post your reviews and opinions here!
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Post by reggiano »

I started this thread a year ago, and since then I have done some major editing (check first post in this thread):

Creams:

1 Coate's Rose
1 Coate's Lavender
3 Coate's Lime
3 Coate's Almond
1 Castle Forbes Lavender
1 Truefitt & Hill Rose
1 tube Harris Lavender

Soaps:

1 Truefitt & Hill Luxury
1 Trumper's Rose
1 Trumper's Violet
1 Institut Karite
1 Pre de Provence
1 Vintage Yardley

Life is admittedly good.
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Post by loueedacat1 »

Creams:

Nancy Boy: Signature and Replenishing [my favorite creams]
Castle Forbes Lime
GFT: Rose, Violet, Lime, Almond
TOBS: Almond, Mr. Taylor [unused]
C&E: Nomad, SAO
Speick
Musgo

Soaps:

Tallow based:
MWF
DRH Almond
AOS Unscented
Cella sapone di barba
TABAC
Speick Stick
Valobra Stick

French:
Institut Karite
Pre de Provence
CADE

Big Name Veggie Based:
GFT: Rose and Lime
C&E: SAO
Valobra Almond

Artisan:
QED: Orange, Lime, Wild Rose, Sandlewood, Lemon/Cedarwood (stick)
Ogallala Bay Rum

Junk:
Conk Bay Rum and Almond [heading to the trash can]
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Post by SittinBackJack »

Wow, I have a looooooong way to go.

1 tube CO Bigelow/Proraso
1 tube C&E Sweet Almond
1 tube KMF unscented
1 puck VDH glycerin

Being on a college budget isn't helping, though. God help me when I start having a little extra cash around...
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Post by TRBeck »

Okay, since I can see it won't be that embarrassing, I'll join in. Not counting things I'm currently offering to sell or trade:

Creams
Musgo Real
TOBS Rose
TOBS Almond
Proraso Red

Soaps
T&H Luxury
Trumper Rose
Trumper Sandalwood
Harris Arlington
Harris Almond
Harris Marlborough
Harris Lavender
IK
MWF
AOS Sandalwood
Arko

Don't have more than two of anything except IK.

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Regards,
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Post by Nitrox »

My stash hasn't changed much. It's tough to run out of something, when I can't decide what to use. :lol: :lol:
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Post by suffolksupplies »

Soaps:

Floris No.89
Floris JF
Taylor Traditional
Vulfix
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Lightfoot's Pine
Saltsjotval Lemon
Erasmic bowl
Erasmic stick
Boots Original
Proraso White
Proraso Green
Dovo / Golddachs
Cella
Valobra Menthol
D R Harris Arlington
Tryphon Permafrost, Bay Rhum, Mentolo, Cedro, Neroli
Connaught Cedarwood & Almond, Cedarwood, Rosewood & Almond, Lime Coconut, Eucalyptus & Mint & Ocean Brute
Arko stick

Creams:

Proraso Red x 3
Proraso Green
Blix Fresh x 13
Blix Sensitive x 7
Blix Sport
Blix Regular
Arko Commando, Cool, Moist, Sensitive, Citrus & Regular
Nivea for Men (German) x 4
Nivea For Men (Indian)
Tryphon Sandalwood, Permafrost, English Lavender & Lime
Speick
ROXI x 2
Mr Taylor bowl & tube, Lemon and Lime tube
Truefitt & Hill Grafton x 2, Almond, Lavender, WI Limes & Sandalwood bowls
Derby Lemon
Coates Lime x 2, Almond x 3, Sandalwood & Tea Tree
Vulfix Lime & Lavender
D R Harris Lavender Tub (old) & tube (new)
Fitness for Man
Florena
Cerrus
Erasmic
Floris JF
Boots Cool Cologne
Ingram Blue x 3
Musgo Real x 2
Wilkinson Sword
Lider Classic
Natural Products
Connaught English Lavender & Italian Lemon


Regards,

Paul
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Post by doleeo »

Not too big but it gets the job done.

Soaps:
Tabac
T&H Luxury
MWF
Valobra stick
Trumpers Violet
Trumpers Rose
Floris JF
IK
Durance L'ome
Mama Bears Dragons Blood
Mama Bears Lemon and Cedarwood
De Vergulde Hand
SCS Arabica
SCS Meadows
Qed Patchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint
Pre De Provence
The Shave Den Mojito

Creams:
Proraso
T&H Limes
-Ethan
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Post by Dave_D »

Hmm...

4 Cade, 2 Taylors sandalwood, 2 MWF, 2 Institute Karite, 1 Harris Almond, 2 HBS.

All soaps.
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Post by Thalay Sagar »

Creams:

Harris Lavender x 3.33
Castle Forbes Lavender
T&H Lavender (must get more)
T&H Rose (the best rose)
T&H West Indian Lime
Taylor's Lavender
Taylor's Rose x 2.5
Taylor's Lemon/Lime
Nancy Boy Signature x 2
Nancy Boy Replenishing
TGG Provence Lavender
TGQ Savon de Comte (lemony)
Trumper's Violet (only until I find some sap to take it)
Tryphon Rose
Tryphon Lavender
Tryphon Violet
SCS Bulgarian Rose x 2
SCS Orange Sorbet (temporary SCAD insanity that day)
SCS Parma Violet
Mussgo Real
Proraso

Soaps:
Harris Lavender
Trumper's Rose
Trumper's Violet
T&H Ultimate Comfort
Kent Fat
Tabac
Pre de Provence
QED Wild Rose
QED Rose Geranium
Mama Bear Attar of Roses
Mama Bear Tassi Lavender
Mama Bear Victorian Violets
Mama Bear Bluebonnets & Wildflowers
Mama Bear Christmas Forest
SCS Lavender
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Post by CMur12 »

Soaps Only (in no particular order). I've tried to narrow my soaps down to a manageable list of favorites:

Triple Milled:
Valobra Shave Stick (grated and compressed into an Anchor Hocking glass dish) and
Institut Karite (I hope this becomes available in the US again)

Soft Soap:
Cella

Glycerin-Type:
Tryphon Green Lime and
QED Fresh Lime

Not Counted:
Mitchell's Wool Fat, which I just don't use anymore,
D R Harris Almond and D R Harris Lavender, in the wooden bowls, unused. I found these to have the most aggressive scents ever to attack my olfactory. Some day I'll put them up for trade or sale.

I recently gave away my T&H Luxury Shaving Soap. This is another good soap, but I have come to prefer those above.

- Murray
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Post by JohnP »

I have an adequate variety of products that changes consistently.
I'm married and poor these days so I don't buy new things quite as often as when I joined here :lol:

John P.
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Post by Nitrox »

JohnP wrote: I'm married and poor these days so I don't buy new things quite as often as when I joined here :lol:

John P.
I'm in the same boat now, John. :( :lol:
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Post by bigsid »

I've only been a member of the forum about 8 months. I think I let it get a little out of hand. I'm going to thin this out very soon but for now...

CREAMS
Coates Lime
Coates Almond
Coates Sandalwood
Musgo Real
C. O. Bigelow
T&H Grafton
Erasmic
Moelle Brushless

SOAPS
T&H
Tryphon American Spice
Tryphon Bay Rum
Tryphon Permafrost
Tryphon Old American Barber Shop
C&E Sandalwood
C&E Sienna
Conk Bay Rum
Tabac
VDH-3
Williams-2
Wilkinson

STICKS
Boots
Wilkinson
Erasmic
Arko
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Post by Squire »

I'm sure I could use a few more.
Regards,
Squire
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Post by msandoval858 »

My soap and cream stash isn't that bad. I spend too much money on brushes which prevents me from building up a larger inventory :lol:

Creams:

Truefitt & Hill Rose
Truefitt & Hill Almond
Truefitt & Hill West Indies Limes
JM Frasiers
Vulfix Persian Musk
D.R. Harris Lavender
Trumpers GFT
Tabula Rasa Dark Lavender
Tabula Rasa Unscented
WARS
Derby Lemon
Derby Lavender
Derby Unscented

Soaps:

D.R. Harris Lavender (wooden bowl)
D.R. Harris Almond (wooden bowl)
Trumpers Sandalwood (wooden bowl)
Trumpers Rose (wooden bowl)
Trumpers Limes (wooden bowl)
Truefitt & Hill (wooden bowl)
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil (refill)
Dovo (Marke Gold Dachs) Shave Soap

Coming soon:

Trumpers Almond Soap
DR Harris Almond Cream
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Post by gsgo »

Really just getting my collection started...

Soaps

T&H Luxury
Cella Crema da Barba
P. 160
Valobra (stick milled into a bowl)
C&E Sandalwood
Speick (stick)
La Toja (stick)
Van Der Hagen Glycerin
Provence Sante

Creams

Nivea - two versions German and Canadian, they are slightly different but provide identical shaves and results.

Planned additions (wish list) - Musgo Real, JM Frasers, Rivivage, MWF, IK

Regards,

Gary
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Post by M6Classic »

Just soaps...

1 Twenty-year-old puck of Floris No. 89
4 Pucks of the new No. 89
2 Pucks Trumper's Sandalwood

...and that's all she wrote!

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Post by rustyblade »

No.
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Post by NewYorkBuck »

NewYorkBuck wrote:Thought this be a good time to resurrect this topic -

Creams -

Proraso Green
Tabac
TOBS Rose
TOBS sensitive skin
Permafrost

Soaps

MWF
Tabac


Thinking about adding Trumpers violet and Wars cream. Sticking around this place, Im sure it'll happen in no time.....

I posted this on Monday. As of noon today I have Wars, TOBS violet, and Lider now on its way.

You know, less than a year ago I was quite fine in my ignorant bliss of Mach 3 and Aveno. Sometimes I think I hate you guys...... :wink:
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Post by TorzJohnson »

Soaps

Tabac jar
Speick stick
Williams
Pre de Provence

Creams

Musgo
T&H Grafton
Castle Forbes Lime
TOBS Mr. Taylor
TOBS Rose
TOBS Lavender
TOBS Shaving Shop
TOBS Sandalwood
Bigelow (Proraso)
Speick
Em's Place Outdoors Liquid Shave Cream
Muhle Aloe
Trumpers Coconut
Trumpers GFT
Cella Crema de Barba
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