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If you were to be a mad scientist and combine the elements of a few of your favorite soaps to make THE one and only ultimate shave soap for yourself, what would it be. Here's my Frankensoap:

- performance and moisturizing properties of Tabac
- scent of GFT Sandalwood SS
- consistency/density of MWF
- in the MWF ceramic bowl

One can only dream. . . .
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Rose scented Valobra stick, that's about it.
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rustyblade wrote:Rose scented Valobra stick, that's about it.
Nice. Which rose scent though? T&H, Trumpers. . . ?
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drumana wrote:
rustyblade wrote:Rose scented Valobra stick, that's about it.
Nice. Which rose scent though? T&H, Trumpers. . . ?

I haven't smelled that many rose creams and there is only one rose soap, Trumpers, so I don't have much to compare to. I would say something like Yardley English Rose bath soap but Trumper is fine.
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Since we're daydreaming, we might as well add "price of Van Der Hagen" to the list; also I would like it if it would require zero shelf space; some have spoken about levitation; I would like that. And screw it, if it could levitate it might as well be able to fetch a beer, perform some ancillary housework, and certainly it should be able to bring me a new roll of toilet paper when I get stuck without enough. "Frankensoap! More TP!"

Yeah, dreaming is cool.
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Post by TRBeck »

Tabac's ease of lathering and lubrication
Harris cushion
Arko scent (not intrusive, yet still redolent of both barbershops and tobacconists - minus the smoke)
Harris color (i.e. none)
TOBS wooden bowl (I like the unadorned look)

I admit to being less experienced than many, but based on what I've used, the above is my ultimate soap.

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Tim

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Harris soaps are already the ultimate for me.
But a Harris rose soap with no colour would be very, very nice.
Bruno

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shave every day and you'll always look keen."
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Post by ichabod »

I was thinking something similar the other day.

Hmmm...Trumperesque soaps in T&H cream scents?
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Set a man on fire, he'll be toasty for the rest of his life.
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Nitrox wrote:Harris soaps are already the ultimate for me.
But a Harris rose soap with no colour would be very, very nice.
I have to agree with Bruno on this one. A Harris rose soap would be the ultimate for me.
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Post by rustyblade »

I'm going to be more creative.

-Tabac glass bowl - more sturdy than MWF and the soap "fits"
-Valobra lather and ease of lather
-Moisturiszng like Institute Karite
-Rose scent
-Throw some lanolin in there for the heck of it
-White or neutral colour.


As has been mentioned before the high content of moisturizer (fat) makes soaps harder to lather, so this franken-soap may be theoretically impossible.
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My ideal soap would "accidentally" fling itself at my in-laws (on occasion)
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IK soap + scent of choice + the ability to soften my whiskers to the point where even a shave w/a merkur blade comes easily and effortless
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Zach wrote:My ideal soap would "accidentally" fling itself at my in-laws (on occasion)

:lol: I hear ya', man!
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I would create something very much like Richard's concoction, including the Tabac bowl. However, my truly-impossible creation would smell exactly like distilled water.
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Post by a-cut-above »

Three choices:
1) Sandalwood-scented MWF
2) D.R Harris soap + AOS sandalwood scent
3)Sandalwood-scented MWF
Dave

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Nitrox wrote:Harris soaps are already the ultimate for me.
But a Harris rose soap with no colour would be very, very nice.
Hmm...yes, a Harris rose would be nice. Along with Harris limes and sandalwood. The existing Harris lavender and almond are both pretty good stuff.
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