If you could only choose 5...

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:00 pm

If you could only choose five or soaps, what would they be?

Mine would be:

1. Trumper Coconut
2. Taylor Lavender
3. Trumper Violet
4. Taylor Rose
5. Taylor Shave Shop

rschul2 · Post by **rschul2** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:30 pm

1) Castle Forbes Lime
2) Cyril R. Salter's Fresh mint
3) Taylor's Shave Soap
4) Coates Tea Tree Cream
5) D.R. Harris Arlington Soap

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:28 am

1. Trumper Violet
2. T&H West Indian Limes
3. T&H 1805
4. Taylors Avocado
5. Taylors Lemon/Lime

mantic · Post by **mantic** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:58 am

Five? That's easy (a few months ago there was a posting on another board asking for just *one*! That was hard!):

Castle Forbes Lime
Coates Tea Tree
Em's shaving soap
J. Peterman 1903
Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar

Gramps · Post by **Gramps** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:16 pm

I haven't really tried enough prouducts to have an 'honest' 5 favorites...

1. Williams Soap (great favorite and stand-by)
2. Taylors 'Mr. Taylor'
3. Taylors Lemon/Lime
4. Old Spice (when it can be found - unused)
5. Proraso eucalyptus

I am sure Trumpers (Violet? ) will fit in there somewhere and QED 'ROSE' when I can get a chance to order some!

- Gramps

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:25 pm

Chris, Well, at least this is a little more reasonable then that dreadful 'mantic' person, demanding that we choose just ONE! This is hard enough, the other was downright fiendish ( and painful ). OK, let's see ( sorry this isn't in a nice neat list like everyone else, but neither I, nor my wife can figure out how to do that on this machine ):1) pot of Coate's Lavender, 2) pot of Taylor's Rose, 3) pot of Trumper's or T&H Lime, 4) bowl of Harris's Almond shave soap, 5) a travel tube of Trumper's Violet. I could be OK with this lineup. Regards, Gordon

razor_boy · Post by **razor_boy** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:32 pm

1) Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream
2) Trumper Coconut Shaving Soap
3) D. R. Harris Shaving Soap Arlington
4) Taylor Sandalwood Shaving soap
5) Proraso or Omega Shaving soap

Paul.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:19 pm

Gordon,

I've always assumed that your one paragraph messages (no matter how long) were stylistic. Are you saying that you have a computer that does not permit you to paragraph?

Ken

tigert · Post by **tigert** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:52 pm

1) Castle Forbes Lime
2) Trumper Violet
3) T&H 1805
4) Taylors Lavender
5) eShave white tea

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:54 pm

Ken, Yes! Stylistic, definately! I'm quite individualistic, don't ye know.......oh drat!....why did I mention that?........( sigh )......well, we don't know for sure. I'm computer illiterate. My wife is more knowledgeable, but knows nothing of the ways of forums, the internet, etc. Our machine IS antediluvian, I'm told. There probably is a way, but we don't know what it is......Let's just stick with stylistic. Gordon

Gramps · Post by **Gramps** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:42 pm

Gordon,
While typing your message in the reply/post box...

Hit the <Enter> key and that will step it down a line for you.

Some browsers require the use of the <shift> key as well. (hold down <shift> and hit <enter> release <shift>)

This should allow you to line space, list, etc.

- Gramps

kal · Post by **kal** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:00 am

Gentlemen,
I cannot disagree with any of the products mentioned all of which I consider equally top rated. No wish to invite criticisim , but my list has to include at least one of Conk's soaps which in my opinion produce a rich creamy and lubricating lather on par with if not better than so called "top shelf English products".

crackstar · Post by **crackstar** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:33 pm

for me, Taylors almond, DR Harris almod, Crabtree & Evelyn almond,
Gold-Dachs Spezial shaving soap, or DR Harris Arlington. I know I'm sort of forsaking 3 or 4 others that I really love.

Jeff

rtaylor61 · Post by **rtaylor61** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:14 pm

C&E Almond
C&E Sienna
C&E Nomad
Taylor's Avocado
T&H 1805

In no order, but I think we should make the list 7...one for each day of the week!

Randy

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:10 pm

I run this list through my mind weekly and it constantly changes as I discover benefits of each. Here is my current top 5:

Proraso Green
Harris Lavender Soap
Harris Almond
Taylor Rose
Coates Rose

St Charles Soap should be in there somewhere making 6.

Proraso is definitely an all round winner with the range of products, price point, and availability for the common man.

atnight · Post by **atnight** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:36 pm

taylor avocado
will g. shea soap
will g. emerald soap
men-u cream
salter mint

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:12 pm

I can partially answer by listing my top five soaps.

1) Harris Almond
2) Floris No. 89
3) Trumpers Lime
4) Taylors Sandalwood
5) Truefitt & Hill

Climb14er · Post by **Climb14er** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:30 pm

1) Taylor's Avocado

2) Taylor's Mr. Taylor

3? Taylor's Sandlewood

4) Taylor's Rose

5) Musgo Real

I've got some T & H samples coming in and I'll give 'em a try.

YS · Post by YS » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:47 pm

Edit:

Darn… Not the right five, Soaps…

1. C&E Almond
2. Kent Soap
3. Williams
4. C&E Sandalwood
5. My own home made Shave soap, made with malt and pour soap and Lime glycerin soap melted together with a bit of Aloe Vera, Olive Oil and Avocado Oil and Vitamin E mixed in.

Darn… Not the right five…

YS

Post by **Sam** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:12 pm

1. castle forbes lavendar
2. castle forbes lime
3. trumper violet cream
4. trumper rose soap
5. would like to find a great almond one, but right now, salters or taylors rose

sam