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Best Shaving Soaps for 2017

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One of the best things about a new year is the chance to improve on the previous year and make the decision to make the new year better than the year before. One great way to improve your year is to start every day with a great shave, and one way to have a great shave is with great soap. The perfect shave in the morning can really get you going both with how you look and how it makes you feel. So here you go, we compiled our best five shaving soap list for 2017.

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Shave Creams 

Shaving Cream vs Shaving Soap

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One question I often get asked when people find out that I am a classic wet shaving enthusiast is what is the difference between shaving cream and shaving soap? Of course before that question there is general confusion as to why I am using these “outdated” tools, that for the most part require an online purchase because I can’t pick them up at the grocery store, to perform my morning ritual of shaving.

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Italian Barber 

Razorock Don Donato Italian Shaving Soap

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I picked up a tub of Razorock Don Donato Italian Shaving Soap a few weeks back, the third of fourth shaving soap from the Italian Barber (it is also currently available on Amazon) I have purchased in the last five or six months. This one, like the others were all purchased in order to qualify for some free shipping. I had no intention of buying this, but I am not one to turn away from sampling some new shave soap.

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Barrister & Mann Latest Post REVIEWS 

Barrister and Mann Leviathan Tallow Shaving Soap

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It has been a while since I have posted here. Much longer since I posted a review of one of Barrister and Mann’s products. Happily my first review since early September is a positive one. Not that I had much doubt, if you are unaware Barrister and Mann has made quite a name for themselves in the wet shaving universe. Along with a few other items that I will touch on in the coming weeks I ordered a tub of their Barrister and Mann Leviathan Tallow Shaving Soap, which has a limited run which is set to end production on December 21st. Read more…

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Italian Barber REVIEWS 

Italian Barber Eleganza Shaving Soap

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I’m writing this review just a few hours before heading off to Italy for a weeks. So it is a bit fitting that this review is of one of The Italian Barbers Shave Creams. I’m hoping that over the next three weeks I will be coming across a few lesser known Italian soaps and creams that I can write about from abroad. But for the meantime here is a quick look at the Italian Barber’s Eleganza Shaving Soap

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Italian Barber 

Italian Barber Acquatico Shave Soap

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I added this tub of Acquatico Shaving Soap from the Italian Barber to an order I was placing a few weeks back. I was trying to hit the free shipping level so I was looking for some lower cost items to top up my cart and I came across this soap. At $4.00 U.S. how could I go wrong. I have had only one other experience with Italian Barber soaps, having used their Rosa Di Bossolasco a while back…

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Shave Creams 

Four Shaving Soaps to Kick Start Your Spring

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I’m sure that after having embraced winter the best that we could, most of us are ready to move on to spring. What better way to usher in the season than with a rotation of your go-to shave products with some shaving soaps scents that will make your Spring mornings that much better. With spring just a few weeks away you here are four suggestions to help you prepare for your Spring routine.

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