Barrister and Mann Shaving Soap | Luxury Dense, Rich & Creamy Lather Tallow Wet Shave Puck Bar Notes of Lavender, Lemon, Bergamot | Smooth High Performance Grooming Routine for Men 4 Oz (Cool)

I’ve tried a lot of different brands of shave soap, including MacDuffs, House of Mammoth, Ariana & Evans, Aylesworth, Stirling, Phoenix, and many others. Barrister and Mann earns its reputation one of the best shave soaps and I can’t say any I’ve tried is better. This has been #1-A in my top tier. It ladders up well and is slick, allowing for an excellent shave. It’s a bit pricey, so I’d say Stirling may be a better bang for your buck as the performance of Stirling’s shave soaps is a close second of the soaps I’ve used, but Stirling is not available on Amazon at this time. Cella is a good one for the money as well, but Cella doesn’t smell as good, doesn’t come in the wide variety of scents, and does not offer a matching aftershave. I don’t know how many criteria most people have for shave soaps: B&M offers many fragrances and is the best performing lather I have tried. I bought Leviathan and love the smell, as does my wife. I’m not great at describing fragrances so I will leave that to other reviewers, but it is a complex and unique smell that I really enjoy.

Excellent shave soap! The scent is TWO THUMBS UP! Some complain they cannot get the hard soaps to lather up quickly or make a thick lather. Hard shave soaps take a little effort, be sure to load up the bristles of the shave brush adequately. One tip is to put about 2 tablespoons of water on top of the soap when you first open it up, let it sit for at least 24 hours. The soap will soak up the water and soften the upper layer of hard soap. Then, repeat after every shave with a 1 tablespoon of water. Then the shave soap will load the shave brush quickly, allowing a good lather to be whipped up. This soap has BEEF TALLOW, the absolute best ingredient for making a top-quality shave soap.

A classic barbershop type of smell. Lathers great, smells great, and it's always consistent. I have tried other scents from Barrister and Mann, but this one is my favorite. Just wish they came out with a menthol version of this for that cooling effect. Would recommend!

The bad first: 1)Not a standard size puck. If you have a bowl that you normally use it won't fit unless you cut it down. 2) The smell (although really nice) is a bit stronger than I'd like straight out of the package. I'm hoping the smell will fade a bit What I had been doing before was doing the first pass with the no longer available Mitchells because it works well then running the brush through some tabac cuz it smells nice This stuff works well AND smells nice. Someone described the smell as being like hotel soap. I'd say it's more like what hotel soap tries to smell like. Sort of like what Chipotle is to real Mexican food (this stuff being the real Mexican food in this analogy)

Smells great, amazing lather.

I’ve been shaving for 40 years, all of them with the “best” cartridge razors and the “best” shaving creams. I try shave to BBS shave to and that means endless strokes that lead to burns and small cuts. Having had enough, I made the switch to the “best” DE Safety Razors a few months ago. The result was a better shave in terms of razor burn, but taking twice the amount of time to shave, and still having to do multiple passes. And, still getting minor cuts. Frustrated, and about to give up on DE razors, I decided to try the “best” shaving soaps. I’ve never used a soap shaving product before and only creams. Well, bingo, everything has now changed! I used the Laviathan soap last night for the first time and it was amazing. - easy to lather up directly in the puck it comes in. - smooth lather that saturates and stays on your face. - allows your razor to glide over your face without dragging. - does not dry up and flake off, which is a huge issue with shaving creams! - post shave alum block all over my face was the proof—first shave without feeling like gasoline was being lit up! Bottom Line: I did 2 passes, no burns, no cuts, and a BBS shave-best shave of my life! Will never use a cream product ever again…

One of the best shaving experiences. Superb moisture retention, excellent razor glide , rich, foamy! And leaves a smooth after shave feel without dryness. And the icing: superb lingering fragrance. My top shaving soap.

wish I could give this zero stars, because that’s what it deserves. I opened the package, took one curious whiff, and was immediately hit with the rancid, eye-watering stench of a homeless guy who’s been chewing Copenhagen all day and spitting it straight into a five-gallon bucket of raw sewage, old coffee grounds, and what I can only assume is week-old bong water for extra funk.

Smells great and lathers easily.

Ho acquistato questo sapone perché cercavo un prodotto molto scorrevole e devo dire che mi sono trovato davvero bene. Tuttavia, utilizzandolo tre volte a settimana, nel giro di un mese l’ho praticamente finito. Mi resta giusto per un paio di rasature ancora. Non sono sicuro se sia colpa mia, per aver aggiunto un po’ di acqua bollente per montare la schiuma, o se sia proprio il prodotto che dura così poco. In ogni caso, ne ho ordinato un altro e vedrò come andrà con questo.

Un sapone dalle ottime doti meccaniche, che si monta bene sul viso (io non uso la ciotola), che consente una rasatura confortevole senza arrossamenti. Ma quello che mi ha veramente entusiasmato è la profumazione: predomina la cannella, ma si notano bene anche agrumi, mandorla e rum. Una fragranza molto intensa adatta alla stagione invernale. Non conoscevo questa marca ed è stata davvero una bella scoperta !!

Excellent soap for a proper traditional shave. I’ve moved from foams to oils and now to brush and soap, and this one stands out. Paired with a badger brush, it produces a dense, stable lather that stays wet throughout the shave. The scent is refined and lingers pleasantly without being overpowering. Compared to Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood, this is a clear step up in both lather quality and fragrance. Ideal for anyone who treats shaving as a ritual rather than a chore.

Got this because of a lot of online hype and it’s a very good product lathers very well