Premium Shaving Soap for Men by Sir Hare - Barbershop Fragrance - Shave Soap That Smells Great and Provides a Smooth Shave

Update: Giving this product a full 5 stars now after using it more. I switched brushes with this soap and have been able to get great lather. The first couple of times I tried this product I was using new boar hair brushes and not having much luck. I pulled out my broken in Semogue 830 and whipped up great lather. The lather is still a bit different than other soaps I have but it's very acceptable and leaves my face feeling great after my shave. It does however require a lot of water for best results. I'll definitely be keeping Sir Hare in my rotation. Great product. First let me say I've only been wet shaving with a DE razor on and off for a couple of years so I'm definitely not an authority. Having said that, I do have some experience using various shaving soaps and creams. I like a product that lathers easily, provides a slick and cushioned shave, and light on scent. I purchased Sir Hare on a whim because I liked the hare on the package...cool looking. I've only used the product a couple of times and I must say it has me both intrigued and baffled at the same time. The scent is very light to my nose which I prefer, but I'm not sure I get the barber shop designation. It smells more like hand lotion to me....but I don't mind it. The first time I used the soap I definitely did not add enough water to my lather as it came out almost like a paste. I faced lathered and the consistency was very thick and chunky, but I decided to shave anyway. WOW....what a great shave. Even though I had a terrible lather, the soap performed great (except for clogging up my razor due to it being to dry and thick). It was slick and provided great cushion and left my face feeling great...like I hadn't even shaved (minus the hair that was gone). I got a really close shave with no irritation. For my second shave I decided to load my brush and bowl lather so I could easily add water to make sure my lather turned out better. This time I got a much better lather, but my goodness the amount of water it needed. I'm not sure if it's the type of soap or my method, but the lather wasn't real frothy...more yogurt like. Like before, I got a really close shave with no irritation. Since my lather was thinner this go round, the soap did not clog in my razor which is a plus. I still need more shaves to get this product figured out, but so far I really like it. It does not lather like other products I've been using, but I may just need more practice using it. The jury is still out on the scent. This does not smell like the typical barbershop scents that other manufacturers have, but it's not bad. The product also looks kinda funny in the container...It's not a hard puck, more like a croap. I do like the over sized container. It makes it easy to load the brush without throwing suds all over the place....nice touch. Also love the label!!

I originally wrote this soap a review that was not very favorable. My two issues with this soap was that I could not get it to lather well and the scent was very week. However, I have continued to work with this soap and this is what I have found. First off in regards to the scent. After using this soap for a while the scent strength did improve. I have had a couple of other soaps like this in the past. Some times after you use a soap a few times the sent in the soap come out more. I don't know why this is but it does happen. Now having said that the scent on this soap will still not knock you socks off. However it is my understanding that this is suppose to be a milder scented soap. The sent is pleasant and I like it but if you are looking for a soap with a really robust scent then this product my not be for you. Now as for the lathering. I still can't get this soap to lather well with a boar or bagger brush for some reason. I have recently acquired my first synthetic brush that has a plisson type knot. With this brush I get a excellent lather from this soap with no difficultly what so ever. Once I got it lathering properly this soap performs outstanding. It has great cushion, slickness and post shave feel. And last but not least I would like to comment on this company's customer service. Upon reading my first review of this product. Sir Hare contacted me and offered to either send me a replacement soap or refund my money. This to me is simply amazing! How many companies today are willing to stand behind their product in such a manner? I did not even have to contact them. They read my review and seen that I had a less than satisfying experience and reached out to me in order to make it right. So give this soap a try. Once you get on to it it performs excellent and you have nothing to loose as Sir Hare will stand behind their product if for some reason you are not completely satisfied. Thank You! Sir Hare. PS. My rating on this soap is now 4 stars. I subtracted one star because I still can not get it to lather with anything but a synthetic brush. I then add one star back because of this company's outstanding customer service. So 5 stars overall.

I was upset when I opened the package to see what looked to be only partially full. I could actually see the bottom on one side of the container. It it was just a mess of valleys and peaks, not a smooth flat surface to start lathering on. I can only assume it melted in shipping? The smell....I don't know. I was hoping for some classic barber shop smells like Pinaud or something similar. I don't even know how to describe it. I may eventually like it, but right now, I'm really iffy on it. I really had high hopes for this soap, too. UPDATE 9/17/16 - I used it today for the first time, and I could not get a decent lather at all. I'm not sure if it is because it wasn't a smooth surface to start with, but I really got nothing from it at all. I won't even be able to bloom this soap because of all the peaks and crevices. I will use it until it's gone, but I will not buy it again. UPDATE 11/15/16 - So after a while of using this soap, I can definitely change my opinion for the better on a few things. The smell has grown on me and I find myself enjoying it. After a few passes of the brush over a few shaves, the surface was better. I do find this soap to be better after blooming it. I bowl lather this soap and I can get a decent lather on it. I think the issue the first couple of times of not getting a lather was due to pairing this lather with the head oil they have. I only shave my head, so I would put the oil on first, then try and lather on top. I think the oil prevented any kind of lather. So I bowl lather and only use the oil after I rinse my head after shaving and cut in around my ears. Overall, the soap is good. I may have to buy another at some point. I may want to try their other scent out to see how that is. So I will give it two more stars for a total of four stars now instead of the two. I think maybe I was a little rash at first.