DeLuxe Shaving Rockers Shaving Soap

Great review Kevin, I am glad you liked it. I do agree that the leather is dominant, I would have liked the Raspberry to be slightly stronger.

Overall it's a great product, I to have noticed certain soaps that have a Silk element do work for me, one of these being Cold River.

Maybe some others can post their feelings here if they have one of the grey logo soaps!

Haha great photo, in keeping with the theme love it!

Love that pic Kevin!

Thanks Oli and Anthony- I didn't have a ton of time this morning but will keep playing around later!

I'll be reviewing all three DeLuxe Shaving soaps. Since they all use the same soap base, all comments except scent apply to all soaps.

• Mods -- a refined and sophisticated woody aromatic cologne scent patterned after Burberry Men cologne. Notes of Bergamot, Mint, Lavender, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Cedar, Musk and Vanilla.
  
  
• Rockers -- a sweet and dirty scent patterned after Tom Ford’s Tuscan Leather cologne. Notes of Raspberry, Lemon, Tanned Leather, Fresh Muddy Dirt, Moist Mossy Notes, Tahitian Vanilla and Tropical Flowers.
  
  
• Lucky 13 -- a mystical, warm and comforting scent, perfect for cool autumn and winter mornings. Warm notes of incense, amber, vanilla and patchouli, with floral notes of rose, jasmine and lilac to lighten the scent, and aromatic notes of blood orange and grapefruit to provide a hint of sweetness.
  
  

The following is my completely honest review; the opinions expressed are totally my own. Full Disclosure: These soaps were generously sent to my at no charge by DeLuxe Shaving, but this in no way influenced my review.

Packaging: DeLuxe Shaving soaps come in a relatively standard 4" plastic tub with a screw-on lid, which makes stacking with other artisan soaps like B&M, MLS and CFG neat and tidy. The tubs are not filled to the top, perfect for loading. The labels are very cool looking - minimalistic and classy.

Lather: Lathers very easily, not a very thirsty soap like many of the other artisan products. Slickness is perfect; I tried shaving a third pass ATG with a very thin layer of lather and the residual slickness was still there to avoid irritation. This is a good, solid soap. Note that I have water that's classified as "very hard" by my city, and don't use citric acid and/or distilled water to shave - just what comes out of the tap.

Price: A 4oz tub of soap costs US$15.56 ($3.89/oz), which puts the price right in the sweet spot among current artisan offerings. Note that you can buy a combo of Mods and Rockers and get a few bucks off, but I don't know how long that will last.

Ingredients: I much prefer soaps that have short, natural, easy to pronounce ingredients, and DeLuxe Shaving does not disappoint. The ingredients list is short and sweet: Stearic Acid; Tallow; Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil; Aqua (Water/Eau); Potassium Hydroxide; Ricinus Communis (Caster Seed) Oil; Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter); Lanolin; Fragrance (Parfum); Silk Fibres

Scents: I like all three. Mods is a cologne with character, and does indeed go well with Pinaud Clubman. Rockers is a sweet leather, but I found the sweetness to overpower the leather. That’s just me – I worked in a leather factory for 10 years during my days as a student, and leather is a scent that brings back good memories. Lucky 13 is the oddball. I really like it and can’t explain why. It’s both weird and wonderful. From the descriptions, I thought Rockers would be my favorite, but Lucky 13 wins out.

Scent Strength: I find all three scents weaker than I prefer, but for most people, the strength is probably bang on; midway between weak and moderate. Even the Lucky 13, which the website says is a strong scent, seemed weak to me. Anthony at DeLuxe Shaving replied to me saying that they "really increased the strength of Mods in the next batch" which is being currently being manufactured.

TL;DR: I'm happy there's another Canadian soap maker on the scene. A month ago, I discovered Henri et Victoria, and now DeLuxe Shaving. The performance is there, the scents are interesting and off the beaten path, and I'll definitely be a customer once they up the scent strength a bit.

Just placed a order for the Mods/Rockers sale combo and a tub of Lucky 13,what can I say I'm a sucker for products with motorcycles in the ads .Little late to ask this but for the fine folks who have tried DeLuxe soaps,how do they stand up performance wise to Stirling Soap Co. soaps(My fav. go to soap)?

Just placed a order for the Mods/Rockers sale combo and a tub of Lucky 13,what can I say I'm a sucker for products with motorcycles in the ads .Little late to ask this but for the fine folks who have tried DeLuxe soaps,how do they stand up performance wise to Stirling Soap Co. soaps(My fav. go to soap)?

Thanks for your order! It came in just as I was leaving for the post office so I managed to slip your package in tonight!

Let me know what you think once you give the soaps a try.




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In my honest opinion DeLuxe soaps far outperform Stirling.The lather is better and more consistent which is something Stirling have struggled with.

Still, both are good soaps!

Just placed a order for the Mods/Rockers sale combo and a tub of Lucky 13,what can I say I'm a sucker for products with motorcycles in the ads  .Little late to ask this but for the fine folks who have tried DeLuxe soaps,how do they stand up performance wise to Stirling Soap Co. soaps(My fav. go to soap)?

Thanks for your order!  It came in just as I was leaving for the post office so I managed to slip your package in tonight!

Let me know what you think once you give the soaps a try.




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That's great!!!!Thanks for getting the soaps out so soon.

I will report back later and let you know how they worked for me,thanks

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In my honest opinion DeLuxe soaps far outperform Stirling.The lather is better and more consistent which is something Stirling have struggled with.

Still, both are good soaps!

I am excited to try these soaps now!I agree with you on getting a consistent lather out of Stirling,took me a while to get them dialed in(thirsty soap,needs LOTS of water added SLOWLY IMHO).Are you guys face lathering these soaps or bowl/palm lathering?I am about 50/50 on face vs bowl lathering soaps in my collection.I find some work better face lathering and some bowl lathering.I don't really favor one method over the other,I let the soap tell me which method it perfers if that makes sense.