In the last six months, I've tried 93 soaps by 36 different soap cookers. Here are the ten, in alphabetical order, that I enjoyed the most. There are nearly as many vegetal as tallow soaps. Some lather light, some lather wet and heavy. I found them all to be remarkable performers with interesting scents.
Dark Limes (Meißner Tremonia vegetal) herbs, limes
This is voodoo served with a slice of lime.
Dirtyver Icarus (Declaration Grooming tallow) bergamot, vetiver, petrichor
A downright dusty vetiver with just enough bergamot to keep your nose clean.
Felce Aromatica (Saponificio Varesino vegetal) green fougère
A summer day by a high mountain stream.
Himalaya (Tallow + Steel tallow) muddy floral
A bizarre and freakish scent served up in a lather that could double as cake batter.
Morning Ghost (Cold River Soap Works tallow) vetiver, amyris, ho wood
A bear to get into your brush, but once it's on your chops you may never want to scrape it off. Smells like live wood just felled in a rain forest.
Neroli (Nanny's Silly Soap tallow) a good dose of neroli
Green, bitter, sweet, citric, sharp, smooth, indolic orange blossoms. The real stuff.
Ninfeo di Egeria (Wickham vegetal) citrus, fig, amber
The pleasure gardens of ancient Rome.
Patchouli (Turtleship tallow) patchouli, vetiver, juniper
A nice, rich honest-to-earthy-goodness patchouli.
Thé Noir et Vanille (Noble Otter tallow) black tea, jasmine
As much jasmine as tea with blessed little vanilla.
Vetiver (Le Père Lucien vegetal) vetiver, cedar
I include this soap partly because I am so happy to see a soap from LPL that lathers consistently and excellently every time.