What are your top 5 soap bases?

House of Mammoth Tusk
Grooming Dept Kairos
Tallow+Steel current version 
Barrister and Mann Excelsior/Softheart 
Declaration Grooming Milk Steak

No particular order:

DG Milksteak
DG Bison
JabonMan Eufros
Fenomeno Shave ("Artifact" triple milled base)
Southern Witchcrafts

EDIT: After using Fenomeno for the first time in a while today, I would put it at the top. Phenomenal for lack of a better word!

You mean Fenomenol


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After trying way too many soaps my favorite bases:

1. Ethos
2. Stirling
3. DR Harris
4. MdC
5. still to be determined

My definitive top 5, in no particular order
1. Xpec
2. ABC
3. MDC
4. SMN
5. Valobra/Czech & Speake


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Another voice chiming in.  Top four soaps in alpha order:

Ariana & Evans - Kaizen & K2
Ethos 
Grooming Department (probably Nai and Kairos best)
Tallow + Steel

Then, just off those top, I do turn a lot to DR Harris.

When I'm looking for lots of protection, a heavy lather, and a rich finish, I choose one of these:

• Declaration Grooming
  
• Wholly Kaw
  
• Tallow + Steel
  
• Grooming Dept
  
• Saponificio Varesino
  

When I want a close, clean shave with a lighter lather that leaves little behind but a smile, I go for one of these:

• Martin de Candre 
  
• Meißner Tremonia
  
• Fitjar Islands
  
  

Declaration Grooming Milksteak
Murphy and McNeil Kodak
Murphy and McNeil Aon
Cold River Soap Works Glide
Ethos

At the moment... (alphabetical order)

- A&E Kaizen
- B&M Soft Heart
- GD Kairos
- PannaCrema Nuavia
- Tallow + Steel

Honorable mentions:
- B&M Reserve
- CRSW Oliva
- DG Milksteak
- PAA (both)

I haven't tried many of the pricier artisans, so my current list of top performers would be:

• Murphy & McNeil
  
• Barrister and Mann Excelsior
  
• Mystic Water
  
• WSP Formula T
  
• Stirling
  

Honorable Mentions

• PAA CK-6
  
• Central Texas Soaps
  

My top performers are:
1. Ethos
2. GD Kairos & Nai
3. B&M Soft Heart & Excelsior