Shaving Soap WSP Formula T (Barbershop) 4 Oz Made with Shea Butter & Tallow

Let me preface this review by saying that I have been wet shaving since '09 and have tried 20+ different shaving soaps and creams. But this product gave me, without a doubt, the MOST COMFORTABLE SHAVE I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED!I shaved with a Merkur Futur safety razor with a Feather double edge blade (the best brand you can buy), and used a silvertip badger hair brush to prep and apply this soap. The smell of the soap is nice and very understated, and the lather was on par with any other quality soap. But when I passed the razor down my cheek I was completely surprised at the feel. Imagine, if you will, lathering up your face and drawing a closed-comb safety razor without a blade in it across your face. That's exactly what this felt like! Smooth as silk and ZERO irritation. I had to check again to make sure the blade was set up correctly in the safety razor.After completing the first pass (with the "grain"), I re-lathered and shaved against the grain. Again, smooth as silk! Usually shaving around my Adam's apple yields irritation and razor burn but not with this soap. Pure bliss! Zero irritation!Do yourself a big favor and order a tin of WSP Formula T shaving soap. I cannot wait to try the other scents.

I have three soaps from this company but they are not from the edition, ( Gaelic tweed, Matterhorn, and citrus blast) all of which perform and smell amazing.I wanted to try their tallow edition soaps and I chose the Barbershop scent because I do not own any barbershop scented soap until now.The only addition to this review is and will be that the cushion and slickness of WSP in general is second to none. I always enjoyed and still enjoy my WSP soaps. The price, with the amount of product in the tin of this soap is amazing.The scent I can describe as a slight citrus Italian cologne, or a fresh clean scent you would capture in a barbershop. I really do like this scent maybe because it's new to me but I do find myself leaning towards barbershop scents in general. I recommend this product to DE and straight razor shavers, the cushion and slickness of this soap is just amazing. The scents of WSP will not knock your nose out with strength but it is there and it makes sure you know it's there.If you want to read more about my experience with the WSP shaving soaps check my WSP Citrus Blast soap review. Thank you

I wish there was a way to give two different star reviews.I got this and initially really enjoyed it. Let me break it down:Production: Solid product and seems made from good ingredients, I appreciate that.Packaging: Loses a point for this for not being in a metal container, but it does seal well. I'm just tired of everything being in plastic, particularly when it doesn't need to be. Microplastics aren't good for anyone and they're tough to recycle (no, I'm not a tree-hugger but I don't like generating trash that is persistent either).Texture: Odd here. It is pretty solid stuff, or at least my jar was. As I started to get toward the last quarter of the container I just ran my finger around to flatten it back out (I tend to swipe the product with my brush and just lather it on my face in the shower). As I did this, it got really soft, as though just a bit of agitation loosened it up quite a bit into more of a true cream texture and I wonder if this isn't really how it was intended to be to the customer.Slickness & Skin Interaction: It's slick. Not the slickest stuff I've used for sure, but plenty adequate and it rinses well. It doesn't dry my skin at all, but I wouldn't say it moisturizes it either. I can appreciate it for being a neutral.Lather: It lathers quite well, though being firmer than a 'cream' means that you'll wind up spending a little more time getting it all to go to lather than if it were a lighter/whipped/creamed texture to begin with. I see this as neutral, though when mixed in my granite bowl did mean more residue or a little more effort to get out. I generally lather it on my face and similarly I'd have some areas where it'd want to be more persistent than others. It isn't bad, in any way, but just something that's a bit different from other soaps I've used. Its texture is somewhere between a puck of soap and a jar of cream.Scent: Okay, this is the big one. It's just about the most perfect representation of the masculine barber shop shaving cream scent ever. It's incredible and I really enjoyed this. The scent more than made up for any neutrals and plastic packaging... but... The scent has diminished over time until it's pretty unscented right now. To be fair, I've had it for a good while and I lather it enough to not use a ton of the soap itself, so I may be using it more slowly than expected which might explain it. Oddly, the waning scent would indicate a lack of over-processing or nasty chemicals, so I think this is a bit of a mixed bag. I think selling this in smaller packages, or re-texturing it and/or selling it in a tube may help extend the scent life (though the latter brings us back to packaging issues unless in a metal tube like the old toothpaste/Bryll Cream).Overall 8.5/10.

This soap creates huge amounts of lather with ease even with a lightly loaded brush. The lather is very rich and stays thick throughout a 3 pass shave and is very slick and gives a great surface to shave on. The lather itself feels nice on the face but does make my face feel a bit hot. Not a burning sensation but I have extremely sensitive skin and have this feelings with most shave soaps I have used. Perhaps one of the ingredients in the fragrance blend. I will try the unscented in the future.Overall Great value considering how far this soap can be stretched. I can see this tin lasting me 9-12+ months at this rate shaving twice a week.

This soap produces a nice and slick lather. Has a great fragrance too. I also really liked the shampoo bar sample they sent me. I will be ordering that.

Nice product, produces very clean and comfortable shaves. Foams quickly, lasts a long time. I have been using grocery store shaving soap for more years than I care to remember; didn't know what I was missing. Now I plan to get Formula T from now on. An added benefit is the metal case it comes in; good for travel cases.Recommend a quality Badger fur brush to complement any shaving soap. Nothing beats it for application.

the tin is a little smaller than some of the other ones I have purchased from other manufacturers, so that will take some getting used to.....but the scent and performance of this shaving soap is top shelf and the price is more than fair. I will be buying this again!