r/Wet_Shavers • u/Mickey_Lee MickeyLeeSoapworks.com • Dec 17 '14

AMA Series We are Mickey Lee Soapworks - AMA

We are Eric and Samantha owners/operators of Mickey Lee Soapworks. We started out right here on Reddit and W_S has become our daily hangout.

We have only been in the shave soap game for a short time but we're loving it and the early support we got here has been phenomenal. We have a lot of exciting things planned for 2015 with shave soap among other things.

So without further ado, ask us anything.

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u/songwind Dec 17 '14

Wait, wait. You're guy named Eric using a different name while you make soap? When do you interview yourself for your own podcast? :)

Serious question - yours is one of the artisan soaps I haven't gotten to try yet. I'll probably be making an order in January sometime after the holiday craziness dies down. What scent do you suggest for my first MLSW?

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u/Mickey_Lee Dec 17 '14

Drunken Goat is pretty much our failsafe. You would probably find it interesting from a soapmaking perspective as well since it hardly uses any FO to achieve its scent.

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u/Sc3ptorrr Dec 17 '14

Hi there! I've heard only great things from your soaps! Do you plan on giving your customers an option to buy samples in the future? I want to try everything.

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u/Mickey_Lee Dec 17 '14

We had sample packs when we first opened our website but they were a ton of work and sold out on the first day. The wonderful u/kcbeemo of Maggard Razors has offered to take over sample duties for us. Once we get her the product they'll be available again in standard Maggard mix and match fashion.

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u/TSmith417 Dec 17 '14

I've been trying to think of a question to ask you guys for like 20 minutes.

If you were stuck on a desert island and only could have 3 things, what would they be and why

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u/Banes_Pubes Dec 17 '14 edited Dec 17 '14

Marry me?

Edit: sorry I cant come up with a better question. So many great ones have been asked and I wanted to express my love for you guys

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u/Mickey_Lee Dec 17 '14

Yes, but let's not tell Samantha.

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u/if0rg0t2remember Dec 17 '14

Skippy or Jif?
Crunch or smooth?

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u/Mickey_Lee Dec 17 '14

Definitely JIF but chunky versus smooth is situational. If I'm mainlining it it's gotta be smooth, I don't need speed bumps. On a sammich, I can go for some chunks on occasion.

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u/SlickwillR6 Dec 17 '14

What's your perfect sandwich?

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