March 2018

I was supposed to be on a soap hiatus this year, but it didn't last long. I also have ROAM on the way. Had to try the Oleo Canard base so I got these. The scents are awesome! Hiatus starting now, lol.

So the one on the right is a different presentation/container?

So the one on the right is a different presentation/container?

Yeah, it's the 1 oz. sample size.

That's what I thought too Marko, but the ingredient label on the Sweet Oakmoss does indeed say duck fat. It better be, because that's what I wanted and paid for! I do have a tub of Oleo vegan so I could do a side by side comparison if I had any doubts.

Thats good to know. You'll notice a difference I think. I haven't tried their vegan but I have tried the beef tallow, Cabellero and both Rougere and Shiloh duck tallow soaps are noticeably slicker. They're really nice soaps.

Mail Call:- 2 packages arrived today

Cool, I thought the Oleo duck tallow soaps had a little ducky logo on them rather than the droplet.  I can't keep what all these guys are doing straight when they don't even stick to the practices they themselves establish.

My guess (and this is purely a guess) is that the original duck fat soaps (Rougere, Shiloh, Treviso, to my knowledge) may continue to have the little ducky logo on them, while others won’t, since every soap they make can now be ordered in the Canard soap base.

Or else they will just go back to using the droplet for all soaps. It’d be nice if you could tell the difference by just looking at that little icon, but it’s perhaps too much of a hassle in the long run. Labels are expensive, and producing two different lines for all soaps might be impractical.

wyze0ne, did you get those directly through their site? (I know everything is sold out now, but I hadn’t seen those there earlier, either.)

Ed Pinaud vintage 7" Glass Lilac Vegetal Aftershave Lotion bottle. Empty and waiting to be refilled. It look like the screw top is Bakelite. Now I have to find out if a will be chosen.

Cool, I thought the Oleo duck tallow soaps had a little ducky logo on them rather than the droplet.  I can't keep what all these guys are doing straight when they don't even stick to the practices they themselves establish.

My guess (and this is purely a guess) is that the original duck fat soaps (Rougere, Shiloh, Treviso, to my knowledge) may continue to have the little ducky logo on them, while others won’t, since every soap they make can now be ordered in the Canard soap base.

Or else they will just go back to using the droplet for all soaps. It’d be nice if you could tell the difference by just looking at that little icon, but it’s perhaps too much of a hassle in the long run. Labels are expensive, and producing two different lines for all soaps might be impractical.

wyze0ne, did you get those directly through their site? (I know everything is sold out now, but I hadn’t seen those there earlier, either.)

Yes I did Matthew. I'll let you all in on a little "secret". Go on Instagram and follow @oleoinsiders. There you'll find instructions on how to see a hidden page on their website with different scents and soap bases!

Ed Pinaud vintage 7" Glass Lilac Vegetal Aftershave Lotion bottle. Empty and waiting to be refilled. It look like the screw top is Bakelite. Now I have to find out if a will be chosen.

Nice. I had a glass bottle of this back in the 70s but it didn't have a bakelite cap.

I got my tub of Barrister and Mann Roam from Top of the Chain today and I also ordered a tub of Dr. Jon's Aphrodite shaving soap. I went back and forth on that soap for a bit because of my experience with their Cedar and Rose soap but like always, I went ahead and ordered it. It smells very nice - black currant, rose apple and pomegranate. Really nice.

B&M Latha Lavanda set and 7 packs of NOS Personna Super Platinum Chrome.  I just thought I would grab another set of the Latha Lavanda before it was gone for good.  I really like these old Personna blades and they were at a fairly reasonable price, so I had to grab them.