Take Care Man's (aka elmerphud) shaving adventures

https://youtu.be/HhYc9BHB1cw

Great video Todd.  FWIW I'm very glad that you are starting a Wholly Kaw series, and I look forward to hearing your take on things.

PS  Good luck with the fruit fly.  Show no mercy.

https://youtu.be/xjefsCd8Kio GIVEAWAY info in video. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is the perfect time to use The Weight soap and splash and talk about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). It is also the perfect time to give away a set of this spectacular soap and splash.

https://youtu.be/xjefsCd8Kio GIVEAWAY info in video. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is the perfect time to use The Weight soap and splash and talk about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). It is also the perfect time to give away a set of this spectacular soap and splash.

Wow!  I imagine there are large numbers of people who have been suffering in place for decades.  In any case, I cannot remember the last time I watched such a worthwhile video - thank you for that - and you made a complicated subject easy enough for a layperson like me to follow.  Well done sir!

A shave for my Mom - Shaving with Soap Commander Wisdom shave soap, PAA Amber Aerolite brush, Merkur 43c razor, Nacet blade, Humphrey’s Rose witch hazel, Stirling Lavender Sage aftershave, and Noxzema balm - https://youtu.be/5ONJwAOtBUA

https://youtu.be/U4lB85gMYnQ

https://youtu.be/utyOBxTVNSI

I lathered up 4 soaps and did 3 passes and a face wash. I had samples of St James Lavender & Geranium and Crowne & Crane Lavender & Cedar, along with tubs of Lavenwood from Shave Mercantile and Wood & Lavender shaving butter from A&E. Scent on St James was a bit too synthetic and unisex for my taste. The C&C was too lightly scented, which is an exception for that brand. The A&E and Shave Mercantile soaps were very similar in scent. Both are a woody lavender, meaning cedar wood forward. The performance of all were solid, but the A&E shave butter slickness/glide is outstanding. You have to load heavy though. Did face lathers with all 4. Used Vector with a Super Pro on 5th use and a variety of synthetic brushes. Followed up with A&E Wood & Lavender rice water serum. Stay strong gents!

Great notes Todd and awesome seeing you back !

Another soap comparison shave. These 4 are similar scents. They share the scent notes of basil, bergamot, oakmoss, & patchouli. Zingari Man's The Wanderer also lists the added note of citrus. The Shave Mercantile's Classic Country Barber adds the note of powder. Maggard's London Barbershop and The Wanderer smell identical to me. The oakmoss, and perhaps the basil, have a sharpness that is not offensive but definitely burns my nose a bit. Mike's Natural Barbershop, is very similar to these two, but the notes are more subdued and there is a slight creaminess to the scent. I am not sure if it is a lower scent ratio or if the base rounds off the sharpness. The Shave Mercantile's Classic Country Barber is definitely the most unique of the four. It is noticeably less sharp. The oak moss is subdued a bit by the powder, and there is a slight touch of sweetness. All 4 are good performers. 



Black Ship Grooming's Two Bits, Shannon's Barbershop, and Viking's Old Norse have those 4 same notes only (basil, bergamot, oakmoss, & patchouli). Soap Commander's Honor adds orange, spices, honey, and tobacco; Chiseled Face's Ghost Town Barber adds cedar, leather, smoke, & gunpowder; and Wet The Face's Modern Barbershop adds orange, spices, bay, musk, and rum.