What soap/cream did you use today?

Fine, Santal Absolut

Not a huge sandalwood fan but Fine's Santal Absolut is quite nice.

It is spectacular. And on most threads/blogs AOS-Fine Santal was/were voted best smelling soap with WK Oud, and. MdC Fougere. I have been begging someone to revive that soap/AFS as Fine STOPPED making it. A crime really.... A wet shaving sin.

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Black Tie Razor Company Sandalwood

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The original Dom? Do you have a new version?

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It is spectacular. And on most threads/blogs AOS-Fine Santal was/were voted best smelling soap with WK Oud, and. MdC Fougere. I have been begging someone to revive that soap/AFS as Fine STOPPED making it. A crime really.... A wet shaving sin.

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Black Tie Razor Company Sandalwood

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The original Dom? Do you have a new version?

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Get ready to be happy TommyCarioca!  I haven't started unpacking so I can't do a direct comparison with my AoS puck or Fine's rendition.  But Dom and his team have created a wonderful version with the Black Tie Razor Co Sandalwood scent.  Based solely on memory, the splash smells a little more like Fine's version and the soap leans more toward the AoS.  The soap comes in a nice glossy cardboard box...I really need to find an empty tub so I can lather this one up!  At the very least, I'll be using the splash later this morning. 

Thanks again Dom and BTRC!

Tuesday June 14, 2022
Razor: Game Changer .84
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Trotter Handcraft /2 Band Badger
Soap: Stirling Deton-8
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Stirling Deton-8
Fragrance: Victor & Rolf Spicebomb
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,315

Southsider reminded me how much IMCDB I enjoy this soap and scent and so pulled it out for today's glorious shave. Looking forward to a ZOOM shave tomorrow with a friend to show him how to use the gear I sent him. Have a great day Everyone !

Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Beef Tallow/Essential Oils

Ethos - Pine (custom F Base)

Now that my sense of smell is back, I had to give this a go. Soo happy with this scent and soap! My skin feels like soft suede. Excellent work, Frank!

Not a bad looking label either!

No. 88 (Czech & Speake) musty rose
Shave 13 ・ 81 g left

Valobra used to make some really fine soap. They sold their base to Art of Shaving and Czech & Speake, who added their own fragrances and slapped their own label on it. For years, the world was a happy place. But then Valobra went out of business, and Czech & Speake’s replacement soap turned out to be a disaster. Art of Shaving fared a little better with their non-tallow replacement, but even their new stuff isn’t quite up to the standard of the old fatty Valobra base. What made it so good? Clay. Yup. I’m convinced it was the kaolin clay they put in it. But Bouki, you say, there’s no clay listed on the label of my Czech & Speake soaps. True, but my nose tells me different. These soap’s were made with clay and corn meal. In fact, when I want a trouble-free shave, I reach for a soap that’s loaded with earth.
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