What soap/cream did you use today?

A light load and light lather for a very quick 2-pass shave this morning

Mikes:  one of my favorite soaps and perhaps the oddest soaper in the business.  Inventories often have holes.  Shoot, inventories are most often zero.  No social media.  No engagement with the forums.  No ads in the local paper.  No attendance to County Fairs. Yet he continues to be relevant.  In the words of Yoda “flummoxed I am”.  I sure do enjoy a shave with Mikes Naturals though.  Scents are simple but very approachable.  The business model reminds me of Idaho’s Dugout Dick Zimmerman who decided he’d had enough of the rat race, dug a hole in the side of a hill, and lived there into his 90’s.  I know what your thinking but no.  Dick didn’t make shaving soap in the back of his cave and besides, he passed in 2010.  I used to stop in and see him a couple of times a year.  He’d sometimes strap on his 6 string (sometimes 5 or 4 string) and regale me with a tune.  My boys liked it when we would stop and visit and they would pet his goat.  I’m sure Mikes isn’t made in a cave but how would anyone ever know it?

Honestly, there are times I feel like doing the same thing!  The thought of no responsibilities other than taking care of oneself has a certain appeal.  Then again, I doubt I would enjoy that after a couple of days.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - Soap of the Day

With all this talk about Mike's, I have to say that if there is a Classic American Artisan shaving soap scent, Orange Cedarwood & Black Pepper is it.

Mikes:  one of my favorite soaps and perhaps the oddest soaper in the business.  Inventories often have holes.  Shoot, inventories are most often zero.  No social media.  No engagement with the forums.  No ads in the local paper.  No attendance to County Fairs. Yet he continues to be relevant.  In the words of Yoda “flummoxed I am”.  I sure do enjoy a shave with Mikes Naturals though.  Scents are simple but very approachable.  The business model reminds me of Idaho’s Dugout Dick Zimmerman who decided he’d had enough of the rat race, dug a hole in the side of a hill, and lived there into his 90’s.  I know what your thinking but no.  Dick didn’t make shaving soap in the back of his cave and besides, he passed in 2010.  I used to stop in and see him a couple of times a year.  He’d sometimes strap on his 6 string (sometimes 5 or 4 string) and regale me with a tune.  My boys liked it when we would stop and visit and they would pet his goat.  I’m sure Mikes isn’t made in a cave but how would anyone ever know it?

Honestly, there are times I feel like doing the same thing!  The thought of no responsibilities other than taking care of oneself has a certain appeal.  Then again, I doubt I would enjoy that after a couple of days.

Wanted to post same but have been roundly criticized with ban requests for being political.

Stirling Unscented Beeswax

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Highland Springs Soap Co/Australian Private Reserve Eclipse

Mikes:  one of my favorite soaps and perhaps the oddest soaper in the business.  Inventories often have holes.  Shoot, inventories are most often zero.  No social media.  No engagement with the forums.  No ads in the local paper.  No attendance to County Fairs. Yet he continues to be relevant.  In the words of Yoda “flummoxed I am”.  I sure do enjoy a shave with Mikes Naturals though.  Scents are simple but very approachable.  The business model reminds me of Idaho’s Dugout Dick Zimmerman who decided he’d had enough of the rat race, dug a hole in the side of a hill, and lived there into his 90’s.  I know what your thinking but no.  Dick didn’t make shaving soap in the back of his cave and besides, he passed in 2010.  I used to stop in and see him a couple of times a year.  He’d sometimes strap on his 6 string (sometimes 5 or 4 string) and regale me with a tune.  My boys liked it when we would stop and visit and they would pet his goat.  I’m sure Mikes isn’t made in a cave but how would anyone ever know it?

Honestly, there are times I feel like doing the same thing!  The thought of no responsibilities other than taking care of oneself has a certain appeal.  Then again, I doubt I would enjoy that after a couple of days.

But what if you had a goat to keep you company?  Don’t discount the goats…..

La Fougère Parfaite (Wholly Kaw) light aquatic fougère
Shave 19 ・ 74 g left

Hey, Dave in KY. That was an awesome video today. You have so many fine toys in your den. I don’t know what surprised me more, the Bedford telescoping razor or the gallon jug of Brut! That will keep you smelling green for at least a thousand years. And it's great to see you breaking out La Fougère Parfaite. Not the most exciting scent, I know. In fact, compared to your classic Brut I bet it smells washed out. But it’s a fragrance I can shave with day after day, and the skin care is just right.
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Razor Karve Christopher Bradley 3" Argyll SB-B ・ Blade Gillette Silver Blue ・ Brush Peregrino ・ Hoard 17,272 g (⇣1,210 g)

   

La Fougère Parfaite (Wholly Kaw) light aquatic fougère
Shave 19 ・ 74 g left

Hey, Dave in KY. That was an awesome video today. You have so many fine toys in your den. I don’t know what surprised me more, the Bedford telescoping razor or the gallon jug of Brut! That will keep you smelling green for at least a thousand years. And it's great to see you breaking out La Fougère Parfaite. Not the most exciting scent, I know. In fact, compared to your classic Brut I bet it smells washed out. But it’s a fragrance I can shave with day after day, and the skin care is just right.
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Razor Karve Christopher Bradley 3" Argyll SB-B ・ Blade Gillette Silver Blue ・ Brush Peregrino ・ Hoard 17,272 g (⇣1,210 g)

   

Thanks for the kind words and especially for the nudge to get to the La Fougère Parfaite