What soap/cream did you use today?

Mammoth Soaps v17 Lemon Cream Floral

A very soft soap with great performance and a pleasing, fresh floral scent.

Southern Witchcrafts v1 Lycanthropy

Floris Verbena shaving soap (tallow). Wonderful lather in all respects.

The scent's very nice too, reminding me mostly of Japanese incense burning in a room of tatami and cedar.

This raises the question: how old would said tatami be?
(This is coming from someone who, back in the day, left many a drop of sweat and even some of blood on the tatami.)

Matsilainen : I've never done anything but sleep and eat on tatami. Now you've got me curious. Why the sweat and blood?

Matsilainen : I've never done anything but sleep and eat on tatami. Now you've got me curious. Why the sweat and blood?

A long time ago, I was an active student of jiu-jitsu, and we practiced on fine tatami imported directly from Japan. Our classes during the summer were 60 minutes, and during the rest of the year, 90 minutes. Due to all the perspiration, my suit would weigh at least twice as much after a class than before it. Thankfully, seeing blood during practice was extremely uncommon; I did break a tooth once.

Olfactory Hue (Cold River Soap Works) sandalwood, oud, frankincense

For a comfortable shave, it's hard to beat this Glide formula. The rich, dense, slippery lather will leave you wondering if you really put a blade in your razor. The scent's very nice too, reminding me mostly of Japanese incense burning in a room of tatami and cedar.

That soap smelled like rubber cement to me, just awful. I'm glad you like it though. It is a great soap base.

Olfactory Hue (Cold River Soap Works) sandalwood, oud, frankincense

For a comfortable shave, it's hard to beat this Glide formula. The rich, dense, slippery lather will leave you wondering if you really put a blade in your razor. The scent's very nice too, reminding me mostly of Japanese incense burning in a room of tatami and cedar.

That soap smelled like rubber cement to me, just awful. I'm glad you like it though. It is a great soap base.

"Rubber cement," wyze0ne? You say that like it's a bad thing.

Mirto di Sardegna (Saponificio Varesino)  lime, lavender, oak moss, vetiver

Ah, lime and vetiver. What a splendid combination for the last days of summer. I really like the balance of the clean and dirty notes, the brightness of the citrus and the dark grounding of the grassy roots. A fine pair of notes to end the season on.

Fine L'Orange Noir Shave Soap

Mike's Wild Honeysuckle