What soap/cream did you use today?

Soap Commander Charisma

CRSW - Tropicos

Hemingway Accoutrements shaving cream. One of my few modern creams, it makes wonderful lather - slightly sweeter and more floral than I imagine Hemingway himself was, but still great.

CRSW Barbershop

Washington's Blend (Wholly Kaw) abundant floral

It's fun from time to time to visit an old pot of soap just to see how far some artisans have progressed. Wholly Kaw sent me this sample of Washington's Blend two years ago. At first I was really impressed. It made an especially slick lather. But compared to WK's current donkey milk formula, this older tallow soap makes a lather that is considerably lighter and coarser grained. It gets the job done, but the Wow! just isn't there.

The scent, too, seems sort of old fashioned. It's a rich floral aroma that fifty years ago would have perfectly suited a powder room hung with red velvet wallpaper.

Fine L'Orange Noir Shave Soap

Stirling Barbershop

Great shave with our new soap, Series V, An Affair.

Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

B&M Latha taiga

Sent from my QTAQZ3 using Tapatalk