What soap/cream did you use today?

Calani Dubai
-brush squeeze after 2 passes

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Eufros Brisa de Oriente shaving soap. It made excellent lather but required quite a bit of water and work. I'm not sure if I like the fragrance, which is like a light Hammam - perhaps too Oriental for my taste.

MdC, shave 6

Lisa's NHC Gentleman's Lavender

B&M 42

Playful nod to my Irish roots and St. Patrick’s Day. Éire go Brách!

Murphy & McNeil’s “Bad Mor”. A really great Bay Rum. I’ll be honest, at first I wasn’t a fan of the scent as I’m more inclined towards straight up Bay Rums or those that lean towards clove notes (blasphemy for some).

After giving it a try, I pick up a semi sweet, almost fruity allspice and the lather is a moist, almost gooey, thick, and luscious lather. Made three passes worth with enough to probably have done fourth. So, far that’s the most I’ve experienced of the limited amount of soaps I’ve used. I’m glad I gave it a shot and look forward to their Sláinte set, which I’m really anxious to try now.


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Wickham Soap Co. Shamrock Tweed

An enjoyable soap. Have grown very fond of the scent. The lather is great, though I need to work on making it even more dense – to further “cushion” the blade. Slickness and post-shave are wonderful. It’s clear that 1912 has been developed with experience and love.

Pre: shower
Brush: Stirling tuxedo
Lather: BaM gothic fougere
Razor: 6c plate 4 (wtg) and 2 (atg)
Post: BaM gothic fougere
Colonge: Gothic fougere edp

Traditionnel v. (Le Père Lucien) rosemary, thyme, lavender

(Day 3) – This deep green scented soap seemed like a fine fit for a St Patrick's day shave. Turns out, though, I've been doing it all wrong for a long time. Traditionnel used to be housed in a little 4 ounce tub that barely allowed me to get a brush on it. I had some abysmal shaves because I couldn't get enough soap into the solution. So, I started to scoop out some product and smear that in the bottom of my lather bowl. This, I thought, would ensure that I got lots of soap in my suds. The method seemed to be working well until I noticed that parts of the soap weren't melting into the lather. Gritty sandy bits were left in the bottom of the bowl. It looked like my slippers after a day on the beach. Time for a new approach.

Yesterday I scooped up the whole wad of soap, gave it all a good kneading, and smashed it flat into a 6 ounce Colt-Ainer tub. Ahhhh! Lots more surface to work a brush over and a far better load. I may stick with Traditionnel for a little while until I've got it figured out. The scent screams Spring! and the finish is so smooth my face glides over my pillow, even at 4:00 am.