What soap/cream did you use today?

From the archives. Local Gent California Barber.

Mmmmm peach. My problem is I would eat my shave soap.

Mystic Water - Tea Tree & Blue Gum

Love that brush handle.

Thank you! It's one of my favorites

Egyptian Dragon t. (Mystic Water) resin, rose, amber, patchouli

Unused and unloved for over a year, this speck of Egyptian Dragon had slipped to the very bottom of my samples box. I had to shovel down through layer after layer of stale soap before I found its little flattened envelope crammed in a dusty corner. Scooping up all that remained, I smeared it thick in my lather bowl, and then took after it with a stout solar brush. It rewarded me with mellow sandy scents, resins and angels’ breath and ambrosia folded into Turkish delight and left to melt in the hot Saharan sun. It smelled of joy and forgiveness and soft summer wind, or an annunciation painted into the crumbling stone of a hallowed wall. And the lather? It wasn’t like any I normally know. No, it was softer than a child’s tender smile and slicker than seaweed on a spongy reef. This soap has charisma that goes beyond appeal. It borders on reckless allure, and it’s good now it’s gone, having mercifully left me just one small grain of clouded reason.

Great write-up Bouki! If you are looking for a soap with a very similar scent but stronger scent-strength, I would humbly suggest Crowne & Crane Dragon Blood

Mystic Water - Adirondack Jack

Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna shaving soap (vintage)

From the archives.  Local Gent California Barber.

Mmm. California Barber. I'm going to have to dig up my puck now.

Mystic Water - Adirondack Jack

Is that a pewter mug that's serving as your lather bowl? It's awesome.

And what sort of brush are you using? These lathers are just fantastic.