What soap/cream did you use today?

I really like harder soaps but Ouroboros is not one of them.  That said, I dig the shave this soap offers and the scent is as oriental as can be.  Love it!  It's a snootful of Amber and incense.  Wow I smell good enough to kiss!

Looks like a interesting new soap maker tub designs are certainly unique. It sounds like there most recent offerings are a little firmer at least.

Stirling Island Man

Brooks Brothers shaving soap (vintage)

Yesterday I was in a discussion where a gent put Stirling Soaps in the tier 2 category based on performance and I had to wonder why?  Stirling is pretty much the bellwether when assessing any shaving soaps slickness.  It lathers fast.  It's stable.  It has tons of cushion.  Post shave is perfectly acceptable.  Price is budget friendly. And it's made by people who love and support the industry.  I own a ton of soaps from dozens of makers.  Stirling is not a tier two soap in my world.  Today was the freshness of Lime.  Awwwwwwww.

Yesterday I was in a discussion where a gent put Stirling Soaps in the tier 2 category based on performance and I had to wonder why?  Stirling is pretty much the bellwether when assessing any shaving soaps slickness.  It lathers fast.  It's stable.  It has tons of cushion.  Post shave is perfectly acceptable.  Price is budget friendly. And it's made by people who love and support the industry.  I own a ton of soaps from dozens of makers.  Stirling is not a tier two soap in my world.  Today was the freshness of Lime.  Awwwwwwww.

I love Stirling Soaps as well and agree with most of what you said (i really like the post-shave). I've often wondered if the cost of Stirling soaps causes some to perceive the soap to be inferior.

Yesterday I was in a discussion where a gent put Stirling Soaps in the tier 2 category based on performance and I had to wonder why?  Stirling is pretty much the bellwether when assessing any shaving soaps slickness.  It lathers fast.  It's stable.  It has tons of cushion.  Post shave is perfectly acceptable.  Price is budget friendly. And it's made by people who love and support the industry.  I own a ton of soaps from dozens of makers.  Stirling is not a tier two soap in my world.  Today was the freshness of Lime.  Awwwwwwww.

Thanks for your thoughts. I've only recently signed up here and it looks like a nice bunch. I'll have to figure something for the SOTD hard to believe I don't even use a cell phone. I've found with other places there are some that seem to make it there mission to tell others what are the best. We are spoiled for choices these days that's for sure but I kind of prefer the route to just say this one was really enjoyable and it works really well for me. It is just soap though so if some like to analyze there shaves and shout from the rooftops this is the best I suppose that's okay too as we need to talk about something.

I think I'm good for a few months while I try some of my new soaps but I usually include one Stirling in all my orders. I'm no expert on the company or even a fanboy as they say I just seem to gravitate to them. I'm guessing he took a bit of hit offering so much soap for such a decent price but I think it says something about them and maybe even how they were raised.

Started with Speick Stick. Seemed a bit rough. I’m traveling so not sure about the water hardness.

Switched mid-shave to Razor Emporium CK6 soap from PAA. Very nice and protective.


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Cèdre-Orange v. (Le Père Lucien) cedar & orange

Most cedars have enough tang in them to meld well with citrus scents. The two notes have one point in common, a sort of olfactory hinge that holds them together even though they swing wide in other directions. While cedar plumbs the depths of dirty dankness, sweet orange is bright and uplifting. Terre d’Hermès does the same trick, but throws in some incense and an even brighter, shaper grapefruit. It’s a nice combo, wood and citrus, and it really doesn’t need much dressing up.

I’m hooked hard on these new LPL soaps, the one’s with Shea butter. They’re light enough not to suffocate me even in the muggiest weather, and still hydrating enough to keep me feeling fresh shaved for twelve hours. My tiniest badger brush, a Simpson X1 Commodore, has been making some excellent lathers. It doesn’t hold much soap, so I reload between passes, and this way I get a sublimely slick and thick emulsion straight through the shave.