What soap/cream did you use today?

Mikes Natural was one of the first artisan makers I bought when I came back from the Can and is still one of the best.  His Orange, Cedar, and Black Pepper is a joy to use. The orange and black pepper dance a tango around the ever-present dusty  Cedarwood.  I've been using this long enough that the memories it evokes are of itself and earlier times of rediscovering how good I had it as a Shaving kid.  

WSP Rustic - Tobacco

Great choice Peter.  That's a great soap/scent right there.

You found it!  So how'd you like it?

You found it!  So how'd you like it?

I have had this soap for several years.  Because I have so many soaps it takes a while to use it at least twice a year.  It is one of my treasured soaps.

Looks like you almost have this "lather thing" mastered! Hahahaha.  I hate your guts (not really). But your lather skills do have me wondering what is wrong with my brushes.

I don't think I'll ever master it!  But with so many great artisans and soap bases out there these days, developing a lather is definitely one of my favorite things about wet-shaving

For me, Bay Rum is a hit/proposition.  Seems that often times those that are heavy with the bay are also heavy with the spice and the spice often makes my face burn like the fires of Hades.  I love Ogalala Bay but the performance leaves me wanting.  A while back I picked up Murphy and McNeil's Bad Mor, their take on bay rum. Interestingly it has no bay.  Top notes are spicy and citrus with patchouli I think at the base.  All in all a very enjoyable bay rum (can it be bay rum without bay?)although not as good as Ogalala.  Performance from this very soft soap is excellent.  A bit, plush a lot of water, makes a very low structure, very slick lather.  Perhaps l shouldn't say lather because it's more like melted ice cream.  One thing though is this soft soap (thick liquid) has developed granules in it.  Don't have any idea of what component is precipitating out or if that is really what's is happenening at all but it doesn't seem to affect performance although it's a bit of a buzz kill.  New M&M soaps are much harder, still excellent, and more what I like.  

Exact same experience. Oatmeal with granules. Slick yogurt lather, but the granules are annoying

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Mikes Natural was one of the first artisan makers I bought when I came back from the Can and is still one of the best.  His Orange, Cedar, and Black Pepper is a joy to use. The orange and black pepper dance a tango around the ever-present dusty  Cedarwood.  I've been using this long enough that the memories it evokes are of itself and earlier times of rediscovering how good I had it as a Shaving kid.  

Brush porn fo'sho'

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Mikes Natural was one of the first artisan makers I bought when I came back from the Can and is still one of the best.  His Orange, Cedar, and Black Pepper is a joy to use. The orange and black pepper dance a tango around the ever-present dusty  Cedarwood.  I've been using this long enough that the memories it evokes are of itself and earlier times of rediscovering how good I had it as a Shaving kid.  

Brush porn fo'sho'

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