What soap/cream did you use today?

Rosa Bourbon t. (Eufros) rich rose

The smell of a rose is so interesting because it's so complex. Well over 400 scent molecules contribute to its aroma (or perhaps I should write aromas). There are so many different roses, each with its unique fragrance – spicy, sweet, lemony, powdery, musky – the list could go on and on. What Jabonman gives us in this soap is a clean, wholly authentic Bourbon rose, not too powdery, not too sweet, just deep and delicious. These roses were first grown on Réunion, an island in the Indian ocean that was once known as Bourbon. Hence the name of today's soap, Rosa Bourbon. (Now you also know what Bourbon vetiver is. Of course it has nothing to do with booze.) Bourbon roses bloom often, and with each flush they give off a deep, rich rosy scent. Rosa Bourbon captures it well, so well, in fact, that on a warm morning it's almost too much. But here in the depth of winter, it smells just right and serves as a fresh foil to all the vetiver, tobacco, and rum that have perfumed recent shaves.

     

A very interesting story of this smell. I didn’t know either.
Here is a soap with a very natural rose smell. This is just fantastic. Soap is also at the highest level.

Gotta try it. Still available?

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Tabac - this stuff rocks   It could be my desert Island soap

Yes. Agreed

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I picked up this NOS Williams soap in Texas about a year ago. Or maybe it was Missouri.  Which ever state it was, this soap is a traveler.  The past little while I have been paying more attention to a soaps finish.  Is it plump or is it dry or is it somewhere in between?  In all reality I don't care how a soaps post shave is because I follow up with some sort of post-shave product anyway.  All I really want a soap to do is perform its duties by offering to be a carrier of water and offer slickness and cushion.  This soap delivers and in fact delivers very well.  Easy to load and lather.  The scent is all but gone but I still get a sense of nostalgia using a soap that may well be,older than me.  It seems to hearken back to my Pop and Grandpas standing in front of a sink and working up a lather from a soap they got as a Christmas present but was not opened until July because they already had a puck of Williams in the mug.  They had 7 people sharing this bathroom so there were no cupboards filled with brushes.  No racks of razors.  No drawers of soaps.  Just that mug of Williams, a boar brush, and a Superspeed sitting next to it.  And hidden behind the mirror was a bottle of Old Spice.  Not the sissy watered down version of today, but a true many scent that'd get him through the day.  Yep, I like breaking out the old stuff but wouldn't do so unless it was a good option.  Oh, and the finish?  It was just a touch tight but much better to me than modern Williams.

Nice post. Yep, my pappy, a straight, and old spice

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Vétyver v. (Martin de Candre) bright vetiver

If this isn't my favorite soap, it's certainly among the top five. What makes Vétyver so likable? First, it's cheap. Martin de Candre will give me three passes for just over seven cents. That's better than just about every other soap in my stable. Admittedly, a full 200g jar is a little steep up front, but in the long run this super dense soap is the bean counter's choice.

You do this kind of stuff on purpose don't you?  MdC cheap?  Well you are the one that keeps the spreadsheet so I'm trusting you on that front.  I do love the scent.  I enjoy the performance.  And like you, I've been watching super fatted soaps but for a totally different reason. I see reports of soaps going "off" and all I've seen have a higher fraction of free oils.  I have never heard of an old Williams puck that was off or moldy.  Wonder if there is a correlation because if there is you better guess more soaps are going in the garage fridge.  So go ahead and turn in your sales report.  I'm hunting for a MdC Vetiver now.

You may want to look at Gifts & Care. Sorry for enabling.  

Murphy & McNeil - Nantahala (Kodiak Base)  

Havane v. (Le Père Lucien) tobacco, rum, woods

Havane was my soap of the week. I hoped to get in five shaves with it, but I had to settle for four, there are so many other great soaps to fit into the rotation. Like Martin de Candre's soap, Le Père Lucien's recipe is simple and lean, just stearic acid, coconut oil, water, glycerine, and fragrance. Havane loads as easily as yesterday's Vétyver, but it takes more work to build the lather. Once it's made, though, it's nearly identical to Martin de Candre's suds. The water window is wide open. Like it slick? Just add more water. Take it dense? Just load more soap. Either way, it works great. There's no Shea butter in Havane, and that surprises me, since the finish is perfect – smooth, dry, and feeling like new skin.

Cremo bourbon shave cream

My little helper's choice of soap today...