What soap/cream did you use today?

With all the awesome modern soaps available, why would I want to mess around with a puck of Vintage Williams?  A lot of the reason I enjoy this type of shaving is the nostalgia.  I recall my dad and his Shick injector and although I ever watched him lather with soap and brush I'm guessing he had to have done so as canned foam would have not been available even before I came into this earth. I know my Grandpas certainly did and I know my Pop did the last 10 years of his life because I gave it to him.  So there is a chance one of them may have owned a tub from this batch.  That's cool.  Then there's the whole “vintage” feel of our hobby.  I have razors that are decades older than me.  That's cool too. Then it's just plain awesome that the very soap I started with, Williams, is still available and that is cool.  What I can assure of though is modern Williams, although shaveable, is not in the same class as the vintage. My goodness this is a good soap. Slick and cushioning, it loads easily and becomes a stable lather with very little time invested.  Hard like the back of my head it still filled the Plisson brush quickly without having to mash it into the soap.  The finish that one would expect to be dry is anything but.  Not as good as modern super-fats but neither are those likely to last for 40 years. Our old ancestors didn't have the plethora of choice we enjoy today but neither were they wanting.  Thanks old Williams puck in a wooden Currier and Ives tub.  It was fun.

Filled the tub with hot tap water and immediately dumped the water into the sink.  Loaded a damp 24mm BOSS knot for 45 seconds and then face-painted  Dipped 10-20% of brush in sink water then face-painted.  Did the dip/paint 3 times and ended up with a nice slick lather.  But who cares about the lather when you have the wonderful scent of Black Pepper to bathe in 

Black Pepper?  You mean the vetiver!  Hahaha.  We both love the soap for two entirely different reasons.  And yes, the black pepper is an amazing note....to put the vetiver on top of.

There are a few soaps that I will truly miss once they are gone and this Dr. Selbys is one of them.  It's just not available anymore but it seems the company is still in business, just not making this soap.  It's labeled as a lavender scent but this one is more lavender plant than lavender flower.  Herbal vs floral and it is wonderful.  Easy to load.  Slick as can be.  Great finish.  Smells “outdoor” clean.

First of all consider yourself lucky to own the hard soap.  Several years ago I called the then distributor of Dr. Selby and asked if he had the soap and if not when will it be back.  He told me the problem is the molds to make the the plastic tubs are defective and accordingly, many of the tubs were cracking and breaking.  He took my email address and said he would contact me when the problem was fixed.  He then sent me a tube of the black cream which is the same as the soap you have only in cream form.  And, I agree with you it is a great product.  A year later I called him as I did not her from him and he told me that he decided to leave Dr. Selby.  To make a long story short I ended up with several tubes of the product for only a few dollars.  There is no distributor at this point and I do not believe the product will be in this country again.  It is made in Uruguay  and I heard that there was a dispute with Dr. Selby and the the U.S. over their listing of ingredients.  So you and I and others may have the remaining soap.

I have only one or two shaves left of this classic B&M shaving soap.  I shall be sorry to see it go.

Today in my SOTD ... Tcheon Fung Sing Linea Intenso "Zagara & Gelsomino" Forte

PdP 63

My last run with this soap till next fall. Nice and cool here in North Texas. I have to be more careful with the water on this puck. Pretty sensitive.

See you all tomorrow

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Now that's a lotta 63's in the pic right there.

Filled the tub with hot tap water and immediately dumped the water into the sink.  Loaded a damp 24mm BOSS knot for 45 seconds and then face-painted  Dipped 10-20% of brush in sink water then face-painted.  Did the dip/paint 3 times and ended up with a nice slick lather.  But who cares about the lather when you have the wonderful scent of Black Pepper to bathe in 

Bouki has done us a great favor with his SV reviews. Felce Aromatica, Cubebe and Opuntia are great sniffers. And the performance really is something. I like the pucks because they are not afraid to put some oomph on the fragrance side. Tabac, Pannacrema and SV are not afraid to let the bathroom know they are present as you lather - solid projection.

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With all the awesome modern soaps available, why would I want to mess around with a puck of Vintage Williams?  A lot of the reason I enjoy this type of shaving is the nostalgia.  I recall my dad and his Shick injector and although I ever watched him lather with soap and brush I'm guessing he had to have done so as canned foam would have not been available even before I came into this earth. I know my Grandpas certainly did and I know my Pop did the last 10 years of his life because I gave it to him.  So there is a chance one of them may have owned a tub from this batch.  That's cool.  Then there's the whole “vintage” feel of our hobby.  I have razors that are decades older than me.  That's cool too. Then it's just plain awesome that the very soap I started with, Williams, is still available and that is cool.  What I can assure of though is modern Williams, although shaveable, is not in the same class as the vintage. My goodness this is a good soap. Slick and cushioning, it loads easily and becomes a stable lather with very little time invested.  Hard like the back of my head it still filled the Plisson brush quickly without having to mash it into the soap.  The finish that one would expect to be dry is anything but.  Not as good as modern super-fats but neither are those likely to last for 40 years. Our old ancestors didn't have the plethora of choice we enjoy today but neither were they wanting.  Thanks old Williams puck in a wooden Currier and Ives tub.  It was fun.

Nice post - nice read

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With all the awesome modern soaps available, why would I want to mess around with a puck of Vintage Williams?  A lot of the reason I enjoy this type of shaving is the nostalgia.  I recall my dad and his Shick injector and although I ever watched him lather with soap and brush I'm guessing he had to have done so as canned foam would have not been available even before I came into this earth. I know my Grandpas certainly did and I know my Pop did the last 10 years of his life because I gave it to him.  So there is a chance one of them may have owned a tub from this batch.  That's cool.  Then there's the whole “vintage” feel of our hobby.  I have razors that are decades older than me.  That's cool too. Then it's just plain awesome that the very soap I started with, Williams, is still available and that is cool.  What I can assure of though is modern Williams, although shaveable, is not in the same class as the vintage. My goodness this is a good soap. Slick and cushioning, it loads easily and becomes a stable lather with very little time invested.  Hard like the back of my head it still filled the Plisson brush quickly without having to mash it into the soap.  The finish that one would expect to be dry is anything but.  Not as good as modern super-fats but neither are those likely to last for 40 years. Our old ancestors didn't have the plethora of choice we enjoy today but neither were they wanting.  Thanks old Williams puck in a wooden Currier and Ives tub.  It was fun.

I need to dig out the vintage Williams I have somewhere. I too used (modern) Williams daily for over a decade before I decided to save money and start a shaving company.


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