What soap/cream did you use today?

stuartganis74 · 06-01-2020, 03:14 PM

Fine Accoutrements / L'orange Noir [Image: 0ae9b1b8b6aac939d4a7b50a1ce223d3.jpg]

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Polovez · 06-01-2020, 03:16 PM

**HoosierShave** · 06-01-2020, 03:16 PM

mrdoug · 06-01-2020, 04:02 PM

(06-01-2020, 03:16 PM)HoosierShave Wrote:

Seriously, HoosierShave , that's some impressive lather. Day after day, too.

Can we talk you into doing a lather building 'tutorial' video?

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ischiapp · 06-01-2020, 04:25 PM

Today in my SOTD ...

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Tidepool · 06-01-2020, 04:32 PM

Southsider · 06-01-2020, 04:50 PM

Stirling Glastonbury
Mutton Tallow base with essential oils for the scent. This soap makes a rich, creamy lather.

green 69 · 06-01-2020, 04:57 PM

Stirling Satsuma

churchilllafemme · 06-01-2020, 05:39 PM

Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shaving cream (vintage)
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Bouki · 06-01-2020, 07:29 PM

(06-01-2020, 12:38 PM)TommyCarioca Wrote:
(06-01-2020, 05:54 AM)Bouki Wrote: Cheshire t. (Barrister & Mann) bergamot, clary sage

Bouki, how was your lather this am? Did paint strokes and delayed agitation work for you?

TommyCarioca: Thanks for asking! Yesterday's lather, alas, wasn't the greatest. I switched to a boar brush. Forgetting how much water they hold, I drowned the emulsion in the early stages of the build, and the stuff fell apart. That hasn't happened in a long time. I had a suspicion that it was more than just the brush or the water. So I took a look at the soap and found 'crystals' in it, hard little white bits that don't dissolve into the lather. That's usually a sign of a soap on its last legs. (I know when I find crystals in an Le Père Lucien soap, it's time to take it to the bin.) I'll keep plugging away at Cheshire on and off for the rest of the week using a variety of brushes, but if there's anything left by Saturday, it will be laid to rest.