What soap/cream did you use today?

Houbigant Fougère Royale shaving soap (vintage)

Wholly Kaw King of Oud

PannaCrema Nuavia Blu

Sunday shave.

WSP Olympus Formula T

Nice Aventus like fragranced soap - much under appreciated base. Easy to lather, plump finish, shiny and slick. Water tolerance is moderate. The puck size /container bugs some folks; I am neutral as they are easily stored, and make for easy passengers when traveling. I dont even mind the old Fine pux with no containers . The main difference between this version of Creed Aventus and the Fine Platinum - Fine gets the smoke - birch note better. I like both!

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CBL 50 Shades of Vetiver

This old tub of Caties must be 6 years old but still smells great.  It’s so easy to lather and it’s slick if not over watered.  

French Vetiver v. (Cyril Salter) raw vetiver

Salter’s French Vetiver has the reputation for being the rawest, the smokiest, and some may say the rudest of all the vetivers. As far as my nose can tell, it’s scented with nothing but dank and dirty vetiver from Java. It’s potent. That robust scent is what attracts fearless shavers to it. I’ve fallen for French Vetiver three times. My first tub floored me. Fool that I was, I actually gave it away, thinking it was too strong. My second tub went bland on me after only a year. I pitched it. This third tub also came out of the gates lacking some luster. It was mild and a bit boozy, and altogether lacking that olfactory punch that makes this soap so tempting. Luckily I had a small vial of dark brown Javan vetiver oil on hand. Today I dumped it all into the shave cream, gave it a great big stir, and filled my brush. “Ugh, that’s strong! You’re not seriously going to put that on your face, are you?” my wife yelled from across the room. Ahhh, success at last!

   

Razorock Black Bay