What soap/cream did you use today?

Fantastic lather! Strong 'n Scottish really comes together well. It feels much denser than other Meißner Tremonia soaps. And that gorgeous smell. (Is the wife away?)

The scent is amazing!  And, yes, the wife had already left the house

Taking Bouki's advice, i started weighing the soaps I'm trying to finish.  I weigh before blooming/lathering and then again the next day (I'm letting them dry out so I can get more accurate measurements).  The last time I used Windjammer, I ended up lathering with a 30mm Tuxedo and I loaded for a good 60 seconds...used 4 grams for that lather!  I used another 30mm knot today but only loaded for about 20 seconds.  This puck shouldn't last much longer if I keep attacking it like this

A&E - Grecian Horse (Kaizen base)  

Ethos Lavender

In Idaho we had a fella, Richard Zimmerman aka the Salmon River Cave Man.  He lived alone along the Salmon River between Challis and the town of Salmon.  He had a small orchard, a goat or two, and made his living renting rooms that he had dug out of the hillside.  He passed a few years back but when he was alive I’d stop in and visit when I was in the area.  Dick lived away from society because he chose to, not because he disliked people.  I thought of the Caveman This morning while using Mikes Orange, Cedar, and Black Pepper.  Here is a soaper that doesn’t appear to see much value in advertising or social media yet his soaps enjoy almost a cult following because they work!  I sure like them.  I wonder if he makes them in a cave.

Some would argue Ann Arbor is as close to a cave as possible, haha. Nice story

Le Vétiver t. (Grooming Dept) rhubarb vetiver

There’s a little bowl of Indian vetiver root next to my computer. It keeps me keyed in to what natural vetiver smells like: clean earth and dry grass combined with wood saps and bright citrusy notes. It doesn’t smell oily, though, and it doesn’t smell smoky. Those two powerful notes must come from the distillation process. Every perfumer and soap cooker has their own take on what to do with vetiver. Generally they pick up on one of the facets I listed and run with it. For instance, Le Vétiver enhances the root’s natural sourness by adding a big dollop of rhubarb. At first the puck smells delicious, like a piece of strawberry rhubarb pie. That fades in the lather, though, which goes to a astringent vetiver that’s both clean and dusty. Great fun.
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Grooming Dept: Le Vétiver (2) ・ Henson Al13 (19)・ Astra Superior Platinum ・ Phoenix Shaving Peregrino 24 mm (165)

Grooming Department L'Avventura
My favorite Grooming Department flavor. Sharp green Galbanum with some resin and blended with florals.

C U all tomorrow

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Taking Bouki's advice, i started weighing the soaps I'm trying to finish.  I weigh before blooming/lathering and then again the next day (I'm letting them dry out so I can get more accurate measurements).  The last time I used Windjammer, I ended up lathering with a 30mm Tuxedo and I loaded for a good 60 seconds...used 4 grams for that lather!  I used another 30mm knot today but only loaded for about 20 seconds.  This puck shouldn't last much longer if I keep attacking it like this

That's the spirit, HoosierShave! Four grams per shave is true yeoman's work. Your shaves must be sublime. Since the first of the year I've been cruising at 2.1 grams per shave. With luck and constant effort, I'll have latherized the equivalent of nearly seven four-ounce pucks by this time next year. You will have done double that!