What soap/cream did you use today?

Grooming Dept Mallard.

What do I know, but after a 3-5 shaves with each base, I find regular Kairos and Nai both better than new Mallard. Subject to change based on moon phase, barometric pressure, and Earth's distance to Neptune.

My delivery of Pàsion is due tomorrow.

I have the same "what do I know" response to all of this. Sometimes, I wonder if I am merely parroting back what others, who appear to be knowledgeable, have said. A sort of confirmation bias. In the end, I know that 1) Grooming Dept makes really good soap; 2) Pasión is a really good shaving soap with a beautiful, to me, scent; and 3) Mohammed is getting incrementally better at this soap making thing. As to the rest of it--it truly is an embarrassment of riches. Who knows what truly is the best? What matters is what each of us happens to like. One other thing--mine was an initial impression. I like to have a higher number of shaves in with a particular soap to have a truly valid opinion.

Boys, wet Shavers are in the gilded age fo sho. It is really getting hard to decide what to lather up with in the mornings!


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Mallard Almond Vanilla by Grooming Dept.

  Grooming Dept Mallard.

What do I know, but after a 3-5 shaves with each base, I find regular Kairos and Nai both better than new Mallard. Subject to change based on moon phase, barometric pressure, and Earth's distance to Neptune.

My delivery of Pàsion is due tomorrow.

Absolutely adore Nai, soso on Kairos.  However, find the new Mallard the best of Grooming Dept to date, significantly so (yet to try Pasion).

Fresco (Ethos) minty lime basil
Shave 3 ・ 130 g left

Oh! I finally get it … the uncommon devotion Ethos inspires in its users. This is really good stuff, but it took a few shaves to figure that out. Yesterday’s lather was overwatered. True, it was slick as all get out, but I wasn’t feeling that thin layer of fattiness that allows for safe buffing. Today I loaded a little more soap in my brush, and following Frank’s suggestion, I slapped it around my face with long painter strokes, adding water only when it felt pasty. The result? A much thinker, richer emulsion that fully supported my whim to buff my beard clean.

But that was only the beginning of the joy. Where Fresco really shines is how it leaves my face feeling about eight hours after I put my razor down. Gorgeous, healthy finish on this one. No heat, itch, tingling, or irritation of any sort, even when my beard starts growing back. And Frank says some of the best benefits are realized after using it for a few days in a row. You don’t have to twist my arm. This is going to be fun!
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Razor 1959 Gillette Tech ・ Blade Astra SP ・ Brush Phoenix Shaving Peregrino ・ Hoard 17,555 g ・ YTD 91 g

   

Congrats Bouki!  Sounds like you have found the cure to your recent post-shave issues.  I still haven't tried the F-base but am anxiously awaiting the release of Frank's take on Fine's Santal Abosut.  That will be an easy be a soap/splash purchase decision

GD Amare