What soap/cream did you use today?

Mitchell's Wool Fat


1.  the slickest stuff I have ever used: residual slickness outstanding.
2. I do prefer fatty soaps & the post is incredible. Similar & slightly better than Mystic Waters.



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Whoa...possibly better than MW!

Give it a shot my man. Unreal post. Feels like I loaded with ABC balm

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I like it better than my well liked MW too.

Black Tie Razor Company Sandalwood.

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I have this inbound!  Can’t wait to smell your take on AOS.  I already know the performance will be great.

Mitchell's Wool Fat

I have been using this all week. A new soap experience for me. Not sure why I waited 2 decades to try it out. The difficulty in lathering was a factor I think, and it didn't seem to be exotic enough to spin it up. Boy, what an interesting soap.

I researched all of the 'how to get a lather' summaries in the blogs and on YouTube. The compendium is easy to compile per similarities in all of the wet shavers experiences :

Load it like you hate it
Soak it in the dish to it fills the ceramic container
Use it daily
Warm water not hot
Grate it and then soak it in the jar
Bloom it daily
Use a dry boar
Use a 2 band badger with some scritch
Hard water is the enemy
Use it as a shave stick after blooming
Face lather - bowl gathering not as effective
Slow hydration is the key
There is a hard rind that needs to be worked off

Ya'll get the gist.

My thoughts after using all week

1. It is not for beginners,  tricky to get a good lather
2.  The soap needs a huge load
3. It benefits from blooming and a stiff brush
4. It seemed to do better as the week progressed; the 'hard rind was lathered off
5.  Roughing or grating the puck improved the loading process
6.  Very gradual hydration prevented early foaming and a dissipating lather.
7.  Significant time required to get a good build on the brush and face.
8.  I face lather so can't address bowl lathering efficacy
9.  Post blooming I used the puck as a shave stick & loaded the brush with copious proto-lather


Is it worth the effort?

YES

1.  the slickest stuff I have ever used: residual slickness outstanding.
2. I do prefer fatty soaps & the post is incredible. Similar & slightly better than Mystic Waters.
3. Nice soapy fragrance perfect for daily usage - does not clash with post shave fragrances.

I may get it into my weekly routine with Sa°Tabac °urday and  Thu°Rose°Day.

Have a good week



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I suppose I’m lucky but I’ve never done anything special to get this soap to perform in my rock hard water.  Wet any brush, wring it out, get on the puck and load it heavy and pasty, add water slowly.  BOOM!

Soap Commander / Honor

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Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Mutton Tallow/Essential Oil

Colonia (Ethos) classic Italian cologne
Shave 9 ・ 84 shaves left

What is classic Italian cologne? Wikipedia explains it this way:

"The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne in 1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina (1685–1766), an Italian perfume maker from Santa Maria Maggiore Valle Vigezzo. In 1708, Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: 'I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils and orange blossoms after the rain.' He named his fragrance Eau de Cologne, in honour of his new hometown."

Wow. A spring morning in 18th-century Italy. I’m sold. 
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