What soap/cream did you use today?

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Captain's Choice / 45th Parallel

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Seaforth! Black Watch (Spearhead) nag champa
Shave 1 ・ 98% left

Good gracious, what a shave. The joys of three grams of soap for your lather cannot be overstated. Cream aplenty, enough to measure the cushion with a yardstick. I took three passes without a nick, and my cheeks are now smoother than the tip of my nose.

This Black Watch base is softer than Spearhead's original, soft enough to be mistaken for cream. Scooping is far more preferable to loading it with a brush. And the scent is reminiscent of plum nag champa, a true delight for a cool and rainy morning. Very satisfying.
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Razor Karve Christopher Bradley Aluminum ・ Blade Wizamet ・ Brush PAA Solar Flare ・ Hoard 21,123 g

Indian Flavour (Meißner Tremonia) mint chutney
Shave 14 ・ 92% left

Today marks the nine-year milestone of my wet shaving journey. I can’t help but reflect on the fragrant trail that has led me here. Starting out I couldn’t tell cedar from vetiver or amber from bergamot, but with each lather, my senses sharpened, and my olfactory palette expanded. Though I’m still no nose, I’ve got pretty good at sniffing out scents. But, after almost a decade of exploration, my interest in fragrance has grown beyond mere curiosity. It’s become an obsession. Since the start of my shave odyssey, I find I have ordered nearly 500 tubs of shaving soap from 87 different companies. All told, that’s a staggering 43 kilos of soap (half of which has either been used, discarded, or given away).

While the acquisition of these fragrant gems has been a source of great entertainment, I’ve been feeling a strong urge lately to shift my focus from collecting to consuming. So, with 21,130 grams of soap still remaining in my hoard, I’m embarking on a new journey. My haven will be a number, and that number will be 20,000 grams. That’s right, by year’s end I hope to have a mere 20 kilos of soap on hand. Hold tight, we’ve got some heavy loading ahead of us.
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Razor Karve Christopher Bradley ・ Blade Wizamet ・ Brush PAA Solar Flare ・ Hoard 21,130 g

Congrats on the 9-year mark!  I had my 7-year mark last weekend.  Good luck on hitting 20 kilos!

Oh wow!  I've never heard of this maker.  How is the lather and scent?  What intrigues me the most is "pine tar shave soap"

Yeah, my eyesight is poor.  Good thing my cataract surgery is next month.  Can you believe I just noticed this?

Arko


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Crabtree and Evelyn - Sweet Almond Oil soap

Making moves. Day 3 with this, last night. Shoulda loaded longer (because I want to kill it), but I was in a rush. I'll have to make up for it tonight.



Still getting snow accumulation. Awoke to four or five inches.