What soap/cream did you use today?

Spañish Fern (Joserra) rich fougère
Shave 1

The good news: Spañish Fern may just be the finest fougère around. This soap has el duende. It’s passionate, primal, and satisfying on so many levels – a spine tingling top, a crazy blend of grassy middle notes, and a dark earthy base that goes all the way to China. The coolest thing is, when you're shaving, you’re not aware of the different parts. You feel wrapped in the embrace of an uncanny greenness that's dense, rich, and perfectly fit together. It will make you wish every day were Fern Friday. 

The bad news: Today’s brush, the Zenith Kotibe boar, is the worst tool in my entire shaving arsenal. It absolutely destroys lather. I load it with a couple grams of my best soap, add my water slowly and carefully, work it all till my palm is red … and nothing. I’ve fed it enough soap to make five passes, but all it gives me is a spineless slurry. I get one pass out it and then have to reload. Miserable. Boar men, is this par for the course with these Zenith pig bristles?

And a side note: I like the crunchy sound the Shovelhead razor makes on the first pass.

Finally: HoosierShave, what did you think of the Lambda Athena? I believe it's my smoothest and most efficient razor (I'm using the February 2024 version, which is said to be milder than earlier editions). I hope you enjoyed your shave.
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Brush Zenith Kotibe 24.5mm boar (6) ・ Razor Ever-Ready Shovelhead (4) ・ Blade Gem (1)

Bouki, you know we don't need more soap, right?

Nero,
I love LJDJ - but for me I don't love this fougère. Glad to bounce you a sample. Lemmeno

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Spañish Fern (Joserra) rich fougère
Shave 1

The good news: Spañish Fern may just be the finest fougère around. This soap has el duende. It’s passionate, primal, and satisfying on so many levels – a spine tingling top, a crazy blend of grassy middle notes, and a dark earthy base that goes all the way to China. The coolest thing is, when you're shaving, you’re not aware of the different parts. You feel wrapped in the embrace of an uncanny greenness that's dense, rich, and perfectly fit together. It will make you wish every day were Fern Friday. 

The bad news: Today’s brush, the Zenith Kotibe boar, is the worst tool in my entire shaving arsenal. It absolutely destroys lather. I load it with a couple grams of my best soap, add my water slowly and carefully, work it all till my palm is red … and nothing. I’ve fed it enough soap to make five passes, but all it gives me is a spineless slurry. I get one pass out it and then have to reload. Miserable. Boar men, is this par for the course with these Zenith pig bristles?

And a side note: I like the crunchy sound the Shovelhead razor makes on the first pass.

Finally: HoosierShave, what did you think of the Lambda Athena? I believe it's my smoothest and most efficient razor (I'm using the February 2024 version, which is said to be milder than earlier editions). I hope you enjoyed your shave.
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Brush Zenith Kotibe 24.5mm boar (6) ・ Razor Ever-Ready Shovelhead (4) ・ Blade Gem (1)

Bouki, you know we don't need more soap, right?

Nero,
I love LJDJ - but for me I don't love this fougère. Glad to bounce you a sample. Lemmeno

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I felt the same as Tommy on this one

LJDJ
Belated Green Friday Fougère shave

Green Twist is a homage to Creed's Green Irish Tweed. It is wonderful to my nose. Paired it with Stirlings Sharp Dressed Man AFS/balm. I have to use this waaay more. Too many soap options per my whisker growth. I think I need to shave 3 times a day.

Even though this is not a fougère, I am trying to keep with Boukimaster's Fougère Friday theme. A nice way to get a rigorous rotation.

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A great puck!

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Barbershop Saturday

Italian tallow goodness: Cella

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Stirling Barbershop

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Bouki, you know we don't need more soap, right?

Nero,
I love LJDJ - but for me I don't love this fougère. Glad to bounce you a sample. Lemmeno

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I felt the same as Tommy on this one

I’m in the middle on this one.  When I first got Spanish Fern (long time back), it didn’t particularly attract me.  But either the puck has cured or my tastes have changed. It’s still not a fav, or an example of his IMO more typically excellent perfumery, but at least now it’s clearly on the pleasant side for me.

Bouki, you know we don't need more soap, right?

Nero,
I love LJDJ - but for me I don't love this fougère. Glad to bounce you a sample. Lemmeno

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I felt the same as Tommy on this one

Been a while but always loved this one. Would love to try another sample to be sure