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Vintage Shulton "Old Spice" Shave Soap

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"There isn't much that a great shave and hot cup of coffee can't fix"
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Dave
"Always walk where you like your steps"
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Dave

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(07-22-2024, 06:09 PM)Oasisdave Wrote: [Image: C19YyNr.jpeg]

What's your perspective on the scent?

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Clay Face
Honolulu, Hawaii
Spitfire (Phoenix & Beau) leather juniper

20 MAY 2016 – 22 JULY 2024

And so it ends. After forty-three shaves, I'm finally done with Spitfire. Due to an obscenely large rotation, it took over eight years to finish the tub, but each shave was pretty satisfying. For a long time I enjoyed the fragrance – a nostalgic blend of leather and juniper. The label also mentioned tobacco, but I never really detected that in the lather. At first, I did notice a strong ammonia smell, likely due to a curing issue, but it faded away after some airing.

Forty-three shaves might not sound like much, but the tub was underfilled to start with. This was one of Phoenix & Beau’s first batches, and they didn’t account for drying. Instead of the expected 114 g, I think I only got around 100 g. No worries, though – it was enough. 

For most of our long relationship, Spitfire and I got along very well, but I won’t be replacing it. While it was nice, it wasn't extraordinary. After about thirty shaves, the scent started to lose its luster, and I just wanted to be done with it. However, the performance was consistently good, especially these last couple of shaves, when I used over six grams of soap to make my lathers.
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Brush Phoenix Shaving Peregrino (682) ・ Razor Karve Overlander SS, 3" G-Tech (11) ・ Blade Derby Extra (1)

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After all this time I still love the old Valobra sandalwood iteration for AoS.  Always a great shave and a soap I have several pucks of still.  Even as sons pilfer them.  I love that fat silvertip brush and the Merkur 34C has been with me for many years.  I do like that huge tin I store the soap in. Sort of with they all came in a too-large tub.  [Image: BqJAPTs.jpeg]

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