Wholly Kaw

I shaved with Siero base today. I can safely say I love both Siero and Crème Fraiche base 

Third day in a row with this soap and I think I'm going to ride this train a little farther.

  This gear is turning out to give me a pretty efficient, smooth shave with a nice post shave feel. 
The razors is the  Blackbird Titanium.

Saturday June 3, 2023
Razor: Rockwell 6S Plate 5
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Semogue Galahad/Boar
Soap: Wholly Kaw La Fougère Parfaite
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Wholly Kaw La Fougère Parfaite Splash
Fragrance: BRUT Cologne
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,671

Friday July 7, 2023
Razor: Famex Cage Head Adjustable
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Semogue Galahad/Boar
Soap: WK Amber Bomba
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: CFG Ghost Town Barber
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,705

Another easy choice of what to shave with today after seeing one of these for sale in the BST yesterday. A RARE razor and opportunity for someone to get one at a fair price if it's still available. Great shaveto start a Friday and end the week. ome on Weekend ! Everyone have a great day !

Just ordered a WK Entropy Man yesterday, can not wait to try it!

Want to try bare Siero.  Desperate to find soaps without fragrance oil.  Do well with most naturals not the same for fragrance oils.  

Any thoughts on Siero bare, any scent from the tallow?

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The siero is also the one I have my eyes on. Interested to here what folks think.

So far, the best I've tried for unscented is Zingari Man. There is nearly no scent at all. The trace scent I do get is a light sweetness... Barely perceptible.

MacDuffs has a light scent, but very minor (and like ZM, it's just a natural sweet smell). It is more pronounced than ZM, though. I can smell it from a foot or so away. Still... It's mild and non-offensive.

That said, I just had a conversation with Frank and his unscented are supposed to be completely scent-free. I'm excited to try this soon.

I like the ingredients of the Wholly Kaw. It sounds very good for the skin, and the reviews I've seen are quite promising (there's a reddit thread somewhere, among other Boards) . Their soap description says...

"Siero or whey in Italian is our new base that is built using whey proteins from donkey milk and water buffalo milk.  It contains beef tallow, water buffalo tallow, donkey milk, water buffalo milk, whey protein, flax seed with greater concentration of Omega 3 and Omega 6 essential fatty acids and other skin nourishing ingredients for fantastic post shave moisturization."

I don't think I've ever used a soap with Whey. That gives me pause. Is it a common allergen? No clue. I also have abstained from Lanolin for the time being. I do plan to try some Lanolin soaps, eventually, but I'm not 100% ready yet. Lanolin is listed in the Siero ingredients, so it's on my 'future trials' list.

Don't know if this is at all a help. I hope some others pop in with some more details. Best of luck!

EDIT: Soaps like Sir Henry's seem to skip the fragrance oil. I believe that may be why it has such a prominent natural scent. Nothing offensive, just not 'unscented'.

I have used Siero scented.  I think it was an excellent base, but one of the fragrance oils lit me up.  The base and shave cushion from what I remember were good, but I can’t remember now.

Yes I use Ethos 90% of the time and love the F and S bases.  I still am looking for another experience.  I have found Stirling sheep very good.  I hear good things about Canada.  

But back to this thread, it’s about WK and so Siero bare, if anyone has tried it just curious as to any scent and performance thoughts.  

Thanks!!! Highly appreciate everyone’s input.