Still plugging along with The Fat, since July 01.
My Guess... 3017
- Thread starter johnniegold
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soft and scoopable
Thanks Brian.
They seem to be off to a great start, especially if they have you even hinting or joking about going all cream.
I'll have to check out some of their stuff in the future.
It really is quite good.
Still rolling along with the Barrister & Mann Fougere Aromatique vegan. I am about 20 shaves in, the scent is still as strong as when I first opened the plastic container. Very green and fresh. Using less of this product than RazoRock, averaging about 2g per shave. I have been primarily face lathering with various boars. It works well loading with the Marco method but the last several shaves I have loaded a lightly squeezed and twice shaken brush for 30 seconds. Then added a few drops of water to the brush and lathered on my wet face. The lather builds quickly, sometimes I have to add a couple more drops of warm water to the brush. 30 second load gives ample lather for 4 passes. I have had zero irritation from this soap and a very nice after-shave feel.
I liked this soap out of the gate and am growing more fond of it each shave. I mentioned yesterday I am toying with the idea of hitting a brick of Cella for 2015. Soaps like B&M are going to make it an easy decision....to PIF most of the Cella and continue trying these fantastic artisans.
I liked this soap out of the gate and am growing more fond of it each shave. I mentioned yesterday I am toying with the idea of hitting a brick of Cella for 2015. Soaps like B&M are going to make it an easy decision....to PIF most of the Cella and continue trying these fantastic artisans.
My journey to use it up:
3/24/14--4/18/14 - Stirling Barbershop
4/19/14--5/10/14 - Godrej Cool Menthol
5/11/14--5/14/14 - Stirling Glacial Wintergreen (sample puck)
5/15/14--5/16-14 - homemade bay rum soap sample
5/17/14--5/21/14 - TSD SubZero sample
5/22/14--7/05/14 - Tiki Set Sail
7/06/14--8/14/14 - Stirling Spice
8/15/14--8/16/14 Saint James Mandarin & Patchouli cream dropped due to reaction. Revisit after outdoor freeze.
8/17/4--8/21/14 - St. Charles Shave SCS blend sample - easy to lather.
8/22/14--? IanS soap works. Artisan soap from a hobbyist here on B&B.
3/24/14--4/18/14 - Stirling Barbershop
4/19/14--5/10/14 - Godrej Cool Menthol
5/11/14--5/14/14 - Stirling Glacial Wintergreen (sample puck)
5/15/14--5/16-14 - homemade bay rum soap sample
5/17/14--5/21/14 - TSD SubZero sample
5/22/14--7/05/14 - Tiki Set Sail
7/06/14--8/14/14 - Stirling Spice
8/15/14--8/16/14 Saint James Mandarin & Patchouli cream dropped due to reaction. Revisit after outdoor freeze.
8/17/4--8/21/14 - St. Charles Shave SCS blend sample - easy to lather.
8/22/14--? IanS soap works. Artisan soap from a hobbyist here on B&B.
I might be with you on that, but there's a part of me that wants to do a full tub of JM Frasers.
That would be epic, too.
I've got an unopened 500 gram package of Klar Kabinett, hmm. Could 2015 be the year of the big soap?
That's a lovely cream to 3017. Even the 450ml tubs should go fairly quick too. It is tough to use less than 3ml per shave. A very slick cream, which makes it a good option for soap guys.
I'm shooting for my "big soap" year to be 2016 or, more likely, 2017 after I'm through my non-big-soaps.
Decided to go with the Coates Lime cream. It's a smaller tube and has been used half a dozen times, so will probably only last a few weeks.
Been working on 150g of Valobra Menthol soft soap. Good stuff!
My sample of Stirling Blu bit the dust tonight. At 52g, it was a fairly generous sample size. I received 21 fantastic shaves which equates to ~2.5g per shave. I am going to burn up another sample - Stirling Sport - in order to free up the glass container
11/14/13 - 01/05/14 --- Barrister & Mann Nocturne (30 shaves)
01/07/14 - 06/17/14 --- The Art of Shaving Sandalwood Shaving Cream (114 shaves)
06/18/14 - 07/30/14 --- RazoRock XX (48 shaves)
07/31/14 - 08/22/14 --- Stirling Soap Blu Sample (21 shaves)
08/23/14 - 00/00/00 --- Stirling Soap Sport Sample
11/14/13 - 01/05/14 --- Barrister & Mann Nocturne (30 shaves)
01/07/14 - 06/17/14 --- The Art of Shaving Sandalwood Shaving Cream (114 shaves)
06/18/14 - 07/30/14 --- RazoRock XX (48 shaves)
07/31/14 - 08/22/14 --- Stirling Soap Blu Sample (21 shaves)
08/23/14 - 00/00/00 --- Stirling Soap Sport Sample
Another club in the making... Giant Soap Killers?
Choose for me please : Speick stick or Razorock XX?
I used both this week, got decent enough lathers from each, but need to 3017 to get to the next level.
I used both this week, got decent enough lathers from each, but need to 3017 to get to the next level.
Go with Speick to have fun in Speciktember 
Stone Cottage Creams till 10/01....
Go with Speick to have fun in Speciktember
+1
Go Speick for Speicktember and then RR XX for RazoRocktober
Speicktember and Razoroctober sounds like a plan! Thanks!
