Off topic, who is that in your avatar? It's on the edge of my memory...
It's Jerry Garcia.
Off topic, who is that in your avatar? It's on the edge of my memory...
Here was PdP face lathered with the Plisson synth. Looked better, performance maybe not quite as good for some reason. I'll try again tomorrow. Might have been the new gillette SB blade.
It's good looking lather, but perhaps a bit on the dry side. Another dip or two of water might help.
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It appears that the Feather, while it may be the sharpest, seems slightly narrower which almost seems to expose less edge. I wish I had ultra sensitive calipers to measure, but visually the GSB seems wider.
@breadstick: that's awesome.
I have calipers that go to the hundredth place, let me check that out for you and report back...
@breadstick: that's awesome.
My issue is, I keep adding to my soap box.
That is the $6 boar brush from Stirling Soap - I don't believe they sell them anymore.What brush is that? I have the same razor and scuttle as my daily driver!
Gentlemen, I never thought I'd see the day, but I've finished my journey. I had to toss the last slivers of my Vintage Williams because it was too small to be usable. I placed a small order from Bullgoose for after my samples are gone, but I've finished the last of my stockpile. It's been a pleasure spending this time with you. Good luck to the rest of you. I promise the feeling of accomplishment at the end is worth it.
Since a lot of people have asked for it, I've made a small review of all the soaps I've tried so far.
C&E Nomad cream (~70%) Nov 2011 - Dec 2011 Not bad. Smells nice and performs better than decent.
Tube of GFT Limes (~85%) Dec 2011 - 15 Jan 2012 Not bad, but not worth the price. Decent performer but smell is lacking.
SRD soap samples (2 of) 16 Jan 2012 - 19 Jan 2012 Some of, if not the, best glycerin soaps I've tried. Scent and performance both.
Icoloniali croap 20 Jan 2012 - 1 Apr 2012 Love this one. Low lather, but slick and easily the most moisturizing soap I've ever tried. I'd replace every time. The scent is amazing, also.
Fraser's Original cream (~40%) 2 Apr 2012 - 27 May 2012 The smell was good, but extremely easy to lather and very very slick.
SCS New Spice and Vetyver croaps mashed together 27 May 2012 - 3 June 2012 SCS soaps are great, but it's too heavily scented for me.
Speick Stick grated in bowl (~70%) 4 June 2012 - 27 June 2012 Amazing. A bargain at twice the price.
TOBS Avocado (~80% in tub) 28 June 2012 - 23 July 2012 Very moisturizing and easy to use. Scent is alright but everyone should try it.
MB Lemon Rose 24 July 2012 - 1 Sep 2012 MB soaps are great. The scent took some getting used to but I loved it in the end.
La Toja Stick grated in bowl (~90%) 2 Sep 2012 - 15 Sep 2012 Another solid performer. Nothing bad to say
Benton Clay Lavender (~50%) 16 Sep 2012 - 22 Sep 2012 For me, Benton Clay soaps are the best of the cheap and near the top compared to the expensive. I can't say enough good things about any of his soaps. The lime is the absolute best around.
Cella (~50%) 23 Sep 2012 - 10 Oct 2012 Great stuff. Loved it.
Calani Oriental Plum (~75%) 11 Oct 2012 - 26 Oct 2012 A bit too sweet for me but well worth it. Very good.
GFT cream samples (2) 27 Oct 2012 - 30 Oct 2012 Not bad. Hard to judge a cream from a sample but not bad.
TFS hard soap Tobacco Verde Intenso 1 Nov 2012- 23 Oct 2012 Very good. Fresh scent if I recall, which was nice.
Mystic Water Marrakesh 24 Oct 2012 - 16 Nov 2012 It was pretty good, but wasn't the best for me.
C&E Sienna 17 Nov 2012 - 21 Dec 2012 Not the best but very usable if it's around.
SCS Savory Rose 22 Dec 2012 - 1 Jan 2013 I think this was the best of the SCS soap. Very nice, but finicky sometimes.
DRH Marlborough 2 Jan 2013 - 4 Feb 2013 Good scent and performer. Sweeter than I thought it would be but nice.
QCS Key Lime cream 5 Feb 2013 - stopped performing well at the end on 13 Feb 2013 Good at first but not performing at the end.
DRH Windsor 14 Feb 2013 - 8 Apr 2013 One of my favorite scents. Good performer every time.
Arko stick (~50%) 9 Apr 2013 - 24 Apr 2013 Loved every second. Will definitely replace.
Samples 25 Apr 2013 - 1 May 2013 Don't remember what these were.
Dried KMF lime (~75%) Used and tossed on 2 May 2013 A mistake gone bad. KMF never really worked out well for me.
RR Muget de France (~95%) 3 May 2013 - 24 May 2013 Great from start to finish. Loved it.
QCS Queen Charlotte SS 25 May 2013 - 26 June 2013 QCS stands up to all the hype and more. Great.
Benton Clay Lime and Bergamot SS 27 June 2013 - 14 July 2013 This might be my favorite soap of all time.
MW Lilac SS 15 July 2013 - 16 August 2013 Loved it. Much better than the other MW soaps I've tried.
TOBS Rose cream (~60%) 17 August 2013 - 3 September 2013 Amazing from start to finish.
GFT Violet (~98%) 4 September 2013 - 5 October 2013 (tossed early) Not that good for me. Performance was alright but the scent wasn't that good.
Klar Kabinett (~75% of one bar) 6 October 2013 - 3 January 2014 I really regret powering through this soap. I should have saved it instead of sharing with my brother.
TOBS Mr Taylor cream (~80%) 4 January 2014 - 11 January 2014 (tossed early) Performance was amazing, as TOBS always is, but the scent was not for me.
RL Safari (~80%) 12 January 2014 - 25 January 2014 (PIF'd) I don't know what happened between when I got it and now, but it really went downhill for me.
Gentlemen Groom Room Scottish Heather (~90%) 26 January 2014 - 27 January 2014 (PIF'd due to irritation) Loved the scent but it itched my face.
MWF (~80%) 28 January 2014 - 10 Feb 2014 Same as RL safari
RR Cumba Cheech 11 Feb 2014 - 1 March 2014 No complaints at all
DRH Arlington (~90%) 2 March 2014 - 15 March 2014 (binned early) Tried for a while but couldn't get a stable lather at all.
Colgate cup soap 16 March 2014 - 15 April 2014 Really great. Too bad it's not made anymore.
Vintage Williams - 16 April 2014 - 2 June 2014 Same as above. Really sad I can't get it anymore.
@breadstick: that's awesome.