I mush say its very nice to here the other side of the story on this Stirling soap. I have a puck waiting in the wings and a couple of samples. But have not tried them yet......but boy they sure smell grate.........
OccamsBadger, so that's the leftovers whipped up with more water, did it turn out airy or is it still actually protective and slick?
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How's the Dottie shave bowl? Been thinking about upgrading the mug I've been using. It's a no name stoneware mug made in Thailand
Actually, I'm using a Captain's Choice lather bowl. I think the texture you saw was the glass on the shower door.@occamsBadger
How's the Dottie shave bowl? Been thinking about upgrading the mug I've been using. It's a no name stoneware mug made in Thailand
You make a lot of good points inspiringK. I also wonder what some people call good or great lather. I've also thought that some people say a soap is good simply because its inexpensive. Catties Bubbles gets a lot of fan boy love (for the record, I'm a fan) but those soaps are some of the best I've ever used, and I get similar results every shave.
I don't think its a case where we are getting different batches of soap, I just struggle with Stirling soap. His bath soap and laundry soap are all excellent. I've watched videos of guys lathering his soap and they make it look easy, almost effortless.
I tried another artisan soap a few months ago and I was getting similar results to Stirling. Sliceoflife mentioned in a thread that the soap I was using needed a lot of water because of one of the ingredients. I tried lathering the artisan soap again, using a lot of water and I got good lather, not amazing lather just good stable lather. I'm on my phone, I'll post the ingredient later. Stirling also has the same ingredient, I wonder if I wasn't using enough water. Most of my lathers from Stirling looked like I added too much water, the lather looked like hand lotion.
If I get another 2 weeks(which I should) with the remainder, that will make it 2 months from a full tub for me. Not bad.
I'd like to share my 3017 line up of creams and soaps that I hope to complete over the next several months.
Creams:
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Soaps:
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The photo was taken shortly after Speicktember. The Dynamite, Arko(in pyrex bowl), Haslinger Schafmilch(1/4 puck) and a tub of Palmyra have all been polished off since then.
A few back ups have not been pictured.
Yesterday, the Col. Conk Bay Rum went down for the count and like Sonny Liston pictured below, it didn't take much to knock out.
10/24/2014 to 11/13/2014 - 20 days
Today, I will start a puck of AoS Sandalwood that I just picked up from the newly-opened Art of Shaving store located nearby. This is my first AoS puck with the new formulation.
That sounds good. I'll have to revisit Mike's at some point.Mike's is so slick that it won't even stay stuck to the bowl. It's the only soap I've used that breaks loose and won't reattach.
Gentlemen,
I have had roughly 20 shaves with Mitchell's that has been grated into a 1 cup pyrex dish (with lid) and is well hydrated. I'm just not stoked about it. Performance, for me, is meh. I have soft North Carolina water so there's no reason other than this soap is not for me. This isn't my first puck of Mitchell's, but, sadly, it will be my last.
Before throwing it on the BST, I wanted to offer this soap to any 3017er who would like to attempt to work through it. It will come in the pyrex dish as is, free of charge.
I will decide what's up next in a day or two.
Yesterday, the Col. Conk Bay Rum went down for the count and like Sonny Liston pictured below, it didn't take much to knock out.
10/24/2014 to 11/13/2014 - 20 days
Today, I will start a puck of AoS Sandalwood that I just picked up from the newly-opened Art of Shaving store located nearby. This is my first AoS puck with the new formulation.
Absolutely! I'm a 3017 newbie myself.are noobs to 3017 elligible as well?