Brevity has never been one of my strong suits so here goes.
I'm pretty new in the software department so I wanted to try something other than my TOBS Sandalwood.
I heard a lot of good about Saint Charles Shaving soaps so I thought I should start there.
My first order got cancelled because they apparently don't ship outside of CONUS anymore.
Eventually they took pity on me and accepted my order for a Woods shave soap.
When the package arrived I saw that the had included a few samples as well.
Yay!
I got three samples: Sandalwood, Pumpkin and Pipe Tobacco
Anxious to try them out I did my first run in the Woods yesterday.
The scent:
The scent reminded me of a fresh, fruity chewing gum, kinda like the original, blue, Hubba Bubba.
I haven't decided if I like the scent or not but it's definitely different.
It's a pleasant scent but I can't decide if it's really me.
The lather:
It came in an aluminum canister where the puck sort of rattled around in it because it didn't fit the dimensions properly.
The result was that I had a hard time loading the brush which resulted in very thin, watery lather.
Although it was thin, it still provided enough slick that my shave didn't suffer too much from it so it didn't discourage me from trying again.
Today, I squashed the puck so that it filled up the canister and thereby giving me more surface area for the brush.
I did the usual, dunked the brush in a bowl, wet the soap and waited a minute.
The loading of the brush was a lot better this time around.
And the resulting lather?
A thick paste like substance that enveloped my face like a cocoon.
It was so slick and protective that I almost had a hard time rinsing it off afterwards.
So that's how a proper lather is supposed to look like.
I thought my TOBS lathered well but there is no comparing the two.
This thing was thick and creamy, almost like mayonnaise.
The woods scent I thought was ok and I still have three samples to burn through.
But they have other scents too...
I'm beginning to feel the onset of SSAD...
Saint Charles help me...
I'm pretty new in the software department so I wanted to try something other than my TOBS Sandalwood.
I heard a lot of good about Saint Charles Shaving soaps so I thought I should start there.
My first order got cancelled because they apparently don't ship outside of CONUS anymore.
Eventually they took pity on me and accepted my order for a Woods shave soap.
When the package arrived I saw that the had included a few samples as well.
Yay!
I got three samples: Sandalwood, Pumpkin and Pipe Tobacco
Anxious to try them out I did my first run in the Woods yesterday.
The scent:
The scent reminded me of a fresh, fruity chewing gum, kinda like the original, blue, Hubba Bubba.
I haven't decided if I like the scent or not but it's definitely different.
It's a pleasant scent but I can't decide if it's really me.
The lather:
It came in an aluminum canister where the puck sort of rattled around in it because it didn't fit the dimensions properly.
The result was that I had a hard time loading the brush which resulted in very thin, watery lather.
Although it was thin, it still provided enough slick that my shave didn't suffer too much from it so it didn't discourage me from trying again.
Today, I squashed the puck so that it filled up the canister and thereby giving me more surface area for the brush.
I did the usual, dunked the brush in a bowl, wet the soap and waited a minute.
The loading of the brush was a lot better this time around.
And the resulting lather?
A thick paste like substance that enveloped my face like a cocoon.
It was so slick and protective that I almost had a hard time rinsing it off afterwards.
So that's how a proper lather is supposed to look like.
I thought my TOBS lathered well but there is no comparing the two.
This thing was thick and creamy, almost like mayonnaise.
The woods scent I thought was ok and I still have three samples to burn through.
But they have other scents too...
I'm beginning to feel the onset of SSAD...
Saint Charles help me...
