SOTD "Mentholated Soaps/Creams" Theme Week 4-10 August 2014

I didn't post any pictures last week (but I did take some) as I spent it trying out a soap I picked up in a sale.




What can I say about this expensive soap, other than that it's ******* awful. Well a few things actually. It reminds me out when I tested out a soap made by an artisan who had no idea how to make a shave soap. The way the lather disappears so quickly after it goes on the face, means that I'm sure whoever is responsible for this soap hasn't a clue what they are doing either. I only paid about 40% of what Penhaligon's charge and I still think I got an awful deal. At least it smells decent, so it will become my go to soap for the shower for a while.


I had a much better shave today thankfully. I finished off a sample I received a while ago and it was so nice using a soap where the lather doesn't disappear of it's own accord.

evnpar said:

Monday

Strop: Niel Miller 3" Shell Cordovan
Brush: Mühle STF V2.0 25mm
L'Occitane Cade: Soap + ASB + EdT
Music: Han-Na Chang, Philharmonia Orch./The Swan

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Polerouter said:

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Merkur 37c / Personna Lab Blue / L`Occitane Plisson Synthetic / CADE Rich Shaving Cream / CADE ASB
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Great pictures Gentlemen!

Monday SOTD:

Pre: Hot Shower
e-Shave Orange Sandalwood Pre Shave Oil
Brush: Rooney Heritage Beehive 2
Soap: Synergy Frost Byte
Razor/Blade 1959 (E2) Gillette Fatboy/Polsilver SI (2)
Post: Cold Water/Alum Block
Aftershave: Fine Snake Bite

An unexpected BBS. Have a nice day everybody.

witeq said:

Great pictures Gentlemen!

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Thank You, witeq!

Semogue 620
Gillette Old Type w/ Elite Razor handle
Personna Lab Blue (2)
Proraso Green Pre/Post
Razorock for Fine American Blend
Thayer's Original witch hazel
Fine American Blend



Very light menthol, so I helped it along with the Proraso.

robk said:

Tulip & Lavender
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Yesterday's shave -- Sunday, August 3.
Atkinsons Lavender bar soap ... Jabonman Lavenda ... Simpons vintage butterscotch Tulip ... ATT R2 Atlas ... Personna Red. Alas, no lavender scented AS/EdC here, so I went with Fine Clean Vetiver.
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nice group shot!
we've got to get you a lavender AS!
Even Clubman would work!

Proraso pre-shave
RazoRock One X
Simpson X2 Best Badger
Gillette Proglide(1st Pass WTG)
Panny Arc 5(2nd Pass ATG)
Witch Hazel
GFT Coral Skin Food

Shave Ready Pre Shave Lavender Essential Oil
Simpson Chubby 2 in Best
IColoniali Mango shave soap with menthol
Thiers Issard 7/8 in green stamina scales
Shave Ready Save Face moisturizer
Caron Yatagan EDT
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Sarimento, thanks.

Is there a lavender AS in my future? Not sure.

The soaps do pair well together.

Mrs. has a lavender spritz the label of which suggests a spray on the pillowcase before bed for a good night's sleep. Works for me.

robk said:

Sarimento, thanks.

Is there a lavender AS in my future? Not sure.

The soaps do pair well together.

Mrs. has a lavender spritz the label of which suggests a spray on the pillowcase before bed for a good night's sleep. Works for me.

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the AOS lavender AS balm is super, btw.

I do not know if its my impression, but compared to the shave that I got yesterday with my Gillette richwood, I think that the Bostonian one is milder. Apparently, the two razors are pretty similar, but the shave is different.


Bye!

Hitemfrank...

I missed your post!
It happened the same thing to me and, curiously, with a hard fern soap either!
It was an experiment to define the safest shave soap possible.

Thanks God i did not even pay a fraction of the Penhaligon: just inland post costs!
It gave an itchy, unpleasant feeling and lather laster around 5 nanoseconds!

So, I grated it and mixed it with Figaro P 160 in tube: a scentless cream which supplies a great lather: so it became a symbiotic soap, supplying one the scent, the other the lathering.

Just not to use it under the shower...

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2014-08-05 "The abandoned soap"



Night Prep Glenova Rosa Mosqueta
Valobra Glicerlanolina/Huile pre Rasage SS
P 160- The Original/Zenit Silvertip
39C/Dorco 300
Hot washcloth/LGA AS Lotion/Cool washcloth/Vifrex AS/Acqua di Colonia farmacia Vaticana (re-packed)

Tuesday August 5, 2014:
Pre-shave: 3P
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Soap: Proraso green tub
Razor: ATT M2 (Kronos handle)
Blade: Personna platinum
After-shave: Thayer's witch hazel and Proraso menthol

AlfredoT said:

Hitemfrank...

I missed your post!
It happened the same thing to me and, curiously, with a hard fern soap either!
It was an experiment to define the safest shave soap possible.

Thanks God i did not even pay a fraction of the Penhaligon: just inland post costs!
It gave an itchy, unpleasant feeling and lather laster around 5 nanoseconds!

So, I grated it and mixed it with Figaro P 160 in tube: a scentless cream which supplies a great lather: so it became a symbiotic soap, supplying one the scent, the other the lathering.

Just not to use it under the shower...

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That's not a bad idea. I might keep it around until I get an unscented soap and mix it in.


Lovely picture, by the way.