March 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Uhm, off the top of my head, I think it's four soaps, five creams and one balm:
Soaps: Gold Dachs Sandalwood, TSD Sandalwood, Fendrihan Lavender & Sandalwood (sample), and B&M Latha Sandalwood (sample)
Creams: Simpsons Sandalwood, TOBS Sandalwood, TOBS Mr. Taylor, Salter's Indian Sandalwood (sample), and Trumper's Sandalwood (sample)
Balm: TSD Milk Aftershave Sandalwood

Soaps: The Gold Dachs is a hard-milled European soap. It has a good, strong, woody sandalwood scent. Excellent performance. Probably the best "pure" strong sandalwood scent of all the ones I have tried.

The TSD soap and milk aftershave are both very straightforward sandalwood scents -- they have sandalwood fragrance oil or essential oil in them and nothing else. The soap is a lanolin soap that lathers easily, provides good shave performance and has a nice postshave feel as you would expect from one with lanolin in it. And the balm is made from good ingredients and works very well. And the prices are good. Solid choices all around.

The Fendrihan sample I haven't tried yet. The scent is a pleasant lavender and sandalwood mix. I believe the soap itself is a European-made vegan concoction. Probably performs quite well.

The B&M Latha Sandalwood is their latha line, which seems to perform reasonably well for me but isn't my favourite soap in that sense. The scent ... is actually a sandalwood with currant and maybe other stuff mixed in so it has a sweet fruity smell that isn't at all what one expects from a sandalwood. Not one I would buy for either scent or shave performance.

Creams: The Simpsons Sandalwood I rather regret buying. The Simpsons creams all perform very well, but the scent of this one just seems somehow lifeless and lacklustre to me. Like it was made from old, tired sandalwood or something.

TOBS Sandalwood I like. I don't think it's a pure sandalwood as it smells a bit sweeter than, for example, the TSD Sandalwood. However, the predominant scent that comes forward for me is wood.

TOBS Mr. Taylor's isn't billed as a sandalwood at all but is a mix of various spices that includes sandalwood. Very pleasant scent. And both TOBS creams perform excellently for me.

Salter's Indian Sandalwood is a spicy and citrusy sandalwood. It's sandalwood with things like citronella mixed in. If you want a pure sandalwood, this isn't the one you will want. The cream performs well. Personally I prefer both the TOBS creams and the Trumper's Sandalwood to this one though. I wouldn't get a full tub of it.

The Trumper's Sandalwood is again a pure sandalwood with a straightforward and strong woody smell. I have only used the cream once, today, but it lathered easily for me and gave great performance.

Overall, if I was going out to buy a sandalwood today, I would probably rank my choices in order as Gold Dachs Sandelholz soap, TOBS Sandalwood cream, TSD Sandalwood soap, and Trumper's Sandalwood cream, with TOBS Mr. Taylor's also purchased as a non-pure sandalwood but still great scent.

 

Have a great trip. @Bama Samurai looking forward to your return.

 

Thanks John, That was very informative.

 

Fantastic photo and setup Jason, when I use my Alum stick I always folowed it with witch hazel and the face feel was pretty good.

 

Excellent picture, Jason!

 

March so far has been all about brush restoration ....

I have five more in process.

 

Nice pic, but bin the blade!

Glad to hear that blade is working better than the other Lords, John. Sounds like the cream is a winner as well. I've heard that unlike some of the other well known English makers, the Trumper soap isn't up to the level of the creams. Have you tried any?

Another beautiful brush, Jim! Any more coming in still, or just this one and the Aurora?

Great combo, Perry! Try to have some fun in DisneyWorld. My wife takes 100+ band students to Disneyland every couple of years, I know how much work you've put into the trip and how stressed you'll be there making sure everything goes well.

Simply awesome, Clint. Williams on dock for tomorrow?

Sorry about the weepers, Brian. The good news is that you get to smell like a leather purse with old certs in it as a reward...

 

Thank you Andrew.

 

Safe travels Brian.

 

Great warm photo Jason.

 

Wow. Thank you for a such a detailed run down on all the soaps and creams. You really did a wonderful job putting that together.

 

You did a great job with that brush restoration.

 

Thank you, Gentlemen.
Andrew, I really don't like the tightness feeling of Alum without the witch hazel immediately following it. I don't think I'll continue using it after my focus on it is done, except as maybe a once in a while technique check.

 

Thank you Jason. No I can safely say that I will not be using Williams tomorrow. I have not used it since leaving school and see no reason to revisit it now.

 

You perfectly described the way it makes my face feel. I don't like the feeling either.

 

Thank you, Jason! It's certainly a lot of work, but I enjoy the opportunity to take the kids somewhere and experience more than just our little corner of the world.

 

Thank you, took a little bit of finagling, but think it worked out nice.

 

Respect!

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I think it turned out much better than just nice. It is something to be proud of. Good luck with the remaining restorations.

 

Day Light Saving Time Blues?

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