Great photo and setup, Doug! Nice shave report, John! My first TSD soap was bay rum. Really good stuff. Strong scent.
Nuàvia is really a pretty good soap. The big draw are the scents more than the performance. I have only used 2 of the 4, Rossa and Blu. Between the 2 I preferred the Rossa. Perhaps @Boojum1 could over his comments on the scents. I believe Mark has used all 4. I would reorder Rossa and likely Blu if it were available as a refill. I do not need another one of the nice porcelain containers and really not interested in paying the price for one.
SOTD August 26, 2018 Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Personna Ultra Chrome Razor: Schick M1 injector Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic Soap: Hendrix Classics and Company Barbershop Post: Witch hazel, Country Club for Men Modern Fougere aftershave Excellent shave with the M1 adjustable and a new sample of Hendrix Classics Barbershop. @Primotenore used this soap recently and I got a free sample from the company. Slick soap, easy to lather, can take a lot of water, etc. All the good stuff you want from a soap. The scent is very close to Reef Point Classic Barbershop. Clean and crisp. Quite enjoyable all around. Had about 52 hours of growth but only did a one pass shave. I'll shave early tomorrow morning like usual so I didn't go for an all out shave today. Great results regardless. Have a great rest of Sunday!
Great photo and report Joesph. I fully admit I am a Soap Bloomer as well. I recall my dad soaking his brush in the mug of soap before using. I have always done the same.
Pete Hendrix at Hendrix Classics is a great guy and does cool custom scales, custom razors and knives, etc. Here’s a knife he did for me: He’s offering a free tub of soap with free shipping worldwide to anyone who checks out his site. https://hendrixclassics.com/collect...ducts/hendrix-classics-co-shaving-soap-sample You’re welcome.
Today I had time before church for a straight shave using the @jtspartan drydock bowl (a daily tradition) along with: Soapy Science - Doc’s Special Blend Hart Steel 6/8 Doug Korn Aquamarine w/ Shavemac D01 Chatillon Lux - Bon Vivant (not pictured) First of all I’m liking the Soapy Science more and more as I use it. It really allows you to get nice thick lather or thin it out easily with water without it becoming a runny mess or breaking down. That’s a really unique feature of the soap that I like a lot. I’m also realizing that much of my irritation when straight shaving is a result of too much pressure, just like it was for all of us when we started DE shaving. Much like you hit a golf ball further when you don’t try to swing hard I get a better shave when I don’t try to “shave hard”, yet in both instances I find it to be my natural inclination to go harder when I’m not getting the results I want. Today was a much smoother, irritation-free straight shave as a result of thinking about this. Like @Keithmax , I probably will require a fourth pass for my neck, as it continues to go no better than a DFS for me there, despite closer to BBS results everywhere else. I’m hoping focusing on the straight (time permitting) during September will entice the baby. As for the D01, it’s a nice firm wall of badger with just a bit of scritch. I’m not a huge fan of scritch, so it remains to be seen if it will become an acquired taste for me. Still a very enjoyable brush, nonetheless.
You may want to use the contact link and ask him. Maybe he meant free soap and he’ll ship worldwide. He had me at “free soap”.
SOTD Bay Rum Soap T-400 Brush by Tom 1921 Gillette Old Type Razor Gillette Silver Blue Blade Lucky Tiger Ogallala Bay Rum After Shave Have a blessed Sunday!
