Another very nice shave with "Florentine Fern" this morning. 2.5 passes of shaving excellence for a DFS. I'm thinking "Tonsorial Parlour" for tomorrow. Though if the Wool Fat is waiting for me like UPS says it's gonna be, it'll be that.
I just got a few more Caties to my cabinet. The Glacé Herbe and the Pomander. Mentholated Haitian vetiver in the one and spicy oranges in the other. Man... what scents, magnificent to my nose! Simply love Caties soaps. There's a complexity, yet simplicity (I know, it contradicts!) that is just spot on. A real shame they are so expensive to get a hold of here. Around 35 USD for a tub
Another Menthol Monday shave with "Sunrise". This soap has supplanted Proraso Green/C O Bigelow Cream as my goto on Monday. It's a really fantastic way to start the week. Citrus and a shot of menthol on the second pass. This morning I even caught some peppermint. I it!
Shaved with some Catie's Bubbles Irish Coffee last night. I have to admire the scent and slickness of this lather. This is definitely a slick soap probably slicker than any other vegan soap I've used so far. Sent from my XT1710-02 using Tapatalk
Shaved this morning with "Tonsorial Parlour". Seemed appropriate since I was using a 1911 OLD. Topped things off with the Clubman, for a BBS "barbershop shave". Yeah Buddy!!
Today's shave with Catie's Bubbles "Florentine Fern" was excellent! Using my brand new brush crafted by @jimjo1031(see review in "The Brush") I whipped up a slick, fragrant lather in no time. Face feel as always was superior. The gang at Catie's Bubbles can really make some great soap!
Well, I found out that it is certainly the water at my house that was causing my lather problems with Catie's Bubbles. I bought a tub with high hopes a few months back and probably used it two dozen times. I could get a slick lather, but no matter what I tried, I couldn't get the cushion and protection everyone had raved about. So, I shelved it. It was a decent shave, but Cella was certainly better. For whatever reason, I brought it and tried it at my in-laws house the other day when my wife and I were visiting and WOW! An explosion of thick, protective lather that was slicker than snot. An amazing shave that left my face feeling fantastic. What a night and day difference. My wife and I use well water and my in-laws are have city. I left it there, so when we visit, I'll always have my great Catie's shave.
I really like Catie's. The scents are excellent and the soaps don't irritate me like many other highly scented soaps. The performance is also top notch!
Another Monday morning shave with "Sunrise". Other than C O Bigelow my go to Monday lather. "Sunrise" is great if you need some Moto on a Monday morning!
Was in the mood for Bay Rum, so I broke out the "Barnegat Bay". Of all the Bay Rum soaps I have, this one has the strongest bay scent. Topped off the 2.5 pass DFS with Clubman VIBR. Mmmm Bay Rum!
Agreed, I tried one shave and sent it away in a trade. Scent explodes out of this tub. Sent from my SM-G955U1 using Tapatalk
This morning's shave was with "Florentine Fern". Whipped up a great, slick lather with a fantastic post shave face feel using JR#161. This is a fougere type soap, which I never really paid attention to. Took a flyer 'cause it was Catie's. Not disappointed that I did. Smells great(reminds me of a forest, which is the point I guess). A keeper all the way.
Menthol Monday. Hadda flip a coin this morning. C O Bigelow or "Sunrise"? "Sunrise" won the toss and using JR#161 whipped up into a slick, great smelling lather. Have a good 'un!
Tomorrow I'm going with "Florentine Fern" for this round of blade auditions. Gonna top it off with Speick After Shave for Men Erfrischende Pflege.
Very nice shave with the "Fern" this morning. My newly acquired Rubberset 303 whipped up a boatload of lather in my Old Spice mug. When I purchased this soap, I knew nothing about fougere scents. But I do like this one.
At the risk of being repetitive, I had another great shave with Sunrise this morning. It's just the thing for Menthol Monday IMHO.
Another Menthol Monday, another shave with Catie's Bubbles "Sunrise". A great wake up call for your face!