Jan. 3rd/ 2nd Route 66 shave of the month I like a thirsty soap because it'll take extra hydration for that just a little wetter lather needed for a naked blade. Jared @PickledNorthern - Keeping my shave count up top of my photos!
January 4, 2017 Timeless OC .95 Gap with Windrose SS Feather (1) Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest Route 66 Twisted Tweed Witch Hazel Floid Amber Sample
SOTD January 4, 2017 Blade: Chinese Schick Razor: Personna injector Brush: Artisan badger Lather: Route 66 Cavendish Post: Witch hazel splash enhanced with Ozark Mountain Trail aftershave, Nivea sensitive balm WTG, touch-up Nice lather again today. Went with a different brush but still got great results. This badger brush is always a good choice. Plenty of nice, slick lather provided a fine backdrop for a nice shave. Have a great day!
While I have yet to try Route 66 yet. I hope to get some soon Really enjoying seeing the pictures and reading about everyone's experience's
Route 66 Bay Lime Twist B-400 Brush by Tom Dubl Duck Dwarf Alum Lucky Tiger Vintage Old Spice Cologne Have fun!
the way I look at it, 5 oz. of soap for the $18.50 is an OK deal. I'm learning with the WSP soap that it's going to take quite a while to even make a DENT in Lee's full-sized pucks. Presumably the same type of logic with the Rte 66 pucks.
I think that's for all soap pucks that I've come across. The full amounts are enough to last for 2-3 months of shaving.
I'm guessing about 30 shaves on an ounce of soap. I just looked back on all of my SOTD posts that I used Blades Grim Smolder (my most used soap), I have about 30 shaves on it(probably more with shaves that I didn't post), its a 4oz tin and is about 1/4 maybe 1/3 used up. I would be curious to see somebody weigh their soap before and after a shave to see exactly how much gets used up.
I found a very unexpected gift in my mailbox yesterday when I got home from work. Needless to say I had a tremendous shave with Bourbon Jungle this morning!
I confess upfront that I overload soaps in general and I tend towards larger denser brushes so my usage is not typical. However, I get between 35-40 shaves out of most artisan soaps. Harder or triple milled soaps last me much longer. My family tells me I can be obsessed but I have kept n spreadsheet with each item used on a daily basis and running totals since January 2015
That is quite impressive Clint. I'm on the other end of the spectrum in regards to loading. I typically only load for about 10 seconds, which usually give me way more lather then I need for a 3 pass shave.
