Ok I narrowed it down to three for the next 3017. Awesome Sauce which is a Proraso dupe, great scent and great performance but I would feel completed to replace it. Panna Creama found this one in soap drawer and the performance is good plus a nice scent. This one I would not replace. Steam Punk is great stuff, fantastic performance and an unique scent. I would feel to replace this one. The next 3017 target is Panna Crema, I remember the object of this exercise to thin my absurd shaving soap collection. I kicked this off with a trio of big steel, all full hollow and 8/8 blades. The weather has finally changed and now that we have cooler days I switched from cold water shave to warm water shaves.
Beautiful Tulip. Simpson simply doesn't make 'em like that anymore. The knots these days are"uninspired".
Tuesday October 1 Valobra Patchouly~~Simpson Rover~~Wolfman WR2/Voskhod I have chosen my next 3017---this Valobra is NOT IT! Great shave, btw.
Wednesday, October 2 A&E Chasing the Dragon (3017)~~Simpson CH2 Synthetic~~Wolfman WR2/Voskhod Here's the next subject of my 3017. The soap is fantastic. The scent is very powerful. I don't reach for it often and when it's gone...it's gone.
Sunday, October 6 Arianna & Evans Chasing the Dragon~~Abercrombie & Fitch Persian Jar~~Red Injun No. 101
Monday, October 7 Arianna & Evans Chasing the Dragon~~TSN X LE~~Gillette #44 RFB/Voskhod Nothing new to report. Keeping my head down and workin' the 3017...
Fall is here so stanks are changing and moving from cold shaves to warm shaves. This pair of Mastro Livi Gifrettos have served me well. The Panna Crema is about half way down and I am loading heavy. A smiling Drew Dick and the infamous 2011 R41 were my chosen weapons. It smells good to have Fahrenheit back in the stank rotation.
Tuesday, October 8 A&E Chasing the Dragon (T-135g)~~Rooney Beehive~~Gillette #44 RFB/Voskhod~~(NP) Dior Leather Oud
Wednesday, October 9 A&E Chasing the Dragon~~Rubberset 400/3~~Gillette #44 RFB/Voskhod~~Initio Oud for Greatness Nothing to report, except that I smell.* *Great, that is.
Thursday, October 10 A&E Chasing the Dragon~~Semogue TSN Final Edition 1/50~~Gillette #44 RFB/Voskhod~~Tom Ford Oud Wood This soap is a stubborn mule. Does, however, make a stupendous lather. Time for a new blade. Finished with some Tom Ford.
The last two shaves were completed with an 8/8 Dovo and my trusty 2011 R41. While my Dior Leather Oud is staging closet waiting for colder weather I decided to go with another Dior favorite, Pathouli Impérial. Something about this tub of Panna Crema has been bothering me, for some reason I kept hearing Don Gioviani in my head. Today while using my Simpson Polo 10 which used to be owned by a famous tenor it hit me. Now this 3017 is canceled and this soap will be tossed out of my 25th story window. Our resident soap and stank aficionado, @Primotenore has be cursed by soap granules in the past and now that curse has visited me in Seoul. Now it all makes sense. I will now audition some new soaps to find my next 3017 victim, no granules allowed.
