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Date: 05.252020 SR Shave #1745
Razor: J Lindy Gold Dollar Mod 6/8
Brush: Matt DeRuiter Purple Neon Persian / AP Shave Black Synth
Soap: The Holy Black Lavender Creeper
Aftershave: The Holy Black Lavender Creeper
EdT: Penhaligon's Bayolea

Great shave today:

Set-Up - Video Journal Entry

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Nice video Dave! I never knew that about The Holy Black, but that makes a lot of sense. There were a few soaps of theirs that I wanted to try when I first started wet-shaving, but I could never find them in stock. Oh well there are plenty of others in this hobby and on this forum!
 
I'm been bummed with the scent on the few THB soaps I have. The only one I try to get now is Tangerine Creeper, but of course that's one of the first to go.
 
Date: 05.26.2020 SR Shave #1745 (on-hold) DE Shave
Razor: King Gillette CC / Astra SP (3)
Brush: Semogue 620 / 2-Band Boar
Soap: Geo F Trumper Eucris
Aftershave: Avon Wild Country
EdT: Geo F Trumper Eucris

Beginning of the Soap Shoot-out
Titan's of the Turds
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As promised.... why I do know, as it must have been a Momentary Lapse of Reason, I decided to do another soap shoot-out, but this time rather than being in the throws of luxurious lather, epic slickness, and all around shave Nirvana..... I opted to go to a dirty outhouse at a construction site. That's right I will be doing the best of the WORST, with an added bonus at the end by comparing these poor performing soaps to a shave with Dawn dishwashing liquid.....Hey if it is good enough for baby ducks in an oil slick, it is certainly better than the crap I will be shaving with these 4 days.

I should be mentioned that these are just poor performing soaps, some have very nice fragrance, however they are so laden with chemicals you cannot pronouce, produce a lather that is akin to a car wash "Super Foam Bath" and other terrifying attributes, that it shall be 4-days of misery, but anything for the brothers of the TSC and my motto for this week

"I will do it so you don't have to"
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Here is the line up and a bit about it:
  1. Eucris: Used to be used by 007 until he found Floris, and realized that this soap was created by Ernst Blofeld. The soap was so bad, Blofelds face tried to hide ​
  2. Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood: Not the legendary Mysore of days gone by, but the online or grocery store version of a once fine shaving establishment​
  3. Penhaligon's English Fern ( New Vegetal Edition ) As do many soaps they have a good thing, then screw it up! The original Tallow was wonderful. This soaps only redeeming facto is it retains the original scent, but NOTHING ELSE​
  4. Truefitt & Hill Luxury: That word in the title is the only luxurious thing about this soap.​
So, there are the players leading up to the Dawn soap, which at this point may have the best chance of winning.

Today's shave is Shave Vlogged below, See you on the other side....... I hope LOL :

Set-up Today:

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Shave Video Log Here:

BarberDave's Barbershop at Home

Surprise ending! What brand badger knot do you have in the brush?
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Appropriate that you start this shoot out the day after Memorial Day. I shall lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soap in honor of your sacrifice to this shaving community.
Because of heroes like you. We shave in safety and comfort.
 
Maryland998 said:
Appropriate that you start this shoot out the day after Memorial Day. I shall lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soap in honor of your sacrifice to this shaving community.
Because of heroes like you. We shave in safety and comfort.
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Thanks Ken, LOVE IT!!!!
 
Date: 05.27.2020 SR Shave #1745 (on-hold) DE Shave
Razor: King Gillette CC / Astra SP (4)
Brush: Shavemac Colonia No 1 / 2-Band Silvertip
Soap: Crabtgree & Evelyn Sandalwood
Aftershave: Nivea 2 & 1
EdP Crabtree & Evelyn Mysore Sandalwood
Day -2 of the Soap Shoot-out
Titan's of the Turds

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Well another Shave today in the continuing waste of time to determine which of the Worst soaps is the Best. This morning was better than the foray with the "Death Soap" Eucris, but better is a relative term. Lather... Crap, Face Feel...Crap, no glide, cushion, or slickness and a speed rush to get the pass in before it dissipated. Post shave face feel blech!

What is it they say? A bad "Traditional Shave" is still better than a shave with "Goop & a Cartridge"? That may be up for debate as the goop and cartridge, at least have some chances of a decent face feel, slickness and shave, although, chemical wise, you may as well jump into a vat of "Joker Making Juice" ( Jack Nicholson Batman Reference ) LOL

Anyway it was a shave, face feels tight, unmoisturized and rough. Saving grace was the repair with the Nivea.... Good juice, but used too much I think as my face felt a bit oily until the talc dusting. More fine tuning required, but some 20-mins later face was "unoilfied" and felt great.... Relatively speaking to the shave of course. Mysore EdP for the win, and although normally I would not use a sandalwood product in the summer is was ok. Day 3 on deck : Truefit & Hill Luxury..... A white Turd LOL

Set-Up:

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and Video should you care to see



Have a Wonderful Wednesday​
 
Ya, take is easy man. I use probably 4-5 drops of that stuff. Might be a touch more, but it's not a lot.
 
NurseDave said:
Ya, take is easy man. I use probably 4-5 drops of that stuff. Might be a touch more, but it's not a lot.
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LOL i find that out. I thought you punked me with shave oil. Reminds me of SV in that regard. I am going to use it the rest of the week to save my face with these soaps LOL. So far I put it in the vein as Speick
 
Date: 05.282020 SR Shave #1745 (on-hold) DE Shave
Razor: King Gillette CC / Astra SP (4)
Brush: Paladin Chief / Sabini Blond Badger
Soap: Truefitt & Hill Luxury
Aftershave: Nivea 2 & 1
EdC Penhaligon's Savoy Steam

Day - 3 of the Soap Shoot-out
Titan's of the Turds​

Today a High Born Turd in the offering. With a normally very sound line up of Shaving Products, T & H is one of the oldest "houses of shaving" in Britain. As one of the few that still has operating Barber Shops Internationally that are very nice. This soap must have been from the bad cousin or distant lazy relative as it is horrible. As a triple milled soap it likes being better related to a rock than a shave soap Foamy, dissipating, and literally no scent. Like shaving with air. In shave slickness is crap, lather is crap, and the only redeeming factor is a bit of post-pass slickness, however I would venture that is it more the water's contribution than this thing, calling itself a shave soap.

As with the other entries of these "Fecal facsimilies of Shave Soap", performance is nill, and a speed shave is required before the lather vanishes. Tightness and moisture robbing properties of this soap, again make the face feel tight and malnourished.

The saving grace again was the Nivea and the Savoy steam. Again a soap that would not even warrant shower duty and best for...... well nothing really.

Sad part is it still falls in a better place that Eucris. Here is the current standings with 2-days to go

Best of the Worst ( as of 05.28.2020 )
1. C&E Sandalwood... Still Crap
2. T&H Luxury.... a bit less Crap
3. GFT Eucris.... Current Turd Titan

On Deck:
05.29.2020 - Pen's English Fern ( non-tallow )
05.30.2020 - Dawn Dishwashing Liquid.

OHHHH, I am soo looking forward to this.....................................

Set-up:

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Video of today's shave

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Interesting soap lineup. Once you determine the winner of this dubious contest, what's next? Pairing the worst soap with a dollar store razor?
 
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