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beginish’s Eye on a Splintered Mind

TOBS soap as a ***? Wowsa! I've generally stayed away from the 3-Ts soaps due to their poor reputation. Might have to rethink this in 10 years when my stockpile of soap has dwindled.
 
Nice report Bob! Sometimes putting something away for a while, then coming back to it later gives us a new perspective on that thing!
 
I've loved using the Somerset Simpson Rover the last couple of weeks, but decided to break out the Simpson Beehive (The 'Hive) in Manchurian today. I'm pretty sure this was a limited edition run that Mark at Simpson did several years ago, and I haven't seen (m)any others out there on the forums. It was the first Manchurian that I purchased, and loved the small/medium knot. The hairs are very resilient, and the tips are very soft, so you get a great scrubby effect when face lathering. I would have liked a slightly higher loft on the knot (which they did with the Jubilee), but it's a fine brush nonetheless. It made short work of the TOBS, and I got a great lather from it. It's really interesting to compare the soaps and how well they do with different kinds of brushes. The puck of Arlington lathered like a champ with synthetics, but I struggled when using badger and boar. Not so with Jermyn Street, which has performed excellently with whatever kind of brush I throw at it.
 
beginish said:
I've loved using the Somerset Simpson Rover the last couple of weeks, but decided to break out the Simpson Beehive (The 'Hive) in Manchurian today. I'm pretty sure this was a limited edition run that Mark at Simpson did several years ago, and I haven't seen (m)any others out there on the forums. It was the first Manchurian that I purchased, and loved the small/medium knot. The hairs are very resilient, and the tips are very soft, so you get a great scrubby effect when face lathering. I would have liked a slightly higher loft on the knot (which they did with the Jubilee), but it's a fine brush nonetheless. It made short work of the TOBS, and I got a great lather from it. It's really interesting to compare the soaps and how well they do with different kinds of brushes. The puck of Arlington lathered like a champ with synthetics, but I struggled when using badger and boar. Not so with Jermyn Street, which has performed excellently with whatever kind of brush I throw at it.
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Nice Bob! Beehives seem to be quite a favorite handle type here. Must be very ergonomic!
 
I like your simplified and to-the-point soap rating system with just the 3 stars.

beginish said:
....It's really interesting to compare the soaps and how well they do with different kinds of brushes....
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Totally agree! As an example, with the water at my house, Mystic Water. I cannot use a boar brush with this, only a dense badger or synthetic. Many other examples, but that's just one. Glad that you've got the TOBS dialed in.
 
I'm plugging along with 4 shaves left on the very last cartridge in my possession. Again, I'm able to get a full month out of each Sensor cart, though they get rougher by the end of the month. I'll move back to my Mergress with Lab Blue Personnas, and stick with them into 2020 until I finish my box of 100. TOBS Jermyn Street continues to deliver fantastic lathers day after day, and the Simpson Hive in Manchurian has been a treat to use. It's one of the reasons why I will always have badger and boar brushes in my collection, no matter how simple the synthetics make lathering. I'm down to the last 20% of my bottle of Harris Pink as well. I expect the TOBS soap and Pink to go belly up sometime in October, and then I'm going to have some decisions to make.
 
beginish said:
I'm plugging along with 4 shaves left on the very last cartridge in my possession. Again, I'm able to get a full month out of each Sensor cart, though they get rougher by the end of the month. I'll move back to my Mergress with Lab Blue Personnas, and stick with them into 2020 until I finish my box of 100. TOBS Jermyn Street continues to deliver fantastic lathers day after day, and the Simpson Hive in Manchurian has been a treat to use. It's one of the reasons why I will always have badger and boar brushes in my collection, no matter how simple the synthetics make lathering. I'm down to the last 20% of my bottle of Harris Pink as well. I expect the TOBS soap and Pink to go belly up sometime in October, and then I'm going to have some decisions to make.
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There’s a light at the end of the cart tunnel!

Will the Sensor make it into a keepsake shadow box? I think a placard titled “My dark years of shaving” would be appropriate.
 
beginish said:
I expect the TOBS soap and Pink to go belly up sometime in October, and then I'm going to have some decisions to make.
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Some good decisions I hope!

beginish said:
Yes. I'm thinking a tribute box to Philip Pullman called 'His Dark Materials' would be appropriate.
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That's funny! On a related/unrelated topic. Not sure if you saw or not...But HBO is releasing...soon I hope...His Dark Materials series. I am expecting this series might be better than the previous Golden Compass movie. I really enjoyed the first book in the trilogy but never got around to the other two for some reason. Might have to remedy that soon!
 
dangerousdon said:
That's funny! On a related/unrelated topic. Not sure if you saw or not...But HBO is releasing...soon I hope...His Dark Materials series. I am expecting this series might be better than the previous Golden Compass movie. I really enjoyed the first book in the trilogy but never got around to the other two for some reason. Might have to remedy that soon!
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I recently read about the HBO adaptation and am cautiously optimistic. I’m curious to see if they adultify it and make it more stark and brutal, or if they walk it up to the edge like Pullman does in the books and makes it suitable for the whole family. I have the next book in the series in reserve on audio through my library.
 
Yesterday was my last shave with the last Sensor cart I had. As I said, I got a month from each cart, so they were cost effective for me (YMMV), but the plastic takes them out of the running as an option going forward. That leaves a Gillette stock Sensor handle and a Vintage Blades Mach3 handle with no future use in sight.

Back to the Mergress and Personna Lab Blues. My favorite DE is the Fatboy, but mine needs some servicing.
 
beginish said:
Yesterday was my last shave with the last Sensor cart I had. As I said, I got a month from each cart, so they were cost effective for me (YMMV), but the plastic takes them out of the running as an option going forward. That leaves a Gillette stock Sensor handle and a Vintage Blades Mach3 handle with no future use in sight.

Back to the Mergress and Personna Lab Blues. My favorite DE is the Fatboy, but mine needs some servicing.
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No worries, I have 2 Mach 3 handles floating around.....
 
After 5 months of great shaves, Jermyn Street is rapidly coming to an end. I predict less than a week to go. After much consideration, the next soap on the clock will be Ogallala Bay Rum. I will also finish a bottle of DR Harris Pink AS this month, to be followed by a bottle of Lucky Tiger tonic.
 
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