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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
You mean clean shaven and well scented underbellyViolent shave soap tendencies? Is this the seedy underbelly of the tradition shaving world?
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
I’m still kicking around the idea of getting PAA Porthos to see how close it is. I have a couple others on the list first. Next up will probably be MWF!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Gillette Old Type
Astra SP
Vulfix badger
Kaimu Shave soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
Thayers WH
The process-
TGIWMF! Started out by grabbing the J Allen, but I was running late, so I grabbed the Old Type instead. I was really close to keeping the Clint at least one more day, but thought I would wrap the work week up with something new and different. Today was a good day for the new Hawaiian soap that I received from @gvw755. This Kaimu soap is a Peppermint Orange blend and is nice. Scent in the tub is there, but not overbearing. I just get the Peppermint from the tub and so did the wife. I was also warned not to use a nice white boar due to the activated charcoal. Given that the soap is black, that's a good call. So I grabbed the soap this morning and when I opened it something looked off. What?! ... it was used. The missus took it for a test drive first, so I'll have to ask for her impressions tonight. She is welcome to any soap I have, but she normally stays with her Maca Root or CC 45th Parallel. Anyway, when I lathered it the initial bubbly lather was a dark gray. I went with a 30 second load time and as the lather built and stabilized it did turn a dull white. I will note that I had a very slight tingling, but it stayed very slight with no other reaction. The scent did increase a bit during the shave and I could pick up the orange every once and again. The orange is not sweet, but nice. There was another scent I could pick up but couldn't identify. I don't know if maybe it was one of the butters, but I think it might have been. Anyway, it was just different but not unpleasant. The soap had good slickness and residual slickness and rinsed cleanly. I ran a fairly wet brush, rinsed between passes and it didn't affect the lather stability at all. I have enough lather for 3 passes and a post shave lather.
My standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Man oh man that was a truly outstanding shave. I get my absolute best DE shaves with that Old Type. It is just an effortless and efficient razor. Oh ... and did I mention that I am BBS FTW! Great start to the day. Wrapped up the shave with a splash of the WH and everything was right as rain! That was all I had to work with, I ran out of Nivia ASB and have not replaced it yet. But given the WH has a slight lemon scent ... why not. A very nice shave with a respectable scent level that's not "in your face" so to speak. The peppermint is not obnoxiously strong and that is a plus. This could be a plus or minus depending on where you stand. But the soap scent is very fleeting. Once your shave it done, so is the scent.
Home front-
Just wrapping up a crazy busy week. Then a long holiday weekend. Life is good!
Splash and go
Shave-
Gillette Old Type
Astra SP
Vulfix badger
Kaimu Shave soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
Thayers WH
The process-
TGIWMF! Started out by grabbing the J Allen, but I was running late, so I grabbed the Old Type instead. I was really close to keeping the Clint at least one more day, but thought I would wrap the work week up with something new and different. Today was a good day for the new Hawaiian soap that I received from @gvw755. This Kaimu soap is a Peppermint Orange blend and is nice. Scent in the tub is there, but not overbearing. I just get the Peppermint from the tub and so did the wife. I was also warned not to use a nice white boar due to the activated charcoal. Given that the soap is black, that's a good call. So I grabbed the soap this morning and when I opened it something looked off. What?! ... it was used. The missus took it for a test drive first, so I'll have to ask for her impressions tonight. She is welcome to any soap I have, but she normally stays with her Maca Root or CC 45th Parallel. Anyway, when I lathered it the initial bubbly lather was a dark gray. I went with a 30 second load time and as the lather built and stabilized it did turn a dull white. I will note that I had a very slight tingling, but it stayed very slight with no other reaction. The scent did increase a bit during the shave and I could pick up the orange every once and again. The orange is not sweet, but nice. There was another scent I could pick up but couldn't identify. I don't know if maybe it was one of the butters, but I think it might have been. Anyway, it was just different but not unpleasant. The soap had good slickness and residual slickness and rinsed cleanly. I ran a fairly wet brush, rinsed between passes and it didn't affect the lather stability at all. I have enough lather for 3 passes and a post shave lather.
My standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Man oh man that was a truly outstanding shave. I get my absolute best DE shaves with that Old Type. It is just an effortless and efficient razor. Oh ... and did I mention that I am BBS FTW! Great start to the day. Wrapped up the shave with a splash of the WH and everything was right as rain! That was all I had to work with, I ran out of Nivia ASB and have not replaced it yet. But given the WH has a slight lemon scent ... why not. A very nice shave with a respectable scent level that's not "in your face" so to speak. The peppermint is not obnoxiously strong and that is a plus. This could be a plus or minus depending on where you stand. But the soap scent is very fleeting. Once your shave it done, so is the scent.
Home front-
Just wrapping up a crazy busy week. Then a long holiday weekend. Life is good!
Good review! The scent longevity makes me think again, but otherwise it sounds like a damn decent soap, so I'll probably pick up a puck or two.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Yeah I like my soaps to have more longevity and a matching AS. But it was a nice change of pace.
Remember to take my reviews with a grain of salt. I do shave with hand soap.
I used to shave with Edge shave gel. We don't judge for past sins here.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Finally! Good report sir! Nice that the lather gets lighter...might be weird to shave with lather as dark as it is in the tub lol!
Past? It was yesterday!!I used to shave with Edge shave gel. We don't judge for past sins here.
Well, I tried to help you out @MilkCrate, but you did something truly silly. You're on your own.Past? It was yesterday!!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Forgot to mention that I talked to the wife at lunch. She raved about the Hawaiian soap and said it’s so much better than her Maca Root or CC 45th Parallel. She liked the performance better and went on and on about the post shave feel.
I’ll have to keep an eye on her and my soaps. If I get an elite soap, I’m going to tell her it smells like butt.
I’ll have to keep an eye on her and my soaps. If I get an elite soap, I’m going to tell her it smells like butt.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
This isn’t a bad idea. Maybe next time put a label over the tin and write “Wet Dog” on it.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 290 SR: 232)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Boker SR
Vulfix badger
CC Venture soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
CC Venture AS
The process-
Happy Independence Day! There’s been lots of Tabac talk lately, so what should I shave with today? Mmmmm ... let’s go with CC Venture. Ran the brush a bit wet. Went with a 20 second load time and whipped up a really nice lather.
Stayed with a standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Great shave and I am BBS for the win! Wrapped up the shave with a healthy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! You know it. Very nice shave and scent to celebrate the day.
Home front-
Today is the start of my long weekend. Today is also family, friends, food and fireworks! Life is good!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks, you too!