PAA Oud Spice- great interpretation of Old Spice with a slight difference.
The shave went well and provided a decent lather but did get bit by the Shark a little bit. Finished off with the Dollar store classic OS.
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PAA Oud Spice- great interpretation of Old Spice with a slight difference.
The shave went well and provided a decent lather but did get bit by the Shark a little bit. Finished off with the Dollar store classic OS.
Ogallala Sage Cedar- while I like the scents Ogallala offers, the aftershave is highly recommended but I have not had as mich success with their other products (shave soap, deodorant, shampoo bar) but will discuss the shave soap anyways.
Soap lathers quick with large bubbles that can be reduced with water and some whipping into shape, but find the shaves sub-par when compaired to other M&P glycerin soap bases. It's not terrible but would place it in a lower tier personally. Some people report skin sensitivity with Ogallala Soaps and while I do get a slight tingling from them it's not bad enough to discontinue use.
Hope everyone is doing well and getting the best shaves possible!
Thanks man! Need to take a break from the forums every now and then, it's cool to see some new releases pop up while trying (with no success) to whittle down the soap museum a tiny tiny bit lol. It's good to have some variety on the spice rack though.
OZ Shaving Jack Pumpkin Head- nice Pumpkin Spice scent which thankfully caused no skin irritation despite having a Cinnimon component.
Performance of OZ is quite decent and gets the job done with ease.
Haslinger Spa Sandalwood- this is by far the strongest scented of the Haslinger line up I have come across.
This is the older Tallow formula and performs fantastic with a Tabac texture thick creamy lather. Shave was beautiful despite this "Last Blade" razor blade which I have a fair shot and they are not for me and my skin, have had some nicks and blood loss over the shaves with this blade and pitched it afterwards.
Shaving music- Keel- The Right To Rock Album
Hope everyone is doing well and getting A1 shaves
B&M Hallows- nice earthy cocoa Oakmoss scent. Shave went well and finished off with Leviathan EDT which if you like the scent of Leviathan is a must have IMO.
Gingers Garden Maharani- this is the Tallow formula from GG and comes in a cool tub with a lid that can either unscrew or pop top which is unique and so is the scent. This is a mysterious scent along the lines of MW Egyptian Dragon, resinous yet very unique sweet scent that is unlike anything else I have come across.
Performance is ok and lathers well with no issues, but the A/S is the star of the show.
Soap Smooth Frankencense & Myrrh Set-
Man I love the scent of this Set! F&M is a scent that can be difficult to capture and preserve properly and many versions tend to fade or be light scents. This version is woodsy with a slight clay element in the soap that adds to the scent profile which may be attributed to the Kyvass Water as it is a unusual ingredient.
Performance is very good and I think Soap Smooth had come a long way since their 1st formula but unfortunately they went out of business a few years back.
SV Cosmo- nice darker scent with notes of Coffee. Some people have been underwhelmed by the light scent of this soap and agree that it could be stronger considering the MSRP of this soap, but it is a good scent nonetheless.
Performance is decent of all the SV soaps. Shave went well with no major issues. Finished off with Masters Spice A/S.
Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shaves!
Razorock Mudder Focker- had a decent shave with MF, very strange scent of this soap that is hard to describe, it is earthy and slightly sweet and certainly unique.
Van Yulay- this has been a weird artisan as far as performance wise. They have several soap bases available and they are not all created equal.
This is one of the tallow/emu oil bases and have had lathering issues with this particular soap in the past, it lathers but sucks up a lot of soap and sometimes the lather disappears as well. This shave it worked out ok so no complaints just observation.
Took this lather shot since it had a weird air bubble that went right thru the brush lol.
Much love Cadre hope y'all are doin well!
I have the same - hit or miss with the bases with Van Yulay - but that Achilles Scent is phenomenal!
Decided to use a Pine theme for this shave since we are getting ready to put up Christmas tree and lights so perfect time for Christmas Time!
Wet The Face Christmas time- this is one of my all time favorite soaps and has a fairly strong Basalm/Pine/fir scent with excellent performance. The shave went well and finished off with B&M Tagia A/S to keep with the Pine theme.
Will from B&M was on a podcast last year where he goes through his fragrance journal and explains how frags are important to him. In thatc same podcast - he explains how that label you have came about - pretty amusing!
Agreed the scent is Very well done. Monika has a crazy amount of scents to choose from. Apparently we are not alone since there is a guy names Bob that has had lather issues with certain VY soap bases so at least its not user error lol.
Yeah isn't it a x-ray of a skull with nails in it?? Wonder how the hell that would happen, someone must have been pissed off at that guy!
Yeah - he actually hired a graphic design firm to do it and they used a real X-ray
JTSpartan
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It is a dupe of Boellis Panama, iirc. That older tub will be Razorock’s (TFS) Super tallow formula as well.