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(This post was last modified: 01-16-2016, 03:10 AM by 120inna55.)
Head & face shower shave. 2 days growth.
Technique: WTG / XTG / ATG/clean-up.
Prep: Shower.
Soap: Beaver WoodWright - Captain's Pipe
Brush: Semogue 1250
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant V4
Blade: Treet Platinum Super Stainless (3)
Post: Beaver WoodWright - Captain's Pipe
It's been a while since I've posted a SOTD. The reason is that there's only so many ways I can take a picture of the same setup and software. I've found it difficult to deviate from using the RRSSV4. This is easily my all-time favorite shaver. I really can't see how anything can be done to improve upon its performance.
I've had a similar conundrum with regard to soaps. I can't seem to deviate from Barrister and Mann's Le Grand Chypre and Fireside and Beaver WoodWright's Jolly Roger. I'm slowly finding that performance and post-shave far outweigh scent for me. I've said it before, the aforementioned products could smell like manure, and I would still use them based on performance alone. Fortunately, LGC, Fireside, and Jolly Roger all have outstanding scents. So there's that.
My first exposure to Beaver WoodWright was with Ghost Ship, their limited release Halloween offering. Prior to this, BW wasn't on my radar, but being a sucker for limited releases and packaging, I had to pick it up. I really enjoyed Ghost Ship even though my initial impression of the scent was that of an orange push-up pop or sherbet. Later impressions uncovered more complexity, and the performance was better than most. Then along came Jolly Roger, another fancy packaging effort from Beaver WoodWright, so of course, I succumbed to the temptation. JR's performance matched its presentation. This was clearly a step above Ghost Ship and the condition of my scalp indicated it even rivaled B&M's new Glissant formula. I contacted BW's proprietor, Kelly Hogan, inquiring about the obvious performance boost. I'd become accustomed to artisans understandably touting their formula enhancements as they improve upon performance, but I had heard nothing about a change in BW's formula. Kelly casually stated that he'd tweaked the temps and incorporated a new mixing technique that could have explained the difference. He stated that he hadn't changed the formula. It was just another example of an artisan making subtle changes that made a world of difference. In my brief conversations with him, I got the impression he's a humble gentleman just trying to put out a good product.
For quite some time, I've sought the perfect pipe tobacco scented soap and splash. When it comes to a Cavendish scent, you'll be hard pressed (forgive the pun) to surpass PAA's version with regard to both accuracy and longevity. However, that same longevity is the reason I don't turn to it as often. The sweetness of Cavendish can wear on me after a while.
I kept hearing good things about BW's Captain's Pipe which is supposed to elicit memories of Captain Black Cherry pipe tobacco. I quickly found that this is a huge understatement. Beaver WoodWright's Captain's Pipe smells exactly like Captain Black Cherry pipe tobacco! If you want to know what this smells like without having to purchase a sample of the soap, drop by a tobacco shop and ask to sample Captain Black Cherry--that's exactly what you're getting with Captain's Pipe soap. I was just overwhelmed by the accuracy and subtly of the warm Virginia and Burley tobacco with perfectly blended black cherry, vanilla, and maple notes. The scent unfolds and evolves throughout the day much like distance changes the dominant notes of the tobacco that influenced the soap.
The performance of Captain's Pipe was just like what I experienced with Jolly Roger, and Kelly confirms this new batch utilizes the new temperature and mixing techniques. If you haven't tried Beaver WoodWright since these new techniques (presumably beginning with Jolly Roger), then you owe it to yourself to pick up some of the newer batches. That's not to say the older batches were bad by any means. They were definitely in my top 5. Now, they're at least in my top 3.
The Captain's Pipe splash is more of the same scent…I mean a lot more. If you don’t want to go all day smelling like Captain Black Cherry pipe tobacco, use the splash sparingly or skip it all together. The performance of the soap precludes the perceived need for a post-product anyway. Unfortunately, my wife only has a casual appreciation of the scent. After I left for work, she got so sick of the lingering scent in the house that she felt the need to open the windows to air it out. This is in the presence of mid day temperatures in the 50s here in East Texas. I haven't yet figured out how to tackle that particular issue, but I don't see myself putting this soap and splash away. This is exactly what I've been searching for in an aromatic pipe tobacco scented soap.
Technique: WTG / XTG / ATG/clean-up.
Prep: Shower.
Soap: Beaver WoodWright - Captain's Pipe
Brush: Semogue 1250
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant V4
Blade: Treet Platinum Super Stainless (3)
Post: Beaver WoodWright - Captain's Pipe
It's been a while since I've posted a SOTD. The reason is that there's only so many ways I can take a picture of the same setup and software. I've found it difficult to deviate from using the RRSSV4. This is easily my all-time favorite shaver. I really can't see how anything can be done to improve upon its performance.
I've had a similar conundrum with regard to soaps. I can't seem to deviate from Barrister and Mann's Le Grand Chypre and Fireside and Beaver WoodWright's Jolly Roger. I'm slowly finding that performance and post-shave far outweigh scent for me. I've said it before, the aforementioned products could smell like manure, and I would still use them based on performance alone. Fortunately, LGC, Fireside, and Jolly Roger all have outstanding scents. So there's that.
My first exposure to Beaver WoodWright was with Ghost Ship, their limited release Halloween offering. Prior to this, BW wasn't on my radar, but being a sucker for limited releases and packaging, I had to pick it up. I really enjoyed Ghost Ship even though my initial impression of the scent was that of an orange push-up pop or sherbet. Later impressions uncovered more complexity, and the performance was better than most. Then along came Jolly Roger, another fancy packaging effort from Beaver WoodWright, so of course, I succumbed to the temptation. JR's performance matched its presentation. This was clearly a step above Ghost Ship and the condition of my scalp indicated it even rivaled B&M's new Glissant formula. I contacted BW's proprietor, Kelly Hogan, inquiring about the obvious performance boost. I'd become accustomed to artisans understandably touting their formula enhancements as they improve upon performance, but I had heard nothing about a change in BW's formula. Kelly casually stated that he'd tweaked the temps and incorporated a new mixing technique that could have explained the difference. He stated that he hadn't changed the formula. It was just another example of an artisan making subtle changes that made a world of difference. In my brief conversations with him, I got the impression he's a humble gentleman just trying to put out a good product.
For quite some time, I've sought the perfect pipe tobacco scented soap and splash. When it comes to a Cavendish scent, you'll be hard pressed (forgive the pun) to surpass PAA's version with regard to both accuracy and longevity. However, that same longevity is the reason I don't turn to it as often. The sweetness of Cavendish can wear on me after a while.
I kept hearing good things about BW's Captain's Pipe which is supposed to elicit memories of Captain Black Cherry pipe tobacco. I quickly found that this is a huge understatement. Beaver WoodWright's Captain's Pipe smells exactly like Captain Black Cherry pipe tobacco! If you want to know what this smells like without having to purchase a sample of the soap, drop by a tobacco shop and ask to sample Captain Black Cherry--that's exactly what you're getting with Captain's Pipe soap. I was just overwhelmed by the accuracy and subtly of the warm Virginia and Burley tobacco with perfectly blended black cherry, vanilla, and maple notes. The scent unfolds and evolves throughout the day much like distance changes the dominant notes of the tobacco that influenced the soap.
The performance of Captain's Pipe was just like what I experienced with Jolly Roger, and Kelly confirms this new batch utilizes the new temperature and mixing techniques. If you haven't tried Beaver WoodWright since these new techniques (presumably beginning with Jolly Roger), then you owe it to yourself to pick up some of the newer batches. That's not to say the older batches were bad by any means. They were definitely in my top 5. Now, they're at least in my top 3.
The Captain's Pipe splash is more of the same scent…I mean a lot more. If you don’t want to go all day smelling like Captain Black Cherry pipe tobacco, use the splash sparingly or skip it all together. The performance of the soap precludes the perceived need for a post-product anyway. Unfortunately, my wife only has a casual appreciation of the scent. After I left for work, she got so sick of the lingering scent in the house that she felt the need to open the windows to air it out. This is in the presence of mid day temperatures in the 50s here in East Texas. I haven't yet figured out how to tackle that particular issue, but I don't see myself putting this soap and splash away. This is exactly what I've been searching for in an aromatic pipe tobacco scented soap.
