What soap/cream did you use today?

Fine / American Blend

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A&E St Barts

FUZZYFACE SOAPS Monkey Farts

Smells like bananas, strawberries and bubblegum! 

Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap (tallow)

B&M Terror


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Edit: I am so sorry... I just saw the length of this post. The short version is "I used long rifle hunting Lodge and it is good."
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I shave every other day. My shaves are almost exclusively in the evening, before bed. Today, on a somewhat laxidasical morning, I was taking stock of my shave gear. I had just recently gotten a tub of Long Rifle Soap, Hunting Lodge.

It's supposed to be leather, Bay Rum, and tobacco. I'm not certain what scents I pick up from this soap.  I can definitely catch a hint of bay in the background, but the leather and tobacco blend into something odd and different. All in all, The scent is nice albeit very very (very very very) light.

I have used the soap once before. As I said the scent is very light, which is a little unappealing. However, the performance is way up there... Very slick and hydrating.

Now, when the soap arrived it was a soft soap "puck" floating in a tin container. Looking at it, I decided my only option was to press it in. I don't like to do this, as I don't want a meddle with the pristine condition of a soap.

With it all secured into the dish, I thought " Since I've already mangled it, I  wonder if this would be a good soap to keep strictly for face lathering?

On a whim I pulled out my Omega S brush, which I haven't used in a while. After about 20 seconds of loading, I whipped up a nice dry lather on the brush and slowly added water and applied it to my face. Using my Rockwell 6s on r4 I proceeded to shave (normally I'm an r2 user, but I wanted to test the bounds of this soaps slickness).

Wow, is all I can say. What a joy. I was again greeted with a great shave from this little, nearly scentless, puck.

I don't know that I'll keep it for only face lathering, but it was a fun shave on a nice Saturday morning. Different and joyful.

I liked the long version.

Yes, I love Tabac.  Easy to load and lather.  Slick and protective.  Classic masculine scent.  I have to remember to use this one more often.  It never disappoints.  Scent consists of about 834 individual notes ( hey, I'm kidding) It really is complex though.

Rose de Pushkar v. (Le Père Lucien) Indian rose

Pushkar is a pilgrimage and tourist town in western India, sacred to Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. In Sanskrit pushkar means ‘blue lotus’. Until recently, the lake in the center of the town was covered with these flowers. Drought has nearly destroyed the lotuses now, but roses continue to happily thrive all around Pushkar. They’re renowned for their delicate sweetness, and the oil extracted from them is popular with visitors.
  

RR New York Shave Soap