What soap/cream did you use today?

TommyCarioca · 10-25-2019, 10:41 PM

(10-25-2019, 03:19 PM)HoosierShave Wrote: Thanks to a very generous offer from mrdoug I was able to try WSP Dragons Blood. Performance is top-notch and, quite honestly, unfortunate that the WSP soap doesn't get more love on the forum. The scent is one of my favorites and is similar to C&C Dragon Blood, Stirling Nag Champa, and DG Harmony. Thanks again mrdoug...it made for a wonderful shave this morning!

Agreed. WSP and Stirling ¦ way underrated

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(10-25-2019, 04:37 PM)Lipripper660 Wrote: I use scented soaps because nice smelling things are better than stinky stuff. Some scent is just pleasant. Some scent takes me on a journey and Pre de Provence is one of those. The scent is herbaceous and woody. Not cedar or such but more like the stems of woody brush. Main notes seem to be sage and rosemary but I pick up a note of pine in the background too. This reminds me of an early fall ride up the ridge between Cassia Creek and Stinson creek, still in the sage and potentilla and wyethia but headed up to the pines at the head of Stinson Creek. The sun is warm but there is a bite of fall to the air too. And old Pal is stepping out lively. Posting up above Hereford Springs I can see clear over into Clyde Valley to the south, the Jim Sage mountains to the east, and imposing Cache Peak to my north. Sucking in a lungful of Idaho air and counting my blessings To have a day of work ahead of me and old Pal. Yes, I like this soap.

Niiiice

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dmshaver · 10-25-2019, 11:03 PM

MdC Agrumes

Bouki · 10-26-2019, 05:32 AM

Wild Oranges v. (Meißner Tremonia) orange peels

After taking a sniff of this puck of Wild Oranges, I regret not having ordered the paste, which offers a wet, sour smell that could easily be taken for blood orange juice. The hard soap, however, buries that scent under a layer of red clay. There’s some good stuff in there, but it’s been muted. Another sniff and now I’m getting bruised orange peel, bitter and citrusy, but at the same time a little off. Could it be the peppery smell of litsea cubeba that’s clobbering the orange? I think I’ll anoint this tub with a few drops of orange and bergamot oils to add some brightness to future shaves.

I just noticed that, like Saponificio Varesino, Meißner Tremonia also recommends that their soaps be lathered with hot water. I’ll have to try that tomorrow.
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Marcos · 10-26-2019, 05:33 AM

Been bouncing back and forth between Asinus donkey base and the new unscented Milksteak. I’ve come to really appreciate the addition of milks to shaving soap and the addition of some to the new Declaration soap is evident.