And an 80% (by weight) puck of Windsor i grated lasted me 53 shaves...
My Guess... 3017
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Lathers continue to get more dialed in as I go, even with a homemade soap I'd used before and thought I knew well. Two weeks and change now and I had a very slick lather for my first straight shave in ages. Good stuff. Puck is weighing in at 74g now, down just 6g from when I started. That said, it seems less dry, so maybe a couple or 3 grams of water in there.
My experience with the durability of unrated DR Harris pucks in consistent with everyone else's. I've been using Arlington for a solid 4 months, with several remaining.
beginish, is that "underrated" or "ungrated" by chance? I think Harris soaps went from highly-touted to underrated almost overnight with the advent of artisan lines. I love Almond and Arlington in particular. Incredible soaps.
Late update on this. I did go with the Tiki Salty Air/Surfs up mash up starting early May and its actually a pretty good soap. It is the tallow version and I found after using it for a few days the scent is fine, soap mostly with maybe a bamboo scent. I'm beating it down with a big badger brush and its going pretty fast but using a lot of soap is working.
Provence Sante ? ?
MW Bay Rum (30%)------5/18/2016-5/28/2016.....11
Tim’s soap Roots----------5/29/2016-8/2/2016.......54
CF Summer Storm--------8/7/2016-8/14/2016.......Failed (smell morphed into turpentine)
Simpson Unscented-------8/15/2016-9/26/2016.....43
Beer Soap Brewing Anise-10/1/2016-11/9/2016.....31
Haslinger Aloe Vera-------10/10/2016-12/4/2016....18
Pre de Provence-----------12/5/2016-4/13/2017......86 (took off Feb for Williams)
Williams Modern-----------2/2/2017-3/3/2017.........30
Synergy Cavendish--------4/14/2017-4/22/17.........Failed (irritation, lacked slickness)
MW Maestrale (50%)-------4/23/2017-5/9/2017.......17
AoS Tallow Lavender-------5/10/2017-6/20/2017......32
Tiki Spice Islands(60%)----6/21/2017-7/15/2017......22
BSBC Spearmint Eucalyptus-7/17/2017-8/27/2017....29
MLSW The Kraken(60%)----8/28/2017-9/25/2017.....28
Cade-------------------------10/1/2017-1/11/2018.......91
Strop Shoppe Bay Rum(30%)--1/12/2018-2/1/2018...17
Williams Beecham----------2/2/2018-3/8/2018..........26
PS Green Tea---------------3/9/2018-5/2/2018...........47
Mikes Lavender-------------5/3/2018-5/31/2018.........26
MW Lily of the valley-------7/1/2018-7/13/2018.........Failed (stunk too bad)
GFT Coconut tube----------4/2015-8/2018................Travel soap finally killed after 3 years
Proraso Blue (80%)--------7/14/2018-DNF................Moved to travel bag
Haslinger Sage-------------8/30/2018-10/3/22018.....34
Williams Modern-----------10/4/2018-10/29/2018......25
AoS Tallow Sandalwood---11/1/2018-1/12/2019........63
Calani Iberian Sun(70%)--1/13/2019-2/5/2019.........20
L&L After The Rain(90%)----2/6/2019-2/27/2019.......Quit early
MW Green Fairy-------------2/28/2019-3/31/2019.......29
CRSW Citrus----------------4/1/2019-5/7/2019..........29
Tiki bar Salty Surf----------5/8/2019-
Provence Sante ? ?
MW Bay Rum (30%)------5/18/2016-5/28/2016.....11
Tim’s soap Roots----------5/29/2016-8/2/2016.......54
CF Summer Storm--------8/7/2016-8/14/2016.......Failed (smell morphed into turpentine)
Simpson Unscented-------8/15/2016-9/26/2016.....43
Beer Soap Brewing Anise-10/1/2016-11/9/2016.....31
Haslinger Aloe Vera-------10/10/2016-12/4/2016....18
Pre de Provence-----------12/5/2016-4/13/2017......86 (took off Feb for Williams)
Williams Modern-----------2/2/2017-3/3/2017.........30
Synergy Cavendish--------4/14/2017-4/22/17.........Failed (irritation, lacked slickness)
MW Maestrale (50%)-------4/23/2017-5/9/2017.......17
AoS Tallow Lavender-------5/10/2017-6/20/2017......32
Tiki Spice Islands(60%)----6/21/2017-7/15/2017......22
BSBC Spearmint Eucalyptus-7/17/2017-8/27/2017....29
MLSW The Kraken(60%)----8/28/2017-9/25/2017.....28
Cade-------------------------10/1/2017-1/11/2018.......91
Strop Shoppe Bay Rum(30%)--1/12/2018-2/1/2018...17
Williams Beecham----------2/2/2018-3/8/2018..........26
PS Green Tea---------------3/9/2018-5/2/2018...........47
Mikes Lavender-------------5/3/2018-5/31/2018.........26
MW Lily of the valley-------7/1/2018-7/13/2018.........Failed (stunk too bad)
GFT Coconut tube----------4/2015-8/2018................Travel soap finally killed after 3 years
Proraso Blue (80%)--------7/14/2018-DNF................Moved to travel bag
Haslinger Sage-------------8/30/2018-10/3/22018.....34
Williams Modern-----------10/4/2018-10/29/2018......25
AoS Tallow Sandalwood---11/1/2018-1/12/2019........63
Calani Iberian Sun(70%)--1/13/2019-2/5/2019.........20
L&L After The Rain(90%)----2/6/2019-2/27/2019.......Quit early
MW Green Fairy-------------2/28/2019-3/31/2019.......29
CRSW Citrus----------------4/1/2019-5/7/2019..........29
Tiki bar Salty Surf----------5/8/2019-
Ungrated. Dang autocorrect.
They are good, but I have them in my second tier, as they require more attention and diligence on my part.
I hear you. They aren't automatic, but the lathers are still very good, and something about hard pucks appeals to me. I keep Almond on hand at all times. A quintessential wetshaving scent to me.
Enjoyed a second shave, before going out for a late dinner this evening, with a vintage Musgo Real stick. This has the same great properties as vintage Old Spice, Tabac, and tallow AOS. Dense, creamy, and slick.
ABC finished today. Great soap, top 3 for sure. On deck is Floris #89.
Journey so far:
Journey so far:
- Antica Barberia Colla ABC hard puck 5/25/2019
- Czech and Speake Oxford and Cambridge 3/9/2019
- Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna 12/23/2018
- Strop Shoppe Bay Rum 8/25/2018
- Mondial Tabacco Verde 4/8/2018
- Musgo Real Classic Cream 12/31/2017
- DR Harris Almond 10/28/2017
- Valobra Shaving Stick 3/20/2017
- Savon d barbe (Vetyver) - 11/17/2016
- Mystic Water Irish Traveler - 8/13/16
- Barrister and Mann Lavanille Shaving Soap 6/18/16
- Institut Karité 4/25/16 tub and stick 50/50
- RazoRock Son of Zeus 11/6/2015
- Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Tin - 10/16/2015
- Martin de Candre Fourgue - 1 oz sample 4/9/2015
- Martin de Candre - 1 oz sample 3/6/2015
- L'Occitane Cade 1/29/2015
- RazoRock The Freedberg 10/8/2014
- Haslinger Ringelblumen (Stick) 7/2/2014
- Art of Shaving Lavender (75%, Stick, Tallow) 4/24/2014
- La Toja Stick - Travel shave stick 2/7/2014
- RazoRock Chianti Lavender (Stick) 2/4/2014
- Mystic Water Coconut (85%, Stick) 12/5/2013
- Pre de Provence (60%, Stick) 11/2/2013
- P160 Tipo Duro (~60 gm stick) 7/24/2013
- DR Harris Arlington (Full puck as a Stick) 5/13/2013
- Muhle Sea Buckthorn (Stick) 12/2/2012
- Provence Sante Green Tea (Stick) 8/6/2012
- Gold Dachs Rivivage 5/23/2012
- Ralph Lauren Safari 3/14/2012
- Mama Bear Dublin Tweed 12/4/2011
- Van der Hagen Glycerin 11/2011
- Cella 11/2011
- Honeybee Clean for Men 6/2011
- Honeybee Bay Rum 3/2011
- Honeybee Ye Olde Barbershop 1/2011
@JeffJ What is the significance of the red print?
They are links to his Wiki page.
They are links to the product pages in the B&B shave wiki. Years ago I helped build out the shaving soap section of the wiki and linked my inventory to the general wiki pages. Also all B&B members also have the option to create a personal wiki page (Menu/Shave Wiki/Your Page). I use it to keep track of my stuff and my 3017 progress.
Shave 107 today on my home-made sandalwood scented soap. At the current rate of consumption I won't get it finished this year! I just don't use much for a two pass shave face lathering.
I'll probably use a couple other soaps once in a while, just for variety even though this one is very very nice.
I'll probably use a couple other soaps once in a while, just for variety even though this one is very very nice.
Good luck with the 89, Jeff. I couldn’t master it a very long time ago.
Thanks, I should have looked at the reviews before jamming it into a tub.
Another secondary effect of using one soap/cream ... a “bad” scent becomes tolerable, maybe even pleasant. I noticed after my shave this morning that after 3 weeks with Maca Root shaving cream that the floral scent went unnoticed until I noticed that I didn’t notice it...
Same thing happened with Cella which I also really didn’t like at first. After some weeks the scent is just the scent.
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Same thing happened with Cella which I also really didn’t like at first. After some weeks the scent is just the scent.
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I hit a milestone today of 100 shaves on my first puck of Williams. I started to 3017 the partial puck 64 days ago.
I agree. There are a few scents that get to me over time, but by and large, when you're using it daily, a fragrance can become white noise.
