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I’ve heard good things about captains choice soaps. Does the captains choice bay rum lather good?
Looking for a good bay rum or B&M Seville kinda scent
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I’ve heard good things about captains choice soaps. Does the captains choice bay rum lather good?
I think that Captain’s Choice also sells soap/cream samples. You could get a sampler pack and try a few of his soaps and creams out. Don’t forget to check out his Lather Bowls as well.
The Sudsy Soapery Citrus & Bay.
According to my nose, it's more bay than citrus, but they don't overkill it with bay or clove. If it had anymore bay, then I would not reach for it as much. IMO, the scent is more suited for the colder months (YMMV). This soap is Veg based, but provides excellent performance.
According to my nose, it's more bay than citrus, but they don't overkill it with bay or clove. If it had anymore bay, then I would not reach for it as much. IMO, the scent is more suited for the colder months (YMMV). This soap is Veg based, but provides excellent performance.
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Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
Another vote for mystic bay rum
its tremendous
its tremendous
I have The Soloist. I plan to use it for today's shave. It is not a bay rum scent, but more of a tobacco-rum scent. I like it.
Ogallala Bay Rum (with several variations) smells great, and I found the performance to be decent. Lathering was best with a synthetic brush.
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I like the sound of that. Maybe I’ll add it to my cart
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On a side note. Anyone prefer to bloom the soap and use the water from that to lather?
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That one is pretty cheap also. Interesting they say you can melt it and pour into any container. Can you do this with other soaps?
On the spendy side is Dr Jons Anne Bonny. Great scent, fair amount of lime, but a lot of black tea. Very warm. Like the chai of bay rums lol.
Captain's choice is not a bad scent either. I like their aftershave, but I wish it stuck around another hour or so.
Captain's choice is not a bad scent either. I like their aftershave, but I wish it stuck around another hour or so.
Captain's Choice and kick up the AS with his Cat'o'Nine!
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Sounds very nice. All sold out! Do you use vol.2 or vol.3?
Vol 3 is all I've tried. Apparently Vol 2 was good, but Vol 3 is heaps better.
Maggard has most of the ones mentioned here in stock, if not all of em, and especially as samples.
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Maggard has most of the ones mentioned here in stock, if not all of em, and especially as samples.
Dr Jon's Shaving Artisan Shaving Soap and Aftershave Samples
Dr. Jon's is founded on a very simple principle; There is something wrong with your grooming routine. It has become normal to rush through your morning routine with cheap, synthetic items that damage your skin and hair. We want to help you realize that shaving and grooming can not only be...
Dr. Jon's Anne Bonny Artisan Shaving Soap, 4oz - Vol. 3 Base
We love Bay Rum...and pirates! As soon as we decided to make a Bay Rum shaving soap the first thing that sprung to mind was basing our soap around the legend of Anne Bonny. We whipped up a blend of West Indies Bay essential oil, dark rum, black tea and lime and quickly fell in love with this...
Shaving Soap, Shaving Cream and Aftershave Samples
Artisan Shaving Soap Samples, Shaving Cream Samples, and Aftershave Samples
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Vol 3 is all I've tried. Apparently Vol 2 was good, but Vol 3 is heaps better.
Maggard has most of the ones mentioned here in stock, if not all of em, and especially as samples.
Dr Jon's Shaving Artisan Shaving Soap and Aftershave Samples
Dr. Jon's is founded on a very simple principle; There is something wrong with your grooming routine. It has become normal to rush through your morning routine with cheap, synthetic items that damage your skin and hair. We want to help you realize that shaving and grooming can not only be...
Dr. Jon's Anne Bonny Artisan Shaving Soap, 4oz - Vol. 3 Base
We love Bay Rum...and pirates! As soon as we decided to make a Bay Rum shaving soap the first thing that sprung to mind was basing our soap around the legend of Anne Bonny. We whipped up a blend of West Indies Bay essential oil, dark rum, black tea and lime and quickly fell in love with this...
Shaving Soap, Shaving Cream and Aftershave Samples
Artisan Shaving Soap Samples, Shaving Cream Samples, and Aftershave Samples
Oh thank you!
The original Ogallala Bay Rum scent is very high in clove scent. When I applied it to my face, it felt like someone had doused me in gasoline. I had to use another soap to wash it off. That one went into the garbage; I would not even relegate it to the shower.
I have not tried other variations, so I do not know how they might work. Of course, if your face is not sensitive to clove, you might be OK with the original.
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You were right about trying again. I found the sweet spot. I had too much water. Tried with less water and it was dense and slick! Much better! After rinsing face by the 3rd pass it did become thin and runny from the water on face but still slick enough for the pass! Overall now I like BM Seville!
I cannot tell if this is Excelsior or Glissant. Is it marked to indicate the base used? If you do have Excelsior and you are not getting good lather then something in your lathering technique may be awry. Based on your latest responses it looks like you may have found the source of your lathering issue. I have B&M Beaudelaire in the Excelsior base and it lathers like a champ. I really like that particular scent. You can find it at West Coast Shaving.
Long Rifle Bay Rhum is really nice. I have some and have enjoyed it. I like Mike's a little more because it smells more authentic to me--essential oil only. It is in stock at Mike's Natural Soaps now. It was very difficult to find it in stock for a while.
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Yes I did figure it out thank you! It’s a great performer now. I found out I do have the excelsior base. I guess I just need to pay closer attention to not over hydrate the lather. I have a few orders coming now so I’ll probably add the long rifle bay to next order. I do like having more than a few options although I’ll stick with each one long enough to learn their characteristics.
You don't need to soak a synthetic brush for 5 minutes. Synthetic bristles do not soak up water. In contrast, boar bristles soak up a lot of water and badger bristle soak up some--both do so over a period of time. Those are the ones you want to soak for any length of time.
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Ok I wasn’t sure if it would help soften the bristles or not?
