Splash and frag as well.
Agreed. There's enough variation between individual skin/beard properties, shaving style to take even first hand accounts with a grain of salt. Especially concerning residual slickness where how you prep and hydrate the lather is a huge variable. I'd at least try a sample...but then I'm not overly sensitive about a soaps scent.Without trying it, you can't possibly know if it will or won't. Not saying you should try it, but I prefer evaluations from people who have used the soap.
Also water hardness plays a big factor. I have very hard water, but I travel a lot and get to experience many different types of water with my lathers.Agreed. There's enough variation between individual skin/beard properties, shaving style to take even first hand accounts with a grain of salt. Especially concerning residual slickness where how you prep and hydrate the lather is a huge variable. I'd at least try a sample...but then I'm not overly sensitive about a soaps scent.
When you go to rinse and your face is slimy/slick feeling that is residual slickness. You can continue to make passes with the razor even after the lather is gone. Personally, I don't like it and don't base a soaps performance on that feature. This is why I never read into any quantitative rating of software because it's misleading.After the final cold water rinse (and pat dry) following my shaves with Omnibus, my fingers literally squeaked down my cheeks — like the sound of a squeegee on glass. If that means that there’s no residual slickness, than so be it. I’ve never heard my fingers squeak down my cheeks like that with a soap — ever.
You can always just leave the lid off for a week or two in between uses, basically curing it at home. this is what PAA recommends if you find their CK6 to be too soft. The extra water in the soap will evaporate and the puck will turn nice and firm.Shame to hear that it's on the softer side. Perhaps he intends to firm it up over time. I'll probably hold off until then.
I've done so in the past, and I found that it diminished the scent a bit too much for my comfort. I'd rather just purchase a firmer base.You can always just leave the lid off for a week or two in between uses, basically curing it at home. this is what PAA recommends if you find their CK6 to be too soft. The extra water in the soap will evaporate and the puck will turn nice and firm.
Ah that makes good sense, completely understandable!I've done so in the past, and I found that it diminished the scent a bit too much for my comfort. I'd rather just purchase a firmer base.
The more things change the more they stay the same! I have never had a bad soap from any Artesian, 10 years going. Folks, stop giving away your money! Use what you have. Work on your technique if you are having issues, its not the soap. I know all here are in the hobby and want to try new base X. And we all use post shave stuff anyway. But common, when will it end, its just shave soap tweaked a little.
Barrister and Mann should bring back Fouger Gotheic and Angelic, along with the AS and edp for them.
In this day and age of exceptional soaps with a variety of scents from so many artisans, it's cool to hear stories like yours where you just can't put a soap down. That's a special soap.I'm having a hard time using anything but Leviathan. I've got 13 shaves with the new base and starting to see a dent in the soap. Going to WAG it and say the tub should get me through around 40-ish shaves. I don't think that is unreasonable. Synthetic brush users should get even more than that.
The main thing for me is that there are soo many good bases at this point that I would gravitate to the base that would provide 100+ shaves. No reason not to prefer it if the scent is right.I'm having a hard time using anything but Leviathan. I've got 13 shaves with the new base and starting to see a dent in the soap. Going to WAG it and say the tub should get me through around 40-ish shaves. I don't think that is unreasonable. Synthetic brush users should get even more than that.
This is interesting, I am used to getting well over 100 shaves from all but one soap that have. The interesting part is that B&M is offering the EdT in a small 30ml only, most that I have seen are double that. I was debating whether to gamble and buy 2, but this seems like an acknowledgement that the soap is only going to last about 60 shaves or so.The main thing for me is that there are soo many good bases at this point that I would gravitate to the base that would provide 100+ shaves. No reason not to prefer it if the scent is right.