I owe this review to @Colonel Conk. I had stated in a previous thread I had his products on the way in a sampler pack. They have finally arrived and I have finally gotten to the first of the four pucks of this product I have received.
Due to the puck looking like it belongs in a mug I put it in the place of honor, my SS Green Beans Coffee Cup of Joe for a Joe coffee mug. Products used during the shower and shave were as follows;
I do believe the residual slickness and the drying out is due to my environment and the nature of glycerin based soaps. This is not at all a knock on Colonel Conk.
I will be buying more for storage purposes. This, like Williams, Colgate (Vintage), Old Spice (Vintage), Arko, Derby, and most other hard soaps it is what I refer to as a “Forever” soap. As long as you store it properly you can come to it years after purchase and use it like it was brand new. Due to my lifestyle and future plans I need to get as many “Forever” soaps as I can while I can. Colonel Conk will be high on my list of stocking up for my pantry.
Due to the puck looking like it belongs in a mug I put it in the place of honor, my SS Green Beans Coffee Cup of Joe for a Joe coffee mug. Products used during the shower and shave were as follows;
- Pearl Glycerin Bath Soap
- The Body Shop Tea Tree Face Scrub
- Puck of Colonel Conk Bay Rum
- Q-Shave scuttle
- Omega 49 Professional Boar Brush
- Rockwell 6S on R4
- Brand new Persona Platinum Chrome
- Gentleman Jon’s Alum Block
- Gillette Storm Force Middle East Version
- While I brushed my teeth I made sure the scuttle ran under the hot water
- I filled the water hollow and the lathering bowl portion of scuttle with hot water
- Filled mug with hot water
- Rinsed brush with hot water
- Placed brush in mug with soaking puck
- Took shower
- Dumped scuttle water from both water hollow and lathering bowl area
- Refilled water hollow with fresh hot water
- Took out brush and rung out excess water
- Used bloom water to scrub my face
- Used damp, not wet, brush to gather soap to make cream in the bristles
- Took damp loaded brush to the scuttle lathering bowl
- Started working the newly made cream in the bowl
- Added hot water via finger tips until desired lather is produced
- Lather
- Pass 1
- Lather
- Pass II
- Lather
- Pass III
- Check for pick ups (None Needed)
- Scrub face with leftover lather
- Rinse
- Apply Alum
- Rinse
- Dry off
- Apply Aftershave
- Time to Lather
- Longer than most soaps that I have tried
- Not as long as Williams Mug Soap
- Quality of Lather
- Great quality
- Cushion
- Good Cushion
- Slickness
- Whilst lathered
- Fantastic
- After Pass (Bare Wet Skin)
- Easily dried out
- Once moistened again nice slickness
- Easily dried out
- Whilst lathered
- Scent
- Nice Bay Rum Scent
- Not as strong as other brands
- Rinse
- Average ability to rinse clean
- Post Shave
- Average
- Not drying
- Not moisturizing
- Average
I do believe the residual slickness and the drying out is due to my environment and the nature of glycerin based soaps. This is not at all a knock on Colonel Conk.
I will be buying more for storage purposes. This, like Williams, Colgate (Vintage), Old Spice (Vintage), Arko, Derby, and most other hard soaps it is what I refer to as a “Forever” soap. As long as you store it properly you can come to it years after purchase and use it like it was brand new. Due to my lifestyle and future plans I need to get as many “Forever” soaps as I can while I can. Colonel Conk will be high on my list of stocking up for my pantry.