Soap Blackship Grooming Captain's Pipe Brush Yaqi 26mm Rainbow
I am loving this soap! A light but very nice aromatic scent, good creamy and slick lather too...
Soap Stirling Hipster Brush Yaqi 24mm Arctic Sky Deep Blue
Stirling Soaps are just terrific! Nice scent and the lather quality is just so good...so creamy and slick...awesome!
Murphy & McNeil Green Man Fougére. This is another soap I haven’t used in a while because I wasn’t getting great results in a bowl. Lathered on my face this time and it was *awesome*. So rich, creamy, and ultra slick. I think I’m totally sold on face lathering almost exclusively. It seems to be far more forgiving, results-wise.
The Simpsons Special is becoming a favorite for face lathering.
I bought a Wee Scott a while ago, just for the heck of it. Wasn't even planning on using it as a travel brush, because I have a nice travel brush setup. I was curious more than anything else, and it was on sale. Finally decided to try using it today. It worked a lot better than I expected, and it was nice having precise control over where I put the lather. The drawback is that it took way longer to get the lather to the consistency I wanted as compared to larger brushes.
It's a cool little brush. I might use it once in a while just for fun, but I don't see it being in my regular rotation.
Soap was Soapy Science Tiny Pirate. I get consistently superior shaves with this soap. It's definitely on my short list. If you've never tried Soapy Science, I highly recommend it.