Black Friday might make your pending soap-buying binge go further. In the meantime, you can get a kilo of Cella shipped from amzn for about $35USD. Cella tallow is Nature’s Vitos.
My Grande Journey
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Chan Eil Whiskers
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With my FOCS the blade goes on smoothy and easily and comes off smoothly and easily.
Perhaps it doesn't matter. Perhaps once the blade is pushed into and locked into place the slight misalignments of the posts are immaterial to the shave. Or not. I really don't know.
I like the FOCS, a lot. That doesn't mean that other guys shouldn't use razors more perfect for them or more suitable for their skin, beard, technique, or whatever. It doesn't mean the FOCS is the perfect razor. It doesn't mean you should like it.
It's interesting that the FOCS has really clicked for so many guys and not clicked at all for others. I have not idea why and why not.
Mike, as you may remember I like SV and 1912 just fine or better than just fine, but I'd say the opposite: Neither can touch Vitos Red.
Actually, that's not a fair statement for me to make as I can only talk about what I like and what works for me. I have no idea how Vitos Red or any other soap works or doesn't work for anyone but me. There are many good to excellent soaps and few terrible soaps (in my experience of course). Then, there's Tabac which should be banned (for its odor).
Admittedly, I don't like the marzipan scent of Vitos Red, but leaving a chunk of the soap out in the open air for a week or so gets rid of the chemical scent leaving only a very very faint coconut scent (basically no scent). What I like is the shave qualities and the shave results and the fact that it doesn't hurt my skin. There is no soap I've tried which gives me better shaves than Vitos.
Someone, probably several gentlemen, mentioned spending money and wasting money. On soaps? Goodness gracious! If we added up all the money all the members of B&B have spent on soaps which are now sitting unused on shelves and in drawers and boxes could we retire the national debt?
Happy shaves,
Jim
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Ouch. For that kind of money, I think I'll save my pennies for some SV Cubebe. I've never tried it, but it's on my bucket list.
The shave den is bare now that I'm at the end of my 3017ing project, so I don't mind spending a bit to rebuild moral. Presently, I'm down to the last inch of an Arko stick, some Stirling samples curing as part of an experiment, and a puck of Mogno (currently in transit), which Marko has recently reviewed glowingly.
$29CAD, thats about $8USD right? lol
SV is good stuff and one tub will last years so pick the scent accordingly.
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Thinking about that crooked Italian makes my head hurt. I just cant figure out what the problem with the blade or cap is. Frustration is too high a price for me to pay when I have other great razors at my finger tips. Thats not to say I wont try it again, I'm sure I'll get bored enough at some point haha.
My soap order is this:
1: SV
2: Wickham
3: CRS/Cella/Vitos/CC
All are close together but SV is above them all, if not always by much. I'm not really sure which tier Southern Witchcrafts is in yet but its a very nice soap.
4: Everything else.
5: Tabac.
Using the samples Al sent myself and Wes while we all compare them has slowed my orientation with my newer soaps but I'll get to them in good time. I do find myself missing Cella and Vitos, even if I can only tell them apart by scent strength and, oddly, Arko?
Chan Eil Whiskers
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I gotta admit, it is reminiscent of that. It's also more than that too. It doesnt smell like anything you might, even remotely, want to ingest lol.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
It really isn't a terrible scent and it's a surprisingly good soap.
Soaps I'd want to eat? I can think of only one, a GD citrus scent (like the world's best tasting and best smelling orange it is). Some soaps taste horrible if a tad gets in my mouth, but some don't. Why? I have no idea. I'm not taste testing Arko.
Happy shaves,
Jim
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That's why I did the sample PIF to palm some of it off onto other people
That said, I don't have actually much soap compared to many on here. The purchase cost of all my soaps added together (not counting samples) probably doesn't even reach £100, and should serve me for many years. I just have to use the shorter lived ones first 
1 unopened cream
1 soap with only 1/4 left, with a replacement waiting
4 soaps with about 2/3 to 3/4 left (the ones we're trialling together)
About 8 or 9 shave sticks
Aside from a few bought samples, that's it! It's still a few thousand shaves in waiting though.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
That's why I did the sample PIF to palm some of it off onto other people
1 unopened cream
1 soap with only 1/4 left, with a replacement waiting
4 soaps with about 2/3 to 3/4 left (the ones we're trialling together)
About 8 or 9 shave sticks
Aside from a few bought samples, that's it! It's still a few thousand shaves in waiting though.
I'm pretty sure you made a mistake. Didn't you mean to say £1000?
I think there's a B&B rule which states all members must buy at least £1000 worth of soap in their first six months of membership. Yes, I realize most members far exceed that amount.
Including me of course.
Happy shaves,
Jim
AimlessWanderer
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I wouldn't even be approaching half that if you included every razor, blade, brush and bowl
I don't do so well in conforming to group expectations 
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Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
I wouldn't even be approaching half that if you included every razor, blade, brush and bowl
Crowd sourced points of view are scary.
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Want to is a bit bold lol. A few come to my mind though. Captain's Choice 45th Parallel and Lime lead the pack. Stirling Black Cherry is another and either Cella Bio or Vitos for the icing on top? lol
We need a test subject! @Raven Koenes!
Not Wickham’s Club Cola for a lemon meringue? I hear its residual slickness makes stomach pumping almost pleasant.
This one looks like they want people hospitalized:
cblsoap.com
Naturally, I’m a fan of unscented or non-edible scents
This one looks like they want people hospitalized:
CBL Master Barber- Peanut Butter » CBL Premium Shave Soap
CBL Master Barber – Peanut Butter Peanut Butter- Yep, Peanut Butter! Get a shave that is smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy with this peanut butter delight. No need to schmeer real PB on your face when you can enjoy this lovely puck of PB goodness. (*bring your own jelly) Sold as...
cblsoap.com
Naturally, I’m a fan of unscented or non-edible scents
I'm not about to taste no Monkey Puck.Not Wickham’s Club Cola for a lemon meringue? I hear its residual slickness makes stomach pumping almost pleasant.
This one looks like they want people hospitalized:
CBL Master Barber- Peanut Butter » CBL Premium Shave Soap
CBL Master Barber – Peanut Butter Peanut Butter- Yep, Peanut Butter! Get a shave that is smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy with this peanut butter delight. No need to schmeer real PB on your face when you can enjoy this lovely puck of PB goodness. (*bring your own jelly) Sold as...
Naturally, I’m a fan of unscented or non-edible scents
I'm in with the exception of Cella...Cella and CBL Monkey Puck. I'ma not going there.Want to is a bit bold lol. A few come to my mind though. Captain's Choice 45th Parallel and Lime lead the pack. Stirling Black Cherry is another and either Cella Bio or Vitos for the icing on top? lol
We need a test subject! @Raven Koenes!
Peanut butter. The only peanut butter that tastes like monkey; and it’s certainly not a soap; is Rhesus
Mr. Brogan,
I'm pleased to report that your Dad joke level has reached 1,000, an honor that very few Dads ever achieve. Congratulations.
Sincerely,
National Association of Parental Humor
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Way to go Mr. Borgan!
Thanks, @Dovo1695. I’m honored
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
I had totally missed ⬇ this.
Raven loves to volunteer for all lots of experiments.
Happy shaves,
Jim
We need a test subject! @Raven Koenes!
Raven loves to volunteer for all lots of experiments.
Never believe anything Jerome Silberman says.
Happy shaves,
Jim
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