The Copper Hat - I'm a Lumberjack!

[dixarone]

Finally made it into downtown today and picked up some local artisan shave soap from "The Copper Hat". It's a husband and wife team - they've just opened up a new storefront...very small, but really good people to deal with from what I can tell. Willing to do some ordering in, etc. In any case, they make their own brushes and soaps. I've seen the brushes mentioned in passing here via a search (although a while back it looks like), but nothing on the soaps.

I picked up this:



Have not shaved with it yet - that's for tomorrow. Did a very quick test lather - feels excellent, seems like there will be very decent cushion and all the rest of it. Can't wait.

Smell? Like cedar...campfire...interesting. They have a few other scents as well. Everything is essential oil based. Will update this post tomorrow once I've actually cut whiskers with this stuff.

 

[dixarone]

Update...shaved with Lumberjack this morning. I'm not going to say "amazing", because I felt that there were a couple of things going on: lather seemed to be not quite as slick as I'm used to (mostly using Proraso and Stirling); and it seemed to want to dissipate a bit on my face after lathering.

That said, I don't think it's the final word on this soap. It's not really a summertime soap though; it's kind of "spicy". Face a little warm after the shave...I think this could be a real "go to" wintertime soap/fragrance. I'm still picking up some campfire-y notes about 90 minutes post shave now. Kind of neat, actually. And my wife likes it quite a bit as well...sort of peeks through the aftershave (a blend of Captain's Choice Lime and Waleda balm).

All in all - this is promising. The maker had a summertime menthol/peppermint scent available as well - and I'm betting I might be feeling differently had I tried that first on a hot summer day.

 

[joamo]

Thanks for your evaluation, let us know if you try any of the other scents.

 

[JayEddie]

And I'm O.K., I sleep all night and I work all day.

 

[nemo]

And I'm O.K., I sleep all night and I work all day.

It got me singing too when I read the title!