Gentlemen, having been a good lad this last year or two I have whittled my excess shave lathers down to a very manageable, nee meager, remnant of what I had been hoarding. Those that were good but not the best got used up, those gathering dust went to the bath, and so on. Some found other means of disposal but you get the drift.
I had the stash down to the premier performers that I knew would work every time. Penhaligon's tallow fifth, Czech and Speake, Harris Sandalwood stick, etc. And other than those, it has gotten minimal. I did realise I was dipping into some of my semi special or have-to-be-in-the-mood-for-it soaps and really did not want to just use them up for the sake of it. Like the Pen's BB tallow fifth. Unobtanium is it for that. Same for my MEM English Leather. So appropriately, I unleashed the SSAD creature and bought a few items over the last two or three months. PAA Alt 11, Razormaster Juha and Uula to name a couple.
English Shaving has been running their worldwide 99p shipping and along with the Razormaster products I picked up a bowl of The Obsessive Soap Perfectionist in orange and patchouli scent. This soap is made in Blighty by a man named James. Here is a link to the site; OSP
What drew me to this product was the ingredients list; Aqua, Sodium and Potassium tallowate are the first three ingredients on the list. Followed by Sodium and Potassium stearate. Now they had my attention. These are key ingredients in many of the best soaps I have used. It also contains castor, cocoa, avocado, and lanolin. Glycerin and and menthol too but thankfully I don't really notice the latter. Those latter ingredients are not in order and I suggest you go OSP website to get a full detail of the list. I believe if I read correctly this soap uses essential oils for the most part as well. The orange and patchouli are VERY well blended and you seemingly cannot tell which dominates. Which is how a good fragrance should be. Here is a photo from the English Shaving Co. web site. All rights to them.
I shaved with it this morning and let me tell you, I was most impressed. I won't go into a lot of detail til I have used it three to five times but initial impressions are very good. My label is printed with batch no. 104. A nice touch I think. This allows comparisons as these soaps evolve over time. Scent bloomed nicely and at times I was unsure whether I was smelling oranges or patchouli. Rather a neat experience. Being an Anglophile I am most happy to see this product come over to our side of the pond. Stay tuned.
I had the stash down to the premier performers that I knew would work every time. Penhaligon's tallow fifth, Czech and Speake, Harris Sandalwood stick, etc. And other than those, it has gotten minimal. I did realise I was dipping into some of my semi special or have-to-be-in-the-mood-for-it soaps and really did not want to just use them up for the sake of it. Like the Pen's BB tallow fifth. Unobtanium is it for that. Same for my MEM English Leather. So appropriately, I unleashed the SSAD creature and bought a few items over the last two or three months. PAA Alt 11, Razormaster Juha and Uula to name a couple.
English Shaving has been running their worldwide 99p shipping and along with the Razormaster products I picked up a bowl of The Obsessive Soap Perfectionist in orange and patchouli scent. This soap is made in Blighty by a man named James. Here is a link to the site; OSP
What drew me to this product was the ingredients list; Aqua, Sodium and Potassium tallowate are the first three ingredients on the list. Followed by Sodium and Potassium stearate. Now they had my attention. These are key ingredients in many of the best soaps I have used. It also contains castor, cocoa, avocado, and lanolin. Glycerin and and menthol too but thankfully I don't really notice the latter. Those latter ingredients are not in order and I suggest you go OSP website to get a full detail of the list. I believe if I read correctly this soap uses essential oils for the most part as well. The orange and patchouli are VERY well blended and you seemingly cannot tell which dominates. Which is how a good fragrance should be. Here is a photo from the English Shaving Co. web site. All rights to them.
I shaved with it this morning and let me tell you, I was most impressed. I won't go into a lot of detail til I have used it three to five times but initial impressions are very good. My label is printed with batch no. 104. A nice touch I think. This allows comparisons as these soaps evolve over time. Scent bloomed nicely and at times I was unsure whether I was smelling oranges or patchouli. Rather a neat experience. Being an Anglophile I am most happy to see this product come over to our side of the pond. Stay tuned.