What'd I miss?

[nrkennett]

So, back on the forum after a ten year hiatus, under a different user name because I no longer have the email address that I used to register the first time.

Over the last decade I've really settled into a groove with a simple rotation:

EJ Chatsworth DE razor
Rooney brush, mid loft, silver tip
Super Iridium blades in the old blue and silver packaging (fortunately I still have about a thousand of them in reserve as they're discountinued)
Mitchell's Wool Fat soap in the Spring/Summer
L'Occitane Cade in the Fall/Winter

When I was last on the forum Tabac was hot stuff, everyone raved about Feather blades, and people were hunting down pucks of the old Penhaligons tallow soap like they were on a grail quest. So what's new?

 

[Stuart Ganis]

Welcome back from West Tennessee.

8/19/42

 

[Clay S]

Welcome back. L'Occitane Cade soap has been reformulated, to the worse I hear. Sorry to bear sad tidings!

 

[dmshaver]

Glad you made it back! What’s new? As the old saying goes “the more things change, the more they stay the same.“

 

[KeenDogg]

So many new things to try! Welcome back.

 

[Billski]

Welcome back , @nrkennett

There are many new razors. They are not the usual Gillette .

 

[stoof2010]

Welcome back!!!
I am also back after 5 years hiatus.
But instill was able to recover my old account, but at some point they update the forum so I can't see anything from back then, or at least I don't know how to.

 

[Tpach]

Welcome back!

Williams Mug is still being produced and it’s still a love or hate soap haha

 

[FarmerTan]

So, back on the forum after a ten year hiatus, under a different user name because I no longer have the email address that I used to register the first time.

Over the last decade I've really settled into a groove with a simple rotation:

EJ Chatsworth DE razor
Rooney brush, mid loft, silver tip
Super Iridium blades in the old blue and silver packaging (fortunately I still have about a thousand of them in reserve as they're discountinued)
Mitchell's Wool Fat soap in the Spring/Summer
L'Occitane Cade in the Fall/Winter

When I was last on the forum Tabac was hot stuff, everyone raved about Feather blades, and people were hunting down pucks of the old Penhaligons tallow soap like they were on a grail quest. So what's new?

Welcome back! And also to @stoof2010 !

 

[ajkel64]

Welcome back to the forum from Australia.

 

[BigJ]

Welcome back!

 

[stoof2010]

Oh I forgot to mention....
Arko is still the same and still awesome!!!

 

[Tpach]

Oh I forgot to mention....
Arko is still the same and still awesome!!!

I agree with the above statement. Got my hands on an Arko tub puck.. I don’t know how I’m going to like brush loading haha

I even use a Williams Mug puck applied as a shave stick. I find it lathers easier.

 

[TheBigL]

So, back on the forum after a ten year hiatus, under a different user name because I no longer have the email address that I used to register the first time.

Over the last decade I've really settled into a groove with a simple rotation:

EJ Chatsworth DE razor
Rooney brush, mid loft, silver tip
Super Iridium blades in the old blue and silver packaging (fortunately I still have about a thousand of them in reserve as they're discountinued)
Mitchell's Wool Fat soap in the Spring/Summer
L'Occitane Cade in the Fall/Winter

When I was last on the forum Tabac was hot stuff, everyone raved about Feather blades, and people were hunting down pucks of the old Penhaligons tallow soap like they were on a grail quest. So what's new?

I essentially did the same thing. Life got in the way years ago when my first son was born so I never spent much time on the forums...till the spring when everything shut down.

I am still trying to figure out all these new razor models. There is just so much more available now!

 

[KrstGor]

Welcome back!

What's new?

Nothin' much... or maybe a lot. Kinda depends on how you look at it

Feather blades are still the best, a couple of praise worthy artisan soaps emerged.

Debates whether SR or DE is "better" still rages.

So, you'll get up to speed quickly.

I still think Tabac should be banned

There ya have it... sort of.

 

[Tpach]

Welcome back!

What's new?

Nothin' much... or maybe a lot. Kinda depends on how you look at it [emoji23]

Feather blades are still the best, a couple of praise worthy artisan soaps emerged.

Debates whether SR or DE is "better" still rages.

So, you'll get up to speed quickly.

I still think Tabac should be banned [emoji1785][emoji2961][emoji23]

There ya have it... sort of.

I have to get my hands on some Tabac. Clearly you’re not a fan but it has its followers! I like the classic flavors personally though

 

[KrstGor]

I have to get my hands on some Tabac. Clearly you’re not a fan but it has its followers! I like the classic flavors personally though

Tabac is my pet peeve, absolutely gross scent wise.

 

[nrkennett]

Thanks guys, sounds like dmshaver nailed it with “the more things change, the more they stay the same.".

Looking forward to reading about some of those newer soaps, kind of a bummer to hear that cade was reformulated. I might just fall back on D.R. Harris, I always found that Marlborough was a similar scent. Hopefully they haven't reformulated too!

 

[KrstGor]

Thanks guys, sounds like dmshaver nailed it with “the more things change, the more they stay the same.".

Looking forward to reading about some of those newer soaps, kind of a bummer to hear that cade was reformulated. I might just fall back on D.R. Harris, I always found that Marlborough was a similar scent. Hopefully they haven't reformulated too!

You might want to give a shot to DRH Windsor, that one wasn't around 10 years ago. Performance is great, as all DRH hard soaps. Scent is - well - you either like it or not (I do).

 

[cryhavoc]

Welcome back!