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Saturday, 10 March, 2018
Wholly Kaw King of Oud | Z-2 Gillette SuperSpeed Flare Tip | Gillette Super Stainless (1)
Currently on Shave #466 | Straight shaves still at #277
Today is the final day of the darker scented soaps, (oud, sandalwood, leather, etc…), and I pulled out the top of the heap and the current #2 ranked contender in the den, Wholly Kaw’s King of Oud. This is their donkey milk formulation, and it’s every bit as good as it was the first time around. Amazing lather, super dense, super slick, great residual slickness, phenomenal moisturizing, easy to lather…I could go on and on. I broke down the soap spreadsheet into another tab, just concentrating on the performance values and not anything subjective such as SoS, scent preference. There were a possible 55 points, with Declaration Grooming scoring a perfect 55, and this WK formulation scoring 53 points. For comparison’s sake, here are how other soap bases score:
Stirling, Soap Commander, Mike’s, Victory Shaving: 45
Chiseled Face, Saponificio Varesino (4.1 and 4.3): 47
PannaCrema Nuavia, Sudsy Soapery, Long Rifle (surprised here, thought LR would be higher): 48
Fine, Wholly Kaw Tallow: 49
Barrister & Mann Glissant, Lisa’s, WSP, MdC, Paladin, Eufros: 51
I have two other sheets; one that factors in scent preference and one that combines that as well as a value quotient...
Needless to say, it’s a great soap base, and the scent on this is absolutely stellar. Lisa’s Coconut Oud is a great oud scent, this takes it up a notch. For those who love oud scented stuff, this is another that is a must have for the den. Strength of scent out of the tub is a solid 3.5-4/5 and stays relatively the same through the lathering process. There is a depth to this scent that is hard to describe; it’s definitely not a one note soap. So, suffice to say, the lather was great. The blade today was the Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (green pack), and a return to the SuperSpeed. I very much liked this blade paired with this razor. It gave a great combination of efficiency and comfort. I was able to complete 3 passes with some clean up (almost a full 4th pass if I’m honest), and I’m at a true DSBBS (no G). It’s not a grail shave for the simple fact that I got a little zealous on the neck and overshaved a little. How do I know? Because the alum and aftershave lit me up on the neck. LOL. But it was absolutely quiet everywhere else on the face. Oh well…I’ll save the grail shave for another day I guess. I would put this blade/razor combination up there with my Astra/Fatboy and Personna Red/Aristocrat combos. The shave was topped off with some of the matching aftershave, some Paladin Unscented, and some Bond No 9 New York Oud. BAZINGA!
Have a great day everyone!
Wholly Kaw King of Oud | Z-2 Gillette SuperSpeed Flare Tip | Gillette Super Stainless (1)
Currently on Shave #466 | Straight shaves still at #277
Today is the final day of the darker scented soaps, (oud, sandalwood, leather, etc…), and I pulled out the top of the heap and the current #2 ranked contender in the den, Wholly Kaw’s King of Oud. This is their donkey milk formulation, and it’s every bit as good as it was the first time around. Amazing lather, super dense, super slick, great residual slickness, phenomenal moisturizing, easy to lather…I could go on and on. I broke down the soap spreadsheet into another tab, just concentrating on the performance values and not anything subjective such as SoS, scent preference. There were a possible 55 points, with Declaration Grooming scoring a perfect 55, and this WK formulation scoring 53 points. For comparison’s sake, here are how other soap bases score:
Stirling, Soap Commander, Mike’s, Victory Shaving: 45
Chiseled Face, Saponificio Varesino (4.1 and 4.3): 47
PannaCrema Nuavia, Sudsy Soapery, Long Rifle (surprised here, thought LR would be higher): 48
Fine, Wholly Kaw Tallow: 49
Barrister & Mann Glissant, Lisa’s, WSP, MdC, Paladin, Eufros: 51
I have two other sheets; one that factors in scent preference and one that combines that as well as a value quotient...
Needless to say, it’s a great soap base, and the scent on this is absolutely stellar. Lisa’s Coconut Oud is a great oud scent, this takes it up a notch. For those who love oud scented stuff, this is another that is a must have for the den. Strength of scent out of the tub is a solid 3.5-4/5 and stays relatively the same through the lathering process. There is a depth to this scent that is hard to describe; it’s definitely not a one note soap. So, suffice to say, the lather was great. The blade today was the Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (green pack), and a return to the SuperSpeed. I very much liked this blade paired with this razor. It gave a great combination of efficiency and comfort. I was able to complete 3 passes with some clean up (almost a full 4th pass if I’m honest), and I’m at a true DSBBS (no G). It’s not a grail shave for the simple fact that I got a little zealous on the neck and overshaved a little. How do I know? Because the alum and aftershave lit me up on the neck. LOL. But it was absolutely quiet everywhere else on the face. Oh well…I’ll save the grail shave for another day I guess. I would put this blade/razor combination up there with my Astra/Fatboy and Personna Red/Aristocrat combos. The shave was topped off with some of the matching aftershave, some Paladin Unscented, and some Bond No 9 New York Oud. BAZINGA!
Have a great day everyone!