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I’ve been very curious about this soap for a while but haven’t pulled the trigger.

Is it primarily wood smoke, or do you get other notes as well?

Do you notice any difference with how easy these are to hone, or how well they keep an edge?

It's cool that you have two razors with such a slight difference. I could also see myself trying to sleuth out some difference between the two!

October 27, 2024

• Brush: Zenith - B21 boar
• Razor: Gilette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gilette - 7 O'clock SharpEdge (2)
• Lather: Stirling - Autumn Glory
• Post: Stirling - Ramblin' Man AS splash
• Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS Balm + menthol
• Frag: Stirling - Ramblin' Man EdT

Learning how to use this Super Speed has been an interesting experience. I often find myself thinking that it's too light, but if I can match it with a very light touch I get great results.

I stand by my opinion that Stirling soaps were made for boar brushes. The lather this morning was incredible.

Have a great Sunday y'all. ✌️

It could be worth trying milder blades. Feathers are definitely on the aggressive side.

In my opinion if you use a properly hydrated lather, it shouldn’t prevent you from seeing what’s going on.

I’d focus on getting as much water as possible into your lather. Then use as mild of a DE razor as you own.

I’ve personally never had trouble using a DE “down there.” I typically use a Merkur 34C for this and have had great results.

Granted, I don’t have lady bits down there so I can’t speak to those specific difficulties. I have to assume though that you’d get good results with a properly hydrated lather, a mild razor, and a good deal of care.

That's a good idea, I'll pop into a thrift store at some point and see.

I also have these 2 oz tins that I put Stirling samples into for brush loading. Perhaps I should just reserve one of those for lathering up other samples...

That's interesting that it was the original source of iodine!

I guess I wouldn't think that it was a particularly strong scent. Agreed though, I'd love a real briny scented soap.

That soap sounds very interesting! Does it have algae and seaweed as ingredients?

October 26, 2024

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (3)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber AS Splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Post Shave Balm
• Frag: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber EdP

I definitely overloaded my brush and had a bit of a hard time getting enough water into the lather. After a bit of work, though, it developed nicely.

I'm so glad it's the weekend, but somehow my day is full of responsibilities already. At least I smell great!

Happy Saturday y'all. ✌️

I’m not buying all this soap to be frugal! ;)

Also Roam Two++

Yeah, I've really enjoyed the B21 so far. I think this is my third use of it but it was well broken in when I got it.

I'm on the fence about whether I prefer this over my Omega 10048. I thought the shorter loft would be miles ahead, but there's a part of me that quite enjoys the floppy 48.

October 25, 2024

• Brush: Zenith - B21 boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (2)
• Lather: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea
• Post: Nivea - Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Post: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea AS splash
• Frag: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea EdT

Pretty good shave with DBS. Off to the weekend!

Have a good one y'all. ✌️