Keeping it simple.
Keeping it cool.
No balms till the weather turns cooler.
Tatara = “I win / Easy Mode” for comfortable irritation free BBS.
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If there is one thing about TOBS’ soaps and creams is that they smell fantastic.
Cedarwood is one of my favorites, though to be fair, its again, as with their Sandalwood, it is not a “pure” Cedarwood scent but a blend of herbs and florals sitting on top of that Cedarwood base.
Though I really enjoyed the scent, I was reminded why I prefer the soap pucks over the cream.
Performance was so so, slanting towards less water needed or you’d get thin non slick lather.
Went with the more aggressive Nodachi today, along with a Lord Platinum Blade. Made for an very efficient and extremely close shave. While you are aware of the blade on your skin, I have to really give it to Tatara that this is one of the few Blade Positive razors that I have used that I would have thought the blade exposure as blade neutral if I didn’t knew better.
All in all it was an ok shave. Should have used a bigger bowl with that brush and less water.
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Easy off day shave, went with one of my the oldest soaps I have used even before I went back to wetshaving other then the Wilkinson Sword Black Tub, Col Conk’s Bay Rum Glycerin puck has seen huge improvements since those days.
Great scent, really good performance, and I mean for the price you pay, $6 for a 3.75oz puck, that is pretty much value the definition of value for money, well, there’s Williams Mug Shaving Soap that is just slightly cheaper but the difference in quality is rather stark.
Someone mentioned RazorRock’s Amici, I have used RR’s soaps, they are hit or miss for me (YMMV) but recently, I have come to minimize my purchases from them as far as possible.
Personal choice due to past CS interactions.
Since reformulation, Col Conk’s soaps lathers up rather easily, has some volume and density, has good initial slickness, fair residual and a post shave feel that is surprisingly good especially compared to other soaps in that price range.
It is not artisanal skin food by any means but it does the job, does it well and made the shave very enjoyable.
YMMV of course.
But yeah, I love their soaps.
Went with the Oren, and used the 3Dot plate with the Feather Professional blades.
Even so, there was minimal blade feel though I can tell that the gap made for a more blade on skin contact shave.
Still, it was mostly shaving via audio feedback.
Feather blades are very sharp so there’s very little resistance from growth and the OREN’s floating blade design made for an extremely comfortable shave.
1 pass WTG, XTG & ATG + pickup pass.
Smooth, perfect glass, zero irritation BBS shave.
Finished up with another cold shower, to take the heat off, and applied Col Conk’s Rose Bay Rum aftershave which smells fantastic. (label’s fallen off sometime ago)
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While some might argue that TOBs Sandalwood isn’t really true sandalwood since it is a blended scent of herbs, florals and sandalwood, it is still one of better smelling shaving soaps out there.
Love its scent and I love the performance of the puck, more so than the cream.
Still with the Gentler Nodachi, love this configuration.
Easy WTG, XTG and ATG all in one pass + pickup.
Extremely smooth, no irritation BBS shave.
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Simple stay home shave.
Went with something I got Irena to make for me, wanted a fresh, wake me up soap to shave with, though I forgot to name it so it’s left as is.
Scent is a simple blend of Peppermint, Eucalyptus and Tea Tree.
Add (grind in, or don’t) menthol to taste.
Aftershave is mentholated.
Lather is wonderfully thick and slick, if a little thirsty, though, it feels best a little on the yogurty side, then thinned out with too much water, but it is as good as any top tier soaps I have used.
Voluminous, thick and creamy, very slick, with good residual and post shave.
Went with the Nodachi – Masamune combo that I prefer and it’s still one of the smoothest shave experienced especially with TSOA.
Barely any blade feel even when going ATG around the nose and upper lip area.
Growth just melts away. It was just pure comfort.
Zero irritation, true glass BBS shave, can’t really ask for more.
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Possibly the most no fuss, weirdest shave I have had in a while.
Thayers Gentlemen Shave Cream is a brushless, latherless cream. You just squeeze some into your hand, apply and shave.
The layer assuming you have wet the face, is slick, with good residual and fantastic post shave feel.
Shave itself might feel odd and since without lathering up, the layer does dry up quicker once you have gone through each pass.
Just apply a little water if needed.
Post shave feel though can only be described as fantastic. The skin feels soft, without any harshness or drying out that comes with some shaving soaps.
While the cream is “scentless”, there is a slight woody scent that is not unpleasant.
Went with the more gentler Tatara configuration today.
Clean easy zero irritation BBS shave.
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Going with a simple yet one of my favorite shaves from WTF, Grey Vetiver Tallow puck. If you are familiar with Don’s croaps, you’ll love his tallow pucks, which I find to be much to lather up with a much more voluminous, creamier, thicker lather. YMMV of course.
Great “high heat” scent for the day.
Again with the default Nodachi today, easily takes all and any growth off. Liking the Tiger blade as well. Its a good substitute if the Bics I love aren’t available anymore.
Easy, comfortable zero irritaion BBS shave.
I’ll be going to skip balms for the foreseeable future as due to heat and sweat, there’s a little breaking out. So I’ll just stick to splashes for a while.
Gonna have to head to a test center for a mandatory covid test as we handled a flight with a live case on board.
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Just picking out stuff that catch my fancy and am pretty sure I screwed up my rotation, ehhhh whatever.
This time round its Soap Commander’s Tenacity and Its pretty much what we all need. Tenacity to weather the insanity going all around the world.
Went with the Vector since I pulled the blade out of the Kamisori, and am not going to be using that razor for any time soon.
Just going for an easy, lazy shave.
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With the arrival of the monsoons, the heat has lessened some but nothing like a cold shower followed up with a menthol shave and a follow up cold shower before putting on the aftershaves.
PAA’s Atomic Age Bay Rum is at this point my favorite bay rum scent, though I think that the bath soap could do with a tad more scent strength.
Went with the OREN today, man I forgot how soft this razor shaves. The best description is, cartridge razor feel with a SE (Feather) blade sharpness.
I prefer the 2-Dot plate as it sits right at the mild shave feel.
While the 3-Dot is way more efficient and more aggressive, for me, it seems to be more finicky and will need a little more finesse (less pressure and a more attention) or it can bite, the 2-Dot plate is very docile and I think that it is the best for those looking for “no fuss, in a rush” yet comfortable, enjoyable shaves.
YMMV.
Needless to say, it was an extremely comfortable, very enjoyable zero irritation BBS shave.
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Been a while since picked this one up, Van Yulay’s Dress Bleu’s which is inspired by Chanel Bleu.
Scent is a good enough reproduction that if you love that line of scent by Chanel, you’d be more than happy with the soap and splash.
I of course had to add in some menthol. Gotta have that menthol in this tropics heat!
Dress Bleu’s is the first of Van Yulay’s hard pucks that I got some time back and I find that I am really enjoying Van Yulay’s hard pucks more than their croaps.
It is also slightly cheaper so that means I can get squeeze in an extra puck or two for shipping when factoring in my cost.
Win win.
Went with the default Nodachi today.
Lately I am really enjoying the this setup even with its more blade forward (+0.13mm) geometry.
Its very surprisingly and deceptively smooth, the engineering in the razor pulled off an amazing job in hiding the blade feel, especially if you aren’t looking for it.
But I know from experience, that it will bite if you disrespect the blade.
With a little skin stretching, the Nodachi took everything off leaving only glass smooth skin.
Perfect no irritation BBS shave.
Smelling great, feeling fantastic.
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