Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club, 3rd Edition, Wed 18 Sep 2024
Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club (cherry wood and boar) (49)
Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
Lather: MacDuff’s Soap Company – Old Strathcona
Post Shave: Noble Otter – Barrbarr
Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! – Fleur de France
Oh wow! This was my first time trying a MacDuff’s soap, and it’s a delightful base! So easy to load a gooey protolather and hydrate it to a dense, creamy, drippy lather. I really slept on this one.
Today is the third meeting of our Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club, and we have picked @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social’s submission of MacDuff’s Old Strathcona. Thank you Sahenders for the generous smush! The scent is a pleasant Barbershop scent of the Barrbarr kind. Both Barrbarr and Old Strathcona have a prominent note that I perceive as anise, but neither have it listed. It’s maybe some combination of Rosemary/Terragon and Basil playing a trick on me?
Ether way, the scent is really pleasant and combined well with Barrbarr, but the star of the show is the soap base. I’ve rarely had such a wonderful lather on the first try with a new base. Really dense and protective feeling lather. I need to kill a tub to make room for MacDuff’s.
Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club, 3rd Edition, Wed 18 Sep 2024
Oh wow! This was my first time trying a MacDuff’s soap, and it’s a delightful base! So easy to load a gooey protolather and hydrate it to a dense, creamy, drippy lather. I really slept on this one.
Today is the third meeting of our Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club, and we have picked @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social’s submission of MacDuff’s Old Strathcona. Thank you Sahenders for the generous smush! The scent is a pleasant Barbershop scent of the Barrbarr kind. Both Barrbarr and Old Strathcona have a prominent note that I perceive as anise, but neither have it listed. It’s maybe some combination of Rosemary/Terragon and Basil playing a trick on me?
Ether way, the scent is really pleasant and combined well with Barrbarr, but the star of the show is the soap base. I’ve rarely had such a wonderful lather on the first try with a new base. Really dense and protective feeling lather. I need to kill a tub to make room for MacDuff’s.
Great BVWSC meeting, great shave!
Sounds great, looking forward to trying it myself!
I haven’t shaved with it yet, but I had the same exact though regarding Anise.