Roger, that's a heckuva rare bird. Very tempting....

This is how things are worded on the Fine Accoutrements website: "When first formulating a shaving soap for the Fine brand, I set out with the singular purpose of matching the legendary lathering performance of Tabac. After unsuccessful attempts to work with just about every large soap producer in t...

chris1978 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2019 5:39 pm I found the lists of ingredients of D.R. Harris shaving soap and Cyril R Salter shavingbsoap in old and new. Check it out. ChrisA

Thank you to Chris for posting those lists of the old and new formulations.

Clive, some vendors have the formulation ingredients posted. I asked Fendrihan about their stock a few months back, and they not only replied but posted ingredients for all of their in-stock Harris soaps on their site. I also know that Connaught turns over stock pretty quickly and has the new/curren...

Roger, for my money, this is the best Harris formulation that I've used. I think I've probably had 5-6 versions of Harris soap over the years, all with tallow, and this one is my favorite. Superb soap.

While I haven't used the new formulation lavender, the sandalwood, Marlborough, Arlington, and almond are all unchanged from their classic scent profiles. I'd expect lavender is the same.

Fair enough, Sam. I have the Maggard SHD knot, nominally 22mm. It makes a very full 24mm brush. I like it fine, but the hair is heavily treated, as are many badger knots these days. It has those gel-type tips when wet, and it's not a feel I particularly enjoy. That said, it lathers very well and is ...

Proraso bought Valobra. This article has some information on the purchase . They didn't go out of business. It is my understanding that the younger members of the Valobra family didn't want to take over the business when the elder family member(s?) were ready to retire, so they sold the firm. Natura...

Some good suggestions here. I'll add that you can get a Simpson Colonel X2L for not much more than $50, or a Commodore X2 if you prefer the handle on that one.

Outstanding! I look forward to further updates. This is a really wonderful development.

Semogue Torga C5
Valobra hard soap
Rockwell 6S razor
Personna Medical
Lucky Tiger splash

Semogue 620
Valobra stick
Rockwell 6S
Medical Prep
Lucky Tiger
L'eau Boisee

Very generous, Clive.

Semogue 830 boar brush
Homemade cypress soap
Rockwell 6S double-edge
Personna Med Prep day 1
Lucky Tiger tonic splash
Eau de Rochas Homme**

**vintage formulation

Never mind.

Semogue 610
Homemade vetiver soap (oddly, it smells great, probably because I take care of my products)
Rockwell 6S DE
Med Prep day 7
Lucky Tiger a/s
Terre d'Hermes Eau Intense Vetiver

Semogue 620 boar brush
Tim's "Irish Spring" soap
Rockwell 6S on plate 5
Medical Prep shave #6
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Swiss Army Classic EDT

Semogue 1800 brush
Lav-lemongrass soap
Rockwell 6S DE razor
Personna Med blade
Lucky Tiger a/s tonic
Guerlain Homme edt

Semogue 830
Valobra soap
Rockwell 6S
Medical Prep
Lucky Tiger
Guerlain Vet

Semogue Torga C5 boar
Tim's blue cypress soap
Rockwell 6S DE plate 5
US Personna Med Prep
Lucky Tiger aftershave