Thread: Clubman Pinaud Shave Soap

Hey Guys,
First shave tonight with the Clubman Pinaud Shave Soap.



First observations right out of the box;
Fresh light scent,, not as potent as the aftershave with the same name.
A soft soap,,, not as soft as Cella, but close.

I picked three very different brushes to work lather;
A custom badger by William Barber, bulb knot, with lots of backbone, used primarily with pucks.
A Thater fan knot with backbone & scritch, but spreads product as smooth as Leonardo da Vinci's brush.
A custom badger by William Barber known as the Queen Bee,, a lather making machine.

Each brush was soaked for 1 minute in hot water, loaded with Clubman Pinaud Shave Soap, 15 circles clockwise & 15 circles counter clockwise from the container. The loaded brushes were worked for 1 1/2 minutes in a bowl to produce the lather.












The razor chosen was a Wade & Butcher "The Celebrated", a Max Sprecher restoration. This razor is my soap/cream tester, second sharpest razor of the rotation, but brutal with a product that lacks cushion. There was no pre-shave treatment, the lather was applied to a dry face with 2 days growth.

The lather looked rich, but felt thin. I was afraid of no cushion & the lather drying out before I could finish.

Results:
The lather applied smoothly, evenly & did not dry out. The shave was a smooth one , with the alum post shave giving no negative feedback. There was not much of a cushion with this shave soap, but enough to keep my most brutal straight from irritating my face.
The next shave with this soap will be with a DE razor , loaded with a Feather.

Would I list Clubman Pinaud Shave Soap in the top 10 best of all shave soaps I have tried?
No,,,,
But,,,
I was not dissapointed in the soap and I'm going to keep a supply in the Shave Den.



Thank you for reading,
Hirlau