Chiseled Face 2020: Slick Tallow

THAT is what I call sssssssssssssssssslick!!!

The new Chiseled Face base is called Slick Tallow.
Where the key word is lubrication. (Slick)

This is the list of ingredients. (INCI)

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Originally Posted by ChiseledFace

US: Glycerin, Potassium Stearate, Potassium Castorate, Silk Hydrolysate, Potassium Tallowate, Lanolin, Aloe barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Fragrance, White Kaolin Clay, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Castorate, Sodium Lactate, Allantoin, Potassium Kokumate, Sodium tallowate, Suc Ulmus Fulva Bark Extract, Sodium kokumate
UK: Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Castor Oil, Beef Tallow, Silk Hydrolysate, Potassium Hydroxide (lye), Lanolin, Aloe Vera Juice, Water, Fragrance, White Kaolin Clay, Sodium Lactate, Kukom Butter, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide (lye), Sugar, Slippery Elm Bark Extract
(orders in the two ingredients lists are slightly different due to the requirement of INCI ingredients to show whether an oil has been saponified with sodium or potassium hydroxide)

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This high lubrication is obtained with:
• Glycerin in first position
• Aloe Barbadensis, more than water
• White Kaolin (Clay) in high position

To improve it all, a nice handful of Silk Proteins and Lanolin.
Allantoin benefits the inflamed skin.
The North American Red Elm supports the previous one, and adds astringent and healing functions.

At the moment, there're three scents:

• Ghost Town Barber
  Bergamot, Basil Leaf, White Patchouli, Oakmoss, Texas Cedar, Leather, Smoke, Gunpowder
• Midnight Stag
  Russian Leather, Motor Oil, Hoppes #9, Birch Tar, Oakmoss, Gasoline, Smoke, Cedar, Cade, Bergamot, Vanilla
• Sherlock
  Warm Tobacco, Toasted Caramel, Black Pepper, Moist Dirt, Leather, Moss, Mandarin, Honey, Rose

https://i.imgur.com/etyrfA0.jpg

As you can see, the differences are many between the new Slick Tallow base and the previous Tallow base.
It's not just a percentage change in Glycerin and Silk Powder.
The formulation has totally changed.
With the addition of lubricating and decongestant components.
As well as Lanoline, and the replacement with a more prized type of Aloe.
So I'm not too sorry about the loss of noble fats like Mango and Avocado.
Maybe I would have preferred the fragrance a little higher, since in the new version it seems quite less full-bodied.
Also the increase in complexity and therefore time as well as the cost of the components, I believe is correctly expressed in the +20% price.

https://i.imgur.com/aOZQy11.jpg

Thanks for the review. Nicely done.

Thanks for detailed review

I was one of the early testers in the development of this new formula; but I was not involved in later phases.
All of the tests formulations I evaluated were extremely slick, but I considered only one of them to be elite on all aspects of my criteria.
There have been numerous tweaks to the formula since I was last involved in the process.
I am hoping that the final formulation will superb in every aspect.


Although I am quite interested in evaluating the final formulation to see how it compares to the elite soaps in my collection, I am not interested in the three scents currently available. Thus, I will wait until other scents are released.

I got a Sample of the Cedar and spice from Chiseled Face and tried it this evening. At first the Cedar scent was a bit overwhelming but not as much as "Christmas Eve" by Sterling. That one was too much even for me! After lathering I found the spice scents to start coming thru and I found it a very nice mix of a few scents. I had put a little larger than the usual amount in my testing cup and loaded my badger brush. What I ended up with was enough for 3 full 3 pass shaves when I was done making lather. This stuff just made lather easy and wouldn't stop.

I had a great shave and enjoyed the scent and sickness during the shave and when rinsing. My skin feels nice. I had tried Ghost town Barber yesterday and it seems too much in scent. I felt like it was just overpowering of too many things. But after the shave was done it still left a great feel. The scent was just not to my liking. Maybe it will settle down with time.

I have two more Chiseled Face samples to try and I'm looking forward to it. It is a soft soap but I'm very happy with what I've found out about it so far. I'm glad I found a few others have tried this soap. I didn't have to start my own thread.

I gave Midnight Stag a try last night. This is a manly scent to me. But the mix of all the scents made it hard for me to notice individually. But it was a dark and powerful scent to be sure. Im not going to list all the scents that they say is in it but you can look them up.

The quality of this shave soap is top notch to me. It would be hard to find one that has a higher grade of slickness and the ease of making lather. I used about half an almond sized dollup and had enough plus for a 3 pass shave.

Im still learning about the qualities a shave soap can have but I sure can tell now when one is nowhere close to what it should be. Chiseled Face will be in my rotation as soon as i figure out what one i enjoy most. These are not light fragrances. So far.

I just wanted to make this clear. The Midnight Stag I had in a sample back in May was not the Silk Tallow. Still, the quality was so high it's hard to think something could be better.
Now, I will say that I finally did try the silk tallow midnight stag. I don't know if it's better but it's far from worse. When you get to this level of slickness without feeling greasy or buttery and the cushion being so great, plus the fact that the slickness is still there after a rinse in case you need to touch up a spot or three. Then the way it makes your skin feel after the shave. Chiseled Face is at the top of my list!

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Originally Posted by Gasman

I just wanted to make this clear. The Midnight Stag I had in a sample back in May was not the Silk Tallow. Still, the quality was so high it's hard to think something could be better.
Now, I will say that I finally did try the silk tallow midnight stag. I don't know if it's better but it's far from worse. When you get to this level of slickness without feeling greasy or buttery and the cushion being so great, plus the fact that the slickness is still there after a rinse in case you need to touch up a spot or three. Then the way it makes your skin feel after the shave. Chiseled Face is at the top of my list!

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Thanks Gents, I just ordered CF Sherlock, if Jerry says it's in his top tier, I have to try it.
I've been so good this year, didn't buy a single tub of new soap, until yesterday!
FYI:
The West Coast Shaving has some nice deals on wet shaving products.
Cheers.

Gentlemen,
Who makes this soap?

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Originally Posted by Obie

Gentlemen,
Who makes this soap?

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Hey Obie, they are out of Ohio, Chiseled Face Groomatorium.
https://chiseledface.com/

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Originally Posted by neehooya

Hey Obie, they are out of Ohio, Chiseled Face Groomatorium.
https://chiseledface.com/

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Thanks, my friend.

Just ordered Ghost Town Barber. I was trashing around Amazon and saw it marked down to $9.99. I redeemed some survey credit (Survey Monkey app) for Amazon credit. Ended up paying $3.99 after tax. After reading Jerry’s review on it, I’m guessing it’ll be a travel only soap. (Strong scent=bad allergic reaction from my wife)

Hopefully the smell isn’t too bad

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Originally Posted by slim6596

Just ordered Ghost Town Barber. I was trashing around Amazon and saw it marked down to $9.99. I redeemed some survey credit (Survey Monkey app) for Amazon credit. Ended up paying $3.99 after tax. After reading Jerry’s review on it, I’m guessing it’ll be a travel only soap. (Strong scent=bad allergic reaction from my wife)

Hopefully the smell isn’t too bad

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My wife seems to get stuffed up and have a reaction to just about all my soaps, I can't stop using great soaps with fantastic scents so I wait until she goes downstairs to watch tv then shave and stay up stairs on the computer for few hours until the scent settles down a bit. As long as I stay away from her for a couple of hours after shaving she is OK and actually likes the scents.

I have to say though that it probably isn't the soap that makes me smell so strong but the post shave balm and definitely the beard oil but what can I say, I'm a selfish sod. If I can't smell my shave in my moustache I am disappointed, what's the point of spending big bucks on a den full of different soap if the scent is gone a few minutes after shaving.

It may be selfish of me but the huge variety of interesting scents is one of the reasons I shave with a straight. If I had to go scent free I would lose interest and just use a cartridge and spray goop again probably.

I had to give up ToBS Sandalwood not because it caused her an allergic reaction, she just hated it. I loved it because it reminded me of the few times my dad took me to the local barbershop. I probably won’t even try this new soap until I get back to work.

I have not been able to find any information about future additions to the Silk Tallow line up. Does anyone know if/when CFG will be adding other scents to the this formula? Specifically I'm wondering about Cryogen. I haven't been able to get a slickness out of Cryogen that I'm real happy with (but let's face it - slickness isn't why I use Cryogen) so if they are going to be doing Cryogen in the Silk Tallow, I would love to check that out - provided they can get the same amount of menthol in the new formula.