I now know what has been missing from my shaves- a quality soap from Colleen! I recently got my first order from her and tried it out. I got a 3 oz. puck of a custom pour soap (Pumpkin Spice). Previously I had been using large brand soaps (known for wetshaving products) and had never been able to get a consistent lather. It always had something that wasn't quite right. I had also tried using several different lather methods, but always with something going wrong. I started to think maybe it was the brush or my own technique (mind you I could always get a good shave although my lather might not have been great). So finally there came an opportunity for me to place an order with Colleen of The Gentlemen's Quarter and I jumped on it.

Well that did it. Best feeling soap I have tried. It was so slick on the face and built a lather effortlessly. It seemed like the soap could be very forgiving too in terms of the amount of water used. I had previously heard that to get a good lather with her soaps you needed to use more water than usual- but that wasn't the case. I used my best lather method (not even being particularly careful about my water and soap use, etc.) and the lather took almost no time at all. It built perfectly and was very comfortable and well-scented. I almost couldn't believe how well it performed. By the end of a pass it had neither dried out or become drippy. I can say now that I think my shaves will be forever better. Thanks Colleen!