July 30, 2023 – All Around the World Day
- Brush: Zenith Moar Boar
- Razor: Rockwell 6s
- Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
- Lather: Martin de Candre – Rose
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps – International Studies
- Fragrance: Jean Paul Gaultier – Le Male
I decided to go with good ol’ MdC today. Many of you probably know that MdC, or more accurately attempting to replicate MdC played a huge role in making our hobby what it is today. 10+ years ago MdC was considered to be far and away the best shaving soap out there. European shaving products were top notch and MdC was king. 10 years ago a post was made on another shaving forum about attempting to replicate the awesomeness of MdC. The poster would go on to start The Los Angeles Shaving Soap Company. The founder of Dapper Dragon also can be seen posting in that thread. That thread was essentially required reading for all new artisan soap makers that got their start. At least those of us who started between then and the artisan boom that happened 5ish years ago. We all googled “how to make shaving soap” and found that thread. It is interesting to look back and see how things evolved and changed. The founder of LASSCO, jbisinla, is also the reason we have r/wetshaving as he claimed this sub in the early days of reddit. Just some fun pieces of history for you newbies!