SOTD by u/RedMosquitoMM

#MMarch24 Madness: NO vs M&W

• Brush: Farvour Turn Craft “Worm” 26mm Brown Synthetic
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24 #MMarch24
• Blade: GEM (42)
• Lather: Noble Otter - Lonestar - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - BarrBarr - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Olympic Orchids - Tucson
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: DR Congo. Kalehe. South Kivu. v: Bourbon. Typica. p: Washed. Dried on Raised Beds. r: 02/20/24
• Music: Joe Ely - Honky Tonk Masquerade

While Tabac's OG base remains really darn good (can't speak to the current version), I put up with the Tabac scent, and at best find it to be comforting but musty. It's a classic for a reason, but my ceramic jar sits unused these days; I don't mind the scent slowly fading into oblivion. I'm convinced Tabac's popularity around here is 80% meme.

Noble Otter, on the other hand, has just about everything going for it: some of my favorite wet shaving scents (Lonestar, Orbit, Thé Noir Et Vanille) and rarely a dudd in the bunch; best-in-class branding and packaging (though I vastly prefer the old label style to the new ones); a reliable soap base. As a counterpoint, while Noble Otter's current base is very quick to lather, I don't think the performance is top-tier in any other area. Still, it's a very good base. Combining that easy-mode lathering quality and above-average performance with every other metric takes the brand's soaps from good to great.

Noble Otter does it all really well and has a shot at winning this tournament.

**#MMarch24 Madness: NO vs M&W**

- **Brush:** Farvour Turn Craft “Worm” 26mm Brown Synthetic
- **Razor:** EldrormR Industries MM24 `#MMarch24`
- **Blade:** GEM (42)
- **Lather:** Noble Otter - Lonestar - Shaving Soap
- **Post Shave:** Noble Otter - BarrBarr - Aftershave
- **Fragrance:** Olympic Orchids - Tucson
- **Passes:** WTG, XTG
- **Coffee:** DR Congo. Kalehe. South Kivu. v: Bourbon. Typica. p: Washed. Dried on Raised Beds. r: 02/20/24
- **Music:** Joe Ely - *Honky Tonk Masquerade*

While Tabac's OG base remains really darn good (can't speak to the current version), I put up with the Tabac scent, and at best find it to be comforting but musty. It's a classic for a reason, but my ceramic jar sits unused these days; I don't mind the scent slowly fading into oblivion. I'm convinced Tabac's popularity around here is 80% meme.

Noble Otter, on the other hand, has just about everything going for it: some of my favorite wet shaving scents (Lonestar, Orbit, Thé Noir Et Vanille) and rarely a dudd in the bunch; best-in-class branding and packaging (though I vastly prefer the old label style to the new ones); a reliable soap base. As a counterpoint, while Noble Otter's current base is *very* quick to lather, I don't think the performance is top-tier in any other area. Still, it's a very good base. Combining that easy-mode lathering quality and above-average performance with every other metric takes the brand's soaps from good to great.

Noble Otter does it all really well and has a shot at winning this tournament.