Hi all
Apologies for slowing this a bit as my holiday held it back a day or two.
Can't seem to get hold of Nishy ATM. He is next on the list.
If I can't raise him today, I suggest I send on to AJC347 who can send back to Nishy.
I have now used this soap for three shaves so here's what I reckon.
Lather is very quick to produce (Muhle Synthetic and soft water). Brush loads fully in 20 seconds and transferred to bowl to lather. The soap has a wide sweet spot and takes a goodly quantity of water to produce a thick, creamy brilliant white lather. So far so good.
Application showed good coverage without thinning. Even when quite wet, lather cohesion was good.
Shaves were comfortable (Weber with Gillette silver blue). No nicks or irritation and very good post-shave feel. There was lightly more 'blade on skin' feel than with some soaps. I felt a slight residual 'oiliness' but I have oily skin and this was very minor.
Compared to my all-time favourites, this is 'up there'. A very good soap and one I would be happy to buy and use.
Thanks for the opportunity!