Company: Strike Gold
Shave
Product: Madison
Shaving Soap
Founder: Frank Misa
Website – Strike Gold Shave
If your into wet shaving or honing razors I’m sure you’ve
come across Frank Misa. Besides his contributions
to other forums Frank runs his own Facebook group called Culinary Institute of
Shaving. I first met Frank in person a few years back as part of a honing group
which gathered in Belmont Lake State Park, Babylon on an overcast summer's day.
Also in that group was Billy T, Peter Charkalis and 10 other wet shaver’s eager
to learn this new craft. The day flew by as we learned and practice our new
skills. By the end of that day we all had a good time and I was eager to try
out what I’ve learned and meeting everyone was a blast. It wasn’t long after
that when Frank opened his ETSY store featuring shave ready straight razors, minon
inspired shaving brushes and what this review will be based on his Madison
Shaving Soap.
I can’t talk much about the packaging since I received the sample
size for testing but let me say the amount was more than generous. A plastic
mini tub with a screw on lid which had more than I needed to place in my lather
bowl.
When I opened the sample the scent jumped right out. You
didn’t even have to hold it close to your nose. As one famous TV chefs would
say BAM! This scent is very sweet with notes of Plum, Lemongrass, Clove,
Vanilla. Ingredients: Water, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Shea Butter,
Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Fragrance.
As most of you know I always bowl lather and with Madison it
was a breeze. I was amazed at how much soap I could place into the bowl from
the sample size tester and during that time I noticed an increase to this
already strong scent. I used my Nathan Clark custom brush and the Razorock
German 37 Slant for this shave and once I ran the brush under warm water I
emptied it into the bowl and began to lather. Instantly I could see the suds
appear and in less then a min peaks and then after another 50 seconds or so it was
ready. A rich creamy lather that was ready to apply. This lather was able to
hold on to my 5-day old beard with no issues and providing great coverage. My
razor had a fresh blade and I sometimes nick myself on the first shave but not
this day. I was able to use my slant without any issues regarding slickness and
glide. My post shave feel was great and the scent was still present for an hour
or so afterwards.
So I had a great shave with Madison if you like strong
scented soaps this one for you. Just a pleasure to shave with and if you do buy
a straight razor from Frank don’t forget to add this to the order as well.
For your Information:
Company: Strike Gold
Shave
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