Col. Conk makes a glycerine-based shaving soap, and it makes a fine lather in terms of consistency though the fragrance is lacking. But this is a mass-market product and boutique fragrances just don’t match the need. The Amber soap I used this morning has a light and inoffensive fragrance, and the lather is quite good in all respects save fragrance. In fact, I have a YouTube video of my making lather with Col. Conk:
The lather this morning was made with my Chiseled Face synthetic brush, and my excellent Feather AS-D1 produced a totally comfortable shave with a totally smooth result. (I lucked out and got one of the good AS-D1s—some were not so good, being totally inefficient, and that’s why the AS-D2 came along.) A splash of Pinaud Lilac Vegetal finished the job.