Cloud Shave TM (2026)

29/09/2025

Sunflower Shaving soap is back at the shop! I've gotten two available right now, and will make a bigger batch when time allows between side jobs.

With an improved base as well, I also wanted to make an improvement in the scent strength of the aftershave, so I hope the difference is evident in the performance!

You can find this set here at the shop by clicking here: https://cloudshave.etsy.com/listing/4377831035

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend. 🙏

29/09/2025

Shave of the Day: Updated Sunflower Soaps Coming to the Shop

Alright, it's been a long time, and I now have the time to make this post. I created another formula for the second batch of Sunflower to be released right after this post is uploaded. The soap base performs better and is a little slicker. It is a cream, with a medium/light fragrance containing notes of patchouli, vanilla, camphor, and a variety of floral notes with a little to***co to balance it all out.

It wont smell exactly like the beloved sunflower, but it is as close as I could get to the aspects of/surrounding the flower itself.

The lather today was much better and gave me a pleasant shave when using a Voskhod DE blade and my safety razor. The lather at first goes crazy with bubbles and dies down into a yogurty and rich appearance and texture. There is enough slickness for an improved glide. I didn't cut myself, did feel some light burn using the Dynamic Pulse splash, and overall feel alive and refreshed. My face feels very soft as a small plus.

Two passes with minor touch-ups was all I needed.

There will be two sets at the shop, with samples as an option to add to your cart. This will be Sunflower batch #2 with an upgrade to the soap base.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🙏

28/09/2025

Shave of the Day: Adopted Acres Soap Co.'s Outlaw Barbershop

I was so excited to try this, since Doug has been working hard to make his soap formula even better than the last. If you have not tried this soap, I will give you the skinny on how it performs using the DE blade: Voskhod. Here we go:

"The scent: First of all, the scent is fantastic. It smells light, with a scent of tonka bean, musk, and a nice woody base. It's freaking awesome. I was able to whiff it all I wanted without worrying about burning my nostrils. As someone with sensitive skin, I appreciate the lightness of the scent. It was perfectly balanced.

The lather: this soap rewards working the lather. Compared to the other base, this one takes more spins of the brush, but man that lather at first seems light and then becomes a fluffy, yogurty mass. You can add water at this point, and it absorbs it so well, it shines and you can paint it on your face. Although somewhat light, the lather shines with its amazing glide. Man this soap is just slick, slippy, and allowed me to navigate the blade in those tricky spots without fear of cutting myself.

The consistency of the soap is that of a cream, like Cella. It is very soft and slick.

That glide, and water absorption is the best I've tried to date from Adopted Acres, and so the name, ' Grand Champion Base' is so fitting. This is Doug's best work.

The aftershave didn't burn so badly, just average as usual. I used Dynamic Pulse. A fine shave indeed! I would highly recommend this soap!

Thank you for reading and enjoy your weekend! 🙏"

22/09/2025

Last Night's Shave Using A New Formula

This is the one I want to show you. This soap absorbs water much better and still holds its shape. In the second photo, you'll see that the lather looks shiny and dense.

I want to send samples of this base, so soon I will finish the Sunflower batch and then the new scent batch to pack.

It is slick, with the cushion I want, and most importantly, it makes the skin feel soft afterwards. Today I will shave with it again, with the straight, and use a decent amount of soap. This will come in a later post.

I also want to add that this base, once finished, progress towards creating an updated Beeswax base will take place.

A good shave, I could feel the blade still, but did not feel hesitant for those tricky spots on the neck. The aftershave burned a little bit, not too badly. The slickness and protection saved me. So tonight I will go again with the same base.

Thank you for reading, have a good start of the week. 🙏

20/09/2025

Shave of the Day: Proraso White for Sensitive Skin

I've been dying to try this shaving cream for a long time. Here it is, my little review on another classic.

I went to make the lather, and it was pasty for the first pass. I had a nice time going over areas with the aggressive single blade Shark. I didn't have the same experience with the second pass. I added more water to make it shine and I noticed a reduced protection and slickness. I did not feel as confident using the single blade vs the pasty lather.

Overall, the Lectric Shave did burn a lot since I could feel the cuts I had on my face. I'll go at it again with this soap tomorrow night to give my face time to heal.

A nice shave. I think a pre-shave oil would give me a better shave while using this product. Thank you for reading and enjoy your Saturday. 🙏

19/09/2025

Progress On A Working Formula

Usually when I make these posts, it always talks about how much better the soaps are becoming compared to my old formulas. Today, this batch wasn't so good and I shall tell you why.

I tried to eliminate the airyness lather problem that sort of takes away from the cushion when a lot of water is added. I want my soap to be like before:

"...you could add a decent amount of water, and the soap shines and holds together so well, you think to add more water. And it still held."

A trait the original Cloud Shave formula had. After its final cook, this shaving soap is bubbly, and doesn't hold water very well. If I leave the lather alone for five minutes, you can see the water at the bottom of the bowl and the lather looking flat. Soaps that hold water well, keep this water, and the lather can stay hydrated for a while and keeping its integrity.

My next batch, aims to fix the following problems. In this case, this new formula is not better than the previous, so I will continue with the next one in line.

The soap was very slick, but it was missing cushion and hydration.

I appreciate you reading this post. My next post will be an Italian shave of the day! Enjoy your Friday. 🙏

17/09/2025

Shave of the Day: MdC Rose & Cushion

A delayed shave since work came in on Monday and I was extremely busy, until today. I was wanting to shave with this on the weekend, and so it has been several days of growth. A new Voskhod, and using my favorite Yaqoi Brush #26, I got myself a lather that literally layered upon itself, forming mountains of clouds.

The lather felt rich in my hands, and I can tell it had a nice amount of cushion. I had two passes, and received one weeper over my Adams apple, nothing crazy. The glide on this soap, I think, is great, but the cushion and the slickness is very nice. I felt very protected going against the grain, and there is an extra amount of glycerin at the end for that soft face feel afterwards. Just awesome.

The soap still smells like it did when I bought it. Like a multitude of different aspects of roses and flowers, pungent, and lingering in the nostrils. This scent burned my nostrils a little back then, but I am used to it now. It has a fresh and floral scent.

A fine shave!! Thank you for reading and if you are wanting a very nice, and cured soap, Martin de Candre is the example. I recommend the Rose, but their other scents are all bangers. They take the time to cure their batches for over a month, so it isn't a rushed product, it is a quality product.

Have a great Wednesday. 🙏

13/09/2025

Shave of the Day: Wood Shop by SummerBreakSoaps

This was a sample that was included in my order, it is called Wood Shop. This is the scent that really captures the smell of working in one of these shops. In University, I had a wood shop class where we would take scraps of wood and work them into art. The smell of saw dust, and wood was captured honestly here. You do get some freshness, but it is hardly there, and for those who have tried Barrister & Mann's Spice, there is an aspect of Wood Shop that resembles that, although subtle, it does not mess with the overall woody notes in the scent profile.

On the website, you can read that there is a piney freshness, coffee and bourbon, and the smell of motor oil. I get the image of a wood shop in smelling this soap.

The performance? Same as before, very slick, very 'glidey' for lack of a better word, and is somewhat thin. It isn't thin right away. With a damp brush, the lather explodes and you have to work the lather to get a thick layer, which I did this time. Two passes was all I needed, with light pressure. If you want better glide, add a little water on your skin, then lather this soap on your face. The glide in this soap is one of the best around.

I love the scent during the shave because it brought back some old memories of mine, and I got a nice shave out of this. I used a second-use Voskhod and it was still a smooth cut.

SummerBreakSoaps, in my opinion, has some of the most unique smelling soaps because they aren't typically trying to make the usual musky, cologne-like shaving soaps that many have. This unique lack of fear to create something polarizing is what makes this brand stand out. A soap with a smell of coffee, bourbon, and motor oil with a wood shop essence is truly unique. I would love to see what a farm-like scent would be like from this company.

Thank you for reading and if you haven't tried SBS, they are unique in their scents from what I've tried.

Enjoy your weekend. 🙏

10/09/2025

A Late Shave of the Night: Summer Break Soap's Rope Swing

Here's the gear I used for this shave:
-a cheap Wilkinson Sword Safety Razor
-Voskhod DE blade
-A blue Yaqui synthetic brush
-a blue/white Fine Accoutrements shaving bowl
-Aqua Velva Musk

Making the lather, all I did was use a damp brush, and a little water over the soap. Loading for 30 seconds, I really wanted to make sure I had enough lather.

It was very slick. I noticed, at first, an insane glide. Without any effort, the blade went smoothly. The lather shined with some airyness for some added cushion. I felt the blade on my skin, but with that light touch and glide, I did not feel the blade dig into it. There is a nice soft post shave feel from the soap, and with the aftershave added on, my skin felt smooth and refreshed. No burns other than one spot on my neck that quickly went away. No irritation whatsoever.

Another awesome thing about this soap is that it is a pleasure to paint the lather on your face, as it is easy to build and layer. The texture was jiggly with some integrity after I mixed the water. It held together quite well.

Summer Break Soaps is the one to thank for this soap. We had a small discussion on scents, and this soap was brought up since I was looking for something truly floral for my shaving den. This was a great choice, and the scent of it smells as follows:

"If you can imagine the smell of grass, with the freshness of the air because of the abundance of trees, water, and the natural condensation of the vegetation around you. It is earthy like wet dirt, and woody like the bark of a tree. After that, the cooling effect of the soap kicked in, feeling like a very strong minty freshness on the skin."

The scent strength is strong in my opinion, but not enough to burn my nostrils. Long whiffs are a pleasure with this soap. I will try to add a little less water with more soap for next time!

A fine shave! 🪒 If you haven't tried this soap, I would recommend it just for the scent alone, but if you love performance, then the glide, slickness and ease of lather preparation will hook you in.

Thank you for reading, and have a great night. We made it through Monday. 🙏

09/09/2025

I cannot wait to try this soap. It smells amazing. It smells like grass, and water, with a strong woody and musky scent. Pleasant to the nostrils, I cannot wait to try this one out tomorrow! The shave of the day post will have more detail on the performance of the lather and how this soap smells during a shave!

Today was a light day, but tomorrow hopefully there is more work to make the day go by quicker.

Sunflower soaps and splashes will become available this weekend so stay tuned for that!

08/09/2025

Yesterday's Shave of the Day: American Amber

R.E.'s American Amber is becoming one of my favorite shaving soaps. The lather on this soap is very soft, rich, and does not require a ton of water for a nice shave. My first shave with this soap, I really wanted some hydration, but the lather did become a little thin. This time around I added less water, and man I got a pleasant shave using this.

The difference, I did not wait to see a shine in the lather. I added just a tablespoon of water, as I didn't have the time to develop the lather as I went. Choosing the shark SE's, I only got one minor cut along my sideburn. The Aqua Velva Musk I used did not burn at all.

They really did an awesome job making this soap incredibly slick. Even when I messed up the angle during my shave, I didn't cut myself. I now have a nice little list of my slickest soaps to date:

-Clubman Pinaud Shaving Soap
-Razor Emporium 's American Amber
-TFS Shaving Soap (Almond Scented in red tub)
-Barrister & Man's Spice
-Ariana & Evans 1960s Cologne
-Martin de Candre Rose
-shave soap in a can

The scent on this soap lasts very long. From the morning until the evening I could still detect it. This soap is one of my strongest smelling ones. It smells like berries, but an earthy kind with some musk that blankets the entire scent. After a few hours, the scent of berries was still there.

Looking at the scent notes, we got amber, and a leathery scent with musk, raspberries, and vanilla. Holy smokes it's good. A very nice vegan shaving soap.

Thank you for reading and have a great start to the week! 🙏

03/09/2025

Shave of the Day: Using an Old Beeswax Base

What I'm using:
-Wilkinson Sword safety razor
-Aqua Velva Musk
-Voskhod DE
-a chunk of an old beeswax shaving soap base
-small salsa bowl

Sometimes I have to go back a little bit just to try what already has been. This was the first Beeswax shaving soap I made, the first working base. It held water so well but became dry rather quickly. I had to reapply water or shave extremely fast, which defeats the purpose of wet shaving.

I really worked up the lather for about five minutes until I had a rich consistency. I gave myself two passes, and noted the lack of slickness. I got small cuts all over my face with one of them being a light bleeder. The aftershave burned a lot this time, and Aqua Velva doesn't normally burn my face. Thank goodness for the recovery aspect of shaving being the last step. I love applying aftershaves just as much as I do shaving.

I still had a pleasant and refreshing shave to beat the heat. I am ready for the rest of the day. Thank you for reading and have a cool rest of your day. 🙏

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