A quick non-technical review and plug

The week of Nov. 6th, I was in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina for an IBM Websphere Class.

That sucked, but one of the real benefits was being able to finally meet a guy I've known from various mailing lists for a while, Paul Vail. Paul let me come hang out at his house for a few hours, and just shoot the breeze/eat pizza. It was a lot of fun. Paul makes some kick ass homebrew, and he has one of the cutest kids I've ever seen. She's a delightful little girl, and Paul is in SUCH trouble in about ten years. Thank you very much for that Paul, it was a nice break from the stupidity that made up most of that week.

However, the review is not about Paul's house, (very nice), homebrew, (rocked) or daughter, (dude, you're doomed). Paul's SO has her own business, MoonDance Soaps & More. I got to meet Rachel briefly, nice lady she is. So on the way out, Paul let me grab some stuff from her stock. Some smellgood soaps for Melissa, and some actual shaving soap for me.

Now, yes, shaving cream is easier, and more common, but using real shaving soap is a completely different experience. (There is something absolutely and totally masculine about using shaving soap. It's hard to explain until you've used it.) I picked the Tangerine Cream, as I have always preferred citrus-based scents, I find them to be cleaner, and less heavy.

How does it work?

Glorious, simply glorious. If you ask Melissa, my beard rapidly approaches a wire brush in consistency, so shaving for me is a bit of a painful experience. Razor burn is my constant companion, but no more. The scent is just there enough to be noticed, light and clean, and it really made the shave nice. No pain, no dry skin, no excess oil. (I have oily skin, so stuff that just reek of moisturizer aren't my friends either)

Considering that a block of soap that normally costs five bucks will outlast my next 3 cans of decent shaving cream, that's a hell of a bargain. (Yes, I know I didn't pay, but I guarantee you I will in the future.) So yeah, go buy lots and lots of MoonDance stuff, it rocks.

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The week of Nov. 6th, I was in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina for an IBM Websphere Class.\n\nThat sucked, but one of the real benefits was being able to finally meet a guy I've known from various mailing lists for a while, Paul Vail. Paul let me come hang out at his house for a few hours, and just shoot the breeze/eat pizza. It was a lot of fun. Paul makes some kick ass homebrew, and he has one of the cutest kids I've ever seen. She's a delightful little girl, and Paul is in SUCH trouble in about ten years. Thank you very much for that Paul, it was a nice break from the stupidity that made up most of that week.\n\nHowever, the review is not about Paul's house, (very nice), homebrew, (rocked) or daughter, (dude, you're doomed). Paul's SO has her own business, MoonDance Soaps & More. I got to meet Rachel briefly, nice lady she is. So on the way out, Paul let me grab some stuff from her stock. Some smellgood soaps for Melissa, and some actual shaving soap for me.\n\nNow, yes, shaving cream is easier, and more common, but using real shaving soap is a completely different experience. (There is something absolutely and totally masculine about using shaving soap. It's hard to explain until you've used it.) I picked the Tangerine Cream, as I have always preferred citrus-based scents, I find them to be cleaner, and less heavy. \n\nHow does it work?\n\nGlorious, simply glorious. If you ask Melissa, my beard rapidly approaches a wire brush in consistency, so shaving for me is a bit of a painful experience. Razor burn is my constant companion, but no more. The scent is just there enough to be noticed, light and clean, and it really made the shave nice. No pain, no dry skin, no excess oil. (I have oily skin, so stuff that just reek of moisturizer aren't my friends either)\n\nConsidering that a block of soap that normally costs five bucks will outlast my next 3 cans of decent shaving cream, that's a hell of a bargain. (Yes, I know I didn't pay, but I guarantee you I will in the future.) So yeah, go buy lots and lots of MoonDance stuff, it rocks.\n\n

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