***Featured Soap*** Aussie Wednesday shave : today’s soap comes from Squadron – SIX ONE SEVEN, a Tallow base soap. Scent described as “A unisex fragrance, 'Six One Seven' contains: Top Notes of green notes, mandarin orange, papaya, bergamot, cardamom and lemon; Middle Notes of nutmeg, violet, orris root, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley and rose; Base Notes of sandalwood, amber, musk, cedar and oak moss.”

This soap is so named to commemorate the WWII operation codenamed “Chastise”, which was a daring low attitude (60 ft) attack on 3 dams in the industrial centre of Germany carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, later known as "The Dam Busters". Members of the Squadron included British, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian aircrew.

Squadron are based in the rural outskirts of the Barossa Valley in South Australia and have been producing quality shaving soaps since 2015.

***Soap Ingredients*** Stearic Acid, Water, Coconut Oil, Tallow, Potassium Hydroxide, Vegetable Glycerine, Lanolin and Fragrance.

***Shave Result*** Squadron soaps are a sentimental favourite for me, they were the first Artisan in my collection. Squadron makes lovely rich lather with excellent all round performance. For me the scent is a light bright very enjoyable scent, a blend that is quite complex with lots of subtle scents coming through as suggested by the scent profile, although a mild scent strength 4/10. The Overlander is my top performing DE razor and it went well with the mild Lord Cool blade.
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***The Gear***
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• Pre Shave: Natio Men Shave Gel [A]
• Brush: Billy Goat “Picasso” with 26/56 Syn 2Band [A]
• Soap: Squadron Soaps – Six One Seven (617) [A]
• Bowl: Whispers From The Woods [A]
• Razor: Karve AL “The Overlander”
• Blade: Lord Cool SS (1)
• Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with Menthol & T.Tree oil
• Balm: Natio Men Calming After Shave [A]
• After Shave: Blue Stratos AS
• Moisturiser: Swisse Daily Face Moisturiser for Men [A]
[A] = Australian Product
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***Chapters***
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00:00 – Intro
00:23 – Soap
01:18 – Brush
01:54 - Razors & Blades
02:40 - Lathering Bowl
02:57 - Pre-shave
04:40 - Load Blade into Overlander
05:54 - Build Bowl Lather
09:17 - Wet the face
09:33 - Soap Ingredients & Scent Profile
10:15 – First Pass
14:00- Second Pass
17:35 - Third Pass
20:55 - Forth/Touch-up Pass
25:00 - Alum Feedback & Rinse
25:48 - Face scrub with Leftover Lather
26:22 - Post Shave
28:38 – Edam Dam Before and After 617 Mission
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***Backgound Music***
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Background Music Licensed from Thematic Audio Library:
https://app.hellothematic.com/
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Music credits
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Music by Bodisaffa Music - Winter Strings - https://thmatc.co/?l=20CBEE64
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Music by David Vito Gregoli - MELODIA DE PICARDO - https://thmatc.co/?l=1ACAD17C
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Music by David Vito Gregoli - RICARDO DEL SUR - https://thmatc.co/?l=5BA8FD40
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Music by David Vito Gregoli - SOUTH AMERICAN FOLKSONG - https://thmatc.co/?l=E13A0117
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Music by Josephine Malí - Beyond the Reflection - https://thmatc.co/?l=35A103F1
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Music by Josephine Malí - Daffodil Dream - https://thmatc.co/?l=9195918E
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