Lather Talk #015: Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of the Lather Talk Podcast. This episode, Gerard and I are bringing you an interview with Mary and Chris Troniak of Highland Springs Soap Company who are based in Cranbrook, British Columbia in Canada. We’ll talk about some of the challenges that they’ve faced since starting their artisan soap and skincare journey, soap base formulations, fragrance, and what we can expect to see in the future.

Highland Springs Soap Co.

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Lather Talk #014: It’s been awhile since Jon and Gerard had an episode to tackle a topic so this week we’ll be discussing the ethics of flipping or the reselling of an item at a considerable mark up. What are the effects of flipping on the wet shaving community? How does it affect the artisans?

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Lather Talk #013: This week our guest is Will Carius of Barrister and Mann and the recently launched Berceuse Parfum. We’ll take a deep dive into how Berceuse Parfum and the first scent in the line, Allegretto 7.2 (designed by Antonio Gardoni) came to be, as well as explore the artistry of perfumery and how it intersects with other artforms. We wrap up the interview with some discussion of highlights from 2019 for Barrister and Mann and what we can look forward to in 2020.

The musical piece that inspired Berceuse Parfum’s Allegretto 7.2 is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, 2nd movement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgHxmAsINDk

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Lather Talk #012: This week our guest is Neil Breed, founder of Heritage Collection Shaving. Specializing in providing replicas of vintage shaving brushes, we'll learn how Neil got into wet shaving and get a peak behind the curtain of going from a hobbyist to a business owner. 

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Lather Talk #011: This week we have a roundtable discussion on Acquisition Disorder, with special guests Alex, founder of TryThatSoap.com and returning guest and friend Ross from West Coast Shaving's The Daily Shave series. 

It's a cycle you find in many hobbies: with great enthusiasm comes the desire to try as much as you can, whether it be soaps, brushes, razors, you name it. Alex, in part, created TryThatSoap.com to be a database that compiles artisan soaps and their scent profiles, and try to help wet shavers hone in on scents they are likely to enjoy, based upon their personal ratings. 

Hopefully our discussion can help you, wherever you are on your own wet shaving journey! 

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This week on Lather Talk, we’re bringing you PART 2 of our interview with Stephen Joiner of Dogwood Handcrafts. We’ll talk about how he got into brush making, made a video for YouTube that went viral, and he’ll tell us the origin of the inception brush. All of that and more!

Making a "Jurassic Park" Style Mosquito Amber Egg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1-y5C5vTw

Making a Snowy Aurora Dragon Egg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w85WxoervL4

Inception Brush (Brushception)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx54BSUnQXQ/

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Lather Talk #009: Today we're talking with Stephen Joiner, brush maker and owner of Dogwood Handcrafts! In this first part (of 2) we are going in depth on a variety of materials used in brush making.  

Examples of brush materials https://imgur.com/a/Gt23vT1 

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Lather Talk #008: Jon and Gerard went LIVE on Instagram last Thursday and things…didn’t go according to plan. However, we’re able to share some highlights from the session, which includes some Q&A as well as an amusing exchange of wetshaving HOT TAKES!

Big thanks to everyone who was able to join us for the live video, we are definitely planning on doing this again and interacting with followers of the podcast.

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Lather Talk #007: Happy New Year everyone! Today we are talking with Rafa from Xicano Design and how he got into wetshaving and graphic design. We’ll also discuss the role design plays in how we make wetshaving purchases.

-Xicano Design’s first soap, Xocolatl: https://imgur.com/jcS7h6K

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Lather Talk #006: It's the last episode of 2019! Jon and Gerard discuss the their thoughts on Limited Edition and Small Batch soap releases, how FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) factors in, and make some wetshaving predictions for 2020!

Episode Cover Credit: Blade and Lather Graphic Design (https://www.instagram.com/bladeandlather/)

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