September 2, 2024
- Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Oro Valley - Soap
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Ice Blue - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm #N/A #N/A
Oro Valley is quite nice! I could see myself with a tub of this soap -- maybe even the aftershave?
It's a dupe of Tom Ford Ombre Leather, so it's a leather scent. It's sort of light and dark at the same time. Very interesting and good.
Oro Valley++
This soap caused me to seek out a sample of the Ombre Leather fragrance, and it did not disappoint.
I admit that as we leave summer (here in the northern hemisphere), I'm really looking forward to some leather and tobacco scents. I haven't tried Oro Valley, so I'll probably add that to my next coffee and bath soap order from Stirling.
Sep 2, 2024 - Macduffs Monday
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Punch 26mm v24 Badger Knot
- Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [12]
- Lather: MacDuffs Soap Company - Dark Sky Preserve - Soap
- Post Shave: MacDuffs Soap Company - Dark Sky Preserve - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
- Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - Classic Clean - Eau de Parfum
While I've sampled DSP before, this is my first use with the new set, and the first use with this brush. They've been sitting on the shelf patiently waiting until September.
Rating: 4.5/5
The top notes of that soap read like "lavender, lavender, lavender". I admit that I don't associate that with the night sky. How did you find the scent? And, what do you think of the soap, itself. I'm looking forward to trying Old Strathcona on the 18th (smush received, btw, thanks!).
Glad to hear that the soap arrived. The soap base creates a low structured, very slick lather. The proto-lather can be a bit stringy at first if you start with your brush on the drier side. I think the scent profile of DSP is much more about being deep in the forest and less about the night sky. The invigorating evergreens and oak moss are much more prominent, while the lavender helps to round the scent out.
Mon 02 Sep 2024
- Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (33)
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
- Lather: Catie's Bubbles – Reflection
- Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles – Reflection
- Fragrance: Chatillon Lux – Weinstrasse
The CB premium base really lives up to its hype. So creamy, so slick, so easy to dial in.
Weinis and Reflection are a great combo.
Frio 18;
I don't think I've tried the Premium base. I have some of his Luxury soaps and they are great. I have Blugère coming and that's in the Premium base IIRC.
Are you planning to use the 17 all September? My plan is to use the same brush, but a different straight each day. [though, yesterday's R. Saito makes me want to use it again sooner than October]
September 2, 2024
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Brush: Zenith B40 28mm Boar
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Razor: Tanifuji Spalding 0411 6/8" Full Hollow
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Lather: TTFFC - Campfire - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
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Aftershave: Fabergé - Brut - Aftershave
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
I've been missing these tobacco leaf, smokey, nutty, scents. This is a good one I think. Naturally, and as we all know, Brut complements any scent and this one was the vintage Fabergé OG aftershave. However, I think the madern incarnations of the scent might even be better. The only aftershave that I can think of that exceeds Brut is, of course, Shulton Old Spice which has no modern equivalent. Lovely shave today.
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