Wed 04 Sep 2024 - Classic Stank
- Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (35)
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann – Reserve Classic
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Beaudelaire
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
Interesting SOTD today, of the kind that don't happen during AA.
This tub of Reserve Classic was a gift by the very generous @DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social, formerly u/Teufelskraft. I know that Reserve Classic is the resurrection of the scent of a 1970s Gillette aftershave, but it really reminds me of a slightly greener Tabac Original. Thank you DaveWave for the thoughtful gift!
Classic bridges the stanky chasm between Tabac and Varen, and while we all know intellectually that Tabac is a fougère, Classic offers the opportunity to know it viscerally.
Beaudelaire smells more like a fougère than mousse de saxe to me in isolation, but following it up on Classic, really makes the MdS pop, and I observed a liquorice-like note for the first time. Very nice. The Tabac EdT entering this green stanky scentscape starts out drier, more aromatic than usual.
I know I'm very late to the party, but I'm going to enjoy playing with Classic combinations.
Thank you DaveWave for the thoughtful gift!
No problem! Figured you'd like this one a lot. To me, the similarity to Tabac Original is very strong. If it's indeed a resurrection of a 1970s Gillette aftershave, then Gillette copied the homework of Tabac 🤔
Gillette copied the homework of Tabac 🤔
That's my suspicion as well :)
Sep 4, 2024 - Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana
- Brush: AKA Brushworx Orange Resin 26mm Tuxedo Synthentic Knot
- Razor: Mühle R41
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [12]
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Nordost - Soap
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Daydream - Aftershave
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Everett - Extrait de Parfum
Rating: 4/5
September 4, 2024
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Geoffrey Beene - Grey Flannel - EdC
$Discord
Tub kill!
wallygator killed a tub of Petrichor yesterday. Small world!
September 4, 2024
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Brush: Zenith B40 28mm Boar
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Razor: Iwasaki 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point Tamahagane
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Lather: House of Mammoth - Smash - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
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Aftershave: Ariana & Evans - Peach & Cognac - Aftershave
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
Smash and Peach & Cognac go very well together IMO, and the Tamahagane steel on the Iwasaki takes such an incredible edge. The Zenith B40 keeps marching on. Even though it is only its fourth day, I'm starting to get lather to flow through the brush.
Pretty much an unparalleled shave today.
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