Lather: Declaration Grooming/Chatillon Lux - Champs de Lavande - Soap
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Beloved - Splash
My first impression of Champs de Lavande was not favorable, but this morning's shave with it was much better. Beloved's opening blast of mint and lavender is still among my favorites.
Nor was mine. My first impression was actually of a faint odor of hay and horse. I was thinking that Shawn went a bit too far with his Oregon Trail/prairie analogy. This changed for me as I become more aware of the composition of the fragrance.
Brush: Boti Motherlode knot in laminated wooden handle, 30 mm
Razor: Wolfman Satin WR1 dual comb 0.74 mm gap head on hollow WRH1 handle
Blade: Lord New Platinum Class
Lather: Ogallala Bay Rum and Vanilla
Aftershave: Speick Men Active
Congrats to House of Mammoth and Barrister and Mann for a great match yesterday!
I took Djunior for a long weekend in the mountains with Oma and Opa, and we promptly got cut off from the valley by a land slide, so I'm not sure how often I'll repeat this shave 😅
The good news is that this setup is Spartan, but pleasant. The WR1 in particular is a great razor with a decent amount of blade feel and fantastic efficiency.
Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
So good. I love Stirling soap, and Ozark is so nice. If I recall correctly, "smoke" is listed in the scent notes, but it doesn't smell smokey. It's a mellow evergreen, so maybe the smoke is just enough to cut down any sharp evergreen peaks.