July 2019

For the wife

I'm a total sucker for anything Dr. Jon's. When I saw West Coast Shaving having a sale that included a WCS/Dr. Jon's exclusive, I could not resist. I picked up:

Dr. Jon's Sakura Musk set (WCS exclusive)
Dr. Jon's Rose of Phrygia set
Dr. Jon's 53 East & 51st set
Dr. Jon's Savannah Sunrise aftershave (needed to complete the set)

Tallow Art of Shaving Sandalwood shaving soap

Looking forward to your report.

The soap easily made excellent lather, but it had the same prominent underlying clay scent that I remembered and don't really like. It was quite slick, but not quite as thick and rich as I prefer. I will add Coate's sandalwood cream to it next time, which I hope will improve the fragrance.

My Stirling order came in today. I'm really impressed with scent of the EDT, it's smells very close to Polo Blue, it's fresh and you can really smell the cucumber and melon. I'm just sprayed it on so I haven't gotten to the heart yet but so far I really like it. The scent off the puck is light but I have no doubt it will open up upon lathering. We're going to top 106 today so I'm excited about the MITA bath soaps. The freebie bar of Deep Blue Sea also smells great. This box just makes me happy.

Just arrived from a great fellow DFShaver. Looks like a pre-collaboration brush.

Mail called today



Plunder smells very smoky like burning smoke from a bushfire when I open the tub, and does anybody knows what Grog smells like according to the scent label.

I have no idea what frozen space smells like when I opened the tub of Orbit according to the scent label, any idea’s or do I have to send an email to NASA and asked them what frozen space smells like.

Let us know what you think after you lather up the Plunder a couple of times. I really like their soap base and on point product design, but I haven't tried a scent of theirs I love. I really like a good bay rum, but the smoky adjective I keep hearing doesn't appeal to me..
Btw, I think grog is just an old fashioned pirate -type word for rum.

Got a package from a fellow in Michigan.

Added a stunning UFO Tornado to the mix...

Stirling Triumph Soap and Splash