3 April, 2024
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Great shave to this morning. New soap day with the arrival of "Empyrean Bay Rum" from Ariana & Evans. If you're not a fan of traditional bay rum scents, this may be the one for you. Bay leaf and rum take a back seat to more fruity and floral notes. In fact, I'd classify this as more of a "Polynesian" version of bay rum. Excellent lather built with the FrugalShave "Tiki Idol" High Mountain White ST badger brush for two passes (plus touch-up) with the Tatara Masamune, and I finished with Layrite No.9 Bay Rum AS and Barberry Coast "Nature Isle" EdC.
Hope you've had a great day.
Ariana & Evans "Empyrean Bay Rum" Shave Soap / FrugalShave "Tiki Idol" HMW Badger Brush / Tatara Masamune
Gillette Platinum / Alum / Layrite "No.9 Bay Rum" After Shave Splash / Barberry Coast "Nature Isle" EdC
U.S. Navy Veteran
"There isn't much that a great shave and hot cup of coffee can't fix"