SOTD 9-15 April 2017

SOTD-11apr17:
Chatillon Lux Pre-Shave Butter
iKon 102 Slant / Gillette Silver Blue
Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Finest Fan
Wet Shaving Products Formula T Sandalwood
Fine Santal Absolut Aftershave

Barrister and Mann - Petrichor
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)

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I was pleased that Barrister and Mann decided to revisit Petrichor along with a first ever matching splash.  My only other experience with an "after-the-rain" fragrance is with Chiseled Face's "Summer Storm".  I was curious to see B&M's take on it, but I really couldn't see how it could surpass "Summer Storm" which I find to be spot-on accurate. After using "Petrichor", I quickly realized both soaps are accurate and their chosen names are a good clue as to why that is.  While "Summer Storm" is earthy and green with slightly murky and floral notes, it emanates a distinct ozone fragrance that endures throughout the shave.  "Petrichor" does seem to suggest some ozone, but it's very understated. Instead, Petrichor is more that of damp, non-mossy, earth along with some dry earth as well.  The two fragrances are certainly in the same family, but Petrichor is more reminiscent of the early stages of a light rain where the earth is not yet completely saturated.  Summer Storm is less subtle and clearly meant to impart the fragrance following---or even in the midst of---a full-fledged storm complete with lightning, hence the ozone.

Petrichor from the dry puck essentially smells like dirt.  It must be lathered for a real appreciation of the fragrance, but it's gentle and subdued by nature.  It's damp earth throughout, but never muddy or murky.  Crushed , non-floral vegetation becomes more prevalent later in the shave, but it never eclipses the damp earth.  There was virtually no linger after the shave, but the splash brought it all back.  Naturally, the splash is bolder, but I lost track of it about two to three hours later.  I think this is the nature of the accord in that it contains purely natural notes that fade into the environment.  It may be to a greater degree for me because I live in the woods and it just rained all day.  It was a certainly a serendipitous inaugural Petrichor shave.

Wednesday Planned SOTD

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Razor: Bakelite Slant
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (13)
Brush: 2011 Semogue Finest Badger 2
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre-Shave Scrub: Tiki 1920s Barber Shoppe
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Soap: Tiki 1920's Barber Shoppe
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Tiki 1920's Barber Shoppe

SOTD 
Honeyfarmdesign 2 band finest 
Blackland Blackbird 
Gillette Silver Blue 
L&L Champs de Lavande soap/splash sample

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Date: 12 April 2017

Brush: - Semogue SOC Boar in Cherry Wood 24/55mm
Lather: - Pre De Provence No. 63 Shaving Soap
Razor: - Colonial Razors "The General" with The Stray Whisker "Howitzer" Handle
Blade: - Kai Captain Titan Mild Blade #2
Post Shave: - Lucky Tiger Aftershave / Bull Dog Original Aftershave Balm

MdC
Mongoose + Stork RWD Titanium Mongoose
Houbigant

PAA Alpha Ecliptic Slant
Perma Sharp Stainless (3)
Proraso Eucalyptus Menthol Shave Cream
Stirling 24 mm Synthetic Knot
Nivea Creme Balm
Paul Sebastian After Shave
Jerry

April 12, 2017
Colonial Razors “The General”
Feather Pro (5)
WDC-8 with Druida Manchurian
Reef Point Test Depth
Cool Water EDT

Wednesday 4.12.2017

Mike's Natural Soap Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper :: Morris & Forndran 2XL Blonde Badger :: Stork Ti RWD/Above the Tie SE2 :: Pitralon Polar

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Shave of the Day:

Razor  |  iKon ShaveCraft Tech / Astra SS
Brush  |  Vulfix 2235 Silvertip
Soap  |  RazoRock Essential Oil of Lime
A/S  |  Stirling Lime Splash