What soap/cream did you use today?

Eufros JabonMan Premium Tallow Fougère.

This latest batch, although less strong than the original V1 soap, is greener and typical of what I consider to be Fougère. I actually prefer this scent.

Juniper (Cold River Soap Works) juniper & vetiver

When Cold River hit the re-set button at the beginning of this year, they put aside modern perfumery’s froufrou and pointed their noses back to the ancient scents – cedar, cypress, juniper – the fragrant woods that an old Babylonian king would have set on the incense burners in his ziggurat. Smoke rising from the incense was, for him, the means to convey his prayers to heaven. As Cold River shows us, these resinous woods still smell divine.

It’s no surprise that this soap opens with some genuine pungent juniper, sharp enough to put a zing on your tongue when you sniff it. But then, a little unexpectedly, the scent settles down into a smooth vetiver. This vetiver is quite unlike any I’ve smelled before. It’s creamy, earthy, and peppery, not very bright, but not dirty either. It’s also penetrating without becoming obnoxious. It’s a vetiver that’s finer than those I smell in many grands parfums. I’m ready to put a wick in this soap and burn it like a candle so that the scent fills the whole house with its sublime aroma.

You have a way with words mate, I liked that Babylon part.


OT: Pre De Provence 63

Haslinger Honey.

This soap works wonderfully as a stick. Although not offered as one it easily matches Tabac's stick performance. Guys should get into making them with soaps like these that come without containers. Face latherers dream.

Route 66 Rum Runner

Last shave with my L&L Harmony sample.

Cella

Stirling Barbershop

Vintage Westphal's shaving cream, fragrant with lemongrass and other greens, and making great thick lather.

You have a way with words mate, I liked that Babylon part.

Thanks for your note, Aurelian28 ! That Babylonian king, he may have smelled good, but he probably never had a chance to shave. Poor old sod.

Barrister & Mann, 42