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Vintage Shaver
Seattle, WA
XPEC Unscented shaving cream (v.1) with a few drops of Pacifica Sandalwood perfume
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#15,692
Tallow + Steel   Dark  Two

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#15,693
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Dave
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#15,694

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The Holy Black - Gunpowder & Spice

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#15,695

Clay Face
Honolulu, Hawaii
Italian Barbershop v. (Le Père Lucien) not quite bay rum

A few soaps border on bay rum, but for the lack of either bay or rum, they don't quite fit in the category. I'm thinking of Tallow+Steel's West Indies, Fitjar Island's Slåtterøy, classic Old Spice, and today's soap, Italian Barbershop. Don't care for clove? You won't find a heap of it here. Each of these soaps is a blend of citrusy and spicy notes with a dash of herb thrown in to create a gentle tropical vibe. They're warm, a little exotic, and very well mannered, much better suited to a cool pool side retreat than a bristling quarterdeck. Instead of seeking to recreate a brash piratical past, these gentle cousins of bay rum turn to the kitchen for inspiration. Think of fresh orange slices lightly dusted with coriander, allspice, or cinnamon and garnished with a tropical flower.

If this culinary approach sounds too tame, you can always finish your shave with a few brisk spritzes from a flask of St John's Bay Rum.
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B&M - Arctique

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#15,698

Vintage Shaver
Seattle, WA
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap (tallow)
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Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Palmolive Vintage. Load this old puck long and it'll pay dividends.

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#15,700

Clay Face
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dark Limes v. (Mießner Tremonia) lime, epazote

If you start with bay rum and then subtract notes – first the bay, then the rum, then the spices – what you're left with is an herbal citrus scent. And that's exactly what we have in MT's Dark Limes. The herbal part is subdued now, though when I first lathered this puck six months ago, it was easy to spot. It reminded me of a Mexican herb called epazote. I throw it into the pot when I'm making black beans. It smells like dried grass, oregano, and thyme. All that's pretty much faded from this soap now. What's left is straight up lime. The puck, though, is still as black as my beans. It's a little startling to have a soap so dark smell so light and uplifting.
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