Cade v. (L'Occitane en Provence) bergamot, sandalwood, pepper, cade
I've abused this soap. It's the oldest puck in my cupboard, and over the last five years it's been grated, steamed, chopped, and frozen, all in an effort to make it fit snug into a variety of containers. Today I added insult to injury by pummeling it with a rolling pin in order to soften it up for a new wooden bowl. After treatment like this, it's no wonder that the original scent has mostly flown. All I get now is the soft sweet smell of cold cream. To make my shave more interesting, I spritzed the cake with some of Le Labo's Iris 39 perfume. That perked things up considerably and put me in a springtime mood. Again I used a drenched boar brush, and again I got mounds of slick lather, though it wasn't until the third pass that enough water had drained away to give me the thickish consistency I prefer.
I've abused this soap. It's the oldest puck in my cupboard, and over the last five years it's been grated, steamed, chopped, and frozen, all in an effort to make it fit snug into a variety of containers. Today I added insult to injury by pummeling it with a rolling pin in order to soften it up for a new wooden bowl. After treatment like this, it's no wonder that the original scent has mostly flown. All I get now is the soft sweet smell of cold cream. To make my shave more interesting, I spritzed the cake with some of Le Labo's Iris 39 perfume. That perked things up considerably and put me in a springtime mood. Again I used a drenched boar brush, and again I got mounds of slick lather, though it wasn't until the third pass that enough water had drained away to give me the thickish consistency I prefer.