What soap/cream did you use today?

Soap Commander Courage Shave Soap

Eucris Cream v. (Geo. F. Trumper) cumin, black currants, oak moss

Unlike most other creams, Eucris finishes smooth and easy. But that’s not why I chose it. The main attraction, of course, is its powerful and otherworldly scent. Mercifully, there’s nothing else like it in all shaverdom. Eucris is a ten-tome treatise on the dark majesty of oak moss. Bitter, woody, and musty, moss gives deep down richness to chypres and fougères. On its own, it smells somber almost to the point of being sinister. Some say it reminds them of scrapings from a dank crypt. A heaping dose of oak moss, mixed with cumin and a few sprigs of black currant, makes Eucris a classic autumnal fragrance, and even though its lather isn’t the finest, I can’t let October go by without dipping a brush into its brooding abyss.
   

Oh, I long for a reformulation that would put a Eucris scent and soap back in my line.  It is awesomeness.

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Floris Elite shaving soap (tallow)

Vetiver t. (Mike’s Natural Soaps) dirty Vetiver

There’s an earthy note in Mike’s soap base that bleeds through the fragrance. It’s like an old stain that won’t come out no matter how hard you scrub. Because of this I’ve given away as many of Mike’s soaps as I’ve kept. But those that are still on my shelf have this one thing in common: their fragrance doesn’t have any problem with rolling around in the dirt. Today’s Vetiver may be Mike’s most successful scent. It’s high quality Haitian vetiver oil that hasn’t been dressed up or watered down. It gets right in there with the clay and sets down roots. A little brush work brings out its oily side in the lather; in fact, it seems to add to the heavy gloss of the emulsion and to leave a golden caramel note that’s as unexpected as it is agreeable. The scent doesn’t last long, so if you want to prolong the fun with a spritz of cologne, look no further than Hermès’ Vetiver Tonka, a sweet rummy take on vetiver that isn’t afraid to get dirty. Surprising how both ends of the design spectrum can come together so well.
   

PRE DE PROVENCE No. 63