What soap/cream did you use today?

Sometimes I get to thinking how much better we have in in the shaving space than did our Grandfathers.  But then,  I’ll whip out the old school Williams and a razor that is older than me, and find myself really enjoying the performance.  It’s then I realize perhaps all our gadgetry hasn’t made the experience infinitely better but perhaps incrementally better?  The Williams is so old as to have no discernible scent but it sure performed well.  I always get a close shave when I use it.

Rose v. (Martin de Candre) rose

Two blasts of Habit Rouge turned this so-so rose scent into a cornucopia of olfactory delights: lemon, incense, rose, carnation, leather, sandal, cinnamon … it’s all here. For years I didn’t know what to do with my jug of Habit Rouge. It was too powdery to wear in public. But now I’ve found its mate: Martin de Candre Rose soaks up the powdery bits and works them into an entirely satisfactory scent. The rubbery note disappears, and I’m left with a rich and dandy lather that smells a little old fashioned. I feel like Sherlock Holmes at the hammam all pink and sweet smelling.

Now Bouki- green and where do you spray the Guerlain. On the puck as you build the lather?

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Rose v. (Martin de Candre) rose

Two blasts of Habit Rouge turned this so-so rose scent into a cornucopia of olfactory delights: lemon, incense, rose, carnation, leather, sandal, cinnamon … it’s all here. For years I didn’t know what to do with my jug of Habit Rouge. It was too powdery to wear in public. But now I’ve found its mate: Martin de Candre Rose soaks up the powdery bits and works them into an entirely satisfactory scent. The rubbery note disappears, and I’m left with a rich and dandy lather that smells a little old fashioned. I feel like Sherlock Holmes at the hammam all pink and sweet smelling.

Now Bouki- green and where do you spray the Guerlain.  On the puck as you build the lather?

I spray the Habit Rouge right onto the puck of Martin de Candre Rose. Load for sixty swirls and lather on my face. Smells great and then mercifully disappears shortly after the last rinse.

A&E Forbidden Fruit

B&M - Lavanille

Ariana & Evans Kaizen

If I had to describe the original Kaizen with one word: Fun.

El Jefe t. (Sir Henry’s Shave Soap) tobacco musk

Four days ago I had my first shave with El Jefe. It was great, but I had a dab of irritation. The scent was pretty strong, so I left the lid off for a few days until it had mellowed. Today’s shave was perfect: a sumptuous lather and absolutely no irritation whatsoever. How’s it smell? Like autumn leaves on damp ground. Very nice.