What soap/cream did you use today?

Since I used L&L Grooming (pre-Declaration Grooming) yesterday, I thought I'd hit some DG Icarus base today. Both bases are great, and honestly - scent aside, I don't think I'd be able to tell much difference. Either base is a winner in my book. Sure do love the Dirtyver scent though.

Great Mother of Meat!  What a wonderful shave today.  As you all know by now I sorta dig Vetiver.  Super refined and accompanied by other scents all in tuxedos or in dreadlocks and a beachclout.  I love them all.  I was in Mini Moustachery of Provo UT last night because my son had a van to look at to replace his totaled and wrecked van when a high schooler decided to T-bone my daughter-in-law and a load of grand babies when he ran the 4 way stop sign.  Everyone is ok but his big family won’t fit in his Honda Pilot.  Well, he bought the van and we headed to the shave shop because they sell his Teton Shaves brushes.  Well, they sold me a bunch of stuff too!  Picked up Barrister and Mann’s Nocturne because I like smoke and this one is decidedly smoky.  Stirling Orange Chill because I like menthol but not the glacial menthol of lemon chill.  A bottle of Gin and Tonic aftershave by Stirling which I’m wearing today and is an awesome juniper berry blast.  And finally a tub of Port au Prince which I’ve wanted to mess with for a long time.  This isn’t a cleaned up Vetiver like Fines Green or Fresh Vetiver nor is it the smoky swamp fire of Salters French Vetiver all of which I love.  This is somewhere in the middle.  A big snootful of Haitian Vetiver that has a pretty good smoke note but a big dose of root that would/could put it in the Salters category.  Rod adds a dose of lemon grass to lighten the whole affair and ends up on the vetiver middle ground.  The sheep tallow base is most certainly awesome.  So creamy and slick!  This scratches my Vetiver itch handily.

Lipripper660, I was in the same establishment the first time I smelled Port-au-Prince. I took a big sniff, and it knocked me flat on my keister. That big bearded guy behind the register had to scrape me off the floor, dust me down, and set me upright again. I didn't think anything could top Salter's French Vetiver for sheer reeking audacity, but Port-au-Prince certainly runs a close second. When I regained my senses, I did the unthinkable: I put the soap back on the shelf. And I've regretted that decision for some time now. To remedy things, I ordered a tube of Port-au-Prince balm. It's too mighty for the delicate skin of my face, but it's a delight on the leathery soles of my feet.

Sorry to hear about the accident. I hope everyone is doing alright. And thanks for introducing me to "beachclout." That word's going to get a workout around here.

Murphy and Mcneil BDLM 1

One of my favorite DE's combined with one of the finest shave soaps that has ever graced the den = fantastic shave.

American Blend Cream v. (Fine) woody fougère

The other day on another thread, churchilllafemme asked about creams with a fougère scent. We came up with a short list – Stone Cottage's Fougère, D. R. Harris' Arlington, Taylor of Old Bond Street's Jermyn Street and Mr Taylor, and Truefitt & Hill's Grafton – but somehow we managed to forget one of the best, Fine’s American Blend. The fragrance of this cream is based on St Laurent’s Rive Gauche pour Homme. This is a modern fougère that’s light on moss and patchouli but heavy on wood and green bits. I like it very much, and apparently so does Mr Fine. He’s made a cream that smells, well, not exactly like RGpH, but it’s still within spitting distance. And if you use four grams of the stuff, like I did today, you’ll find it performs just as good as it smells.
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1946–50 Gillette Fat Handle Tech ・ Astra SP ・ Phoenix Shaving Peregrino ・ St Laurent, Rive Gauche pour Homme ・ Soap used so far this year: 271g

Great Mother of Meat!  What a wonderful shave today.  As you all know by now I sorta dig Vetiver.  Super refined and accompanied by other scents all in tuxedos or in dreadlocks and a beachclout.  I love them all.  I was in Mini Moustachery of Provo UT last night because my son had a van to look at to replace his totaled and wrecked van when a high schooler decided to T-bone my daughter-in-law and a load of grand babies when he ran the 4 way stop sign.  Everyone is ok but his big family won’t fit in his Honda Pilot.  Well, he bought the van and we headed to the shave shop because they sell his Teton Shaves brushes.  Well, they sold me a bunch of stuff too!  Picked up Barrister and Mann’s Nocturne because I like smoke and this one is decidedly smoky.  Stirling Orange Chill because I like menthol but not the glacial menthol of lemon chill.  A bottle of Gin and Tonic aftershave by Stirling which I’m wearing today and is an awesome juniper berry blast.  And finally a tub of Port au Prince which I’ve wanted to mess with for a long time.  This isn’t a cleaned up Vetiver like Fines Green or Fresh Vetiver nor is it the smoky swamp fire of Salters French Vetiver all of which I love.  This is somewhere in the middle.  A big snootful of Haitian Vetiver that has a pretty good smoke note but a big dose of root that would/could put it in the Salters category.  Rod adds a dose of lemon grass to lighten the whole affair and ends up on the vetiver middle ground.  The sheep tallow base is most certainly awesome.  So creamy and slick!  This scratches my Vetiver itch handily.

Lipripper660, I was in the same establishment the first time I smelled Port-au-Prince. I took a big sniff, and it knocked me flat on my keister. That big bearded guy behind the register had to scrape me off the floor, dust me down, and set me upright again. I didn't think anything could top Salter's French Vetiver for sheer reeking audacity, but Port-au-Prince certainly runs a close second. When I regained my senses, I did the unthinkable: I put the soap back on the shelf. And I've regretted that decision for some time now. To remedy things, I ordered a tube of Port-au-Prince balm. It's too mighty for the delicate skin of my face, but it's a delight on the leathery soles of my feet.

Sorry to hear about the accident. I hope everyone is doing alright. And thanks for introducing me to "beachclout." That word's going to get a workout around here.

I do like it!  And my fat fingers should have spelled breachclout.

CBL Barbershop

The little chunk of soap in the bowl is over 5 years old. You're looking at the inspiration that resulted in our 1st soap we created and remained the benchmark for our veggie soap. If it didn't perform as good as Tabac, it wasn't ready. A 3-4 time per year visit to remember where we came from.

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GD Moisturizing Pre-Shave “Rainforest”
Czech & Speak “Oxford & Cambridge”

A great combination for a top-tier shave.