Rose Gold t. (McDuff's Soap Company) lost rose
Seems like this month was supposed to be all about roses. Then the heat set in, and I sort of lost the plot. Let’s see if I can pick it up again.
McDuff's is getting a lot of attention around here lately. Judging from the lather shots, it deserves it. So when this tub of Rose Gold flew in from Edmonton this morning, I immediately cracked the lid and took a whiff. “Wow!” Thick, heady, and ambrosial, it smelled like chocolate covered cherries in dark syrup. Not really rosy, but interesting. I could hardly wait to lather up. Within an hour, I filled my brush and went to work building a thick lather. The stuff's rich and sleek, and I was enjoying getting acquainted. But then something whacky happened. It all just stopped smelling. I swabbed and swabbed all over my face, but all I smelled was soap. Just then my wife walked in. I passed her the brush and asked what she smelled. “Nothing.” This was really odd, not to mention abrupt. Like going from 60 to 0 in five seconds. I can’t fault the lather itself. It’s gorgeous. Just look at HoosierShave’s post today. But it doesn’t matter how I twist my nose around this lather, I just can’t call it rose. In fact, I'm not sure I can call it anything at all.
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Merkur 42C ・ Personna Platinum Chrome ・ Phoenix Shaving Peregrino ・ Guerlain, Habit Rouge ・ YTD: 287g
Seems like this month was supposed to be all about roses. Then the heat set in, and I sort of lost the plot. Let’s see if I can pick it up again.
McDuff's is getting a lot of attention around here lately. Judging from the lather shots, it deserves it. So when this tub of Rose Gold flew in from Edmonton this morning, I immediately cracked the lid and took a whiff. “Wow!” Thick, heady, and ambrosial, it smelled like chocolate covered cherries in dark syrup. Not really rosy, but interesting. I could hardly wait to lather up. Within an hour, I filled my brush and went to work building a thick lather. The stuff's rich and sleek, and I was enjoying getting acquainted. But then something whacky happened. It all just stopped smelling. I swabbed and swabbed all over my face, but all I smelled was soap. Just then my wife walked in. I passed her the brush and asked what she smelled. “Nothing.” This was really odd, not to mention abrupt. Like going from 60 to 0 in five seconds. I can’t fault the lather itself. It’s gorgeous. Just look at HoosierShave’s post today. But it doesn’t matter how I twist my nose around this lather, I just can’t call it rose. In fact, I'm not sure I can call it anything at all.
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Merkur 42C ・ Personna Platinum Chrome ・ Phoenix Shaving Peregrino ・ Guerlain, Habit Rouge ・ YTD: 287g
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