What soap/cream did you use today?

Well, I ended up blooming this one to see what would happen.  What happened is I loaded way too much and had to drown it out during face-lathering to get a good workable lather going.  Pretty sure I'll bloom Eufros again in the future but it will very likely be because I forgot about today

BTW, the scent on this one is fantastic!  A lime-forward scent but with a touch of menthol added.  There isn't so much menthol added that it's considered a face-freeze but enough to make this miserable hot weather a little more tolerable.  Pairs up very nicely with Stirling's MITA WH & AS

To me, cedar smells dusty.  The dust is not dirty and unkempt but more of a patina, hard-won over ages of time.  Cedar bark is deeply fissured and stringy.  It harbors dirt carried on the wind and snow in quantities sufficient to dull a saw well before lunchtime.  And the wood!  It carries the scent of the dirt it grew in, coupled with dust storms of a century that it bore on its shoulders so it could continue to hold its arms to heaven.  Cedar is the smell of strength and usefulness and I truly love it.  This soap is cedar.

To me, cedar smells dusty.  The dust is not dirty and unkempt but more of a patina, hard-won over ages of time.  Cedar bark is deeply fissured and stringy.  It harbors dirt carried on the wind and snow in quantities sufficient to dull a saw well before lunchtime.  And the wood!  It carries the scent of the dirt it grew in, coupled with dust storms of a century that it bore on its shoulders so it could continue to hold its arms to heaven.  Cedar is the smell of strength and usefulness and I truly love it.  This soap is cedar.

Dang, Lipripper660, that was a really nice description of cedar. I would give this post six likes if I could. Thanks. I learned a lot.

Murphy & McNeil/Black Mountain Pisgah
Kodiak Base

This is the successor to highly touted Nantahala. Sadly, the Kodiak version is now sold out. I like everything about this soap from the creamy lather it produces, the gentle and pleasing scent and the beautiful art work on the tub.

Mike’s Bay Rum t. (Mike’s Natural Soaps) bay & bergamot
Shave 12 ・ 79% left

After eleven shaves with this soap, I was starting to lose the scent. Noses are funny that way. If you spend enough time around a smell, it starts to fade. I come home at the end of the day, open the front door, and I don’t smell a thing. But if a friend stops by, he’ll comment on the smell of incense smoke that’s seeped into the wood or the smell of the sea that’s in the curtains. All of this is just to say it’s nice to change your soap from time to time if for no other reason than to re-set your nose. I took two days off from Mike’s Bay Rum. When I came back to it this morning, all the spicy goodness was there again and the bergamot smelled fresher than ever. I’d never cut it as a hardcore 3017er. Being able to smell all the facets of the soap is too big a part of my shave, and Mike's Bay Rum is too good to miss out on any of it.
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Karve Christopher Bradley ・ Astra SP ・ Phoenix Shaving Peregrino ・ Barberry Coast, Bay Rum No. 28 ・ YTD: 365 g

   

Thankfully, no.  But I've only had sensitivities to a couple soaps and it wasn't nearly bad enough for me to never use the soap again.  Unfortunately, I apparently have sensitivities to Bay Rum splashes and witch hazel which is a real bummer as I LOVE the bay rum scents.

Witch hazel? That stinks.

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Thankfully, it's only been one witch hazel that caused me major irritation...but unfortunately, it was the Bay Rum WH

Have you tried our Bay Rum splash?

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Grooming Department Chypre Vert

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PAA Outdoorsman's Friend (CK-6)

Why did I use Outdoorsman's Friend?
Because I was going into the office.
I almost NEVER shave in the morning, especially on a work day, but just had to today. Easy and excellent, as expected. Finished with 4711 splash for the lemongrass pairing.
I could see myself shaving tomorrow morning before work.



Had some uninvited guests here recently... But really, they're always invited. Open invitation.
Just, next time, can you NOT eat the friggin' carnations and every other bud in sight?!?! Unbelievable.
And the cactus flower I posted a couple days back is already gone, I wonder who coulda done that.





A few days back, I starting getting rid of low hanging branches and dead ones... wow I didn't realize the rabbit hole I just opened.
This is not even a worthy teaser... I'll show you a photo of the pile when it's done.

SV Colonia 4.3 and I added some kokum butter on top before blooming