What soap/cream did you use today?

Art of Shaving - Unscented (tallow)
 

 

You inspire me to hunt up the unscented puck……

Original (Martin de Candre) rosemary, lavender, mint
Shave 4 ・ 97% left

Skunk cabbage, funeral flowers, and deep animalic musk. — Interested? I thought you would be. That’s the scent pyramid for today’s aftershave, Ed. Pinaud’s classic monsterpiece, Lilac Vegetal. It’s been around since 1880, so you know it must be good, right? Think again. This lurid green juice is downright skanky. It’s like someone filled a filthy toilet bowl with fresh compost, planted a purple lilac bush in it, and then rubbed the rim with animal parts and pieces. It’s a hurler at first, no doubt, but then something miraculous happens. The stench dies down within a couple minutes, and what’s left is just a nice granny-style lilac. It’s got some legs, too. The musk carries the scent over to the next day, especially if you use it  as a full-body wash, as Pinaud originally intended. I’m not sure I dare wear this in public, but I don’t have to be back to the office for a couple weeks. That should be enough time to get all stunk up with Lilac Vegetal at home. Luckily, the only other person in this shack absolutely loves it.
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Razor Henson AL13 Mild ・ Blade Astra SP ・ Brush Phoenix Shaving Peregrino ・ YTD 724 g  ・ Dumas, The Three Musketeers, Chap. 50, "Brother and Sister"

So your slowdown of various soaps hasn’t stopped your assault on my wallet.  I find myself wanting to try the VEG now.  Great with-up.

I have some. You can have it.

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MdC Fougere

Route 66 / Barber Shop Hop

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There was a time that the holiday season was not fun!  Not a bit.  Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday because they haven’t figured out a way to really commercialize it.  Christmas decor showing up after Halloween?  HATE IT! But I’ve found work-around for all tat crap and have rid myself of the consumerism PTSD and am able to again revel in the pace of this season.  Family, Friends, new beginnings, make it all worth it.  So I’ll cherish these few “holiday” soaps and remember the reason for the season.  Fantastic shave this morning.

Ethos Grooming Mélange d’Agrumes shaving cream. See my SOTD post.