What soap/cream did you use today?

Ethos King of the North….

You know me.  I like odd scented soaps so when Hoosier sent me a tub of Chiseled Face Loyal to give a go I was thrilled.  Chiseled Face is already in the pile with Ghost Town Barber (excellent and interesting scent) Summer Storm (that nails the scent of rain falling on dusty earth) and Midnight Stag (a reeker of heavy leather, motor oil, rubber, and solvent.  Loyal has a stated scent profile that sounds inviting but upon cracking the lid I realized this was a soap not meat for the timid.  It’s complex.  It’s dark.  It’s not meant for light summer days.  This scent is Dick Butkus compared to Jay Cutler.  This scent will make a light aquatic hunt it’s hole.  This scent is Grand Funk Railroad compared to Karen Carpenter.  This scent is a Plymouth Cuda vs a Ford Mustang II.  It’s a Winchester 300 mag vs a Red Rider carbine action repeating rifle with a compass in the stock and a thing which tells time.  This is a dirty joke compared to a Dixie riddle cup.  It’s dark.  It’s dank.  It’s wonderful.  Great shave this morning and thanks Hoosier, I had fun.

REALLY need relocate to Mountain West....

Mystic Water Frankincense and Myrrh

Boys, MW can be finicky. I have found that very, very slow hydration with a synthetic gets good results 90%of the time. It is cool, cloudy, and wet here in the Bluegrass allowing me to get away with F&M, my favorite MW flavor. Performance and POST never disappoint.

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Stirling soap company - margaritas in the arctic


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Barrister’s Reserve Fern (Barrister & Mann) bright fougère
Shave 10 ・ 104 g left

On a fougère Friday, this really hits the spot. What’s most impressive about it is the way it holds its scent all the way through the shave, starting out rich but not overbearing, and brimming with fragrance right up to the last rinse.
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Razor Henson AL13 Mild Green (18) ・ Blade Astra SP ・ Brush Phoenix Shaving Peregrino (515) ・ Scent Rive gauche pour homme ・ Hoard 16,071 g
   

Saturday August 6, 2022
Razor: Pearl Blaze
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Trotter "Kickflip"/Synthetic
Soap: McDuff's Birch + Root
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Nivea Deep
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,369
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