What soap/cream did you use today?

Fougère Friday

Thanks to the Boukimaster for getting us pointed to green shaves on Friday. This has been a blast for my weekly goal of finding FIVESTAR shaves where the soap, brush, razor, AFS, and EDT/EDP come together. And I have to say, this pursuit is much more attainable with fougère products.

My old cheapie 'goto' Halston 1-12 rolls with this soap so very well. I am getting to the end of this puck. Thanks to ole Blue I have back ups.

C U all tomorrow

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Fine Accoutrements / Italian Citrus

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Thu°Rose°Day what a damn fine invention.

Thu°Rose°day




Edwin Jagger DE 89/ '97 Rapira Super Stainless,

MDC Rose / Zenith Manchurian,

Eyup Sabri Tuncer Rose Water,

Have a great day all!..




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Frank's Floral Friday

Athena looks nice

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Thank you, it has become my favorite shaving razor.

Knize Ten (Knize) powdered leather
Shave 3 ・ 106 g left

“Knize November,” anyone? For several years Knize Ten has been my go-to fragrance for cool weather. I like its blend of petitgrain, leather, and subtle florals. Initially, the floral notes might seem overwhelming, but they mellow out quickly. I love it so much that I recently purchased the matching soap. While not as potent as the cologne, the soap offers a pleasant scent with hints of tart leather. The lather provides good slip and stability, though it lacks tallow, so be careful with aggressive blades.
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Brush Plisson pour L’Occitane ・ Razor Vector Ti ・ Blade Feather Soft Guard (2)

Thu-Rose-Day ... 

MacDuffs Wild Rose Country  ...  This was my first rodeo with Wild Rose Country.  The puck is on the soft side, so I scraped and bloomed a gram and a half of soap and bowl lathered.  What resulted was a glorious bowl full of very slick, protective lather.   OTOH, the scent was pleasant but mild, and the post was good, but not great - and great is what I have come to expect from MacDuffs.  But I think of these as 1st world shaver problems, and like I said, this was my first rodeo with the Wild Rose.  Maybe next time will be better.

Thanks HS - I have been eye-ballin' that Rose for awhile. Does it have other green bis or grandma in it?  I am looking for a Kissin' cousin of the ole AOS cream. Nothing but SC comes remotely close. Thx in advance for your thoughts. 

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You may have come to the wrong nose Tommy, but I always like to help a brother out, and I'll do my best.   

To me, this is a clean, masculine take on rose, and I actually love the scent off the clean, dry puck.  I can sit at my desk and sniff blissfully away.  My beef is that the scent was disappointingly weak on the brush.  To be fair, the weak scent may have been due to me starting with too much bloom water.  I plan to use less bloom water and more soap for my next outing with WRC, and that will hopefully improve the scent on the brush.

All that said, let me take a shot at answering your specific Qs:  Definitely no grandma.  I'm not sure I understand what "green bis" means, but I don't get floral.  I don't get earthy either, except maybe a subtle vibe reminiscent of a clean vetiver, something vaguely like Vetivert perhaps.  As for AOS, my jar has be dry for years, so I'll have to pass on that one.  I encourage anyone interested to read what Sean of MacDuffs says about the scent.  It is actually a pretty detailed write up.

I hope that helps my friend.