What soap/cream did you use today?

Bouki · Yesterday, 03:21 AM

Matteo 9,11 (Abbate y La Mantia) Vigilia di Natale
Shave 6 ・ 140 g left

Even after I scraped four grams of soap from the puck and worked them assiduously in the lather bowl, I still came away with a grainy lather that was as much froth as it was substance. If, in my early years, I had not mastered the art of shaving without any cream at all, today’s scraping could have been a disaster. Though the lather wasn't protective, it was slick, and my nimble plastic razor had me clean after only one pass. It would have been a ho-hum shave but for the good smell of the soap – orange, frankincense, and myrrh. Smells like Christmas Eve. And the huge amount of Shea butter that goes into Abbate y La Mantia's soaps means that in a few hours, my face is going to feel extra smooth.
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Brush Vielong American (71) ・ Razor BiC Metal (14) ・ Fragrance Geo. F. Trumper's Eucris parfum

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Nero · Yesterday, 04:11 AM

(12-23-2024, 08:22 PM)TommyCarioca Wrote: C U all tomorrow

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Nice pull, I have mine on deck.

TommyCarioca · Yesterday, 05:32 AM

(Yesterday, 04:11 AM)Nero Wrote:
(12-23-2024, 08:22 PM)TommyCarioca Wrote: C U all tomorrow

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Nice pull, I have mine on deck.

Right on Neroli. You put back in the Stirling fast lane

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HighSpeed · Yesterday, 05:45 AM

(Yesterday, 02:09 AM)AlphaFrank75 Wrote:
(Yesterday, 02:02 AM)DanLaw Wrote:
(12-22-2024, 09:49 PM)HighSpeed Wrote:

Brush .... Chisel and Hound
Soap ..... MacDuffs Christmas Sky
Razor .... Alpha Spirit
Blade .... Proline P-30
Post ..... MacDuffs Christmas Sky AS
Finish ... Dior Sauvage for Men EDP

What's your take on the scent?

I'm glad you asked. I wanted to ask, but I didn't really want to know just in case it sounded really good.

Be advised that you're skating on thin ice when you ask for my opinion on scents.

That said, I like the scent a lot, although to my challenged nose, it is not strong and has no legs. MacDuffs lists the notes as "Orange Peel, Bergamot, Frankincense, Myrrh, Clove, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Dark Chocolate". I get spices, vanilla, the cedarwood, and something I think might be be the citrus. I like the AS too, although to me, there is some distinctly different or more prominent note in the AS. Mind you, I have no regrets about either item..