Friday morning: Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Derby day 7 Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS Stirling Glacial Unscented ASB Fine Snake Bite AS Splash Bleu de Chanel EdP After this menthol bombardment I can hardly feel my face - wowwwwwww, was it ever intense. The mentholated pre shave soap from Stirling started the ball rolling - that stuff is pretty much unscented, it cleans the skin very thoroughly, and it’s pretty cooling. It also leaves a terrific slick feeling which helps with the preparation. The Glacial Obsidian soap’s lather went on so rich with its own great slickness, and a menthol blast which could have driven a polar bear out of the Arctic. The Glacial Unscented balm beefed up the freeze and gave me lots of soothing, moisturizing love, while the Snake Bite aftershave made me feel like I was standing outside in -25 Celsius weather. Three glorious passes left me super BBS but it’s time for a blade change! Have a great weekend! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks my dear brother - one thing I can tell you is you’re always a winner with Stirling! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thx, the latest i got was the Deton-8, Haverford and Shadow orchid. I really love the smell of V&C spicebomd/Bvgari man in black. I haven't used the Deton-8 yet but the scent right of the puck isn't what i hoped for. I heard also great things about Noble otter kaboom and oleo soapworks wayoh. Anybody that owns these scents and there toughts? I just pre-ordered zingari man blacksmith as they advertise it also as the bvgari man in black scent. It will be my first zingari soap. Hope it works well and have a great scent. Verstuurd vanaf mijn GM1913 met Tapatalk
That does it! I'm bringing back the cool in my shaves this week--that's what Frost Drops are for. Fantastically chilly looking shave--thanks for the inspiration
Thanks my friend! I don’t know if those Frost Drops could turn a soap into a Glacial one but give it a try! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
There are worse things you could love--you've got some fantastic scents in there (great scents sense?)
Well I had the opportunity to try out two new scents this week. The first is a D-503 bath bar. It’s strong enough to make the bathroom smell nice between uses. I couldn’t pin down the scent, but knew it wasn’t Legend that it reminded me of. With some web research I think it’s Eternity for Men......... it’s something from the late ‘80’s and early 90’s. It makes a great bath soap, but I’ll have to warm up to it’s dated scent for shaving. It makes me feel my age but not in that proud red neck way like Old Spice or Clubman. Just enough to remind me that my prime was 30yrs ago. But that’s MY problem, not the scent’s. Then an hour ago I broke out my TSUKA shave soap and splash for the first time. WOW!!!!! What a fantastic scent! I have never smelled anything like it, nor even anything really that similar. My left handed technique still needs a little work, so I splashed on enough AS to soothe rather than just smell nice. I’m sitting here an hour later mesmerized by this pleasant and complex scent. Simply outstanding! I’m glad that I grabbed a couple small tubs and bottles of AS during the winter sale. I’ll definitely hoard multiples of the full size if it’s offered again.
SATURDAY 2-22 It was time for me to give my straights some attention. Preshave - Proraso green Brush - Stirling High Mountain White Badger Bowl - Symmetrical Pottery Lather fuel - Stirling for Him Razor - Dovo 91 Sunday Shaver Strop - 40/80 Rasoir Sabre denim/horsehide Post - alum & rinse, Thayers Unscented witch hazel, Proraso Green Aftershave Balm, Trumpers Lime Skin food, Stirling For Him AS splash As far as 'the stuff' goes, I know it is a lot, but it is the way it was for my first 30 day rule. It never failed me so I go back to it once in awhile. I was after total comfort today so I did the hot towel routine and everything else. Went for 4 light touch passes and finished up with as good a straight shave as I ever got. Relaxing and fun. The Sunday Shaver was sent out for a 30k Shapton edge, which was quite edgey. I mellowed it out some on pasted balsa. Edison Carter reporting for Network 23 or 20 minutes into the future. Shave free!
Hoarding is entirely legal, permissible, and approved of for any items from The Max Headroom List of Most Glorious Stanks.
Ha! Well done sir! I just ordered an EDT and EDP of Hanae Mori. Fingers crossed, but I ordered both from the same well reviewed “authentic” dealer. If either one smells off I can argue easier when both came from one source. At least that’s my strategy......... I’m absolutely blown away by this scent. I know part of it’s due to Spring fever and a few sunny days lately. But it’s also a unique and well engineered scent. It could become my EDC/ signature scent for warm months. The tobacco and wood scents will still be my colder weather workhorses.
