Leroy, as you know, my bathroom is too small for a video. This would be me doing one: Me-Awwwright, all set to do a shave for you guys, using Central Texas Soaps and........HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well the weather literally changed overnight. Fathers Day was cool and partly cloudy which made Sterling Spice the perfect shave soap and splash, since Old Spice was a very traditional gift for many dads. I’m very happy with the scent, and the splash hangs on like an EDT. I still had nice mellow mid and base notes 12 hrs later. THEN the heat hit! So I finally cycled my current 10 soaps for 10 hot weather soaps, and G&T on the rocks held the honors of kicking off the heatwave. It was a great as always. Next up will be MITA. Happy heat everyone.
Well, I gave Barbershop a second chance and unfortunately I don’t think there will be a third. Again it smelled amazing off the puck, but once lathered it took on the same offputting (to me) odour. Not only that, but by the end of the shave I felt a burning on my face, around my nose, and even in my throat when a touch got in my mouth . It’s an absolute shame, as when I first smelled the puck I was sure that it would become a long-time favorite of mine, but it seems clear that will not be the case. On a brighter note, I decided to shave with Gentleman tonight. To my nose the scent of Gentleman and Barbershop are similar off the puck (Gentleman just smells like grown-up Barbershop to my nose), so I thought it would be a good redemption shave after yesterday’s foray with Barbershop. The scent was stellar, the shave was beautiful, and Gentleman is seriously growing on me... it just may be the Barbershop that I was looking for!
Try a sample of Stirling's Aftershave Splash. It has witch hazel in it and I find that my sometimes easily irritated skin finds it very soothing. I use it daily, it's food for the skin. Clayton Sent from my SM-A705U using Tapatalk
Oh man, sorry to hear about that. Scents are such a YMMV thing with this hobby, maybe more than any other hobby lol
I'm not the hugest fan of powder-like scents, so I avoided Barbershop. My initial experience with Gentleman was the exact opposite. One whiff, and I thought to myself, "Good heavens... what have I done?" I hid it deep in a little used drawer so my wife wouldn't stumble across it. Eventually, I lathered up that horrid, horrid puck... and was amazed. Man, do I love Gentleman! The Missus thinks it smells like dill (am I crazy for thinking that's crazy?), so it wasn't a repurchase, but it was an enjoyable run. I'd be using it even now, otherwise.
Ehhh LADIES and uh GENTLEMEN: The selected date for the next Stoylin Tony Awards Nominations day will be August 26. Yeah, I know....a long wait, but I wanted to do it on a special event day. Being the animal-lover I am, that date is National Dog Day. August is a quiet month for special event dates. Anyway....see ya on August 26!
Yeah, it was a bummer, but as you say - YMMV! Fortunately Stirling makes more than enough scents, so we can all find the ones that work for us! I think Gentleman is quickly becoming a favorite out of my order of samples (alongside Executive Man, Mountain Man, Sharp Dressed Man, and Sandpiper!). I have to say though, I don't smell dill of any sort from Gentleman... Either way, I'm glad you ended up enjoying Gentleman while it lasted!
This evening was my second go round with Executive Man, and it was a smashing success once again! I gave the lather one more addition of water than I normally would have, and I was rewarded with a beautifully slick shave shave with more than enough protection. The scent was amazing, and my wife even commented that the bathroom smelled really nice. Post shave was wonderful, I almost forgot to put a balm on because my face felt like I already had! Anyhow, just an all around stellar shave. Razor: Karve CB (B plate SB) Blade: Astra SP Soap: Stirling Executive Man Brush: Paragon 28mm Plisson w/ Paragon handle EDIT to add gear list
Just received my Stirling Black Cherry after shave today. Already had the soap but kept forgetting or avoiding buying the after shave. I have so many that I was practicing restraint. Well, that didnt work out too long lol. The soap scent is wonderful and fun to me, and I love it. So I finally ordered and got the after shave. Wow! This stuff is not shy with the black cherry scent, and out of the bottle is a blast! I havent actually used it yet, but man Im glad I finally went for it. It could become one of my 2 favorite after shave scents I have. Yum!
June 26th Razor: Paradigm Diamondback 2020 Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1) Brush: Heritage Collection Klenzo Pre-shave: PAA Rabid Banana Cube Soap: Stirling Glacial Black Cherry PAA Galactic witch hazel Stirling Glacial balm AS: Stirling Glacial Black Cherry Good morning! Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
YES!!!!! Gentleman and Veran are ties for my absolute favorite Stirling scents. Not sure how she gets dill outta that though ahaha
Awesome shave--love that Karve! The cool thing about Stirling is it's a pretty forgiving soap; you can really push the envelope with the water. And I do
