Since international shipping has become almost impossible for stanks, sadly I don't think I will be able to acquire this one.
This Saturday was a rare shave for me, 2 days worth of stubble. I am a daily shaver because I don't like the feel nor the look of my almost all grey stubble. So I took a big heavy 8/8 Osiris blade, needs some top notch glide and protection on the face so Tabac got the call. One my favorite brushes a fine Thäter was selected. For the stank I went hard core with LM Parfums Hard Leather, it lives up to it's name, good thing I will not going in to public except for the store. On the wrist it smells like a MKII Cruxible.
Saturday, April 12 Vintage Williams~~Simpson CH2 Synthetic Badger~~Leresche #51~~ETHOS Bay Rum EdT The CH2 whipped up some terrific lather. I feel bad for the shavers that either never tried vintage Williams, or had lathering issues with it. I find it ultra-easy to lather and as a shave soap--as good as anything on today's market. The ETHOS Bay Rum gets a...3/5 stars. The atomizer sucks.
Sunday, April 13 Macduffs Alberta Boys~~Plisson 16 HMW~~Leresche #51/Wizamet Iridium Super~~YSL M7 A little variety for today's shave. Macduffs is an outstanding product. The 4-ingredient, vintage M7 is probably my #1 stank.
Back to work on the Trumper's and end is near. Hidden behind the Serge Lutens MKK is a Drake Certified brush which is a throw back brush and pared it with an OG razor, Wade and Butcher. A while a go I chipped one of my favorite razors, a Snail Forge Wootz steel clad in mammoth scales. I took a long time but I got the chip out and put a sweet edge on it. To celbrate I selected the Varlet brush. Feeling extra stanky so SMN Peau d' Espagne. For the watch afficianodos, a CW Aquitaine.
Tuesday, April 15 Ariana & Evans Chasing the Dragon (version 1)~~Abercrombie & Fitch Persian Ali Baba 2~~Leresche #51~~AoS Sandalwood EdT I recently purchased a puck of, what I thought was Chasing the Dragon (pictured above), however, I received Ariana & Evans new version. Seen on the right. Ingredient Lists: OG: Reformulated: Many changes. Results are perhaps a better base, but at the cost of a much more toned down scent. Anyone familiar with Chasing the Dragon, knows the scent. Strong, pungent, incense, ethereal. The new scent is...well, boring. Kind of citrus-forward. Very disappointing.
Wednesday, April 16 Vintage Williams~~Culmak 92~~Wolfman WR1~~Art of Shaving Sandalwood EdT Fair amount of Williams remaining. Primo'll get er done.
Thursday, April 17 Vintage Williams~~Kent BLK8~~2010 Mühle R41/Wizamet Iridium Super~~YSL Jazz Do you want to make a 3017 easy? Start a Stank Collection!
Another one bites the dust, the Trumper's is done. Typical English cream quality and the scent was perfect for cold weather. Now time for some variety before I select the next 3017. I have to agree with our famous tenor @Primotenore , start a stank collection and a shaving soap 3017 is easy.
Friday, April 18 Vintage Williams~~Rubberset 400/3~~2010 Mühle R41/Wizamet Iridium Super~~2016 Invictus Aqua Gettin' ready to rock some summer "stanks" and at the top of the list is this OG Paco Rabanne Invictus Aqua. Salty, Marine accord with great longevity. Am I too old to be sportin' this one... Ask me if I care.
This "Stank collection" persuasion has me worrying-of all the shave products I have, which are the stank ones? I like them all, but some may find a few of them stank quality.
I have not purchased a new soap is some time, but I was curious about Zingari Man, the scent sounded interesting and I can support a Korean vendor. I think our resident opera star was channeling my shave. Patchouli and Oud, two sents I enjoy and I know another on this site that enjoys them. The stank was wonderous, I will comment on the preformance after a couple of shaves. What to pair this with I searched deep in the closet and found Amougage Memior Man. But @Primotenore mentioned how hard a stank 3017 is, today is that day for the Memoir Man. Just enough for one heavy dose and it is empty now. Rounding out the shave is on my top blades, a Grim Butcher, she is an 8/8 full hollow, does not flex and makes lots of noise. To whip up the soap was a Thäter brush, one of my favoirtes. For @wristwatchb I like to set my watches a minute or two fast. Keeps me on time. Appreciate your attention to detail, two shaves, two days, two different watches.
Yeahh, I knew that would be you, Charlieeeeeee(HAAAAH, long lung breath). Let me say I believe I've used Clubman at times when my brother-in-law's cat was here(that's 2 FEET, not miles). Good ol' Tater, she didn't mind, was probably happy to watch me shave. I miss that cat(but not just for the shave reason).
