Sunday, May 11 Tabac~~Semogue~~Feather DX Spending Mother's Day with my son and daughter-in-law and grand babies. Hope everyone has a fantastic day.
Catch up time: Friday saw the Steam Punk running out of steam, maybe it will fall next week. Joris DE with a Super Iridium, Thäter brush and in the blue sample sprayer Tom Ford Tuscan Leather. The weekend means variety time. Saturday kicked off very busy so I went with my Cobra Classic to clear the stuble. I was attending a wedding so Tabac to ensure top quality lather and the most extensive stank in the house, Rojo Dove Vetiver. Time to put on the monkey suit. Sunday was a busy day too, so Asylum Rx for the razor, needed a quick shave. The weather was chilly so was in oud mood, Zingari Amir followed by vintage M7. An out of this world watch with a meteorite dial.
Steam Punk was one of the most original scents I ever used. I used to have a bottle of the EdT as well as the soap and ASB...alack and alas, I sold them.
Monday, May 12 Stirling Solidus~~Simpson D3~~Wolfman WR2/Wizamet~~Paco Rabanne 1 Million LuckyNew position at work and new hours. Back to shaving in the morning. Started off with this beauty of a shave 'n stank. Gotta be careful that I don't choose a particularly stanky stank.
Kicking off the week with a favorite stank, Rive Gauche in the tin can. El Capitaine is a heft 1/4 hollow 7/8 blade from Art Razor. She has a edge fresh off the stones. Another favorite and classic stank, Guerlain Vetiver. A top steel today, Dorko 7/8 full hollow. Bought this beauty NOS.
Wednesday, May 14 Fine L'Orange Noir~~Simpson 90th Anniversary Astor~~Wolfman WR2~~Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche I am always amazed that the sadly discontinued Fine soap lathered so well. Top-Tier soap, gone the way of the Dodo.
Friday, May 16 Macduff's Prairie Rumrunner~~Simpson CH3~~Cobra Classic~~St. Johns Bay Rum My morning shaves are proving to be rushed. I don't care for that at all. Might have to rethink when I shave... This one was however, more than satisfactory.
Nice shave, Stinkmaster. Pardon me, but I can't herb my curiosity. Has your soap turned green like @blondblue's aftershave and my lather bowl? I sometimes find night shaves to be more enjoyable as I take more thyme then. And I don't mean to to throw shade on tree-pass shaves, but I'm pine with only two.
What seemed like a dissadvantage end up being an advantage. Being in Korea and the new high cost of shipping has made buying and selling difficult so I have no sellers regret since I have not sold in a long time.
Catch up time! It was a busy week, it feels like I am busier now than when I was working. A smiling Ali's Blade, Thäter brush and for this warm day AdP Colonia it first use this season. I have 4 Dovo's all excellent blades. I had just one frustration that Dovo razor were all 5/8 or 6/8 so when they came out with a 8/8 I had to acquire it. But the star of the show is my first use of vintage Old Spice that just arrived. A certain someone is bad influence and has me buying vintage stanks. This did not dissapoint and it is much better than the current version. Another one bites the dust. I finished off the Steam Punk, I really enjoyed the scent and performance was acceptable. I had about a shave and half left of the cream so I pulled out a big gun, Kent BK12 and even threw in an extra pass. A bit chilly today so perfect for Patchoulie Impérial.
We have an agreement, I don't say anything about violins or pianos and she doesnt not say anthing about shaving gear and watches.
Time for some variety, since I have been good about finishing off soaps I treated my self to tub of AoS cream. I forgot how good their creams are, excellent performance and the scent is nice too. The Japanese fortelling the future: the inscription on the blade say 'Real Japanese Hollow Ground.' I guess they were worried China would produce knock offs in the future. Excellent Japanese steel.
The gentleman corrected me in a post, saying my Clubman Special Reserve didn't TURN green, it WAS green to begin with, an old version. I guess that made me feel better. Right, great song by Simon&Garfunkel-"Parseley Sage, Rose Mary and Time". I'll leave Stinkmaster alone, you two deal with THAT.
In my case, I got BOTH. Actually, he didn't PIF it, I ordered it from the Clubman website, and it was green. I wonder if they ALL will be like that from here to eternity. I'm just glad the Original still has the...well..."ORIGINAL" color. I paid my third installment for my watch yesterday-one to go.
