Sunday night was date night at a small an intimate jazz club, just 8 tables. I went all out, super lather with AoS cream + tallow AoS soap, a Varlet brush and my big stainless steel Friodur, epic shave for an epic night. I knew my date would be wearing vintage No 5 so for close quaters work I went with Musc Koublaī Khän. A perfect match for a cool rainy fall night.
Monday, October 6 ToOBS Oud~~Paladin Pk-47~~1941 Gillette Ranger Tech/Rapira~~Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Honestly, I don't know if I have another soap that I can 3017. Possibly one of my AoS creams. MAYBE, my Extro Egyptian Oudh...(don't love the scent) Tough decision.
Tuesday, October 7 Yardley Black Label~~Rooney Beehive~~1941 Gillette Ranger Tech/Rapira~~Vintage Gucci Pour Homme Shaved with the absolute KING of vintage shave soaps. I used to own the matching AS & Cologne, but I piffed them to somebody or another. Can't recall who. No matter, they weren't that great. Now, let's extol the beauty of the sublime Gucci Pour Homme from 1976. This is an absolute classic. Decanted it from a 30ml plastic splash bottle. That was completely unacceptable. A shave for the ages, gentlemen.
Two vintage stanks back to back. A big 8/8 Mike Martinez with a slight smile, that unfortunately needs to visit the stones. Despite the edge lacking I did finish smelling great with Vintage Kouros. Since this is Chusok, our version of Thanksgiving Seoul was empty so I could pour the Kouros liberaly. Another big 8/8 blade, Osiris, which is sporting a nice edge. I followed that shave up with vintage Brut, amazing stank. The donut of death is getting wider. I hope I can finish this one by next week. The weather is changing here so it is time for a fall soap.
Thursday, October 9 Arianna & Evans Agarwood~~Simpson Polo 8~~1941 Gillette Ranger Tech/Rapira~~Creed Royal Oud Nice and cool is the weather outside. Perfect for a double-dose of Oud. The A&E has a lovely scent and, of course, their soap base is outstanding. Creed's Royal Oud isn't at all barnyardy, but rather elegance personified.
Friday, October 10 Valobra Fougère~~Hucklaration B5~~Grand Shave King DOC/Rapira~~Vintage YSL Kouros The Valobra Fougère is one-powerful beast. The scent is amazing and the lather...unbeatable. The Grand Shave King has become one of my favorite razors. It's light-weight and has the perfect amount of blade exposure. For my S. Korean friend, @Keithmax , another beast...vintage Kouros.
Saturday, October 11 Arianna & Evans Chasing the Dragon~~Abercrombie & Fitch Persian Jar~~Grand Shave King/Rapira~~Vintage YSL Opium Pour Homme The question that's on everyone's mind...Will today be another SWMBOSOA®? The Chasing the Dragon soap is fantastic. Powerful scent; slick, protective; everything one needs for a successful shave. The stank du jour seemed like the obvious choice.
Sunday, October 12 Extro Egyptian Oudh~~Simpson CH2 Synthetic Badger~~Grand Shave King DOC/Rapira~~Oud Assam Ok, here it is. Primo's next 3017. It took me a while to make a decision, but like I said before, while this soap makes great lather, I don't really care for the scent. Ergo, let's use it up. Finished with a proper oud.
Monday, October 13 Extro Egyptian Oudh~~Shavemac D01~~Kampfe Bros. Star~~Dehn Al Oodh Malaki Feels good to be back on the 3017 train. Surprisingly good shave with the Kampfe Bros. Star. Real oud to finish. BTW, I dabbed a small amount of REAL Cambodian Oud on last evening and guess what... SPONTANEOUS SWMBOSOA®
Friday, October 17 Extro Egyptian Oudh~~Simpson CH2 Synthetic Badger~~Gillette New SC/Rapira~~Cambodian Oud Had a nice shave before taking off on a short camping trip.
