Wednesday evening December 13 - back to straight DECadence
(photo here as soon as I can get it to load)
Rockwell 6s on plate #3 / Topaz Platinum ( 1 )
Alluminati Envy White badger brush
Jeeves of Hudson Street Key Lime shave stick
Alum and Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum splash
I was going to squish the sample of Jeeves of Hudson Street Key Lime into the bottom of a mug but found that Adam
@Drygulch had sent me a generous enough sample to load a TSD Shop shavestick container completely. Therefore I made myself a shave stick out of it instead.
The scent of this one is penetrating, strong, long-lasting and pleasantly sweet and spicy. Not having an exact matching aftershave, I paired it with the Jeeves Bay Rum splash on the theory that the Bay Rum has orange and other stuff in it so is also quite sweet and citrusy. The pairing doesn't seem bad to me.
Using it as a shave stick, I rubbed the soap on my stubble and then face lathered it with my badger brush. After a bit of hesitation, it lathered up beautifully and filled the brush with enough for a full three passes, although the last pass worth was pretty thin. Still plenty of slickness though. As usual, the Envy White badger was a real pleasure to use - lots of backbone but still soft and pillowy.
I just enjoyed the scent, the lather and the entire shave ritual with no real expectations for any particular result. Checking my face half an hour later though, I see the baby crawled into the house.
An enjoyable shave and using the sample as a shave stick, it looks like I have lots more to come.
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