Well, with me,, I could do it with three.....one of them must be Clubman Sophisticated Goo, then I can work out a plan among Barbasol/Gillette/Noxema for the remaining two.
Couldn't help myself. I fired up the brush and bowl, and gave the 75% VS/25% ToF a whirl. It was good, but not too different from Vanilla Sandalwood. Went back again, but at 50/50 mix. That was the sweet spot. If The Missus eventually finds ToF too smoky, that's probably where it'll go. For now though, she finds the scent (once I've finished the shave) pleasant, even if the lather by itself is slightly too much for her. Again, my sniffer is a bit off from a cold, but I am inclined to tentatively say that Texas on Fire, once the lather has been put to bed, is a distinctive, but inoffensive, scent. Vanilla Sandalwood better watch it's back.
Thanks for the report. ToF is on the short list of scents that I haven’t tried or currently own. It’s great to hear that it’s more than just an homage to campfires. In barely related news, if you’re a tea drinker (I dabbled for a year but couldn’t stay away from coffee), you should try lapsang souchong. In the can it’s a mix of strong tobacco and campfire. In the cup it’s a strong black tea poured through a pine campfire. It’s PERFECT on a cold snowy/rainy day. It’s the Islay single malt of the tea world, and the solution to bland tea boredom............IF you’re tastebuds gravitate towards strong flavors.
Do about what you would do for face lathering. Hit it with water as desired in the bowl. Too much water? Drag the brush sides on the edge of the bowl to get the excess in the mix and go back for more soap. Circular and back and forth motions. You'll get it.
I ordered Tsuka SS & AS plus a bowl as a Christmas gift for my brother. My oldest daughter was evaluating the Max Headroom Most Glorious Stanks Inventory and commented how much she liked Tuscany. I ordered her some.
SOTD Decadent December 16th Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap Yaqi Knight-Helmet Zorrik Super Platinum Stirling Butterscotch Fan (24mm, Frigate Class) SP Dottie lather bowl Stirling Iced Pineapple soap and AS Sent from my Galaxy using Tapatalk
I love Iced Pineapple but it is much too cold in northern Michigan for me to use this time of year. I hope you had a great shave Andrew!
It was 15 degrees this morning with 5 inches of freshly fallen snow, and it was still magnificent! Sent from my Galaxy using Tapatalk
Well this is the first time I’ve had to make a correction to a post that I corrected, but shouldn’t have because it was correct the first time! It turns out my bath bar actually was Evergreen Forest, and NOT Coniferous after all. This explains my originally typing Evergreen and the distinctly different and milder scent that I reported. Sorry for unintentionally misleading everyone. It’s a very enjoyable outdoorsy scent for anyone about to place an order.
December 17th Razor: H&S Co NO75 LE Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (2) Brush: Stirling Finest Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated Soap: Stirling Gentleman Stirling unscented witch hazel Stirling mentholated balm AS: Stirling Gentleman Tobacco Tuesday Good morning!
