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Feb 4th
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - PS - Tube 2.0, ASB - Star Jelly
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - SS/ASC - Future Fiction
Heritage Collections - CMON - Zenith Boar
Feather Artist Club DX (Kamisori style)
Feather Pro
Skipped a shave yesterday, so today's started with ~48 hours of growth. Another hot scuttle test, boiling water this time in the scuttle, just a tablespoon in the bowl. The CMON clone with a Zenith boar mounted in it was thoroughly warmed with hottest tap water, then overloaded in the PAA tub, some lather dropping into the scuttle bowl. Created a thin lather, small bubbles, but still with slight volume in the bowl. The Zenith went to the face, instant warmth, and the lather immediately turned into a luxurious thick and silky smooth cushion of fragrant goodness. Oh my......almost worth moving to a cold climate to have this everyday (um...forget that). Today's razor (for those who haven't seen it before) is a Feather Artist Club DX, but with the scales removed. I then wrapped the handle with leather cord. Loaded with a Feather Pro blade, went for 3 passes, DFS+ result. Unfortunately this shave wasn't without a set down error during the first pass...felt this unassuming looking beast bite on the lower left neck with during a WTG swipe. A bit of a good sting for the rest of the shave, crimson very slow weeping, no extra attention or products needed to stem the flow. No biggie and only a small distraction. Finished off with PAA's Star Jelly, and then the matching Future Fiction after shave & cologne.
PAA's Future Fiction is a top favorite, marketed as a Summer Scent, but this is Texas....I keep it in rotation all the time, it's that nice, and the weather's always changing. 74 degrees yesterday, and now facing a winter weather advisory in 12 hours. Currently 40 degrees out. This AS/C opens with a citrusy musk aroma, peppery, some ginger, a little honey. Wifey and daughters approved.
Here is the official PAA scent profile: Citrus (Lemon, Bergamot & Mandarin Orange), White Musk, Jamaican Ginger, White Pepper, Haitian Vetiver, Hiba Wood, Honey Amber, Black Sage, Peppermint, Jerusalem Pine.
Hope everyone has a Terrific Tuesday!
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