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January 28th
Ariana & Evans SS & AS - Vanille de Tabac
Ever Ready 100 w/Synth Flat Top
Rex Ambassador
Astra SP
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Star Jelly ASB
An often overlooked soap and after shave combo this morning, but a welcome pleasant fragrance on a super cold morning for our neck of the woods. Vanille de Tabac is a warm dark spicy aroma, an aged pipe tobacco in a leather pouch fragrance with a hint of vanilla, the spice (to my nose) coming from an allspice/cinnamon/slight clove mix. The soap is very dark in the tub, so I choose a synthetic knot to avoid any problems with color absorption in a traditional knot. Nice thick lather from 30 seconds of loading, definitely tan in sheen & appearance. Super slick face feel while shaving. Also hadn't used the Ambassador in a while, loaded up an Astra Superior Platinum blade, dialed the RA to 6. BBS in 2 passes, 1 nick on the ATG stroke along the jawline, not enough skin stretching apparently, probably would've been avoided by using a shorter buffing stroke option. The RA is a super aggressive beast of a safety razor compared to most other safeties I rotate through, requires a very light swipe pressure to get the job done. Tons of heft in this bad boy, plenty of blade feel, exposure & skin engagement with the dial on 6.....the shaving sensation w/the Astra SP in combo with the dial at 6 reminds me of shaving with the Drew Dick 5/8 'extra full hollow' straight razor. Finished with a pump of PAA's after shave balm called Star Jelly, followed by a palmful of A&E's matching after shave. This AS lasts and lasts, looking forward to whiffs of it all day.
Hope everyone has an awesome Thursday!
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