Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, June 28th, 2025 (#746)
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
June 28, 2025
- Brush: Oumo Compass Bonfire 27mm Emperor-2
- Razor: Gillette NEW SC
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (4)
- Lather: Mammoth Barrister - Cup of Joe and a Smoke - Soap
- Post Shave: Elysian Soap Shop - Cherie Tobacco - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
Today I mixed Barrister and Mann Amazelnut with House of Mammoth Tobcconist. Coffee and tobacco are a time-honored pairing. This was certainly true when I was young and continues today. The Amazelnut fragrance notes do not have a coffee accord, but the scent reminds me of a mug of coffee with cream and a touch of hazelnut syrup added. That slightly sweet coffee aroma would pair nicely (imo) with an aromatic tobacco. Tobacconist has that cedar and stone fruit aroma that you can get as tasting notes in a cigar like a white-label Davidoff. Cherie Tobacco has a pure pipe tobacco vibe. It wasn’t the best match for the scent of the soap. Leviathan would have been better in retrospect. Overall, I thought this was a successful Frankensoap.
I took the quiz while doing something else, intending to multi-task. I did miserably because I did not notice there was a timer going. My score was 17%.
