AG 1889

• Brush: Boti Motherlode knot in laminated wooden handle, 30 mm
• Razor: Dovo 41 Inox
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. AG 1889
• Aftershave: Chicago Grooming Co. AG 1889
• Fragrance: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

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Another upsettingly upsetless match yesterday. I guess the seed calculation was really on point 😅 A pattern emerged again where the first half of the votes lean more progressive, pro-underdog (in this match until 14:00 GMT) only to be wiped out by a reactionary pro-establishment wave waking up (That’s around 06:00 CST. I see you, mid-westerners.)

HoM	Sti	Other	Total	Time (GMT)
0	0	0	0	06:00
1	0	0	1	07:00
2	0	0	2	08:00
3	1	0	4	09:00
5	4	0	9	10:00
8	5	1	14	11:00
9	9	3	21	12:00
13	15	6	34	13:00
19	20	6	45	14:00
26	21	7	54	15:00
30	22	8	60	16:00
31	24	9	64	17:00
33	26	10	69	18:00
33	29	11	73	19:00
34	29	11	74	20:00
37	31	11	79	21:00
40	32	11	83	22:00
42	32	11	85	23:00
44	33	11	88	00:00
47	35	11	93	01:00
51	37	12	100	02:00
52	38	12	102	03:00
52	39	12	103	04:00
52	40	12	104	05:00
53	41	12	106	05:51

I really enjoyed my travel razor yesterday, so I reused it today. AG 1889 is my first duck fat soap from CGC, and I’m impressed. Even in this first try, I got glistening slick lather without issues.

The scent is intriguing; right off the bat, it reminded me of warm, spicy Baccarat Rouge behind a fresher, spicy, dominant first wave. I have since been made fun of on the discord for that comparison (doubtless deservedly, my wife reacts similarly when I talk about scents), but my nose, my combo 😊

Unfortunately, I get a distinct frag tingling from the soap. Not much, but it’s definitely there. I’ll hive the soap another chance, but this one might need to move on.