November 20, 2024 – BVWSC

• Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic

• Blade Holder: Haircut & Shave Co P076 Ti

• Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (5)

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Oro Valley - Soap

• Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Mountain Man - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Creed - Silver Mountain Water

2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.

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This is a Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club shave, and wow(!), what a good one. Oro Valley is a dupe of Tom Ford Ombre Leather. With my penchant for placing non-Creed scents in the Stirling Soap “Man” category, I would definitely call this one Leather Man. I was sent a smush of this (thank you @walden@sub.wetshaving.social), but I previously purchased a 1 oz. sample from Stirling and waited to use it today. The scent combines well with Creed’s Silver Mountain Water, but I think a full trifecta of this is warranted.

I almost never use this Haircut & Shave razor. It’s expensive (because Ti), and made in Maryland where I live. Today everything about it was perfect, however. I need to use this one more. I definitely will fit in another use of it within my next 20 shaves this month.