December 18, 2024 – BVWSC

• Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan

• Razor: Koraat 6/8" Full Hollow

• Lather: House of Mammoth - You and I (Will Die) - Soap

• Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Sharp Dressed Man - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Floris of London - Elite - Eau de Toilette

• Talc: Yardley Gold
   
  3 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.

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It is a Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club day, and You and I (Will Die) is our soap for the day.

I admit that I am very put off by the name and the marketing for this scent. Exploring the “fragile impermanence of humanity” with a scent is a little too much drama for me. (but I’m told I lack sensitivity). Then again, we invented afternoon TV shows in the 60’s to sell soap^*^, so there’s precedence.

I liked the scent though. I did not get a that sense of “an extraordinary balancing act between dark and light”, but I only used the soap, and fragrance details are generally lost there. I’m sure that the full impact of the experience comes from the EdP.

Anyway, as I said, I thought the scent was pleasant and very well blended. All the notes work well together. While using the soap I thought I got hints of Green Irish Tweed and of Floris Elite, so Sharp Dressed Man (dupe of GIT), and Elite rounded out my setup today.

Thanks to @walden@sub.wetshaving.social for sending out the sample!

*The reason some TV shows were called Soap Operas.