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September 4, 2024
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Brush: Zenith B40 28mm Boar
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Razor: Iwasaki 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point Tamahagane
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Lather: House of Mammoth - Smash - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
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Aftershave: Ariana & Evans - Peach & Cognac - Aftershave
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
Smash and Peach & Cognac go very well together IMO, and the Tamahagane steel on the Iwasaki takes such an incredible edge. The Zenith B40 keeps marching on. Even though it is only its fourth day, I’m starting to get lather to flow through the brush.
Pretty much an unparalleled shave today.
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 months ago
Wed 04 Sep 2024 - Classic Stank
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Interesting SOTD today, of the kind that don’t happen during AA.
This tub of Reserve Classic was a gift by the very generous @DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social, formerly u/Teufelskraft. I know that Reserve Classic is the resurrection of the scent of a 1970s Gillette aftershave, but it really reminds me of a slightly greener Tabac Original. Thank you DaveWave for the thoughtful gift!
Classic bridges the stanky chasm between Tabac and Varen, and while we all know intellectuallly that Tabac is a fougère, Classic offers the opportunity to know it viscerally.
Beaudelaire smells more like a fougère than mousse de saxe to me in isolation, but following it up on Classic, really makes the MdS pop, and I observed a liquorice-like note for the first time. Very nice. The Tabac EdT entering this green stanky scentscape starts out drier, more aromatic than usual.
I know I’m very late to the party, but I’m going to enjoy playing with Classic combinations.
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 3 months ago
No problem! Figured you’d like this one a lot. To me, the similarity to Tabac Original is very strong. If it’s indeed a resurrection of a 1970s Gillette aftershave, then Gillette copied the homework of Tabac 🤔
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 months ago
That’s my suspicion as well :)