- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Slow Dancing in the Dark
Day 12 of the TSF Domination era. We got by last round with the help of a couple surprise heel turns. Will our new allies be enough to get the TSFamily through to the next round? HELL YEAH!
This scent does sound nice and mild. What smells do you pick up most in it?
Mostly sweet honey, the hay and floral stuff is very much in the background
Lather is Dr. K's Peppermint shave soap
Very good soap imo, and it's a very hard puck
Haven't used my pig brush in a while, I forgot how good it feels. Much stronger backbone than my badger and also very soft hairs.
Tridi 3 Germinal an 233 de la Révolution, jour d'Asperge
- Preshave: Proraso White Preshave
- Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic Bingcha (Iced Tea)
- Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Kamisori
- Blade: Feather Pro Guard (13)
- Lather: Martin de Candre Absinthe
- Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
- Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
- Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
I have been sloppy with posting this weekend: Friday, I killed Ishtar (RIP). The last shave was meh, and confirmed my mixed feeling about this soap. I loved the scent at the beginning, but then, we sort of fell out with each other, for several reasons.
This year I have been particularly undisciplined with soap purchases, and Friday, I got both MdC Absinthe and SV Tundra Artica. I was more intrigued by Absinthe, and so I tried it tonight. It was my first time with a MdC soap, and I don't think I have the base nailed (I could probably have hydrated it more). The scent feels very week to me (but then, it's hayfever season, so this might not tell you much.
They say:
Created in 2024 for the semi-century Martin De Candre , the razing soap " Absinthe " is inspired by the herbaceous freshness of the famous elixir of yesteryear. Green and invigorating notes , slightly lemony , recall the aromatic of hysope and lemon balm . The heart of the fragrance is marked by the aniseed and spicy of star anise , fennel and green anise . Your shaving becomes synonymous with a sweet and intoxicating freedom.
I got a slight lemon scent off the puck, and a mix of fennel and anise. When lathered, all I got was a slight scent of anise – which is very nice, though.
And although I should have added more water, the soap was extremely slick – way beyond any other soap I have tried recently. After all, a very promising first contact, and I'm looking forward to using it more.
Congrats on the kill! That's a very rare event for me.
Thrill of the kill!
I have absinthe on the docket for tomorrow
Congrats on the kill!
I have half a tub of MdC Absinthe that I’ve used once so far. It’s very nice but gives me a bit of a toothpaste feeling. I need to spend more time with it before knowing how I really feel.
Sun 23 Mar 2025: Day 12 of March Madness
- Brush: Мужской Материк with Maggard Tuxedo knot
- Razor: Wolfman Satin WR1 dual comb 0.74 mm gap head on hollow WRH1 handle
- Blade: Feather new Hi-Stainless
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Fleur de France
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Fleur de France
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Fleur de France
Travel shave with the mountain den. FdF is so good. Go Spearhead!
March 23, 2025
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Merkur Futur
- Blade: Personna 74 (50)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Fougère Classique - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Celebrating 50 shaves on a blade. This blade has been working really well in mild razors, so today I tried a not-mild razor. It was fine. Tomorrow I'll switch back to something mild.
MARCH MADNESS 2025 DAY 23
- Brush: Marble w/ Maggard G5
- Razor: Blackland Blackbird
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
- Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World splash
- Fragrance: Spearhead Seaforth! Leather
Non dickholing with a pretty big contrast on the scents today. C Bub gang rise.
Sunday, March 23, 2025
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps "Elyria" - TurnNShave v9 28mm badger
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
- Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (6)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT
With Stirling out, I'm putting my support behind Barrister and Mann. I love the complexity of their scents, and the soap always performs marvelously.
Roam Two is an absolute favorite of mine. The way the soap, splash, and frag play off one another to create a larger whole is more impressive than any other scent I own. I'm a big fan.
Have a great day y'all, and let's go BaM!
March 23, 2025
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Brush: Thäter Faux Ivory 29mm 2-band Silvertip
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Razor: Koraat 14-2.0 8/8" Full Hollow
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Lather: Barrister and Mann - Seville - Soap
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Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Seville - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I'm supporting BaM today. Seville is a classic.
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