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!
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.
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.
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.
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.