gcgallant

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

May 21, 2024 -- Tea for Twosday

  • Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan

  • Razor: Puma 89 11/16 Full Hollow

  • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Cheshire - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner

  • Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Cheshire - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


A very pleasant shave today. I was on autopilot - enjoying the scent and the feel of my second use of this razor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank you very much for letting me try the Rolls last year. After using it, I can't say that I think a modern implementation would be successful in a world where a bit of cheap plastic and 5 slivers of poorly ground stainless are considered the pinnacle of razor design :)

Tabac++;

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Oh, that's really interesting [and this shows how dull my day has been] the word fougère in the Maggard's photo is spelled Fougére but on the Wholly Kaw site, it has been corrected to Fougère. (I won't go there with the cover art.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Valedictorian++;

I admit I'm starting to tire of the WS-23 in every Mammoth aftershave; especially Shire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

May 20, 2024

  • Brush: Thäter Faux Ivory 29mm 2-band Silvertip

  • Blade Holder: GEM Damaskeene CC (1912-1920)

  • Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (1)

  • Lather: Shulton - Old Spice - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner

  • Aftershave: Shulton - Old Spice - Aftershave

  • Talc: Pinaud Clubman Finest Powder
     
    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


Huge trip down memory lane for me today. The 40+ year-old soap still works well, and the strong alcohol splash just felt great. I had to top it off with the talc that most reminds me of barbershops of the 60s. Very nice shave.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Shannon, the owner of Elysian, says that she does the soap formula completely by herself (pretty good, btw) and, together with a perfumer, she creates her scents. Her company has only been around since Covid, so I imagine that it is only economically practical to start with pre-blends.

A bit of a rant. [ Us ancient types do this ]

I've had this sample for a long time but have not been able to get past the name; Cherie Tobacco. I think this is an attempt to add class to a cherry pipe tobacco scent by using a French word; chérie. But ... chérie means dear when addressed to a woman, not cherry. And Shannon didn't use l'accent aigu. The label art shows cherries and tobacco. Then there's the use of the English word, tobacco. A cool French name, one Chris at Caties Bubbles might use, is Tabac Cerise. "Cherie Tobacco" is a little like the American phrase "Part Deux" (meaning deuxième partie) that's not really French.

I'm tagging @PorkButtsNTaters666 and @djundjila to correct me where necessary.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

His beard, alone, has experienced more than a lesser man's entire body.

Stay woodsy my friend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

May 19, 2024

  • Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
  • Blade Holder: Karve Overlander Brass
  • Blade: Personna Platinum (2)
  • Lather: Elysian Soap Shop - Cheri Tobacco - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
  • Aftershave: Unilever - Brut - Aftershave

2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.


After seeing @walden use Cherry Pipe yesterday, I thought I would try the only soap that I have with a scent close to it. This was my first time using Cherie Tobacco (from a sample), and I quite liked it. It came across as a very nice cherry scent with mid and base notes that kept it from being too sweet and fruity. I was looking for a cherry-sweet pipe tobacco scent but I did not get the hit of tobacco I was looking for. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

The scent is pretty basic and nothing to write home about.

The scent sounded interesting; a cherry pipe tobacco fragrance. Elysian Soap Shop has a scent called Cherie Tobacco that has cherries and tobacco on the label. [ However, chérie means "dear" as applied to a woman as in ma chérie ].

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

May 18, 2024

  • Brush: Wolfman WRB2 Bronze w/AP Shave Co MiG 26mm Premium Hybrid
  • Razor: Edwin Jagger 3One6 Grooved Blue
  • Blade: Personna Platinum (1)
  • Lather: Noble Otter - Ace - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
  • Aftershave: Noble Otter - Ace - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Floris of London - No. 89 - Eau de Toilette
  • Talc: Yardley Gold
     
    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

A really great late-day shave. I enjoy the woodsy/tobacco scent of Ace. This is a very nice fragrance that makes me want to sit outside with a bourbon and a cigar.

Enjoy your weekend!

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