Wholly Wednesday, Batman!

• Prep: Hot Shower - Preshave
• Brush: Semogue 610
• Razor: EldormR Industries MM24
• Blade: GEM - PTFE (8)
• Lather: Wholly Kaw - Amber Bomba Soap
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Bay Rum Splash
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - AS Balm Unscented

With LG on the horizon, I figured this would be a good week to use some samples, both old and new. Amber Bomba seems to be a hit around these parts so I figured I would grab a sample while making some LG acquisitions. Daaaaaammmmnnn, this scent is just spicy and delicious. This is also the kind of scent that could be a daily driver in the fall and winter for me (if my den didn't have so many other tubs distracting me on a daily basis). The Bay Rum paired very nicely with it so I have lovely scents in my nostrils right now.

Another day of meetings awaits. Time to pour coffee and skeedaddle. Have a great day all!

War of the Roses

• Prep: Hot Shower - Preshave
• Brush: Semogue 610
• Razor: EldormR Industries MM24
• Blade: GEM - PTFE (7)
• Lather: Martin De Candre - Rose Soap
• Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Ocean Grove Splash
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - AS Balm Unscented

I recently mailed out a couple of smooshes of this soap to LG participants and decided to reacquaint myself with it this morning. Rose is not my go-to scent by any stretch of the imagination but for some reason, I really enjoy the scent of this soap. It's not a cloying scent and it doesn't have a sweetness that swings the scent toward grandma's favorite perfume (not to be confused with the scent of Grandma's pocketbook that Tabac is reminiscent of). Adding the rose-iness of Ocean Grove on top just adds to the goodness of soap's scent. Performance-wise, this soap totally works for me. If I had to endure a 'punishment' similar to what u/EldrormR is going through by only using an MDC brain bowl, I have no doubt I could 'suffer' through it.

On to a long ass day of meetings. Have a great day all!

Guns 'n' Roses

• Prep: Hot Shower - Preshave
• Brush: Semogue 610
• Razor: Schick Eversharp I1
• Blade: Schick - Injector (12)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fú Dào) Soap
• Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Ocean Grove Splash
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - AS Balm Unscented

I gave Fu Dao another go this morning and I'm still confounded by this scent. Maybe it's my pedestrian nose or maybe it's the fact that I only have a sample, but I have no clue as to what I'm smelling beyond the firecracker. I don't get any of the brighter notes out of this soap that it allegedly has. My brain doesn't want to spend that much time parsing scents while shaving. Thankfully Ocean Grove doesn't give me too much to think about ("Oooohhh, I smell like the ragosa rose bushes all over my house that's three blocks from the ocean!).

Monday's here already? That sneaky bastard. Time to caffeinate and slay dragons. Have a great day all!

June 25, 2023

• Prep: Hot Shower - Preshave
• Brush: Semogue 610
• Razor: Rex Envoy (10)
• Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
• Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Waterlyptus Soap
• Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Waterlyptus Splash

Slept like shit last night so didn't want to think too hard about the shave. Traded in the MOAR BOAR this morning for the teeny tiny boar that punches way above its minuscule size. Ended up being a damn fine shave to put me in a slightly better mood.

I'm in desperate need of coffee and doing a whole lot of nothing today. Have a great day all!