July 13, 2023 Hippy Dippy Baloney
- Prep: Warm Shower
- Brush: Grizzly Bay w/ 28MM Timberwolf
- Razor: Blackland Blackbird Stainless
- Blade: Voskhod (6)
- Lather: Shannon's Soaps - Bay Patchouli Grapefruit
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Gothorum Tonstrina
- Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Gothorum Tonstrina
I decided to go with a patchouli scent today and this is one of the more patchouli forward soaps I have. I only have a couple of Shannon's soaps and they perform well enough. The real star of the show today though was the aftershave and fragrance. I love this scent and its the reason I leaned toward the patchouli for today's shave. I get mostly patchouli from it with hints of barbershop scents. Plus, with the wonderful performance of the Southern Witchcrafts aftershave what is not to love.
Challenge - After a bit of research I found that Patchouli essential oil was a popular fragrance during the 1960s. The whole hippy lifestyle and counterculture movement of the 60s obviously led to one of the most monumental U.S. music festivals ever in Woodstock in 1969. Many of the musicians who performed at Woodstock, such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who, were popular among the hippie culture of the time and often associated with the use of patchouli oil and other similar scents. Obvious choices of songs for the Rocker in me would have been something from Hendrix or Led Zeppelin. However, after thinking about it before heading to bed last night I decided to go with Woodstock by Joni Mitchell because it shares its name with the famous music festival.