July 15, 2023 – Sheep-ruh
- Brush: Maggard Razors Handle w/ AP Shave Co. Gelousy SHD fan 24mm
- Razor: Muhle R41 Grande
- Blade: Wizamet (10)
- Lather: Grooming Dept – Chypre Vert
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles – Mille Chypre
- Fragrance: Aramis – Aramis
Challenge: I made a video. Go easy on me.
Chypre vert smells like green tea, sculpting clay, muddy rose, and fruit. It feels muted and dull. The soap made a good lather.
Mille Chypre open with a lemony citrus with a bit of something sharp (yuzu?). I get mossy green notes. There’s a rosy floral note. The fragrance is bright and cheerful.
Aramis is, I imagine, a more traditional chypre. It feels old fashioned, like it’s withstood the test of time. I’ve read that chypre tends to be a feminine genre of fragrance, but Aramis is very masculine. The fragrance is very strong with lots of sillage. It’s a mix of earthy, musky, and light floral notes. It’s almost animalic. I can pick out notes of patchouli, leather, and amber. After a while, it dries down to mostly patchouli, leather, and amber, but there's not a huge difference. This is definitely a fragrance for cooler weather. It’s a fragrance I enjoy having in my den.
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