July 17, 2023 – Friends Day
- Brush: Summer Break DeMaranville B15
- Razor: Rockwell 6s
- Blade: Ming Shi Super White (13)
- Lather: London Razors/Summer Break Soaps – Mountain Laurel
- Post Shave: London Razors/Summer Break Soaps – Mountain Laurel
- Fragrance: London Razors – Mountain Laurel
Mountain Laurel, easily one of my top 5 scents. In one word I’d describe this scent as beautiful. I think I was looking forward to this shave more than any other shave on my calendar.
Being a part of this community and an artisan has given me a lot of really cool experiences I would never have had were I not here. One of those experiences was meeting u/ahjoyc2. Many many years ago, we met and bonded over the shared terribly sad experience of miscarriage. When u/ahjoyc2 started London Razors, I quickly sent him my grandpa’s Ever Ready 1912 and he did THIS to it. When he started experimenting with candle making and scent creation he asked me if I’d ever be interested in turning a scent he made into soap and splash. I immediately agreed. He sent me several samples of Mountain Laurel and eventually landed on this amazing version. After Mountain Laurel, eventually Coffee & Contemplation came along followed by But First, Coffee. Despite the fact that only 2 of these 3 collaborations between 2 r/wetshaving artisans count as a collaboration for today….making them has been an incredible experience. It was awesome to finally get to meet u/ahjoyc2 at Maggard last month!
I busted out my old Maggard Alum block for this shave and quickly remembered why I don’t use alum, because it’s dumb.