July 23, 2023 – LG23 Day 23: What IS that enchanting aroma?
- Brush: r/wetshaving Zentih MOAR BOAR 31mm #OLDWORLD
- Razor: Gillette Bakelite Handle Tech X-2
- Blade: Gillette Winner (7)
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac – EdC
“Violinists can’t help but snap up the limelight in a symphony orchestra: they’re sat right at the front, and there are a heck of a lot of them.“ — Maddy Shaw Roberts
So writes the author in Classic fm. She even (correctly) references the volume of sound produced by the trumpet players, of which I am one. Sit in front of a violin player and a trumpet player and one of them wishes they had the fortitude to damage your hearing. Yes we’re loud when called to be. And speaking of called, it wasn’t seven violinists that announced the Apocalypse envisioned by John of Patmos, it was trumpeters, by God.
The God-given ego of the trumpet player is no match for any other, tête-à-tête. Ergo all those violinists. By orchestral numbers, it takes 5 violinist egos to match the ego of a single trumpet player. We know we are enchanted. And that is why Tabac IS that enchanting aroma.
Dazzling, rejuvenating, scintillating. Words that describe the music of the trumpet are, not coincidentally I’m sure, the same that the geniuses at Mäurer & Wirtz chose to ascribe to the Great Tabac. Trumpet players know what they want and they give it to their audiences in free abound. And those audiences should want Tabac. It’s top notes of Aldehydes, Lavender, Neroli, Lemon and Bergamot dazzle with energy. The middle notes of Carnation, Sandalwood, Pine Tree Needles, Rose, Jasmine and Orris Root rejuvenate the soul. The base notes of Tobacco, Musk, Oakmoss, Amber, Tonka Bean and Vanilla scintillate for the long nights of music. Together, like the seven trumpets of the apocalypse, they shake you into awareness and rock you to the core as you await your olfactory judgement.
In homage to one of the great trumpet players and his band, and in paying tribute to one of the greatest album covers, I submit to you my Lather Audit.