July 26, 2023 - let's get wild
- Prep: Icecold shower
- Brush: Mühle Silvertip badger with fine resin handle
- Razor: Custom designed Böker 6/8 with bog oak scale and French head
- Lather: Ariana & Evans - Vanille de Tabac
- Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - Vanille de Tabac
- Fragrance: Tom Ford - Tobacco Vanille
#FOF
What would lather games be, without my favorite scent?
I know, I know. A&E is one of the wetshaving villains and still, almost everyone has a soap from him and praises at least one of his scents or the base.
I bought the soap, because I wanted some vanilla for me sweet tooth, but did not know or care that it was a dupe. It opened me up to a whole new price range of fragrances and this soap haunted me like Marylin by B&M does today, with the difference that I have Tobacco vanille, while Marylin is unobtainium here. But I am drifting off.
This is my "lonely island" setup. The brush and razor were a present from my gf and have emotional value. The soap scent is just perfect for me. Sweet, but not too sweet thanks to the tabac. Such a simple composition, yet so effective. Yes, I know that the combination was copied to oblivion and abolsute boredom, but it has a special place in my heart.
With a setup like this, I could only get a phenomenal shave. I enjoyed every pass, every stroke. A&E aftershave is also pretty good and makes my skin glow. Lovely.
Matching it with a fragrance was easy mode. Tom Fords Tobacco vanille put tears into my eyes the first time I got my hands on it. Such a well done composition.
Daily Challenge:
I am so thankfull to have a girlfriend who understands or supports me with this weird hobby. In conclusion, my shave gear is stored in a cupboard in the living room. Currently it it shares its space on the right side with our liquer collectioon or bar goodies.
Lets get into detail:
Stag statue, samples and aftershave
Around the mighty statue of the Stag, I collect my labeled samples, aftershaves, SE razor and two straight razors that are below 5/8.
Soaps, Fragrances, honing gear and blades
I like the soap labels and put them on display here. Unfortunately I have to stack them.
Hardware
Top right shelf has all my brushes and straight razors as well as my Tequilla and Mezcal with matching bar loot.
The cupboards lower right has no shave gear (yet). I do not want to expand, my gf does not want me to expand my gear there, but she expects that it will happen soon. Till october, I want to get rid of two soaps and generate more space. Lets see.