July 28, 2023
- Brush: Isana – Synthetic
- Razor: Plastic shavette
- Blade: Permasharp (1)
- Lather: The Goodfellas’ Smile – Chronos
- Post Shave: The Goodfellas’ Smile – Shibusa 2
- Fragrance: Davidoff – Adventure
Saving money does not always make sense. Today was the question of how low can we go by quality and be satisfied.
#FOF
Brush:
You have seen it on my drugstore day. The brush I leanred to shave with. No idea what I payed for, but today a similar one goes for 3.79€. When I press the hair, it does not go back into its former shape on its own. Quality + time.
Soap:
With a price of 109.5€ per liter this is the cheapest soap I own.
The next cheapest is Stirling with a price of 111.47€ per liter.
Chronos is a vegan soap, and I heard its on the bring of beeing artisan and not for the mass market.
Its performance is lacking a bit. While it is easy to lather, I miss the slickness and protection. Scent wise this is like modern barbershop owned by middle eastern guys I frequently go to for a heaircut.
Citrus with Pineapple, Ozone and sea water fade to patchoulli and musk. This soap was my entry into artisan soap and started my collection. I rarely use it today.
Razor:
I bought this razor in a turkish barbershop as the owner found out that straight razors fascinated me. I payed 10€ for it with a few blades and was likely ripped off. I used Permasharp blades which cost 4 cent per blade.
Shave:
Little slickness, no protection, a cheap shavette. I expect a bloodbath. With all my morning focus, I was able to get a very close shave, but the gore massacre did not take place. Yes, there was blood. But just tiny nics around the mouth.
Aftershave:
Shibusa 2 is my cheapest splash with 139€ per liter.
Its next contender is Saponifico Bignoli with over 150€ per liter.
The aftershave is a dupe of Aqua di Parma with notes of almond, anise, and white musk.
If it would not be that drying for the skin, I would like it way more. It burns a lot.
Fragrance:
Had to wash of my first fragrance when I found out that my favorite everyday fragrance is pretty cheap by now.
Davidoff – Adventure can be bought for below 19€ for 100 ml. Thats pretty good news to me.
I got curious about the fragrance when the commercial with Ewan Mcgregor aired in Tv. He drives a motorcycle through mountains and rivers there. Pretty cool for 19 year old Marquis.
The scent notes are nothing special Citric start with some pepper for spiciness ends with cedarwood (my favorite wood scent) and musk. Can’t go wrong with it.
Was it good to save so much money… Yes.
The shave was better than expected, but a bit too much away from what I want a shave to be like. With some different hardware, a nice brush, a real razor, this might be okay.