LG23-03: Where's the Beef?
- Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club “Taj” 24mm Boar
#OLDWORLD
- Razor: Wolfman Razors WR2-DC 0.95 SB / 1.25 OC
#RUSTYBUTTRUSTY #ADJUSTABLE
- Blade: Voskhod (41)
- Lather: Declaration Grooming / Chatillon Lux - Vide Poche - Icarus Shaving Soap
- Post Shave: 345 Soap Company - White Buffalo - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes - Beaver
- Passes: WTG, XTG
- Coffee: Honduras. Cabañas. La Paz Dedertment. v: Lempira. Catuaí. Ihcafe 90. Pacas. p: Natural. r: 2024-03-14
- Music: Pink Floyd - Animals
Icarus is one of my favorite bases. This week I discovered it includes both bison and lamb tallows. Shaved off that lovely lather with my dual-gap aged bronze 2022 prize razor—gorgeous.
Regarding post shave, I have a neglected block of Osma, and used it today (rinse, apply alum, clean up brush, rinse off alum), but gave up on it ages ago. It doesn't improve my skin. If anything it just dries it out. Rinsing all the soap off thoroughly after the shave seems like a more important and beneficial skin-care step to me.
I followed up my shave with a splash of White Buffalo, to get more bison in the mix. For my fragrance, I looked at the Zoologist lineup and thought which of these animals (A) isn't endangered and (B) would be nice and fatty? Everyone's favorite oily dam-building rodents were at the front of the pack.