June 4 Lather: Ethos - Lavender Supreme
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Amethyst Fanchurian v22
- Razor: Karve Overlander
- Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (India)
- Lather: Ethos Grooming Essentials - Lavendar Supreme - Soap
- Post Shave: - House of Mammoth - Beloved - Splash
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Beloved - Edp
- Music: Lavender Blue - Sammy Turner
TODAY’S THEME: This soap feature 1 scent note. Lavender. 100% essential oil of lavender sourced from a grower in Provence, France. That’s it, nothing else. In my opinion, this is the best pure lavender scent from an artisan soap maker. It’s a little pricey, at 40 bucks a tub, but if you like lavender, trust me, you need this. I kept the lavender going with House of Mammoth’s Beloved, which is a gorgeous spring/summer with lavender at its core.
TODAY’S CHALLENGE: My favorite discontinued soap base is easily Barrister and Mann’s Soft Heart. So luxurious. I actually find it produces the slickest lather of any soap I have. Maybe it’s the combo with my water, but I found it slicker than even Omnibus. The only reason I can think why Will didn’t produce more soap in the soft heart base, is because it takes a lot of soap to make a lather. I acquired a tub of Paganini‘s Violin in the Soft Heart base a couple years ago off the Bazaar, as part of a larger software purchase. It was almost full. I’ve probably shaved with it 10 times, and the tub is now half gone. I’m just guessing maybe the lack of shaves per tub might’ve pissed a lot of people off. For myself, I don’t care. 20 shaves per tub with this base? Worth it to me. I’ll use the rest of the tub sparingly. My favorite current soap base? Omnibus. That shit just takes water forever. Slick, amazing post-shave feel. There is a slight graham cracker smell to the base that I’m not a huge fan of-it’s not an off-putting smell, it’s just that it’s part of every B&M scent. Maybe I’m picking up on something that’s not really there, but it smells that way to me. But Omninbus is just hella good!
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: I own a Blackland Blackbird in titanium. Sadly, I wasn’t able to use it for today’s shave because I lent it out to a buddy who is threatening to not give it back to me lol. It’s an amazing shaver, as everybody knows. I typically like mild razors. And I even had the Lite plate for a while. But I found that the range of angles provided by the Blackbird allowed me, once I found just the right angle (quite shallow), to approximate a Lite shave with the Regular plate. For anyone thinking about purchasing a Blackbird, I would just recommend the regular plate. And a lot of practice to find the sweet spot specific to you. I found that this razor comes with a long learning curve.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect.”
—Leonardo da Vinci