June 8, 2024 – Small Business Saturday… but in June.
- Brush: Chisel and Hound – Desert Ranger 26mm
- Razor: Blackland - Blackbird Lite
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
- Lather: Maggard Razors – Tobacco and Leather
- Post Shave: Ariana and Evans – Vanille de Tabac splash
- Fragrance: Wholly Kaw – Timmerman Red Label EDP
- The Lather: Maggard Razors makes a good soap. There are bases that I like more, but at $18 a tub it’s hard to beat. It lathers up easy and the scent is pretty good but not very complex.
- The Shave: The shave was smooth and easy and I got to take all the passes in their normal order. My face really appreciated it.
- Aftershave/Frag: I decided to link my post shave product to the shave via tobacco. Both Vanille de Tabac and Timmerman Red Label have strong tobacco notes and their supporting note of vanilla blend well with the leathery tobacco scent of the soap. The Timmerman also helps to tap down some of the sweetness that comes through from the Vanille
- Theme: Yep, Maggard Razors very own brand used today.
- Challenge: Let me start off my braggard post with a picture of my lather buddy for life (or at least until he doesn't want to be around dad). He’s always down to shave with dad and while Everett is currently taking his top scent position, he approved of todays scent. My rescue pup, however, is never impressed by my shaving scents, but remains a pretty awesome dog. As far as giant Maggards orders go, I cant say that I have any. Don’t get me wrong I have a special place in my heart for Maggards as that’s where I ordered my first samples, and full tub. I just usually try to order straight from the artisan. That said, my biggest retail purchase from a non-artisan/manufacturer was my last order from the shave supply. I picked up the 2 new trifectas from HAGS (Maggards doesn’t carry HAGS) and admittedly spent a pretty penny.
- Acknowledgement: Thank you u/2SaintsDude for the soap sample and frag for today’s shave.