June 12, 2024
- Brush: Commonwealth 'CW' Badger, purchased on Ebay #WEDONTNEEDNOSTINKINGBADGERS
- Razor: Fatip Piccolo Slant Closed Comb
- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (Green) (3)
- Lather: Geo. F. Trumper – Eucris Soft Shaving Cream
- Post Shave: Løthur – Samber
- Fragrance: Jovoy Paris – Private Label
Of sandalwood and oakmoss, shave dens and cream art
A den isn’t built in a day. I don’t really have den to speak of. It’s more like hovel. Or a storage closet with bathroom cleaning supplies. But for the sake of the daily challenge I’ve posted a before SOTD and an after SOTD photo.
Geo. F. Trumper of London make Eucris, of which I have the Eau de Parfum. They also make “Hard Shaving Soap” and a “Soft Shaving Cream” versions of the scent. In my initial foray into the hobby I was about to buy the hard soap, but online reviews by wet shavers—who can sometimes be opinionated—suggested that the hard soap doesn’t perform well.
Today the soft soap worked just fine. I put it in the bowl, added a bit of water, and got a decent lather. In some ways I prefer the scent as a shaving cream, which is more diffuse and understated than the rich, heavy scent of the EdP.
I chose Løthur Samber as the aftershave because like Eucris it has a sandalwood note. Today’s fragrance is Jovoy Private Label, which I’d previously described as smelling like a musty library. Upon smelling it for the first time in ages, I’d revise my assessment: it smells like a wood-paneled musty library with a bowl of fruit in it. According to the perfumer, Private Label has notes of papyrus(!) along with sandalwood.
In potentially useful art related news, this video shows how kids can make art using shaving cream.
#ROTY