June 21, 2024

• Brush: Stirling x Zenith 510SE-XL
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird
• Blade: Lord super stainless
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. (Formerly Oleo Soapworks) / House of Mammoth – Armonia

Armonía is a tobacco fougere made by CGC and fragrance by HoM. To me, it is sharp. Right off, it’s green and aggressive, perhaps astringent which fades away to allow the tobacco, not sweet but dry, and undertone greens to come through. Distinctly a fougere, but also distinctly different than what is out there. My memory for this is of my dad. He used Brut AS my entire life, which I didn’t realize until recently was a fougere. In my mind, it’s the stereotype for fougeres and armonía brings back that memory with that sharp upfront note that I remember so vividly. Not all the fougere I have used do this. I can remember my dad giving me a yellow and white disposable razor with a cap, a handful of Barbasol, and we would shave together when I was maybe 4 or 5. After that shave, we would each get a little splash of Brut. I usually used one tiny drop because it was too much for my developing nose.

I found a scent I recognize

Being told of the fresh fern note lies

Run through the forest

The truth is the surest

It’s but the notes while winter springifies

Eyes for the #photocontest

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