June 25, 2024
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps 'Mood Indigo' / Maggard Synthetic 28mm
- Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird
- Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
- Lather: Black Ship Grooming - The Golden Carol
- Post Shave: Black Ship Grooming - The Golden Carol - Splash
- Fragrance: Gentleman's Nod - Juniper Reverie
Theme Notes:
The marketing drivel for this soap, courtesy of the Wayback Machine, is as follows:
"DO YOU HEAR THE CAROLS BEING SUNG ON A COBBLESTONE STREETS?
our hope is that the first Ghost of Christmas Visits you and takes you back to a time filled with Golden Carols. Our scent for this was created to what we think of when we think back on Christmas of past. We thought of sweet apples and tart cranberries use to make an old world christmas punch. Full of the flavors of christmas."
Yes, that was copied and pasted. All the grammar mistakes are theirs, not mine.
As a scent, it was fine. Typical heavy-coconut oil soap, it got foamy fast. It reminds me a lot of Chiseled Face. Only burnier, because while this particular scent note isn't listed, this stuff smells like straight up cinnamon.
For my relevant frag, I used Juniper Reverie, which I liked a lot.
All the software in this shave came from my friend u/putneycj. So, not only is it Christmas -> evergreens, but they're themmatically linked that way. It's fitting to celebrate our friendship on this particular day of the LG calendar, as I've had a number of theological discussions with him which I thoroughly appreciated.
I shaved while wearing a Chicago Cubs hat. Go Cubs Go!