June 26, 2024
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Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/ Declaration Grooming B11 Knot #SHD #FRANKENBRUSH
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Razor: Lady Gillette #RAINBOW
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Blade: Gillette Nacet
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Lather: AA Shaving - The Hunt - Soap
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Post Shave: Noble Otter - The Trail - Splash
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Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Confluence - EdT
Here we are with some 1 AM shaving shennanigans. I normally wouldn't bother but AA Shaving is a sponsor with only 4(?) offerings and today was the only day I could work this sample in. This soap sample is courtesy of Señor u/JoboozeRum, a fine, upstanding gentlexir. It seems like everything in AA Shaving's catalog (idk are there more than the 4 soap scents that can be found on their or TRC's website?) is some form of woodsy scent. The Hunt is supposed to be their take on the PNW wilderness. I have not been so I cannot attest to it's accuracy, however it was a very nice scent and I think complex per their description is accurate. Thankfully the ozone in this wasn't detectable and was blended in. The soap performed well to boot. I applaud the Judge's vetting of the new soap sponsors. All of the new bases were actually good. AA Shaving was the hardest to source, and I'm sure TRC loved being the only place with AA in stock for people buying new soaps. I paired The Hunt with Noble Otter's The Trail. I get a ton more pine off The Trail and initially it actually reminded me of a resinous IPA. This is an old old version of Noble Otter's aftershave and I find it to be slightly sticky on the skin. While I don't have any PNW forest frag, I have Shawn's version of "coniferous forests and the incense burning" at the intersection of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Oddly enough when I first spray this fragrance, it almost comes off lime-y for me. The Lady Gilette is very mild and the handle seems awfully long. This and the OC MM are my only Twist-to-Open razors and I find them fun to operate.
I don't have a strict brush cleaning regimen. I'll mostly tend to use the same few synths with an occasional badger thrown in here or there. For deep cleaning, maybe once a month or two, I just do a mass cleaning of all my brushes with Zingari Man's brush cleaner if they've been used. For daily cleaning, I'll just rinse the brushes thouroughly, squeezing occasionally to make sure all lather is out of the core of the knot. After I'm certain there's no more soap in the knot, I shake it out and gently "strop" it on a towel. Definitely leave the brushes out on the countertop for a day to dry as well. It's crazy that some people don't let brushes dry out completely, especialy any kind of SHD badger knot.
Have fun all you psychos who are shaving with questionable substances. This scrub is peacing out.