SOTD by u/worbx

Tuesday, the 18th of July, 2023

• Brush: Zenith 502BC
• Razor: Gillette travel Tech #JETSETTER
• Blade: Gillette Rubie (29)
• Lather: Murphy & McNeil - Magh Tured
• Post shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Labyrinth
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Gothique

I, uh, decided to spare the honorable djudges a picture of lather with cut hair in it.

Magh Tured is allegedly an "homage" to Tom Ford Oud Wood. Murphy & McNeil describes it as "spicy and woody," and that was enough for me to pick it today. Although now that I look, Fragrantica describes Oud Wood as an "Amber Woody fragrance." Amber may be categorized as an "animalic," and Oud Wood is not present in their "woody spicy" category.

Well, crap. Am I arguing myself into a DQ today? I hope not. Even different batches of the same fragrance by the same producer can differ, and dupes might vary a little as well. I'll also point out that despite how the fragrance is categorized, the #3 accord in Fragrantica's ranking for Oud Wood is "warm spicy," while "amber" is #8, below even the #7 accord "fresh spicy." The notes for Oud Wood include cardamom, Sichuan pepper, vanilla, and tonka bean, all of which are indeed spice notes. As I perceive the scent from the soap, I'd say I do not find neither amber nor the spices particularly prominent.

Therefore, given their own profile of the fragrance, it sure looks like this could as easily be categorized "woody spicy" as much as "amber woody." One of the characteristics they note for "woody spicy" is "warm, bitter spices," with pepper as an example... cardamom fits this profile, as does Sichuan pepper, even if vanilla and tonka bean do not.

I'm posting this pretty late in the day, so I dunno if anyone will catch this, but please, if you've smelled Magh Tured or Oud Wood, please weigh in. Am I off my rocker here?

I'll also tag this #FOF so there's another post near the bottom of that stack.

In other news, I finally have electricity again! No more visiting the public library to keep things charged, or trying to be judicious with the hotspot data usage.

Oh, and I shouldn't forget the splash or perfume today. While I'm not going to make the argument that Labyrinth could also be a "woody spicy" fragrance, I do think the scent goes quite well with what remains of the soap scent after the shave. And of course Fougère Gothique is expressly an Autumn scent. Overall it's a good setup, and I got a good shave today.

**[Tuesday, the 18th of July, 2023](https://i.imgur.com/5USjNHA.jpeg)**

* **Brush**: Zenith 502BC
* **Razor**: Gillette travel Tech #JETSETTER
* **Blade**: Gillette Rubie (29)
* **Lather**: Murphy & McNeil - Magh Tured
* **Post shave**: Southern Witchcrafts - Labyrinth
* **Fragrance**: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Gothique

I, uh, decided to spare the honorable djudges a picture of lather with cut hair in it.

Magh Tured is allegedly an "homage" to Tom Ford Oud Wood. Murphy & McNeil describes it as "[spicy and woody](https://murphyandmcneil.com/products/coming-soon-magh-tured-oud-shaving-soap)," and that was enough for me to pick it today. Although now that I look, Fragrantica describes Oud Wood as an "[Amber Woody fragrance](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Tom-Ford/Oud-Wood-1826.html)." Amber may be categorized as an "[animalic](https://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Amber-54.html)," and Oud Wood is not present in their "[woody spicy](https://www.fragrantica.com/groups/woody+spicy.html)" category.

Well, crap. Am I arguing myself into a DQ today? I hope not. Even different batches of the same fragrance by the same producer can differ, and dupes might vary a little as well. I'll also point out that despite how the fragrance is categorized, the #3 accord in Fragrantica's ranking for Oud Wood is "warm spicy," while "amber" is #8, below even the #7 accord "fresh spicy." The notes for Oud Wood include cardamom, Sichuan pepper, [vanilla](https://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Vanilla-74.html), and [tonka bean](https://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Tonka-Bean-73.html), all of which are indeed spice notes. As I perceive the scent from the soap, I'd say I do not find neither amber nor the spices particularly prominent.

Therefore, given their own profile of the fragrance, it sure looks like this could as easily be categorized "woody spicy" as much as "amber woody." One of the characteristics they note for "woody spicy" is "warm, bitter spices," with pepper as an example... [cardamom](https://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Cardamom-63.html) fits this profile, as does [Sichuan pepper](https://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Sichuan-Pepper-213.html), even if vanilla and tonka bean do not.

I'm posting this pretty late in the day, so I dunno if anyone will catch this, but please, if you've smelled Magh Tured or Oud Wood, please weigh in. Am I off my rocker here?

I'll also tag this #FOF so there's another post near the bottom of that stack.

In other news, I finally have [electricity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmZexg8sxyk&t=37) again! No more visiting the public library to keep things charged, or trying to be judicious with the hotspot data usage.

Oh, and I shouldn't forget the splash or perfume today. While I'm not going to make the argument that Labyrinth could also be a "woody spicy" fragrance, I do think the scent goes quite well with what remains of the soap scent after the shave. And of course Fougère Gothique is expressly an Autumn scent. Overall it's a good setup, and I got a good shave today.