u/FireDragonMonkey posted on 2023-07-20 15:03:44-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown) 2023-07-20 Dupe Day:
- Brush: Semogue 2020 Best Badger.
- Razor: Parker 96R.
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue.
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co - Mountain Man.
- Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Stella Alpina aftershave lotion.
For dupe day I went with Stirling Soap Mountain Man (dupe of Creed Silver Mountain Water) and Saponificio Varesino Stella Alpina (dupe of Acqua Di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Mirto Di Panarea). I had a few to choose from for the aftershaves since most of the Saponificio Varesino ones are dupes of colognes; but I chose this one because it shared the "alpine" theme of the Stirling soap, and I haven't tried it yet.
The scent of Mountain Man smells like a soft cologne; airy I suppose. Performance is a notch above Proraso, but below the artisan ones that I have (price is also more in line with Proraso so I won't fault it for being worse than soaps double the price)
Stella Alpina smells like a men's cologne that would have been very popular in the 90s-early00s; funny enough the perfume that this was modelled after came out in 2008. I've never smelled the original though.
As for the shave, it was alright; didn't cut myself, but it wasn't an "I'm loving this" kind of experience, possibly because I wasn't familiar with the foaminess of this soap. Neither scent has me rushing out to buy full tubs/bottles of them; but I don't hate either. I did notice that after 30 minutes or so the aftershave scent "opens up" more to smell more complex and better. It's one of the better scents to me from Saponificio Varesino along with Felice and 70th Anniversary.
Detected Items:
- Razor: Parker 96R.
- Brush: Semogue 2020 Best Badger.
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co - Mountain Man.
- Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Stella Alpina aftershave lotion.
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- Lather Games 2023
2023-07-20 Dupe Day:
* **Brush:** Semogue 2020 Best Badger.
* **Razor:** Parker 96R.
* **Blade:** Personna Lab Blue.
* **Lather:** Stirling Soap Co - Mountain Man.
* **Post Shave:** Saponificio Varesino - Stella Alpina aftershave lotion.
For dupe day I went with Stirling Soap Mountain Man (dupe of Creed Silver Mountain Water) and Saponificio Varesino Stella Alpina (dupe of Acqua Di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Mirto Di Panarea). I had a few to choose from for the aftershaves since most of the Saponificio Varesino ones are dupes of colognes; but I chose this one because it shared the "alpine" theme of the Stirling soap, and I haven't tried it yet.
The scent of Mountain Man smells like a soft cologne; airy I suppose. Performance is a notch above Proraso, but below the artisan ones that I have (price is also more in line with Proraso so I won't fault it for being worse than soaps double the price)
Stella Alpina smells like a men's cologne that would have been very popular in the 90s-early00s; funny enough the perfume that this was modelled after came out in 2008. I've never smelled the original though.
As for the shave, it was alright; didn't cut myself, but it wasn't an "I'm loving this" kind of experience, possibly because I wasn't familiar with the foaminess of this soap. Neither scent has me rushing out to buy full tubs/bottles of them; but I don't hate either. I did notice that after 30 minutes or so the aftershave scent "opens up" more to smell more complex and better. It's one of the better scents to me from Saponificio Varesino along with Felice and 70th Anniversary.