SOTD by u/RedMosquitoMM

#MMarch24 Madness: SOTD Mar 18, 2024

• Brush: Semogue 620 22mm Boar
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24 #MMarch24
• Blade: GEM (56)
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - AG 1889 - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - AG 1889 - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Le Jardin Retrouvé - Oriental Sans Souci
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Honduras. Cabañas. La Paz Dedertment. v: Lempira. Catuaí. Ihcafe 90. Pacas. p: natural. r: 2024-03-14
• Music: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Broadcasting from Home

I typically avoid dupes, for a range of reasons, but I'm thrilled that I scored a set of this r/wetshaving exclusive. I haven't tried Guerlain Jicky, but I love this AG 1889 interpretation. The texture is smooth and powdery, there's some lively citrus, the spices are exceptionally well-blended into the mix, and the expected animalic stank is almost undetectable to my nose in the soap. I'm guessing that for me, this is the kind of vintage fragrance that benefits from the complete lack of progression you get putting it in a shave soap. A suggestion of that rumored urinal cake vibe is present in the aftershave, but I don't mind it. Digging this all around.

**#MMarch24 Madness: SOTD Mar 18, 2024**

- **Brush:** Semogue 620 22mm Boar
- **Razor:** EldrormR Industries MM24 `#MMarch24`
- **Blade:** GEM (56)
- **Lather:** Chicago Grooming Co. - AG 1889 - Shaving Soap
- **Post Shave:** Chicago Grooming Co. - AG 1889 - Aftershave
- **Fragrance:** Le Jardin Retrouvé - Oriental Sans Souci
- **Passes:** WTG, XTG
- **Coffee:** Honduras. Cabañas. La Paz Dedertment. v: Lempira. Catuaí. Ihcafe 90. Pacas. p: natural. r: 2024-03-14
- **Music:** Penguin Cafe Orchestra - *Broadcasting from Home*

I typically avoid dupes, for a range of reasons, but I'm thrilled that I scored a set of this r/wetshaving exclusive. I haven't tried Guerlain Jicky, but I love this AG 1889 interpretation. The texture is smooth and powdery, there's some lively citrus, the spices are exceptionally well-blended into the mix, and the expected animalic stank is almost undetectable to my nose in the soap. I'm guessing that for me, this is the kind of vintage fragrance that benefits from the complete lack of progression you get putting it in a shave soap. A suggestion of that rumored urinal cake vibe is present in the aftershave, but I don't mind it. Digging this all around.