Apr 16, 2024 - Tea Tuesday: Kensei
- Brush: Wild West Brushworks Samurai 26mm Timberwolf Synthentic Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [4]
- Lather: Gentleman’s Nod - Kensei - Soap (C4+)
- Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod - Kensei - Splash
Kensei opens very similarly to Musashi, but the notes in the dry down are where Kensei departs from is counterpart and really comes into it's own.
I was reminded this morning that the C4+ base is outstanding!
Rating: 4.5/5
Edit: corrected base
I've been looking at this one. GN touts it as a sort of follow up for Musashi. What's your take on a comparison?
It's part of GN's Origins series, which is supposed to feature "a fragrance developed around a single note or accord."
My initial reaction was that they are too similar, but after the shave, I think I came around to it being a distinct, complex scent. I probably need to do a shave with both products side-by-side to get a better perspective.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024: Holy Smokes
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Blaireau de la République with 24mm G5 Synthetic
- Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 'Coq et Renard'
- Lather: Abbate y La Mantia Marduk with Southern Witchcraft Valley of Ashes frankensoap
- Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
- Postshave: Floid The Genuine
- Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
How awsome would it be if I could combine the refreshing summer scent of Marduk with the smokiness of VoA? Not so much. VoA killed the head notes of Marduk, without contributing much to the scent. Scentwise, a total loss. The structure of the lather improved though: the lather looked better and made very satisfying spikes with the brush. Unfortunately, slickness was not as good as with Marduk alone. All in all, it was not worth it. So don't.
Have a good evening!
🪦 Tabac 🪦
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
- Razor: Dovo 41 Inox
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
- Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
First kill 🎉! This puck accompanied me through two TabOktoberfests and many Tabac Tuesdays and now gave its last of 93 great shaves. This kill also marks the end of the tallow Tabac era for me. My backup puck is vegan.
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Congratulations on the kill!
Thanks! 😊
Very nice! Now you have a very nice ceramic cup to preserve the memory and carry you forward. Congrats!
Thanks! It's getting a new puck ASAP, though :)
Quite the kill! Congrats!
Thanks! It was a long time coming!
Thrill of the kill!
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April 16, 2024
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger
- Razor: Ever-Ready Streamline Jewel Gen 2
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
- Fragrance: Eau Factory - Noble - EdT
Nice late afternoon shave after running errands and installing a new (upgrade!) inverter in the solar shed. The idea with this inverter is it stays in a low power "standby" mode while not in use, and when it senses a demand of 50+ watts it kicks on. The trouble is my lights only use 33 watts... I'll have to install more lights for it to work as intended, but hey - light is good!
April 16, 2024 -- Tobacconist Tuesday
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Brush: Grizzly Bay Shire 26mm V18 Fanchurian
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Lather: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
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Aftershave: Wholly Kaw - Entropy Man - Aftershave
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Talc: Yardley Gold
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Tobacconist followed by Entropy Man had to be a winner for me. I really enjoyed this progression of scents. Great shave today!
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