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[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Reflecting

  • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BADGER (Silvertip)
  • Razor: Razorock Hawk V3 (standard plate)
  • Blade: Feather Professional
  • Lather: Catie's Bubbles – Reflection
  • Post Shave: Tallow and Steel – Madagascar
  • Fragrance: Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver

Reflection keeps confusing me. Warm and fresh, tart and with a piercing note I can't place (maybe the makrut leaf? I have no idea what that smells like). I struggle with finding good words for it. "Piercing" seems negative, but it's piercing in a good way. The scent reminded me of something and today I finally figured out what it was: T&S Madagascar.

I fetched the splash and smelled them next to each other and got all excited that I found that same piercing note (less pleasant in Madagascar, which isn't a favourite of mine)! Then I checked the scent notes for both and they have exactly zero overlap 🤬 (Now I hear u/mammothben's mantra in the back of my head: "Scent notes aren't real, they are sweet marketing lies", but really I suspect my sus nose to be playing tricks.).

To continue the roller coaster of emotions that was this shave, when I applied the splash, there was zero feedback! I had met the u/iamsms splash-feels-like-water-challenge in a three-pass shave with this kinda new-to-me razor on loan from u/wallygator without even really trying that hard! Huzzah! What an accomplishment! Then I remembered that T&S splashes are alcohol-free witch hazel toners just in time for the frag tingle to set in and remind me why I practically never use my Madagascar set.

Oh well. Interesting shave for sure, and it got me to reflect a bit more about lovely Reflection.

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 3 months ago

Then I remembered that T&S splashes are alcohol-free

🤣

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah, not my finest moment😂

That's a very summery background 😍

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 3 months ago

Those are our new kitchen towels that I bought and don't let anyone use because I bought them for this 😅

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