Absinthe++
My only gripe with it is that I wish there were slightly more anise and slightly less mint.
September 28th, 2025
- Brush: Chisel & Hound "Spice Lily" - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing 921-M
- Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (3)
- Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
- Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - EdP
September 27th, 2025
- Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian 28mm Badger
- Razor: Gillette Super Speed Black Tip
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (6)
- Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Florentine Fern - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - Black Ice - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather - EdT
Florentine Fern is great, I love an anisic scent.
Have a great day!
BVWSC smushes for October will be mailed tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed they make it to all the Europeans in time!
Congrats on the kill!
September 26th, 2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Blue & Clear - Gelousy (A3) 28mm Badger
- Razor: Gillette Rocket HD
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (5)
- Lather: Catie's Bubbles - 322 - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Paganini's Violin - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
- Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman - EdT
Just lovely. I may need to pick up the rest of the Stirling Gentleman set at some point. It's a pleasantly subdued tobacco scent.
September 25th, 2025: SLS
- Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian 28mm Badger
- Razor: Gillette Rocket HD
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
- Lather: Stirling - I, Rich Moose (mutton tallow, r/wetshaving exclusive) - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - SIR Irisch Moos - EdT
Yeah it's a really nice scent, I just can't see myself reaching for it regularly.
I'm trying to be more discerning about what I pick up, with varying degrees of success.
Man, I just can't keep up anymore...
September 25th, 2025
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps "Elyria" - TurnNShave v9 Tip 28mm Badger
- Razor: J. Koester's Sons 11/16", full hollow, square point (11)
- Lather: Catie's Bubbles - 322 - Soap
- Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Cubebe - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather - EdT
Probably another two shaves in this smush. 322 is a nice scent, but I'm not sure I'd use a full tub.
Almost Friday!
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snooting
joined 1 month ago
September 29th, 2025
Travel shave, very good. Had a bit of trouble with my lather, but I think that's likely to do with different water.