I break out Stirling's Glacial Electric Sheep, a brand new brush from Abominable Creations, and my trusty Teddy razor for another mentholated Straight Shave Saturday.
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I run down the Wholly Kaw and Chrille Shaver Mogud collab, whiskey and honey up top, tobacco and oud in the heart, then shave it with my vintage Eclipse Red Ring razor.
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HC&C's Kilimanjaro just dropped, a non-tallow unisex soap from Nashville inspired by Byredo's Bal d'Afrique Absolu. Today I'm running it with the Maxwell June DE and Tiger Superior Stainless blades.
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Joe at Subtle Art dropped Send It on June 23rd: a ten-note fougère-meets-chypre in his V4B vegan base. Here's the full note-by-note breakdown plus a straight razor shave with the Ralf Aust 5/8.
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I'm a fragrance freak, and Tokyo Rose stopped me cold. PAA's Pasadena tribute sold out in two hours at Big Shave East. Here's the full note-by-note breakdown across an all-PAA shave.
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Sean's first soap, a gothic-labeled floral called Reborn, sold out fast on Etsy. I got test batches before the launch, and here's how it held up on an Iwasaki kamisori.
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Joe at Subtle Art Soap Co. has Whispering Woods out in his new V4B base. Vetiver, Royal Hawaiian sandalwood, amber, vanilla, white musk. I gave it an 80 proof.
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First Facebook Live on the channel, and I picked the right soap for it: Cajun Blade's Sub Zero in the new White Walker base. Ninety-two degrees, eyes watering, zero regrets.
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Clean oud, bluebonnet, and gunpowder in one fragrance. And it works. Full review and shave with Adopted Acres Texas Spirit Oud Noir in the Grand Champion 2.0 base.
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HC&C's James Bond Starring in You Only Have Nine Lives is an oriental fougere inspired by Bond No. 9's Lafayette Street. The Dude of Oud gives it a first shave and breaks down every note.
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PAA's Coop (a Doop) is a Joop! homage that hits hard. I ran it through a Str8 Shave Saturday with the Dreifuss 1919 and the wifey gave it 85 proof.
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