Cajun Blade Defending Liberty: 250th Anniversary Shave Soap
Howdy, welcome back to A Texan Shaves. And I need a shave. Geez, look at that. I’ve been neglecting myself, guys. Trying to catch up from last weekend’s festivities, playing catch-up at work, getting ready to head out of town again for a week this time. It’s just been nuts. But I am getting a shave, and I am going to shave with the Cajun Blade 250th Defending Liberty. Cannot wait to use this.
Defending Liberty
This one is a collaboration with Drew. Defending Liberty was designed to feel bold, grounded, and enduring. Peach and black pepper give the opening its edge before bourbon, amber, and tobacco begin to warm the scent and pull it deeper. Smoke, cedarwood, and musk settle underneath, creating a smooth finish with depth, warmth, and character. The result is warm, slightly sweet, smoky, and refined - a scent with presence without becoming overpowering.
The full scent note list: bourbon, tobacco leaf, peach, cedarwood, leather, black pepper, smoke, hay, amber, white musk, and Egyptian musk.
When I got my nose on it at the meet-up, I snagged it. Done. And I of course also grabbed the after sauce.
Loading Up and Getting to Work
For the razor today I have my Lone Star. One of my all-time favorites. I am biased, of course, but I do absolutely love the shave that razor gives. For the brush, one of my red, white, and blue Chiseled Hounds. Haven’t given this one a name yet - I can’t even remember what he named it when it was up for sale.
I love when the fragrance comes out more once you start to hydrate the soap. Oh, it smells so good in here now. I loaded more than enough - way more than enough - but man, look at this lather. Beautiful.
I just love the Cajun Blade base. I’m sure most of you, if not all of you, have tried it by now. Wonderful stuff coming from Eric. And I know he loves doing collaborations. Him and Doug and Carleen at Adopted Acres both - so much fun seeing them enjoy that with the community.
Two Passes, Not Three
I’m only doing two passes on this one. I know this razor, and if I do three passes with the Lone Star, I will not be able to make a video tomorrow that involves a head shave. I’m planning the Blizzard Battles pre-game episode for tomorrow, so two passes it is. That’s plenty.
Oh, I’m going to be back to normal. That stubble had been driving me crazy. It’s funny how that changes on you. Used to be I was a stubbled person constantly - stubble didn’t bother me at all, felt perfectly normal. Now I feel like an alien if I’ve got even a half day’s worth of growth. Can’t stand the way my skin feels. Didn’t see that coming, honestly.
Blizzard Battles Pre-Game
The Blizzard Battles start a week from Sunday. I am completely looking forward to finally getting that going. Not pushing the date back any further. I promise.
I just haven’t had time to put together a nice epic intro yet - I like to have something good for these, and the battles deserve it. This year especially, with all the artisans involved. I want to feature them in the intro as best I can. Going to work on that this weekend.
For those new to the channel: the pre-game is how I recalibrate my internal scorecard before the battles begin. My rating system goes from one to five on menthol intensity, anchored at both ends by soaps almost every wet shaver already knows. A one is Proraso Green. I picked that because most wet shavers know exactly what its menthol level feels like. For me personally, Proraso Green is almost non-existent. I barely feel it if at all. I have a very high menthol tolerance - that’s what sent me looking for the strongest mentholated soaps in the first place.
A five on the high end is Cryogen from Chiseled Face. Cryogen won the first Blizzard Battles in 2024. It was close between Cryogen, Frost Byte from PAA, and Cold Fusion from Wet the Face - on any other given day, with my skin reacting differently, any of those three could have taken first. That’s just how it fell that season.
The pre-game is a side-by-side: Proraso Green on one side, Cryogen on the other, no scoring, just to get those benchmark feelings back in my skin. It’s probably been over a year since I’ve used either one. I need to reset what a one feels like and what a five feels like before the battles kick off. Recording that tomorrow.
A couple of artisans won’t be in this year. I said in the promo they’re all here, but I was still waiting on a few when I put that out. One for sure isn’t coming. We’ll talk more about all of that in the pre-game video.
The After Sauce
Always, always shake very, very well. And then - oh. This is what sold me when I smelled the splash at the meet-up. Completely sold me on this one right then. Same thing happened with Nectar K at the same event.
You’re definitely getting peach, but it’s very light - which I prefer. I’m not big on peach fragrances. Only a very small handful I actually like a lot. This is already becoming one of them. Eric does bourbon well. He really does. The menthol comes on nicely after application. I can’t wait till this dries down and I get more of that musk and woods coming through. Really, really good.
Go check out Cajun Blade and take a look at the 250th Defending Liberty. Read about the scent notes, read about Drew’s story and how this one came together. We’ll see you next time on A Texan Shaves. Find your peace in what and where you can.