tuesday - thursday while on vacation
baxter scrub
mama bear shave soap - black code
C&E brush
futur w/derby
baxter aftershave
various cologne samples - none of which my wife enjoyed but i did.
friday
baxter scrub
SR208I
st. charles shave - new spice
gillette fatboy w/personna
nancy boy aftershave
varvatos
s~s
SOTD July 24-30
Have you tried their Vetiver? I'm getting Vetiver-curious, so to speak. Also, I like the descriptions and reviews I've seen of Etro Vetiver.Coche_y_bondhu wrote:Santa Maria Novella
Hell-bent ... hell-bent for Feather!
"As your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown flask in my shaving kit."
— Dr. Gonzo, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
"As your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown flask in my shaving kit."
— Dr. Gonzo, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Lavender Friday pour moi...
Avalon Organics Lavender Shampoo & Lavender Conditioner
Feather Artist Club Special RG w/Feather Professional Blade (Reduction Passes)
Merkur Progress w/Feather Platinum Blade (Finishing Passes)
SMF II Brush
Moss Cream Scuttle Mk.II
Sharp's Daily Foaming Face Scrub
Taylor of Old Bond Street - Lavender Shaving Cream
Hydrolast Peppermint Shave Paste
Hydrolast Peppermint Cutting Balm
Neutrogena Skin Clearing Face Wash
Castle Forbes - Essential Oil Lavender Aftershave Balm
QED - DaVinci Water
Penhaligon's Castille (Decant)
Avalon Organics Lavender Shampoo & Lavender Conditioner
Feather Artist Club Special RG w/Feather Professional Blade (Reduction Passes)
Merkur Progress w/Feather Platinum Blade (Finishing Passes)
SMF II Brush
Moss Cream Scuttle Mk.II
Sharp's Daily Foaming Face Scrub
Taylor of Old Bond Street - Lavender Shaving Cream
Hydrolast Peppermint Shave Paste
Hydrolast Peppermint Cutting Balm
Neutrogena Skin Clearing Face Wash
Castle Forbes - Essential Oil Lavender Aftershave Balm
QED - DaVinci Water
Penhaligon's Castille (Decant)
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You can mistrust me less than you can mistrust him. Trust me.
You can mistrust me less than you can mistrust him. Trust me.
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rustyblade
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Feather Artist Club DX - Injector Blade
The Wilkinson Sword Razor - Israeli (clean up)
Kent T12
Kent Soap
Harris Milk
Still learning to handle the Feather properly, it is going well, I can go against the grain but still have a couple trouble spots. I burned my upper lip a bit though. I suppose the Injector blade must be forgiving because I haven't done too much damage to myself.
The Wilkinson Sword Razor - Israeli (clean up)
Kent T12
Kent Soap
Harris Milk
Still learning to handle the Feather properly, it is going well, I can go against the grain but still have a couple trouble spots. I burned my upper lip a bit though. I suppose the Injector blade must be forgiving because I haven't done too much damage to myself.
Richard
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Coche_y_bondhu
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bernards66
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Quality versus quantity, old boy...
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Sam
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Richard: You are right, that SMN Potpourri really lasted well on me, in fact, I would say it is one of the longest lasting colognes I ever wore. It was one scent that I described as a "car wreck" - all sorts of things coming together at first dissodently, but then mellowing out and you can make out the notes. I had a 30ml decant of it and ran out
Sam
Sam
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Coche_y_bondhu
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Hello Sam,
SMN Potpourri is one of my favorites. I also have SMN Verbena. This is the opposite end of the spectrum. I need at least 12 spritzes in my chest (only place I apply fragrance) to make it last maybe 2 hours?
Like I mentioned earlier to Ben, SMN Vetiver is on my short list as is SMN Russian Cologne. Bottles are US$85.00 at:
http://www.lafcony.com/smn/
Plus, they have lots more SMN products, all fairly pricey, but undoubtedly excellent.
Cheers,
Richard
Plano TX
SMN Potpourri is one of my favorites. I also have SMN Verbena. This is the opposite end of the spectrum. I need at least 12 spritzes in my chest (only place I apply fragrance) to make it last maybe 2 hours?
Like I mentioned earlier to Ben, SMN Vetiver is on my short list as is SMN Russian Cologne. Bottles are US$85.00 at:
http://www.lafcony.com/smn/
Plus, they have lots more SMN products, all fairly pricey, but undoubtedly excellent.
Cheers,
Richard
Plano TX
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Sam
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Richard, the local place that carries Creed was discontinuing SMN products. He gave me a white bottle and said help yourself to a decant of any fragrance that is a tester (you could unscrew the atomizer) and he suggested Potpourri of what was left. Wow, first five minutes on, it was a melange of scents and really I had no idea of what it was trying to accomplish. But that scent just wore, and wore, and eased up and eased up, and by golly, in three or four hours, it was where it needed to be and lasted well into the evening. I need to revisit it
Sam
Sam
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bernards66
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Ben, Richard - the Santa Maria Novella Vetiver is lovely. It is milder than some vetivers that can be pungent woody/herbal. On my skin, after that initial aromatic dry woody punch, it dries down to a fresh floral scent that is somewhat reminscent of the Pot-pourri (more subtle) and just a touch of powder. The vetiver remains, but it's subtle.
A nice one on the other end of the spectrum--aromatic herbal dry woody--is Fredric Malle Vétiver Extraordinaire, which to me smells like a stripped down version of Trumper Wild Fern.
Ok, my Friday SOTD:
A nice one on the other end of the spectrum--aromatic herbal dry woody--is Fredric Malle Vétiver Extraordinaire, which to me smells like a stripped down version of Trumper Wild Fern.
Ok, my Friday SOTD:
- Gilette 40s Super Speed / Swedish Gillette blade
- Weleda cream (great "natural" ingredients. nice scent. ok lather. could use more slip)
- Small Moss Scuttle
- D.R. Harris H1 best badger
- Rose hydrosol
- Rosehip seed oil/kukui nut oil blend with EOs
- Santa Maria Novella Cittá Di Kyoto (new & excellent)
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