Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels 14 (8/8", extra hollow ground, carbon steel)
Lather: Noble Otter – 茉莉綠茶
Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod – Musahi
Fragrance: Giorgio Armani – Thé Yulong
I didn’t take the time to hone my new-to-me and freshly delivered $FriodomRiders and $HoneMeisterschaft razor yesterday, so I went with the closest thing I have shave-ready.
The chonky 14 is super gentle, with crisp, crackling audio feedback like an old-timey carbon microphone.
The extra soft horse is a slow latherer, which I’ve come to really appreciate: it barely produces frothy bubbles, no matter how wet the knot.
Delicious combination of tea scents today! Musahi is new to me, and I was surprised by the synthetic cooling agent (Mini pet peeve: I wish artisans would stop putting cooling agents in splashes. It really only makes sense in very few, very specific summer scents to me), but the scent is nice. Topped it off with Thé Yulong, a gift from my wife.
I have the same pet peeve. I like to match the aftershave and soap scents but hesitate if the aftershave has a cooling agent. This will prevent me from using a HoM soap and splash pairing for AA.
Because I’ve earned the right to be a grumpy old man, I’ll say that if you want a cooling aftershave, just use Aqua Velva! 😠
Oh, Tea
I didn’t take the time to hone my new-to-me and freshly delivered $FriodomRiders and $HoneMeisterschaft razor yesterday, so I went with the closest thing I have shave-ready.
The chonky 14 is super gentle, with crisp, crackling audio feedback like an old-timey carbon microphone.
The extra soft horse is a slow latherer, which I’ve come to really appreciate: it barely produces frothy bubbles, no matter how wet the knot.
Delicious combination of tea scents today! Musahi is new to me, and I was surprised by the synthetic cooling agent (Mini pet peeve: I wish artisans would stop putting cooling agents in splashes. It really only makes sense in very few, very specific summer scents to me), but the scent is nice. Topped it off with Thé Yulong, a gift from my wife.
I have the same pet peeve. I like to match the aftershave and soap scents but hesitate if the aftershave has a cooling agent. This will prevent me from using a HoM soap and splash pairing for AA.
Because I’ve earned the right to be a grumpy old man, I’ll say that if you want a cooling aftershave, just use Aqua Velva! 😠
🤔 What about good old ice? Anybody tried after shave on the rocks?
Yes, that was a Lather Games challenge (last year … I think).
Totally! Shire, Santa Noir, and Almond Leather are kinda ruined for me by the cooling agent, and I’m irrationally upset by it 😅