Rick Sparks
07-08-2009, 04:12 PM
A while ago I went to an estate sale and the guy who was trying to sort out and price everything his just-deceased uncle had owned gave me about a half bottle of Pineaud's Bay Rum. Right away I recognized the scent as the way my gampa Dick smelled when I was little. I've been using a couple drops of Penhaligon's AS in my home-made 50/50 witch hazel/aloe juice splash, but when my latest batch ran out I used a couple drops of PBR instead. Holy smokes what a nice smell! My wife really likes it on me better than the Penhaligon's and it has the bonus that I can continue to smell it on myself for hours, and yet it's so subtle that you have to be my wife to smell it. (Anyone else gets that close and I have some 'splainin to do Lucy!) Also, I had a wander around the uncle's house and he had hundreds and hundreds of books; many of which I have also read. And a huge collection of CDs including showtunes, different types of jazz, and a lot of classical (though none by my favorite violin masters). Anyway, he seemed to be the kind of man I try to be. Just a few more clicks ahead of me on life's road. The kind of man my Grampa would have admired.
Part of what I like about the whole wet shaving experience is the sense of trying to preserve something good. Something that goes beyond the simple act of shaving and embraces a gentlemanly outlook on things. And, for me, this bay rum splash waltzes me down that dreamy path.
Most cool. Oh yes.
Part of what I like about the whole wet shaving experience is the sense of trying to preserve something good. Something that goes beyond the simple act of shaving and embraces a gentlemanly outlook on things. And, for me, this bay rum splash waltzes me down that dreamy path.
Most cool. Oh yes.