Some new goodies arrived this week courtesy of Stirling and Italian Barber:
I bought the Fine Sample pack first, so I knew that I loved the Fresh Vetiver. I had never smelled Green Irish Tweed before, but the descriptions intrigued me, so I popped for the Razorock and Stirling versions. I have to say, as much as I love Razorock, the Sharp Dressed Man smells better to my sniffer. Ten soap samples also made their way to my house. Unfortunately, the Texas on Fire and Iced Coffee have been ziplocked and hidden from the world in the back of the under sink cabinet (they reek!). I have shaved with Margaritas in the Artic; the performance was top notch, and I found it very easy to lather. However, it doesn't smell like any lime/margarita I've ever had! It's a weird scent that's hard to describe, but not altogether unpleasant.
I also had a look at all my stuff together for the first time in a while, and I'm beginning to think that I may have an AD problem...
The Soaps
The Aftershaves
I don't even know where all of these came from. At the beginning of the year all I had was the Nivea and the RSC balms and the Razorock alum. Now I have more aftershaves than soaps!
The Hardware
This is one area where I think I might be content. I'm up only one brush and I'm down to my three favorite razors (I did have eight). The razors I've kept are absolutely great shavers for my face; I don't see any reason to keep buying them (other than the thrill of the hunt, of course). I do think that I might want another boar or maybe a two band finest with a larger knot than the Semogue, but I could be perfectly content with the two that I have.
I bought the Fine Sample pack first, so I knew that I loved the Fresh Vetiver. I had never smelled Green Irish Tweed before, but the descriptions intrigued me, so I popped for the Razorock and Stirling versions. I have to say, as much as I love Razorock, the Sharp Dressed Man smells better to my sniffer. Ten soap samples also made their way to my house. Unfortunately, the Texas on Fire and Iced Coffee have been ziplocked and hidden from the world in the back of the under sink cabinet (they reek!). I have shaved with Margaritas in the Artic; the performance was top notch, and I found it very easy to lather. However, it doesn't smell like any lime/margarita I've ever had! It's a weird scent that's hard to describe, but not altogether unpleasant.
I also had a look at all my stuff together for the first time in a while, and I'm beginning to think that I may have an AD problem...
The Soaps
The Aftershaves
I don't even know where all of these came from. At the beginning of the year all I had was the Nivea and the RSC balms and the Razorock alum. Now I have more aftershaves than soaps!
The Hardware
This is one area where I think I might be content. I'm up only one brush and I'm down to my three favorite razors (I did have eight). The razors I've kept are absolutely great shavers for my face; I don't see any reason to keep buying them (other than the thrill of the hunt, of course). I do think that I might want another boar or maybe a two band finest with a larger knot than the Semogue, but I could be perfectly content with the two that I have.
