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- Brush: Craving Shaving Blue Bronze 26mm Crave Synthentic Knot
- Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [4]
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Valley of Ashes - Eau de Parfum
For the Indy 500 theme day on r/Wetshaving, I selected all the best motor oil scented products, and the Blackbird provided an excellent shave.
Rating: 4.5/5
Very interesting setup! I passed on today’s theme, but Stag was a definite consideration.
It was an interesting setup. I don’t know if I would use all these scents together regularly, but that’s part of the fun.
Et Tu, Brut?
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. Zenith Boar Brush 31mm × 50mm
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels 14 (8/8", extra hollow ground, carbon steel)
- Lather: Boendoebaard Woesteling
- Aftershave: Boendoebaard Woesteling
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Man Fire Power
My Bundubeard/Boendoebaard package arrived yesterday (sticking with the Afrikaans spelling of the brand from here on out since the product names are Afrikaans, too). Woesteling is a Brut dupe and I like the scent, but I haven’t smelled the original so I don’t know how close they are.
(Side note, I think Woesteling is a tongue-in-cheek mistranslation of the original name. “Brut” means “natural”, “pure” or “unadulterated”, while “Woesteling” translates to “Brute” in both English and French)
I used my big Henckels 14 - one of my smoothest, most gentle razors - for this first try, but that precaution was entirely unnecessary: this soap is in Boendoebaard’s mutton tallow base, and it’s super easy to get a slick lather from it. Very enjoyable first impression!
I have a bottle of the original Fabergé Brut aftershave and also a bottle of the modern one. The scents are very close. I like the modern one a little better I think.
Love that bit smiling blade!
I have a modern Brut splash in the mail, looking forward to trying it. I think it’s going to work well with Beaudelaire, too
Love that bit smiling blade!
Happy shiv, happy shave 🙂
Did you get “splash-on” or “aftershave”? I have splash-on and I like it a lot. I’ve heard the only difference is the “aftershave” has some menthol, but I can’t confirm.
I’m getting the aftershave, so I’ll be able to tell you. Unless there’s a difference between European and American versions like for Mennen Skin Bracer.
For the record, I’m gettingthis.
It looks like that style of bottle is available on US Amazon, but only after you scroll down a bit. I like that packaging a lot more than the typical plastic bottles sold here, although that one is “only” 100ml and we get 7oz bottles here.
I haven’t graduated to XL splashes yet, but I’m eyeing the big gulp Tabac splash to replace my almost dead regular sized splash.
That’s the modern version that I have. As I said, its scent is close to the original Fabergé. I have not looked at the ingredients, but I never get a menthol hit from Brut. Aqua Velva has it.
May 30, 2024
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (5)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Gin & Tonic - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead - Seaforth! Heather - Toner
I love Stirling and this razor.
May 30, 2024
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Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
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Razor: Dubl Duck 5/8" Full Hollow
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Lather: Faena - Taurus - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
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Aftershave: WestMan Shaving - Nirvana - Aftershave Balm
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Talc: Yardley Classic
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Great theme! I have The Undercut by 345 soaps and, of course, the Stag, but I was in the mood for Taurus; a distinctly non-motorsports scent.
Very nice shave today. See you tomorrow in the LG thread.
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