SOTD 21-27 May 2017

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Jeeves of Hudson Street - Black Tea
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
Ever-Ready 1912 | Delta Echo | Gem PTFE (1)

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Jeeves of Hudson Street finally released a matching splash for their outstanding "Black Tea" soap.  I've been nagging Bryon about the need for this splash ever since I received the soap.

Since I've previously commented on the soap, I'll be brief in reiterating that it's one of the best performers in the business, with the post-shave being its chief attribute.  "Black Tea" specifically imparts a mellow, slightly smoky, black tea, but gentle tobacco and citrus fill out the fragrance quite nicely. I was eager to extend this fragrance with a splash, and my persistence paid off.

The performance of the splash is that of your typical alcohol-based aftershave.  There's just enough searing to remind you that it's alcohol and this is soon followed by a gentle menthol cooling.  The menthol ratio is pleasant and gentle if not downright subtle. In reality, if you require a post product after using Jeeves soap, you did something wrong, but many of us use the alcohol splash for the routine, the sear, the cooling, and the fragrance.

That fragrance is why I'm here. Not surprisingly, the splash has so much more depth than the soap.  It opens with an elegant slightly smoky oolong with smoldering cured tobacco.  The tobacco is much more evident than what's experienced with the soap such that, by its nature, it almost overtakes the tea.  For a good two hours, those two notes shared the stage in a sophisticated manner.  The drydown unveils citrus notes of bergamot and very faint lemon before the dried oolong begins to dominate once again.  I believe the addition of lemon somehow prevents the bergamot and tea from turning into a singular contrived Earl Grey fragrance but rather allowing the bergamot to stand out a bit, stepping in and out with the tea.  This fragrance has so much character that it never gets old.  The longevity is about 6-8 hours which I found surprising for this kind of fragrance.  I honestly can't do it justice with my description, and not to overstate it, but "Black Tea" is instantly one of my favorite fragrances.  Now, I'm off to nag Bryon about making an EdT.

Dinder1 , lovely photo, my friend.

Monday
May 22, 2017

Gillette Slim Adjustable
Gillette 7 O’Clock Sharp Edge blade
Omega Pro 49 Boar Brush
Palmolive Classic Shave Cream
Stephan Lilac AS

I haven’t used the slim in a while so I paired it up with the Russian 7 O’Clock blade for a smooth close ride. It’s funny that the 7 O’Clocks don’t seem to perform very well in any of my other razors but they excel in the slim, go figure. The Omega 49 always does a great job no matter what it is churning. The only reason I don’t use it more is because it is so big and I prefer a smaller brush. The Palmolive cream? Nothing needs to be said here; every time I smell it I go back 50 years. (Am I really that old?) I almost didn’t choose the Lilac AS but it played off the Palmolive nicely. Good Stuff!

Dinder1 , lovely photo, my friend.  

Thanks, buddy!

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Date: 23 May 2017

Brush: -  Platypus P&C LE 2017 24mm Fan Manchurian White
Cream/Soap: - Wholly Kaw - Fougere Bouquet Special Edition (tallow)
Razor: - Colonial Razors "The General Alum. Head" SE with iKon Bulldog Handle
Blade: - Kai Captain Titan Mild (Pink) #21
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel 'Rose Petal'

Thank you whollykaw   you're a legend

Tuesday’s Shave
Pre-Shave: Strop 100 on Tony Miller Heirloom #2
Post-Shave: Strop 30/30 Cotton/Linen on TomoNagura
Lightly oil and put up.

PannaCrema Nuàvia Verde
Simpson Chubby 3 Super Badger Shaving Brush (CH3S), loft 52mm
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (15mm) Full Hollow (#5 of a 7-day Tortoise set)
Taylor’s Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera
Bond of New York – Chez Bond
Lather Bowl from Symmetrical Pottery

EJ 89
Family dollar blade
RR Zi Peppino
Alum stone
Pinaud clubman



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