#81

Posting Freak
(12-02-2020, 03:11 AM)MoneyForNothin Wrote: OK, soaps arrived! 

Initial impressions from sniffing the jars:

EXECUTIVE MAN:  As expected, pretty good.  Although I may like Fine Platinum better since it is a bit "smokier"
BAKER STREET: Interesting... not sure what I was actually expecting here. 
BARBERSHOP: Smells powdery and... vanilla maybe?  Not bad, but not my favorite.
BAY RUM:  This is my first, and likely last, Bay Rum.  I had a feeling I might not be a "Bay Rum" guy, and it turns out, I'm not!

I shaved with BAKER STREET.  I got a very nice, slick, creamy lather.  Very protective.  Scent is pleasant.  Face feels soft, smooth and moisturized afterwards.  Like a baby's bottom Smile Can't ask for too much more than that!

I will probably trade/sell most or all of these and get myself some Stirling Spice and Bergamot Lavender and maybe one or two others now that I know for sure I like the base.
Excellent. And agree with you on all points. I had the barbershop and pif. I prefer the fine version as well - birch year and smokiness is better. Had not tried baker Street. Spice is grand. Seems like we are on the same page. I do like some bay rums. It lathers up and smells better than right off the puck.

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#82

Doctor Strange of Wetshaving
Forio d'Ischia, Naples, Italy
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#83
(12-02-2020, 11:31 PM)ischiapp Wrote: Today in my SOTD ... Black Ice, soap & sound.
https://damnfineshave.com/thread-sotd-29...#pid362928
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Cool razor. Where did you get it?
#84

Doctor Strange of Wetshaving
Forio d'Ischia, Naples, Italy
(12-03-2020, 04:13 PM)MoneyForNothin Wrote: Cool razor.  Where did you get it?
Rasoi Milano, the Focus.
BST, the EJ.
Use the link.
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#85
If ezlovan would make a Rive Gauche scent and a sweet tobacco blossom that I enjoy, I might not ever buy anything else.  I have far more Stirling scents than anything else, and the scents below will always be in my den as long as he keeps making them.
  • Sharp Dressed Man
  • Triumph
  • Executive Man
  • Barbershop
  • Sandpiper
  • Dunshire
  • Intrepid Man

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#86

Merchant
Arkansas
(12-08-2020, 01:15 AM)gwsmallwood Wrote: If ezlovan would make a Rive Gauche scent and a sweet tobacco blossom that I enjoy, I might not ever buy anything else.  I have far more Stirling scents than anything else, and the scents below will always be in my den as long as he keeps making them.
  • Sharp Dressed Man
  • Triumph
  • Executive Man
  • Barbershop
  • Sandpiper
  • Dunshire
  • Intrepid Man

I've been working with two of the fragrance companies that buy from to get a custom Rive Gauche oil made for us. You can find commercially available oils that are based on it, but I've not found one yet that I thought did the scent justice. We will 100% be doing that scent at some point though.

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#87
(12-08-2020, 10:31 PM)ezlovan Wrote:
(12-08-2020, 01:15 AM)gwsmallwood Wrote: If ezlovan would make a Rive Gauche scent and a sweet tobacco blossom that I enjoy, I might not ever buy anything else.

I've been working with two of the fragrance companies that buy from to get a custom Rive Gauche oil made for us. You can find commercially available oils that are based on it, but I've not found one yet that I thought did the scent justice. We will 100% be doing that scent at some point though.

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#88

Posting Freak
Man that is exciting. Rive Gauche is a classic fragrance - and my most complimented shave from the wife and friends. A great addition to your exemplary line-up. Stirling is always in my rotation - and i am hording Stirling Spice, Sharp Dressed Man, Haverford, Bay Rum, Unscented, and Piacenza. Have Green headed my way with the new 'Fahrenheit' cousin coming.

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#89

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(This post was last modified: 12-22-2020, 04:47 AM by TommyCarioca.)
How is the Rive Gauche coming along?!

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#90
Got my latest order yesterday.
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