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5/9/24
First go with Roman Spice. First impressions: Fantastic. This is a really nice scent. Mrs. Pudding is even more of a fan of it than I am. She loves it.
Luckily, I have 4 days until the official release to talk myself out of this :)
I don't think you should. It's really good! The dry down on the EdT is 🤌
Cr@p!! The last thing I need is another soap! :)
Good to see these positive comments about Roman Spice trickle in! My set is still stateside waiting to be reshipped to be
Hope it gets there soon! It's good stuff. Definitely a safe blind buy.
May 9, 2024
Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan
Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple Gen 1
Lather: Eufros - Rosa Oud - Soap
Toner: None
Aftershave: Eufros - Rosa Oud - Aftershave Balm
3 passes. Face lather. Good shave.
I went to Spain and Germany for the shave today. Unfortunately, I was rushed and distracted.
May 9, 2024
I enjoyed this shave more than I thought I would. Palmolive certainly is not an artisan soap, but it works. I try to keep track of good razor/blade combos that I come across, and I don't think I've tried these together before. It ended up on my "good" list, though! Bolzano work well in mild razors for me.
The B8 with the higher loft works better than the stubby B21 with veg Tabac, but I'm still not getting the kind of sopping wet slickness I used to get from the tallow Tabac. The dialling in continues.
🪻Lavendursday: Trouble Maker🪻
Rating: 4.5/5