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    12 days ago

    December 18, 2024 – BVWSC

    • Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan

    • Razor: Koraat 6/8" Full Hollow

    • Lather: House of Mammoth - You and I (Will Die) - Soap

    • Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Sharp Dressed Man - Aftershave

    • Fragrance: Floris of London - Elite - Eau de Toilette

    • Talc: Yardley Gold
       
      3 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.


    It is a Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club day, and You and I (Will Die) is our soap for the day.

    I admit that I am very put off by the name and the marketing for this scent. Exploring the “fragile impermanence of humanity” with a scent is a little too much drama for me. (but I’m told I lack sensitivity). Then again, we invented overly dramatic afternoon TV shows in the 60’s to sell soap*, so there’s precedence.

    I liked the scent though. I did not get a that sense of “an extraordinary balancing act between dark and light”, but I only used the soap, and fragrance details are generally lost there. I’m sure that the full impact of the experience comes from the EdP.

    Anyway, as I said, I thought the scent was pleasant and very well blended. All the notes work well together. While using the soap I thought I got hints of Green Irish Tweed and of Floris Elite, so Sharp Dressed Man (dupe of GIT), and Elite rounded out my setup today.

    Thanks to @walden@sub.wetshaving.social for sending out the sample!

    *The reason some TV shows were called Soap Operas.