The nice thing about a scent that is all base notes is that it will probably blend well with most other scents.
Scent layering isn’t new, and while often enough, you will get disastrous results, sometimes they come off really well.

Tag teaming Supreme Sandalwood Science with Davidoff’s Amber Blend EDP turned what was a sweet, spiced scent into something quite a different.
Amber Blend gained a darker, harder layer, almost an edge, while retaining it’s sweet sensuous aroma with notes of nutmeg and rum popping in and out.

Today’s shave smells epically awesome!
Will be interesting to wear this for the day.

• Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
• Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
• Pre-Shave : Shower, PAA’s The Cube Mentholated
• Soap : PAA’s Supreme Sandalwood Science
• Razor : PAA’s Copper Ascension DOC w/Astra Stainless Steel
• Post Shave : PAA’s Supreme Sandalwood Science Star Jelly and Aftershave Cologne
• Others : Davidoff Amber Blend EDP

Soap scent is not a perfect match to the 2015 Dior Sauvage release, more in between Eau Savauge and 2015 Sauvage.
Still sets up the shave well enough.
Was an enjoyable shave.

Had to run with a R5 plate with the Rapira Swedish SuperSteel blades.
These Rapiras are a 1 or 2 use blades for me, needing extra multiple passes if I went with a less aggressive approach.

• Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
• Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy Dual Band Manchurian Badger by Frank Shaving
• Pre-Shave : Shower, PAA’s The Cube Mentholated
• Soap : Van Yulay Gentle Sauvage
• Rockwell 6S-R5 w/Rapira Blade (2)
• Post Shave : Van Yulay Gentle Sauvage’s Aftershave Balm and Aftershave Splash
• Others : Van Yulay Gentle Sauvage Deodorant and Dior Sauvage Eau De Parfum

Love WSP’s Green Irish Tweed inspired offering.
For a frag head like me, WSP’s scent strength and accuracy to the original from soap to aftershave splash to balm and finally EDP brings that certain kind of joy that you only get from experiencing quality, well made fragrances.

Last time, I used Al Haramain’s L’Aventure Knight which had that very light bergamot and tea twinge addition to the GIT DNA, while WSP’s EDP, from memory is truer to the original, though I have to admit, its been a while since I have smelled the “true” version.

To be honest, if I have to choose, L’Aventure Knight wins because I think the scent is smoother, with the slight tea note calming the iris down a little and that the juice is much more affordable. (US40.00+/- before shipping)

• Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
• Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy Dual Band Manchurian Badger by Frank Shaving
• Pre-Shave : Shower, PAA’s TheCube Mentholated
• Soap : WSP’s Gaelic Tweed
• Razor : PAA’s Copper Ascension DOC w/Treet Black Beauty (1)
• Post Shave : WSP’s Gaelic Tweed Aftershave Tonic, Aftershave Balm
• Others : WSP’s Gaelic Tweed EDP

Off day shave means that I get to use my evening rotation soaps during the day.
Blade and Razor didn’t quite mesh, not the razor’s fault as it is a recreation of the DE89 without some of the more annoying quirks that the DE89 had but it is a mild shave. Would have fared better with a sharper blade like a Feather or Bic.
Did not get a true BBS but didn’t want to chase, it’s a “close enough” shave for the morning.
I’ll go more aggressive later in the evening.

Though Ambition is a lightly scented soap with Verbena giving off Green Irish Tweed vibes, it is its own animal with a very light citrus opening (hardly detectable, its there and gone) and sandalwood (could not detect this) as the soap’s base.
Unlike some of Soap Commander’s other soaps, its Scent is very light and won’t carry past your shave so its perfect for a before bedtime shave or if you want to use your own scented products post shave.

Would prefer if Soap Commander up Ambition’s scent strength a few notches though.

• Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
• Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
• Pre-Shave : Shower, PAA’s The Cube Mentholated
• Soap : Soap Commander Ambition
• Razor : Razorock MJ-90A w/Treet Black Beauty (1)
• Post Shave : Soap Commander Ambition Balm

I don’t usually post my evening shaves, but damn, Himitsu is one of my favorites for my evening shaves.
Beautiful, beautiful lemon and rose centric scent that stays with you for hours. Love it! Just effing Love it!
Seriously, if you guys haven’t smelt this, or have never tried it and you like fresh florals, you owe it to yourself to get a sample of this. Its too bad Don doesn’t have AS samples to sell as his aftershave, especially this one, is fracking amazeballs awesome.

Having used more then several of these Treet blades over several shaves now, this settles it, I originally didn’t think that I would need a balm, but damn the Treet Black Beauties when they go bad, go bad in a bad way.

For me they are good for 2 shaves. 3 should be ok but going on 4 or up, if you have thick wiry growth, you’ll probably have a bad blade by then.
Your Milage May Vary of course.

Face felt a little more raw then usual so I pulled out PAAs’ Mysterium Serum for quick heal skin food.

• Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
• Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy Dual Band Manchurian Badger by Frank Shaving
• Preshave : Shower
• Soap : Wet The Face’s Himitsu
• Razor : Rockwell 6S-R4 w/Treet Black Beauty (4)
• Post Shave : Wet The Face’s Himitsu Aftershave , PAA’s Mysterium Serum

Didn’t think I would reach for this one this soon but, holy crap, the mix of Dragonblood and Spice Bomb speaks to me like a Kitsune whispering promises of pleasures she would give, teasing, sensual, alluring.
I can’t help myself.

Which is probably why I have a harem of scents to choose from.

• Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
• Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy Dual Band Machurian Badger by Frank Shaving
• Pre-Shave : Shower, PAA’s The Cube Mentholated
• Soap : Ginger’s Garden’s Dragon Spice
• Razor : Rockwell 6S-R4 w/Treet Black Beauty (3)
• Post Shave : Ginger’s Garden’s Dragon Spice Balm and Aftershave Lotion
• Ohers : Ginger’s Garden Dragon Spice Perfume Roll-On and Solid Perfume

Yes, I love old spice.
Good old scent that still smell as great as it did decades ago.
Old fashioned perhaps, still a class of its own.

• Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
• Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
• Pre-Shave : Shower, PAA’s The Cube Mentholated
• Soap : PAA’s Cold Spice
• Razor : PAA’s Copper Ascension DOC w/Treet Black Beauty Blade
• Post Shave : PAA’s Cold Spice Star Jelly and Aftershave Cologne
• Others : PAA’s Cold Spice Deodorant and EDP

One really good thing with Supreme Sandalwood Science is that it pairs well with many of the scents out there. Most men’s scents use either vetiver or sandalwood as their base. And even those that don’t doesn’t clash too much with sandalwood, usually blending well with it.

• Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
• Brush : Friendship Shaving Macy Dualband Manchurian Badger by Frank Shaving
• Pre-shave : Shower, PAA’s The Cube Mentholated
• Soap : PAA’s Supreme Sandalwood Science
• Razor : PAA’s Copper Ascension DOC
• Post Shave : PAA’s Supreme Sandalwood Science Star Jelly and Aftershave Cologne
• Others : Davidoff Amber Blend EDP

Off day shave!
Bay rum day!
One thing about PAA’s CK-6 formula is that it doesn’t take much for the soap to explode in a ton of lather. Just 12 swirls, 12 times the brush went around in the container and I had enough soap loaded on the brush to create enough lather to fill more than half of an 8″ slanted mixing bowl. Enough for 3 passes and clean-up to the face, body shave and still more left behind.

The other thing about PAA’s Atomic Age Bay Rum, are the aftershaves. Doug definitely gave this more love than his other offerings.
Star Jelly goes on, smells great, and with a very light kiss of alcohol, you might get a light burn, but the Aftershave Cologne … Holy crap!
Even after the application of Star Jelly, it still gave you that burn and scent burst.
Fucking amazing stuff and god help you if you had a too close of a shave. 🤣

• Bowl : 8″ Stainless Steel
• Brush : Oumo SHD Silvertip Badgers
• Pre-Shave : Shower, PAA’s The Cube Mentholated
• Soap : PAA’s Atomic Age Bay Rum
• Razor : Vikings Blade The Emperor Augustus w/Supermax Diamond Blade (1)
• Post Shave : PAA’s Atomic Age Bay Rum Star Jelly and Aftershave Cologne

Last work day of the week for me, yeah, its a Sunday, but those in the Aviation industry knows no holidays.
What do you mean Sunday’s a holiday? Don’t you wake up at 0200hrs to go to work? 😜
So, going out with a bang, can’t go wrong with smelling of Aventus.

• Bowl : Stainless steel 8″ Bowl
• Brush : Oumo SHD Silvertip Badgers
• Pre-Shave : Shower, PAA’s The Cube Mentholated
• Soap : PAA’s Doppelganger Grey (Aventus)
• Razor : PAA’s Copper Ascension DOC w/Supermax Diamond (5)
• Post Shave : PAA’s Doppelganger Grey Star Jelly Aftershave and Aftershave Cologne
• Others : PAA’s Doppelganger Grey Deodorant, Al Haramain L’Aventure (Aventus Clone)