Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild Pro Touch MG
Brush: Yaqi Mysterious Space
Lather: CBL Soap Orion California Sunrise
Aftershave: CBL Soap Orion Tonic California Sunrise
Additional Care:
CBL Soap Orion Apothecary
Mont Blanc Starwalker
I am so glad that Artisan and Hobbyist Appreciation Week started on Sunday! That way I could take my time and savor the shave.
The CBL Orion Soap (with California Sunrise Scent) is one of the few soaps that I bowl lather. This is because I love getting those wafts of fragrance that hit you in a subtle yet distinctive way. California Sunrise is so aptly named - it does invoke of me memories of when I did live in California and visited the Oxnard area with the vast fields of various blooming flowers and produce. This is the perfect “Sunday Brunch” kind of scent - the marigolds subtly grab your attention, then the orange brandy takes over (citrus boozy- I’m in!), finally the tonka bean, tobacco, and vanilla round it out giving it depth. Well done! Just a pleasant all around scent experience that tethered with a fantastic performing base. The post shave oil and after shave tonic do make you feel that - I’ve just been shaved at a barbershop kind of pampered.
