Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (4th Shave)
Soap/Cream: CBL Premium Shave Soap - Grassroots Lavender
Brush: Purple and Geauxld Brush by Eric Sorrentino @Smattayu
The Ultimate Aftershave: Chatillon Lux - Champs de Lavande
Last Full week of the TSC Artisans and Hobbyists Shave Theme. So if you haven't posted one in the shave theme thread this is your opportunity. Today I went with @CBLSoap.com in the Grassroots Lavender flavor! This is a nice Lavender interpretation. Definitely lavender forward but with some other nice scents to round this out. Chris describes this soap as: "Grassroots Lavender is an aromatic lavender scent based on the classic English Lavender scent by Yardley with top notes of Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Lavender and Bergamot. Middle notes of Clary sage, Cedar and Geranium and Base notes of Tonka bean, Musk and Oakmoss. The resulting scent is a floral and somewhat woody lavender that is as unique as it is enjoyable." What I really love about this soap, and really all the hemp oil based soaps that Chris makes, is how my face feels. The two most moisturizing soaps I use are hands down CBL Premium Shave Soaps and Lisa's Natural Herbal Creations. Others are pretty good. But these are tops in my arena for that. I liked the lather so much I went with a four passer and I was rewarded with a mostly BBS shave.
I mentioned it last week with another aftershave. But @gobucks5485 sent me some Chatillon Lux aftershave samples. Today I am using the Champs de Lavande sample. This aftershave really matches well with the Grassroots Lavender soap. They even share a lot of the same scents, "This relaxing and introspective walk through a field features lavender, ylang ylang, eucalyptus, rosemary, bergamot and black pepper to give an elegant simple scent that we call Champs de Lavande, an easily wearable and widely appreciated aroma that reflects a spring day in the sun." The distinctive difference here is that I get a kind of soapy smell from the aftershave. It's not bad at all, in fact I really like it. But it's just a little different.
A couple splashes of the aftershave and I am ready to tackle the world.
The Danger Zone
It's a rainy morning currently on the bayou. In fact it is supposed to be a pretty wet week. Nothing to worry about...just some rain.
I did some yard work this weekend. And then put up some house decorations. The wife and I wanted to put some stuff up for the Fourth of July to make the house look nice. Nothing crazy...just some flags and door ornaments. Not to get all into it, but with current events, the wife and I find that it is more important now than ever to be patriotic.
Put up another ceiling fan yesterday...I hate putting up ceiling fans. But this one was relatively easy.
The wife and I have been buying all of our beef and pork from a local butcher. Our last order was a really big one. In it was a package of sirloin steaks. So here is the thing about sirloin steaks we usually get in the store. They are usually just the strip portion or something similar. I know the pic below doesn't do it justice...but the steak barely fit in a 9x4 backing dish! I ate a good portion of it, my wife had some, and then I have a dinner size portion to take to work today for lunch! It was a huge steak!
Anyway..I hope the Cadre has a wonderful day! Kick the week off right!
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (4th Shave)
Soap/Cream: CBL Premium Shave Soap - Grassroots Lavender
Brush: Purple and Geauxld Brush by Eric Sorrentino @Smattayu
The Ultimate Aftershave: Chatillon Lux - Champs de Lavande
Last Full week of the TSC Artisans and Hobbyists Shave Theme. So if you haven't posted one in the shave theme thread this is your opportunity. Today I went with @CBLSoap.com in the Grassroots Lavender flavor! This is a nice Lavender interpretation. Definitely lavender forward but with some other nice scents to round this out. Chris describes this soap as: "Grassroots Lavender is an aromatic lavender scent based on the classic English Lavender scent by Yardley with top notes of Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Lavender and Bergamot. Middle notes of Clary sage, Cedar and Geranium and Base notes of Tonka bean, Musk and Oakmoss. The resulting scent is a floral and somewhat woody lavender that is as unique as it is enjoyable." What I really love about this soap, and really all the hemp oil based soaps that Chris makes, is how my face feels. The two most moisturizing soaps I use are hands down CBL Premium Shave Soaps and Lisa's Natural Herbal Creations. Others are pretty good. But these are tops in my arena for that. I liked the lather so much I went with a four passer and I was rewarded with a mostly BBS shave.
I mentioned it last week with another aftershave. But @gobucks5485 sent me some Chatillon Lux aftershave samples. Today I am using the Champs de Lavande sample. This aftershave really matches well with the Grassroots Lavender soap. They even share a lot of the same scents, "This relaxing and introspective walk through a field features lavender, ylang ylang, eucalyptus, rosemary, bergamot and black pepper to give an elegant simple scent that we call Champs de Lavande, an easily wearable and widely appreciated aroma that reflects a spring day in the sun." The distinctive difference here is that I get a kind of soapy smell from the aftershave. It's not bad at all, in fact I really like it. But it's just a little different.
A couple splashes of the aftershave and I am ready to tackle the world.
The Danger Zone
It's a rainy morning currently on the bayou. In fact it is supposed to be a pretty wet week. Nothing to worry about...just some rain.
I did some yard work this weekend. And then put up some house decorations. The wife and I wanted to put some stuff up for the Fourth of July to make the house look nice. Nothing crazy...just some flags and door ornaments. Not to get all into it, but with current events, the wife and I find that it is more important now than ever to be patriotic.
Put up another ceiling fan yesterday...I hate putting up ceiling fans. But this one was relatively easy.
The wife and I have been buying all of our beef and pork from a local butcher. Our last order was a really big one. In it was a package of sirloin steaks. So here is the thing about sirloin steaks we usually get in the store. They are usually just the strip portion or something similar. I know the pic below doesn't do it justice...but the steak barely fit in a 9x4 backing dish! I ate a good portion of it, my wife had some, and then I have a dinner size portion to take to work today for lunch! It was a huge steak!
Anyway..I hope the Cadre has a wonderful day! Kick the week off right!
Can always count on Rich to comment on the beef!
