u/Global_Cellist_5656

May 12, 2026

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆ (Great Shave)

Smoothness: ★★★★☆ (Very Smooth)

Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)

June can't come fast enough!! I am down to my last shave on my Fougere Gothique sample. I managed to pick up a splash and balm from R/Shave_Bazaar and I was not disappointed. Had to wait one day for enough growth and MY GOD it was worth it. Hot shower with the FG body soap then a well needed shave. Everyone, I can't express how happy I was. I was in heaven. I was even talking to myself about how amazing this shave was. My favorite scent with great music and lighting. Straight bliss. Bliss. Bliss. Bliss.

Time of Day: Evening 🌙

Blade Uses: 1

Passes: 3

Razor Setting: 4

Razor: Gillette 195 - Fatboy

Blade: Bic Astor Stainless

Soap: Barrister & Man Fougere Gothique - Sample

Brush: Leonidam Malachite

Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Fougere Gothique - Splash & Balm

Other Product: CeraVe PM

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A shave for my mother on Mother's Day. She picked this soap for me before she passed.

May 9, 2026

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆ (Great Shave)

Smoothness: ★★★★☆ (Very Smooth)

Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)

Time of Day: Night 🌃

Blade Uses: 1

Passes: 3

Razor: Merkur 23C

Blade: Tatara Razors Tatara

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

Brush: Grizzly Bay Tuxedo Ursus

Aftershave: Good Niaciminide

Aftershave 2: Proraso Alum

Aftershave 3: House of Mammoth You and I (Will Die)

Other Product: CeraVe PM

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I started with a Van De Hagen TTO and a Proraso Boar brush. Content on the hardware for now but I must admit those Chisel and Hound brushes look amazing. Favorite pairing has to be the Aristocrat with the Mred brush. Zens me all the way out. What is your den looking like?