I like Phoenix Artisan’s Honeysuckle shaving soap so much I bought the matching aftershave. Using my little Whipped Dog silvertip badger brush (knot set at standard depth), I greatly enjoyed the lathering, and not just for the fragrance: the lather itself is of high quality. Use just a damp brush.
The 102 remains unmatched: three easy, smooth, carefree passes left my face baby smooth. A good splash of the Honeysuckle aftershave and I’m ready for a late-summer day.
I very much like “Honeysuckle Rose,” a song by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, and I’m curious whether a honeysuckle + rose fragrance would work in a shaving soap. If so, it’s theme song is ready:
Filed under: Jazz, Shaving
