I bought this Organism 46-b shaving soap and matching aftershave from Phoenix Artisan partly because I enjoyed the surreal name (of a real creature) but mostly because of the fragrance profile:
burnt sugar – bitter orange – brandy – Hedione – tobacco absolute – benzoin resin – ambergris
In addition, Phoenix Artisan’s shaving soaps always feel very nice on my skin—take a look at the ingredients:
Potassium Stearate, Glycerin, Potassium Cocoate, Aqua, Potassium Kokumate, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Shea Butterate, Potassium Castorate, Sodium Stearate, Potassium Cocoa Butterate, Potassium Avocadoate, Parfum [Fragrance]
Cocoa butter, Kokum butter, Shea butter, Castor oil, Avocado oil: that will leave your skin feeling very nice indeed.
I should probably note that I have no relationship with Phoenix and get no kickbacks, discounts, freebies, or other remuneration. I’m just a regular customer, though perhaps a bit more of a pushover than others.
The fragrance really is good. I generally don’t like orange as a fragrance, but in this combination, it’s very pleasant and even intriguing. The soap produced a fine lather with the help of their Green Ray brush: nice thick consistency.
Three passes with the RazoRock Baby Smooth produce a BBS result with no nicks—the Baby Smooth never nicks, though it is extremely efficient (which I believe results from the extreme curvature of the blade, similar to the blade curve produced by the Dorco PL602, which has much the same feel on the face and performance).
A splash of Organism 46-b finished the job and allowed me to carry the fragrance around with me.