The pleasure of my morning shave has not paled, and today’s shave — excellent and enjoyable — was an example of how every day begins with a pleasurable ritual. That Plisson HMW 12 brush with the horn handle seems to have improved over the years, the knot a lush pillow on my face, and this morning filled with the fragrance of Grooming Dept Cedarwood shaving soap, whose fragrance is indeed very fine.
Scent Ingredients: Orange EO, Grapefruit EO, Ginger Lily EO, Ginger EO, Pink Pepper EO, Geranium Absolute, Rose Absolute, Howood EO, Siam Wood EO, Benzoin Resin, Carrot Seed EO, Alaska Cedarwood EO, Hiba (Japanese Cedarwood) EO, Port Orford Cedarwood EO, Styrax, Muhuhu EO, Himalayan Cedarwood EO, Virginia Cedarwood EO. Texas Hill Country Cedarwood EO, Atlas Cedarwood Absolute. Vetiver Absolute, Patchouli EO, Vanilla Co2 extract, Tonka Bean Absolute.
The soap is in his Nai (vegan) formula, whose ingredients can be seen on the soap’s page. Grooming Dept soaps, once available, sell out quickly. If I get any advance notice of the next release, I’ll let you know.
Three passes with my Vikings Blade Chieftain — a really excellent razor, and now on sale for $19 (not an affiliate link, just pointing to a bargain price on a fine razor) — left my face as smooth as one could desire, and a splash of the wonderful Anthony Gold Red Cedar Aftershave Lotion finished the job.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s No. 10 Blend: “a mild, sweet combination of Gunpowder and Jasmine greens and Keemun and Ceylon black teas.”