And this shave was themed 'Roses are pink, violets are blue, and French shaving soaps are in pink jars'
Doesn't bloody rhyme, but who cares?
Not really pink at all - Occam's Enoch
Not even a Titan Pink - Kai Captain
Where's the pink? - The Grooming room little barrel silver/grey brush
A pink jar! - Ooh la la a jar of Martin De Candre Savon A
Rasen (Raisins?). Oh Raser.
Not pink flavoured - Perfumo Di Firenze
Pink. Just happens to be the favourite colour of my youngest granddaughter to the point of obsession. It appears the whole world has to be pink and the whole world is pink. God bless her and her little pink socks. It is just a shame that she is anything but pink with her wicked little sense of devilment. That's my girl. Satanfriendly'sgranddaughter
So this is the shaving soap of fable and legend then? It had better be or I will taking a trip to France to see Martin himself and saying 'No mate, no, this is not what the world of shaving talks about. This is utter expensive crap'.
First observation is the expensive cardboard packaging and the little instruction manual. 'Use a badger brush'. Buggered from the offset. Apply to beard. Well not quite a beard but I guess the beginnings of is the best I can describe it. I appear to be failing badly at the moment. Browse over the instruction manual written in both French and English. The English version I understood, the French version not at all. Read and inwardly digested. Remove large heavy jar from said quality packaging and move the box to one side for keeps and so my wife can throw it out at a later date. A jar with pink labelling. It must be a rose thing and obviously suitable for grandchildren. Twist and remove the threaded top. Nice to note that for a change the glass jar is full to the top and what an aroma. Started to sing 'In an English country garden' and my wife reminds me I can't sing.
No badgers in my house so the lovely little barrel brush is as close as I can get. I have to ask myself if this will work or have I just taken a risky purchase? Insert brush and so far so good. It takes very little soap to make a mountain of rich luxurious lather with a genuine scent of roses. The instructions lied and I did remember that I can't sing. This is not just good, but effing good.
Apply to face despite the instructions stating apply to beard and work in using the brush from the Groom room. Without even introducing a sharp blade the lather reeks of quality all round and I am not quite sure I actually want to remove it from my face. I am rather enjoying this.
As much as I wanted to give the Mongoose its third outing and have a shave themed 'A third outing for the Mongoose' I decided to go with the Enoch. I was only writing to another TSR member this evening and made mention that the more one uses the Enoch the more one comes to appreciate it virtues and abilities. It really is a superb little razor even if the blade loading remains a dodgy farcical exercise, but beyond this lies a great bristle removing tool. Personally I prefer the Kai Captain with the Enoch as it does calm down its quite aggressive aspect for me and there is a nice balance going on.
Steel meet face and away I go. The glide properties of this soap are so good I am quite convinced you could achieve a BBS with a rusty old blunt blade and never draw blood. Three full passes of sheer comfort and joy and it isn't even Christmas yet. All this and still ample lather left for another several shaves, so I give my wife the remainder for her ladies razor duties while she enjoys a relaxing bath. 'In an English country garden' voices out of the bathroom and I will give her one thing, she can sing. I can't so I don't bother with the husband and wife harmonising duet thing. A creepy thought and far too twee for us. We don't do twee. In fact the closest we come is when I wear her underwear and she happens to be wearing the same.
So one great and comfortable shave with a wonderfully smooth finish. All to be topped off with a good heady spray of my scent of the moment, Profumo Di Firenze. A real zing of citrus with woody underlays. An absolute bargain from E-Bay and highly recommended as a Summer fragrance. What Summer?
On a serious end note I will say the MdC has proven itself to be worth what it cost and I am sure a single jar will keep you in shaves for a long time and every one of those shaves would be quality. A great product if ever.
What a Japanese girly band?
Be well and healthy everyone