SOTD: Saturday 12 - Friday 18 October 2024.

NotTheStig said:
I've tried a sample of that Ach Brito Musgo and could not detect anything unpleasant in the smell so I don't know what that would be.
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Do you get Derby-like citrus?

It's also occurred to me that there's something I don't quite like about the LEA Classic bowl soap. Both the Ach Brito and the LEA state (oak)moss in the scent profile and wonder if it's that? Or the interplay with eucalyptus (Ach Brito) and menthol (LEA). I do like real oakmoss, but since it's practically outlawed in the EU and neither state it in the ingredients I'll guess they're not using real oakmoss and that part of the scent profile is synthetic.

I'm going to use it again tomorrow ... with Pitralon and hope my nose has got over it.

I like the soap for performance, but if the scent really is not for me then I can get that kind of lather from Muhle.
 
pjgh said:
Do you get Derby-like citrus?

It's also occurred to me that there's something I don't quite like about the LEA Classic bowl soap. Both the Ach Brito and the LEA state (oak)moss in the scent profile and wonder if it's that? Or the interplay with eucalyptus (Ach Brito) and menthol (LEA). I do like real oakmoss, but since it's practically outlawed in the EU and neither state it in the ingredients I'll guess they're not using real oakmoss and that part of the scent profile is synthetic.

I'm going to use it again tomorrow ... with Pitralon and hope my nose has got over it.

I like the soap for performance, but if the scent really is not for me then I can get that kind of lather from Muhle.
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I will try to dig the sample out and have a good huff. From memory it had a sweet cologne sort of smell, not like Derby, but it's probably 18 months since I last smelt it.
 
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NotTheStig said:
I will try to dig the sample out and have a good huff. From memory it had a sweet cologne sort of smell, not like Derby, but it's probably 18 months since I past smelt it.
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Appreciated.

Note that this is Musgo (Moss) and not Mogno (Mahogany) ... which I know was VERY popular and raved about a couple of years back. Mogno was reported as having a complex, masculine cologne-like scent. Musgo is certainly mossy. Citrussy and mossy. I'm going on about this, coz I do really want to like it.

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pjgh said:
Appreciated.

Note that this is Musgo (Moss) and not Mogno (Mahogany) ... which I know was VERY popular and raved about a couple of years back. Mogno was reported as having a complex, masculine cologne-like scent. Musgo is certainly mossy. Citrussy and mossy. I'm going on about this, coz I do really want to like it.

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Ah yes, my mistake. It is Mogno that I have the sample of and am thinking about.
But I know I also had Musgo as a hand soap and may have either a shaving cream or something else Musgo.
May take me longer to find it now but I will take a look tomorrow and let you know, if I haven't previously used it all up.
 
NotTheStig said:
Ah yes, my mistake. It is Mogno that I have the sample of and am thinking about.
But I know I also had Musgo as a hand soap and may have either a shaving cream or something else Musgo.
May take me longer to find it now but I will take a look tomorrow and let you know, if I haven't previously used it all up.
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It is the shaving cream tube of Musgo that I have.
Scent is not very strong (nowhere near Derby levels).
I'd say it has some similarities with Derby but is more subtle and less crude if that makes any sense. I'd never drawn those parallels before. It has that light powdery base scent that most if not all shaving creams have if they're not big heavy fragrances, which I guess takes some harshness off they the Derby sticks don't. I presume it's the shaving cream formulation that has that smell before scent is added.

No hint of vomit but this is a cream so maybe they aren't as susceptible to that issue, if at all? I don't know.

Not much help probably but I tried.
 
1000010742.jpgSame setup as yesterday so I've done my bit for the environment by recycling that photo.


I enjoyed this blade; much more so than the familiar Derby Extras I was using in the early 2010s. This was consistently smooth and sharp whereas I found those Extras a bit hit and miss. Maybe these are hit and miss too, I don't know, but this particular blade was a hit.


Rating: 5 / 5


Razor: Leaf Twig
Blade: Derby Premium
Brush: Henkverhaar (TSR) badger brush Walnut Silvertip
Lather: Founders Reserve Cedarwood and Clarysage
Aftershave: Dunhill Dunhill for Men
 
pjgh said:
OCtober

Sunday 12th October

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Ach Brito Musgo (2024) Shaving Soap & Omega 10108 Hybrid Pure Bristle w/10049 Knot
Gillette 'New' Type Long Comb (GB) & Treet Classic (2)
Pitralon Classic Aftershave

Continuing open-comb October with a switch to this long comb version of the first iteration 'New' type. Made in England. On this side of the Atlantic, the 'New' type gained both a flat underside to the baseplate as well as a wide raised section which we call the flat-bottom and raised flat-bottom, respectively. Notice the slim raised slot on this baseplate.

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I'll ping @MrK1 in at this point to write a few things about the Ach Brito soap since he did enquire when I posted it in the acquisitions thread. This is the latest formulation that reads very much akin to Muhle (and latest TOBS, for that matter) but has its own twist in the ingredients once it gets past the scent ... you know, all those unpronouncable chemical compositions.

Anyway, performance? Yeah, loaded up and lathered to be met with a stable, thick and cushioning lather. Granted, I've only used it the once but I don't expect to find performance up and down throughout the life of the puck ... that's based on what I know about this type of formulation. I'll know more for real after a few more shaves.

But, I do have to talk about the scent. Urgh! To my nose, it's Derby with a slight hint of ... er, sick? That's so perversely beguiling that I've been competlled to smell the soap a lot and now almost can't quite detect that initial abhorrance, but it fired straight back up when I splashed on the Pitralon! Gawd! I hope I've not ruined Pitralon now. I intend to use the same again tomorrow, so we'll see.
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very cool. new LC.1930 model,came out before british new rfb versions.:cool:
 

SOTD: 13th October 2024.

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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Moisture Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Fine 24mm Synthetic.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Nivea Men Sensitive Pro Ultra-Calming Liquid Shaving Cream.
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic. (D2)
Razor: FaTip Grande.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Brut ASL with added menthol crystals./L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

Greetings,

An enjoyable 2 pass + pick-ups close comfortable near BBS shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.;)

Keep safe, and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.:cool:

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13/10/24
Pre - Sainsbury's Luxury Soap Fig and Jasmine
Brush - Simpson Commodore X1 Best Badger
Soap - OSP Old Gold
Razor - Feather SS Scotch wood SCS - RSW
Edge - Schick Proline PB 30
Post - Cold water Rinse
Balm - Barts Balm Ben Kilbreck - Neroli, Rosemary & Jasmine
A/S - Proraso Red
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A very nice bit of sink time with the Feather Scotch-Wood folder paired with the proline, although the blade was still very comfortable on its 11th shave it has been retired.
2 Passes for an easy BBS finish.
Enjoy your day all.
 
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