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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

May 10th, 2025

  • Brush: Omega - 10048 28mm Boar
  • Razor: GEM - Damaskeene Open Comb
  • Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (2)
  • Lather: Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap
  • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Grapefruit - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
  • Fragrance: Alvarez Gomez - Agua de Colonia Concentrada - EdC

A nice citrus-forward shave on a lovely spring day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this the OG gravefruit, the APR-SW collab?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it’s just straight up grapefruit. Definitely from before my time, Jobooze gave me a bottle. Pretty sure phteven unloaded several on him that he had lying around.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, I didn't know there was a straight up grapefruit and I immediately read it as gravefruit. My bad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I also was unaware! A couple times the font has had me second guessing whether that’s actually a β€œp” as well πŸ˜„

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I recall they called their single note scents the Basic Witch line, if you didn't know that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Didn’t know that but I love it