The 3 P's

From Phil @ Bullgoose Shaving Supply

Pitralon shave soap l Pashana aftershave

Portman Square -  Notting Hill

Real Men Wear Rose

From the lovely JoAnna @ The Shave Den Store

TSD Victorian Rose a/s & edc

Waiting for me when I got home from work Monday night was this lovely package from JoAnna - soap maker, acquisition enabler, moderator, & Queen @ The Shave Den.

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday I brought along my Taylor's Rose shave cream in my dopp kit. After a good 4-5 days of use, my acquisition disorder took hold of me, I just had to get a matching fragrance for this awesome rose cream. At first, my manly instinct said 'men don't wear floral scents, especially one as feminine as rose?!' so I did some research and decided to give the Victorian Rose a go.

'Wow' is all I can really say! This fragrance is very pure and clean, and a perfect match to my Taylor's Rose. Upon first application it's pretty top heavy, with a pure rose petal scent but mellows out nicely to a fresh 'green' floral fragrance that lasts all day. I received several compliments (from some very attractive females) about how good I smell. Whoever said that roses are only for women?!

'Tour of Italy'

From Gary @ Shoebox Shave Shop

Omega crema de barba l Visal dopo barba

Omega 90081

I'm excited my package from Shoebox Shave Shop finally arrived, the concierge at my apartment hadn't called so I wasn't expecting a delivery. I decided to check anyways and was thrilled when the gentleman at the front desk returned with a box from the back room. I've never tried the Omega soap before, though I've read it's similar to Proraso, my curiosity won out and I'm anxious to try it for Saturdays shave. The Visal Dopo Barba is an aftershave gel from Italy which I'm also excited to try.

Kudos to Gary for the excellent packaging and the extra bath soaps he included with my order.