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A couple weeks ago /u/eaterofworld was nice enough to send me a couple of mystery samples. I've smelled them both a ridiculous number of times and shaved with both a couple of times My job, figure out what the hell there are. Your job, see if you can guess better than me.
Sample 1.
This one I feel pretty good about (which means I'm probably super wrong). I'd describe the softness as similar to stuff like CFG and Stirling. Definitely harder than Declaration but softer than MLS and Dr. Jon's. The first thing I noticed about the scent was the spicyness. The smell reminded me of fall. I'm fairly certain I pick up nutmeg and cinnamon. Also pretty positive I smell pumpkin. The color of the soap also tells me that I'm hopefully on the right track. Performance wise it did well, no complaints. I'm going to say his one is Stirling-Pumpkin Spice. If it's helpful I paired it with B&M's DFS splash and CFG's Cedar and Spice splash.
Sample 2.
This one I don't feel good about at all. I'd describe the consistency as very similar to sample 1. It is maybe slightly harder, but still not as hard as Dr Jon's or MLS. The first thought I had when I smelled this was "this smells like play-doh" I was hoping I'd get more from it when I lathered it, but I unfortunately did not. I think the Play-Doh like smell is likely vanilla and my brain just refuses to see it that way. Performance wise, again no complaints. This is a total random shot in the dark, but I'm going to say this is Stirling-Stirling Gentleman. I paired this one with CFG's Sherlock splash and Fine's Fresh Vetiver splash.
Now it's your turn, what do you think? The winner gets the next shot at the guessing game. Plese list your picks and then choose a number between 1 and 1000. I'll pick a winner in this order:
A correct guess on sample #2. My guidance for this one is terrible so if you get it, you're awesome.
A correct guess on sample #1
The person closest to a number chosen by random.org.
Requirements: Provide your guesses by 8:00pm CST Sunday night.
No karma requirements, just keep it going if you win.
/u/eaterofworld please feel free to stop by with hints.
Edit: No correct guesses so far. /u/eaterofworld gave a hint below. Both soaps are from artisans that post on this sub. One of the artisans posts more than the other.
EDIT: Well noone successfully guessed either one, although we were all on track for the first one. 1 was B&M Winterspice and 2 was Dapper Dragon Ouroboros, why it smelled like play-doh to me who knows.
Therandom number was 361, which makes /u/TheManWhoDoneIt the lucky winner.
Congrats!
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