{"product_id":"esp-cube-2-0-preshave-soap-a-truly-haunting-homage","title":"ESP CUBE! 2.0  Preshave Soap | A Dark, Rich, Musky, Warming Attar | Long Awaited","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Choose to include a CUBE Dock Soap Dish from the Accessories Menu!]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eESP: Extra Sensory Perfuming - Scent Beyond Senses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e(ATTN: Shave Cadets, Story Continues \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com\/blogs\/news\/esp-part-of-the-saga\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eImagine a fragrance that transcends the mundane borders of sight and sound, reaching deeper back into the space beyond sensation. This is \u003cb\u003eESP: \u003c\/b\u003eExtra Sensory Perfuming, a fragrance that strikes something deeper, something ancient, hovering between the known and the elusive. This is more than just shaving territory people. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Profile From Beyond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Sage, Palo Santo, Patchouli, English Lavender, Coriander, Ginger, Agarwood, Benzoin, Labdanum, and a touch of Oakmoss.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #07548f;\" class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com\/collections\/esp-collection\" title=\"Find the ENTIRE ESP Collection Here!\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFind the ENTIRE ESP Collection Here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOur senses are but a frail latticework, a closed-eyed, net cast over the vastness of reality. In the cracks and spaces between, ESP slips through, conjuring knowledge beyond sight, sound, and scent, an esoteric doorway into realms rarely glimpsed by ordinary folk. Perhaps the ancients understood this well, their attars were a testament to knowledge that was less a chemical formula and more an invocation! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAttars breathed meaning into the mundane everyday chore of selfcare. We here at Phoenix Shaving drank from this same, ancient well. At this point, you are probably wondering what the heck an Attar is. \u003ci\u003eUn momento...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAttar?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAn attar is a timeless essence, distilled from petals, woods, honeys, resins, and spices, crafted through an ancient art that whispers of forgotten rituals and sacred groves. Each drop is a world unto itself, a fractal of an undiluted spirit captured through methods older than memory.  To wear attar is not merely to adorn and anoint oneself but to commune with a deeper, primal elegance, a scent woven from earth, sun, and sometimes, like ESP, shadow. A true attar lingers like a folktale that refuses to be forgotten. \u003ci\u003e(that's like our unofficial theme this year, no?)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dark Heart of Attar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eESP is born from the deep, ancient tradition of attar, but this is not the light, floral attar of warmer times. Where \u003ci\u003eMeta Nectar\u003c\/i\u003e explores brightness and light, ESP plunges into shadow without a second thought! (only second sight) --It is dark, musky, and warming, more soul-serving than a fragrance, a scent traditionally worn in cold weather but suited for any season where mystery is the backdrop. (I have worn ESP in muggy jungles)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Scent Profile in the Shade of Pyramids \u003c\/b\u003e(on Earth \u0026amp; Elsewhere)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEvery note within ESP serves as a channel, each ingredient a conduit to that place where reason dissolves into a cocktail of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhite Sage\u003c\/b\u003e: Warm yet sharp, as if to purge and invite all at once.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePalo Santo\u003c\/b\u003e: Rich, smoky, a mix of pine, lemon, and the ghost of ancient woods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePatchouli\u003c\/b\u003e: Dark, earthy, slightly sweet, but restrained—a shadow supporting the whole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnglish Lavender\u003c\/b\u003e: Soft and warming, diffusing rough edges like a balm for the mind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCoriander\u003c\/b\u003e: A relic of spice and mystery, as though lifted from a lost map of trade routes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGinger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e: A sly note, citrusy and warming, grounding and unsettling all at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAgarwood (Oud)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e: Deep and hypnotic, a rich layering of wood, leather, and night.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBenzoin\u003c\/b\u003e: Sweet, resinous, almost like vanilla tempered with a whisper of spice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLabdanum\u003c\/b\u003e: Musky, grounding, with an animalic depth that hints at fire and ancient stone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOakmoss\u003c\/b\u003e: Earthy and sensual, lending a final anchoring touch to the blend, bridging the realm of scent to that of sensation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eESP will not sit quietly in your collection, no, it will call to you, over and over, bringing you back again and again, to lift that lid and steal a sniff. \u003ci\u003e(and deep down, YOU KNOW I'm right)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCUBE 2.0?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e - 8 ounces and 6 sides of solid otherworldliness. \u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e your everyday preshave. \u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e takes your shave to another dimension adding \u003cstrong\u003eextra protection\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ehydration\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eslickness\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eglide\u003c\/strong\u003e. A powerhouse of slick with a kick of \u003cstrong\u003eBanana Oil\u003c\/strong\u003e! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is Preshave Soap BETTER Than Preshave Oil?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell first off, as with anything in life, it all comes down to personal preference. I can tell you why\u003cem\u003e I\u003c\/em\u003e think it's better, but in the end, do what works for you! First off, unlike using oil, a Preshave Soap will not gunk up your gear and rinses away easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was seriously turned off by all the clean up involved when using oils. Plus I was always concerned about it getting into my favorite brushes undetected and going rancid. Also, applying oil with your hands then holding onto a blade is not the safest move in my book. [\u003cem\u003eThat said\u003c\/em\u003e, if you currently use an oil, apply it with your non-shaver hand!] In short, Preshave Oils inspired me to find a better way!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy a Preshave Soap is More Effective.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA preshave soap really offers more bang for your buck; for one, it's more affordable and longer lasting. Use it first to clean the face before you shave, then rinse. Then reapply the soap prior to whipping up lather: First in a circular motion, then against the grain. The soap gets under the hairs, slightly propping them up, giving the blade more surface area to \"bite\" on to. The glycerin acts as a humectant pulling more water into the hair, prepping and softening it, thus making it a bigger target to mow down!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"320\" width=\"419\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Cube Preshave Soap\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/CUBE_Preshave_Soap_Activated_Charcoal_Phoenix_Shaving_large.jpg?v=1506271554\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCUBE?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe release of \u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a long time coming. For those who are privy to the PAA Universe, you may have seen \u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e hovering in the background on different labels and in ads...\u003cem\u003eobserving. \u003c\/em\u003eI have read a few interpretations by folks in the forums who have noticed \u003cstrong\u003eCUBE'\u003c\/strong\u003es appearances and have been flummoxed. \u003cem\u003eWhat Does it Mean?\u003c\/em\u003e [I super appreciate that folks are becoming more hip to the universe in our labels!]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Strange Shave Tech is This?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's great to finally bring \u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e to life for people to interface with! Holding it in your hand you can almost feel a force, an energy pulsating, \u003cem\u003edrawing you in\u003c\/em\u003e. However, all I can say at this time is, all shall be revealed in a future installment of the saga. Until then, embrace the mystery of \u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e and use it wisely!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 8 oz [227 grams] Cube - Wrapped in biodegradable Plastic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurified Water, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Stearate, Soybean Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Prickly Pear Oil, Jojoba Wax, Capuacu Oil, Murumuru Oil Bacuri Oil, Organic Aloe Vera Leaf Extract, Vitamin E, Mica, Rose Clay, Fragrance \u0026amp; Essential Oils\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42524776071216,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/esp-cube-20-preshave-soap-a-dark-rich-musky-warming-attar-long-awaited-6947488.png?v=1761969295","url":"https:\/\/phoenixshaving.com\/products\/esp-cube-2-0-preshave-soap-a-truly-haunting-homage","provider":"Phoenix Shaving","version":"1.0","type":"link"}