Tabactober shave number 29. Shaving cream today, this tube has nearly gone the way of the soap. Still a shave or two left.
Tabactober 2021
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Tabactober shave number 29. Shaving cream today, this tube has nearly gone the way of the soap. Still a shave or two left.
Eighth shave of the month. Brand new brush and my favorite blade. Haven't used a boar brush in a few years, so it's nice to have that change up from my workhorse of a Wee Scot again. I'd essentially forgotten what the boar experience was like, hehe. So much stiffness and scrub, but lovely soft tips with no hint of scritch. Not bad for $7!
On top of that, reuniting my Tradere with its favorite partner, the Wizamet Super Iridium, for the first time in several years was a delight. Such an effortlessly effective and comfortable shave. A new brick of 250 should keep me happy for quite some time!
Razor: 1st gen Tradere OC
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
Brush: Omega 10086
Soap: Tabac
On top of that, reuniting my Tradere with its favorite partner, the Wizamet Super Iridium, for the first time in several years was a delight. Such an effortlessly effective and comfortable shave. A new brick of 250 should keep me happy for quite some time!
Razor: 1st gen Tradere OC
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
Brush: Omega 10086
Soap: Tabac
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Thursday's shave
Pre-shave: shower
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum #6
Soap: Tabac
Scuttle: Dirty Bird
Brush: Stirling Synth Tuxedo
Post shave: Thayer's WH, followed by Cella red A/S
BBS, 10 / 10
Continuing babying my face, and I remembered Tabac has pretty good after shave feel, so in honor of Tabactober, Tabac it was! Very nice BBS this morning, no touching up, really, just a normal, careful shave and it was perfect! Started using the scuttle again as Fall sets in. Feels great.
Pre-shave: shower
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum #6
Soap: Tabac
Scuttle: Dirty Bird
Brush: Stirling Synth Tuxedo
Post shave: Thayer's WH, followed by Cella red A/S
BBS, 10 / 10
Continuing babying my face, and I remembered Tabac has pretty good after shave feel, so in honor of Tabactober, Tabac it was! Very nice BBS this morning, no touching up, really, just a normal, careful shave and it was perfect! Started using the scuttle again as Fall sets in. Feels great.
Tabactober 29th
27/27 Tabac shaves this month
Kama 23
Heritage Collection Ever-Ready 200
Tabac Soap, AS, and EdC
27/27 Tabac shaves this month
Kama 23
Heritage Collection Ever-Ready 200
Tabac Soap, AS, and EdC
Tabactober shave number 30. Shaving soap today and broke out the Tabac tallow refill. The wooden bowl is full again.
Still in, brand new Voskhod blade. DFS+
Tabac attack today
Tabac deodorant. shave stick, aftershave splash
Duke Cannon bourbon bath soap
Tabac deodorant. shave stick, aftershave splash
Duke Cannon bourbon bath soap
Last night, I had shave #38 with blade #2 of the vintage Polisilver Stainless Steel blades. The blade was held in place with a Fatip Open Comb Grande in gold that I bought off the BST. The Grande was definitely lighter than the Piccolo and there is a distinct difference in how each balances and feels in the hand. While I prefer the overall dimensions of the Grande's handle, as of now, I prefer the Piccolo's balance.
I used Tabac (tallow) shaving soap and made a good slick and cushiony lather with it.
Prior to the shave, I showered with warm water and also used warm water to soak my Semogue Owners Club cherry wood handle finest badger brush. After shaking my brush to remove some water, I picked up the soap puck in my left hand and swirled my brush across it for 40 seconds before scooping up the protolather and transferring it to my Captain's Choice Seaworthy lather bowl. What I couldn't remove from my hands, I rubbed on my face.
Next, I rinsed the remaining protolather off my fingers with some tap water and collected the soapy water in an empty cup. I then picked up my brush and began to stir it in the lather bowl while gradually adding some of the soapy water to make my lather. When my lather looked shave-ready, I applied a little of the soapy water to my face by hand before each lather pass.
I did my usual two pass (WTG and ATG) shave and buffed my trouble areas. My Grande had more blade feel and exposure than my Piccolo. Where with the Piccolo, the shaves had been smooth and I pretty much never felt the blade, with the Grande, I couldn't find an angle where I did not feel the blade. Still, I managed a BBS without cutting myself. That said, my previous shaves with the Piccolo felt better overall.
I cleaned up my shave with my usual alum block pass before washing it off and applying aftershave splash (Stirling Spice) and aftershave balm (Van der Hagen Post Shave Soothing Balm). As with my shaves with my Piccolo, I felt no sting from the alum block though I felt a bit of sting from the alcohol in the splash, though.
This was my sixth time using the VDH balm. Again, I used a little less than pea sized amount of the balm and got a better skin feel (i.e., less "heavy"/greasy) but still perspired a bit more on areas of my face to which I applied the balm than areas without the balm.
All in all, I would also give this shave a 98.5/100.
I used Tabac (tallow) shaving soap and made a good slick and cushiony lather with it.
Prior to the shave, I showered with warm water and also used warm water to soak my Semogue Owners Club cherry wood handle finest badger brush. After shaking my brush to remove some water, I picked up the soap puck in my left hand and swirled my brush across it for 40 seconds before scooping up the protolather and transferring it to my Captain's Choice Seaworthy lather bowl. What I couldn't remove from my hands, I rubbed on my face.
Next, I rinsed the remaining protolather off my fingers with some tap water and collected the soapy water in an empty cup. I then picked up my brush and began to stir it in the lather bowl while gradually adding some of the soapy water to make my lather. When my lather looked shave-ready, I applied a little of the soapy water to my face by hand before each lather pass.
I did my usual two pass (WTG and ATG) shave and buffed my trouble areas. My Grande had more blade feel and exposure than my Piccolo. Where with the Piccolo, the shaves had been smooth and I pretty much never felt the blade, with the Grande, I couldn't find an angle where I did not feel the blade. Still, I managed a BBS without cutting myself. That said, my previous shaves with the Piccolo felt better overall.
I cleaned up my shave with my usual alum block pass before washing it off and applying aftershave splash (Stirling Spice) and aftershave balm (Van der Hagen Post Shave Soothing Balm). As with my shaves with my Piccolo, I felt no sting from the alum block though I felt a bit of sting from the alcohol in the splash, though.
This was my sixth time using the VDH balm. Again, I used a little less than pea sized amount of the balm and got a better skin feel (i.e., less "heavy"/greasy) but still perspired a bit more on areas of my face to which I applied the balm than areas without the balm.
All in all, I would also give this shave a 98.5/100.
OCtober Saturday Shave:
Muhle R41 w/ MR11 handle
Personna Med Prep blade (3)
Mondial pro boar brush
Speick shave soap (tallow) in dish
Dickinson's witch hazel
Speick aftershave splash
Prep unscented aftershave balm
Muhle R41 w/ MR11 handle
Personna Med Prep blade (3)
Mondial pro boar brush
Speick shave soap (tallow) in dish
Dickinson's witch hazel
Speick aftershave splash
Prep unscented aftershave balm
Tabactober shave number 31. Another Tabactober done and dusted. Finished off the tube of Tabac Cream today. I have had this tube as long as I had the soap refill. I have a new one in the bathroom vanity drawer in reserve. It is a solid performer same as the soap.
Final Tabactober shave
thanks for organising it, was great fun, really enjoyed the Tabac, really enjoyed your reports and the pics. also I am postponing the MWF for weeks and looking forward to use something else than Tabac
KUDOS for every participants
thanks for organising it, was great fun, really enjoyed the Tabac, really enjoyed your reports and the pics. also I am postponing the MWF for weeks and looking forward to use something else than Tabac
KUDOS for every participants
Final shave of Tabactober
Thank you for organizing this again, Fred
Razor: Yaqi DOC
Blade: Personna Israeli Red (7)
Brush: Yaqi Green Obsidian synthetic
Soap: Tabac
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper
Balm: Proraso Blue
Aftershave: Bootleggers Lie Bay Rum
Thank you for organizing this again, Fred
Razor: Yaqi DOC
Blade: Personna Israeli Red (7)
Brush: Yaqi Green Obsidian synthetic
Soap: Tabac
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper
Balm: Proraso Blue
Aftershave: Bootleggers Lie Bay Rum
Tabactober Sunday Shave (final day):
Muhle R41 w/ MR11 handle
Personna Med Prep blade (4)
Semogue SOC finest mistura brush
Tabac shave soap in glass jar
Dickinson's witch hazel
Tuff Red (#2 herbal) aftershave lotion
Had a smooth, irritation-free shave thanks to Tabac!
Muhle R41 w/ MR11 handle
Personna Med Prep blade (4)
Semogue SOC finest mistura brush
Tabac shave soap in glass jar
Dickinson's witch hazel
Tuff Red (#2 herbal) aftershave lotion
Had a smooth, irritation-free shave thanks to Tabac!
I had an excellent advise by @ivan_101 to try the Voskhod in the Progress @4. While I was underwhelmed by their performance in my Eco Hawk they really shine in the Progress. First shave was sharp and crisp like a Nacet
See you all for Tabactober 2022!
Now the question is will you try it @5 for a BBS.View attachment 1355337…also my final Tabac shave - DFS+
I had an excellent advise by @ivan_101 to try the Voskhod in the Progress @4. While I was underwhelmed by their performance in my Eco Hawk they really shine in the Progress. First shave was sharp and crisp like a Nacet
See you all for Tabactober 2022!
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