A journal of a Cajun's life wet shaving

[Star_Wahl_Clipper_Treker]

I don't typically post SOTD posts anymore on the forum, as its a lot of work to get everything together for a group photo. But I had a wonderful shave last night, so I might as well tell you while I am here.

Water: Western Freedom Water
Razor: PAA Copper Ascension Twist Adjustable In Rose Gold
Blade: Brand new Wizamet Super Iridium Blade 1st Use
Brush: Zenith Blue Chubby 28mm Manchurian Badger
Bowl: Cayune Workshop Dark Nebula LARGE
Pre-Shave: PAA Ice 2.0 Menthol Cube
Soap: Stirling Margaritas In The Arctic
Post: Thayers Lemon Witch Hazel & Stirling Margaritas In The Arctic Aftershave Balm

I did a WTD, XTG, & ATG shave with some buffing afterwords.

I adjusted the razor handle to 1/8 turn out from seated, WTG passes went so smoothly, I tried to ride the cap mostly to prevent me digging in to my skin with the blade, and only adjusted more steep as needed. The XTG passes went equally smooth, again, riding the cap as much as possible, letting the razor do the work, and letting the double open comb head shine for prime time, with lather appreciation and smoothness as I went.

With the ATG passes, I did the majority with the handle still 1/8 out from seated. I did get a little resistance as expected from the course whiskers, but the razor managed to take most of it down in short strokes. When I did my chin and moostash area, I closed the handle tight for the first passes ATG. I relathered, opened the razor back up to 1/8, and went back over it again, catching the stragglers to bring fourth the heavenly smooth BBS shave.

Some miner buffing was required on cheeks and neck, which required me to pull my skin with my other hand to get them. Just something you learn to do, once your an experienced wet shaver. The only negative I had, were two microscopic weepers that stopped as instantly as they showed up. And they only appeared because I always aim for BBS glass smooth, so over did it a bit. But again, I have had much worse weepers, large ones, that required a stypic stick, so that was nothing!

I want to give my shave a 10 out of 10 rating, because it came out so well, skin glass smooth, and a bit sticky/tacky with the aftershave balm. And the fact that my face still feels glass smooth the day after 16-hours later! But if I am going to be completely honest, the microscopic weepers that, even despite not being bad at all, have got to ding my score a bit. So in honesty and transparency, lets give the shave a rating of 9.8, does that seem fair? I think it does.

Gosh dam, I am going to look good for my client when I go to mow her yard. Maybe she will want me to trim her bush too, a man can only dream.

 

[cajunrph]

I don't typically post SOTD posts anymore on the forum, as its a lot of work to get everything together for a group photo. But I had a wonderful shave last night, so I might as well tell you while I am here.

I know what you mean, I always forget something, then have to go get what I forgot. I expect my wife to walk in on me while I'm setting up the shot, she'll shake her head and chalk it up to me going crazy, or grab the bible, a cross, and some holy water and attempt an exorcism. Haha.

 

[Star_Wahl_Clipper_Treker]

I know what you mean, I always forget something, then have to go get what I forgot. I expect my wife to walk in on me while I'm setting up the shot, she'll shake her head and chalk it up to me going crazy, or grab the bible, a cross, and some holy water and attempt an exorcism. Haha.

See, there you go again, understandingly me perfectly. I swear your like me from another life or something. Its so strange, its like looking at a mirror and seeing yourself. Get yourself a pair of Predator 2 Rayban polarized shades in grey lenses, and then we will be identical twins walking this earth. HAHA!

 

[cajunrph]

Shave Date 9/15/23
GRUME September: 15/30
Razor: Yates 'Merica
Blade: Tarta (2)
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0
Soap: West Coast Shaving Duck Fat Fougere
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket 26mm Synthetic
Post-shave: Alum Block, Thayers, PAA Mysterium Serum, Aqua Velva Ice Blue.
Bowl: Douglas Smith Pottery Suribachi Shaving Bowl
Rating: 9.3/10 BBS Cheeks and DFS on the neck. 0 weepers or nicks.

Notes:

Friday fellas, the weekend is around the corner, yet I work tomorrow, just 3 hours no biggie. Another fantastic shave this morning. I tried a soap I bought in my fit of SAD in August I had not tried before. I bought this one in part because it used Duck fat. This one is harder than the other croaps, bordering on a hard soap. I scooped some out with the bass guitar pic and smeared it into the bowl. It was quite hard and did not press as easily into the bowl as the softer soaps. I dipped the brush into the water, rung it out, and started to lather. At first, the soap reacted differently, as is to be expected since it is a different base. But I kept after it and got the thick lather we all desire. As I was was working on my lather, I thought to myself,

"Self, this is some hard soap and duck fat? It doesn't seem like ducks have much fat."

Self yelled from the other room, "What???"

I replied, "Duck fat soap, ducks don't have much fat. I was wondering about that."

Self walks in "Maybe that's why they waddle?"

"They waddle because they have short lets."

"Is that why you waddle?"

"Wha..., I don't waddle, and I don't have short legs. I am of average height."

"Pfff, in what country and what century?"

"Hey, my drivers license says I'm 5'10"."

"You had boots on that day, didn't you? It also says you're 190lbs. Ha!! You haven't seen that in a while."

"Don't you have some LSU videos to watch??"

"Good idea, I think I'll watch this year's College World Series."

Thankfully self leaves and I continue the lathering process. Despite the initial looks of the lathering process, it whipped up into a fine lather. Thick and creamy. I proceeded to scrub the face with the cube, then lather up the face. A fine lathering experience, despite Self's interruptions.

To the background sounds of aluminum bats 'tink', crowds roaring, and announcers asking, did he get it, did he get it??? Goooonnnneeeee, Tigers on the board, I loaded up the razor and started the shave. In respect to the good Professor Flanders(@APBinNCA) I shall clarify my shave directions going forward. I made 2.5 passes, one North to South pass followed by a true ATG shave for me. ATG from my jawline down is right to left, or east to west if you prefer it that way, with the exception of the area under my chin, that runs the same as the cheeks. Cheeks ATG is south to north. I did those two passes with some touchups. As the shave is processing I hear Self rummaging around in the fridge and banging stuff around.

I yell, "Hey Self, what are you doing in there??"

"Looking for the Jell-O shots."

"What, Jell-O shots, it's 8 in the blessed morning??"

"It's a tradition dude."

"It's not a tradition, it just started this year."

"A tradition has to start sometime, might as well be ahead of the curve. A trendsetter."

I shake my head and continue the shave. I ended up with another excellent shave. BBS, DFS on the neck. Today is more BBS than yesterday, yet at first, it seemed I had a tad more irritation on the jaw like while I was chasing BBS. None the less a fine shave.

The scent of the soap is described as forest and herbaceous. To my less than stellar olfactory senses, it smells like pine among other scents, a fine scent indeed. The scent is not as strong as others. Another good candidate for when I serve mass. I found a bottle of Aqua Velva Blue Ice and splashed some of that on. Quite nice. As is par so far for Aqua Velva, the scent faded quickly.

"How quickly did it fade?" Self ask.

"Quicker than your GPA faded the second year at LSU."

"Ouch, that hurt."

"Go have another Jell-O shot , that should help."

"I think I will."

Thus concludes another excellent shave and a conversation with Self. I pray for everyone has a blessed day, may your shaves be BBS, nick, and weeper free.

P.S. I realize the Jell-O shot reference will fly by some of y’all. Search up CWS Jello Shot leaderboard on Twitter. I was quite the story. Haha.

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[APBinNCA]

You should be out of GRUME when Mo releases the next batch of Mallard soaps(Grooming Dept).

 

[blethenstrom]

Shave Date 9/15/23
GRUME September: 15/30
Razor: Yates 'Merica
Blade: Tarta (2)
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0
Soap: West Coast Shaving Duck Fat Fougere
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket 26mm Synthetic
Post-shave: Alum Block, Thayers, PAA Mysterium Serum, Aqua Velva Ice Blue.
Bowl: Douglas Smith Pottery Suribachi Shaving Bowl
Rating: 9.3/10 BBS Cheeks and DFS on the neck. 0 weepers or nicks.

Notes:

Friday fellas, the weekend is around the corner, yet I work tomorrow, just 3 hours no biggie. Another fantastic shave this morning. I tried a soap I bought in my fit of SAD in August I had not tried before. I bought this one in part because it used Duck fat. This one is harder than the other croaps, bordering on a hard soap. I scooped some out with the bass guitar pic and smeared it into the bowl. It was quite hard and did not press as easily into the bowl as the softer soaps. I dipped the brush into the water, rung it out, and started to lather. At first, the soap reacted differently, as is to be expected since it is a different base. But I kept after it and got the thick lather we all desire. As I was was working on my lather, I thought to myself,

"Self, this is some hard soap and duck fat? It doesn't seem like ducks have much fat."

Self yelled from the other room, "What???"

I replied, "Duck fat soap, ducks don't have much fat. I was wondering about that."

Self walks in "Maybe that's why they waddle?"

"They waddle because they have short lets."

"Is that why you waddle?"

"Wha..., I don't waddle, and I don't have short legs. I am of average height."

"Pfff, in what country and what century?"

"Hey, my drivers license says I'm 5'10"."

"You had boots on that day, didn't you? It also says you're 190lbs. Ha!! You haven't seen that in a while."

"Don't you have some LSU videos to watch??"

"Good idea, I think I'll watch this year's College World Series."

Thankfully self leaves and I continue the lathering process. Despite the initial looks of the lathering process, it whipped up into a fine lather. Thick and creamy. I proceeded to scrub the face with the cube, then lather up the face. A fine lathering experience, despite Self's interruptions.

To the background sounds of aluminum bats 'tink', crowds roaring, and announcers asking, did he get it, did he get it??? Goooonnnneeeee, Tigers on the board, I loaded up the razor and started the shave. In respect to the good Professor Flanders(@APBinNCA) I shall clarify my shave directions going forward. I made 2.5 passes, one North to South pass followed by a true ATG shave for me. ATG from my jawline down is right to left, or east to west if you prefer it that way, with the exception of the area under my chin, that runs the same as the cheeks. Cheeks ATG is south to north. I did those two passes with some touchups. As the shave is processing I hear Self rummaging around in the fridge and banging stuff around.

I yell, "Hey Self, what are you doing in there??"

"Looking for the Jell-O shots."

"What, Jell-O shots, it's 8 in the blessed morning??"

"It's a tradition dude."

"It's not a tradition, it just started this year."

"A tradition has to start sometime, might as well be ahead of the curve. A trendsetter."

I shake my head and continue the shave. I ended up with another excellent shave. BBS, DFS on the neck. Today is more BBS than yesterday, yet at first, it seemed I had a tad more irritation on the jaw like while I was chasing BBS. None the less a fine shave.

The scent of the soap is described as forest and herbaceous. To my less than stellar olfactory senses, it smells like pine among other scents, a fine scent indeed. The scent is not as strong as others. Another good candidate for when I serve mass. I found a bottle of Aqua Velva Blue Ice and splashed some of that on. Quite nice. As is par so far for Aqua Velva, the scent faded quickly.

"How quickly did it fade?" Self ask.

"Quicker than your GPA faded the second year at LSU."

"Ouch, that hurt."

"Go have another Jell-O shot , that should help."

"I think I will."

Thus concludes another excellent shave and a conversation with Self. I pray for everyone has a blessed day, may your shaves be BBS, nick, and weeper free.

P.S. I realize the Jell-O shot reference will fly by some of y’all. Search up CWS Jello Shot leaderboard on Twitter. I was quite the story. Haha.

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I find your conversations with self like the association game. I am like that as well and then I wonder "how did I get to that topic?"

 

[blethenstrom]

You should be out of GRUME when Mo releases the next batch of Mallard soaps(Grooming Dept).

I think the @cajunrph needs to find some new friends here on B&B and not those who leads him down deeper into this addiction. RUN!

 

[cajunrph]

I find your conversations with self like the association game. I am like that as well and then I wonder "how did I get to that topic?"

I have many ideas of conversations with Self. The challenge is keeping them all straight. Haha. I really don’t talk to myself like this much. Just the phrases “I said to myself, Self….” Always brought a chuckle to me. And Self. Haha.

 

[cajunrph]

I think the @cajunrph needs to find some new friends here on B&B and not those who leads him down deeper into this addiction. RUN!

We are kindred spirits. Haha.

 

[blethenstrom]

We are kindred spirits. Haha.

We need to stand united to fight the evil enablers who try to thwart our self-control and point out the sales that ItalianBarber has on Nacets for $9.99 and how we NEED that new shiny new razor and soft and luscious brush with just enough scritch.

 

[cajunrph]

We need to stand united to fight the evil enablers who try to thwart our self-control and point out the sales that ItalianBarber has on Nacets for $9.99 and how we NEED that new shiny new razor and soft and luscious brush with just enough scritch.

Ohh thanks for the tip. Err I mean yes, we need to stand up to the enablers.

www.itali...........

 

[APBinNCA]

We need to stand united to fight the evil enablers who try to thwart our self-control and point out the sales that ItalianBarber has on Nacets for $9.99 and how we NEED that new shiny new razor and soft and luscious brush with just enough scritch.

Yes, yes, feel the NEED flow through you!

 

[Star_Wahl_Clipper_Treker]

Shave Date 9/15/23
GRUME September: 15/30
Razor: Yates 'Merica
Blade: Tarta (2)
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0
Soap: West Coast Shaving Duck Fat Fougere
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket 26mm Synthetic
Post-shave: Alum Block, Thayers, PAA Mysterium Serum, Aqua Velva Ice Blue.
Bowl: Douglas Smith Pottery Suribachi Shaving Bowl
Rating: 9.3/10 BBS Cheeks and DFS on the neck. 0 weepers or nicks.

Notes:

Friday fellas, the weekend is around the corner, yet I work tomorrow, just 3 hours no biggie. Another fantastic shave this morning. I tried a soap I bought in my fit of SAD in August I had not tried before. I bought this one in part because it used Duck fat. This one is harder than the other croaps, bordering on a hard soap. I scooped some out with the bass guitar pic and smeared it into the bowl. It was quite hard and did not press as easily into the bowl as the softer soaps. I dipped the brush into the water, rung it out, and started to lather. At first, the soap reacted differently, as is to be expected since it is a different base. But I kept after it and got the thick lather we all desire. As I was was working on my lather, I thought to myself,

"Self, this is some hard soap and duck fat? It doesn't seem like ducks have much fat."

Self yelled from the other room, "What???"

I replied, "Duck fat soap, ducks don't have much fat. I was wondering about that."

Self walks in "Maybe that's why they waddle?"

"They waddle because they have short lets."

"Is that why you waddle?"

"Wha..., I don't waddle, and I don't have short legs. I am of average height."

"Pfff, in what country and what century?"

"Hey, my drivers license says I'm 5'10"."

"You had boots on that day, didn't you? It also says you're 190lbs. Ha!! You haven't seen that in a while."

"Don't you have some LSU videos to watch??"

"Good idea, I think I'll watch this year's College World Series."

Thankfully self leaves and I continue the lathering process. Despite the initial looks of the lathering process, it whipped up into a fine lather. Thick and creamy. I proceeded to scrub the face with the cube, then lather up the face. A fine lathering experience, despite Self's interruptions.

To the background sounds of aluminum bats 'tink', crowds roaring, and announcers asking, did he get it, did he get it??? Goooonnnneeeee, Tigers on the board, I loaded up the razor and started the shave. In respect to the good Professor Flanders(@APBinNCA) I shall clarify my shave directions going forward. I made 2.5 passes, one North to South pass followed by a true ATG shave for me. ATG from my jawline down is right to left, or east to west if you prefer it that way, with the exception of the area under my chin, that runs the same as the cheeks. Cheeks ATG is south to north. I did those two passes with some touchups. As the shave is processing I hear Self rummaging around in the fridge and banging stuff around.

I yell, "Hey Self, what are you doing in there??"

"Looking for the Jell-O shots."

"What, Jell-O shots, it's 8 in the blessed morning??"

"It's a tradition dude."

"It's not a tradition, it just started this year."

"A tradition has to start sometime, might as well be ahead of the curve. A trendsetter."

I shake my head and continue the shave. I ended up with another excellent shave. BBS, DFS on the neck. Today is more BBS than yesterday, yet at first, it seemed I had a tad more irritation on the jaw like while I was chasing BBS. None the less a fine shave.

The scent of the soap is described as forest and herbaceous. To my less than stellar olfactory senses, it smells like pine among other scents, a fine scent indeed. The scent is not as strong as others. Another good candidate for when I serve mass. I found a bottle of Aqua Velva Blue Ice and splashed some of that on. Quite nice. As is par so far for Aqua Velva, the scent faded quickly.

"How quickly did it fade?" Self ask.

"Quicker than your GPA faded the second year at LSU."

"Ouch, that hurt."

"Go have another Jell-O shot , that should help."

"I think I will."

Thus concludes another excellent shave and a conversation with Self. I pray for everyone has a blessed day, may your shaves be BBS, nick, and weeper free.

P.S. I realize the Jell-O shot reference will fly by some of y’all. Search up CWS Jello Shot leaderboard on Twitter. I was quite the story. Haha.

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More pure gold sir, more pure gold, yes indeed.

When you begin this hobby, you think your just going to use 1 razor, 1 brush, 1 shave soap, and 1 aftershave, and you won't even use a shaving bowl. Then suddenly, without warning, you find yourself falling down the rabbit hole so quickly, you've lost track of when you fell into it, and you have no way of knowing, if your falling will ever be slowing, no way of knowing which way your going. Ahhhhhhhhhhh!

And then suddenly you find yourself buying everything, the money is leaving your wallet so fast, you smell something burning.

Oh no, your wallet is now on fire!

And if you didn't catch it fast enough, this happens as a result of it...

And because your fire extinguisher was made in Britain, the very thing you rely on to put out fires, this now happens.

Story of your life right?

Get me one of those jello shots!

Down the hatch, BURP, hope it doesn't kill me. Wait, I feel something happening. Ohhhhh schiiiittttt!

OMG, the jello shot changed my sex, made me fat, and turned me blue. Why didn't you tell me this would happen? I don't think these jello shots have been tested at all. What in the world has this world gone to?

 

[cajunrph]

Shave Date 9/16/23
GRUME September: 18/30
Razor: 1948 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Lord Super Stainless (5)
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0
Soap: PAA Planet Phoenix
Brush: West Coast Shaving Clear Smoke Synthetic
Post-shave: Alum Block, Thayers, PAA Mysterium Serum, PAA Planet Phoenix After Shave.
Bowl: Douglas Smith Pottery Suribachi Shaving Bowl
Rating: 9.2/10 BBS Cheeks and DFS on the neck. 0 weepers or nicks.

Notes:

A fine Saturday morning shave. Self is a tad hung over today after all those Jell-o Shots.

"Ohhh, mah head!!!! I can't hang with those Cajuns." Self says from the couch.

"Dude, you're Cajun." I replied.

"Only half Cajun, Dad is from Mississippi."

"What does that make us, then?"

"Either a coon-neck, or a reda$$." Replied Self.

"Shhiiiii....what's the best choice of those?"

"Reda$$, by a slim margin." replied Self.

"Since Mon is 14 Karat Coona$$, we could say we are 7 Karat." I offered.

"I prefer Reda$$" says Self, as he flicks on the TV searching for the LSU game.

While Self is channel surfing, I start to shave. I scoop out some PPA Planet Phoenix with the bass pick. It is immediately apparent that the PAA soaps are much softer than the Duck Fat soap I used yesterday. This one scooped almost like butter at room temperature. Lathering up ended the same as always, soft creamy lather. There are differences from day to day, but keeping to the script with small water additions, working the water into the soap, then repeating until you achieve a lather consistency. A fine lather.

I scrubbed my face with the PAA Cube 2.0, lathered up the face, and then installed the blade into the Super Speed. I chose the Lords in an effort to bin it after the blade after the shave, as it will be its 5th shave. I'm having second thoughts if I will. The blade performed well, I did three passes and touch-ups, One North to south, one true XTG, and a third true ATG then some touch-ups. As I was shaving, I heard Self in the kitchen making another racket.

"What are you looking for, Self? More Jell-O Shots'" I yelled.

Self Yelled back, "No, It's 8 in the blessed morning, I'm more sophisticated than that." Yelled back Self

"I wouldn't put it past you."

"Neither would I." Replied Self.

I shake my head and continue the shave. I'm shaving along, finished up the three passes, and doing the touch-up work. Do you ever get the feeling someone is watching you? I had that sense, I looked up and Self was looking at me doing the touch-up passes. With a judgemental smirk on his face. Slipping away on a 22oz LSU Tumbler filled to the brim."

"It looks like tomato juice in there. I know better than to think it's just tomato juice in there." I said

Self replied, "You would be correct. It's a Bloody Mary."

"A Bloody Mary, at 8 in the morning?"

"Yep, it's what the high-class folks do and we high class, now stop distracting me."

"Uhhh, what ya doing there?" Asked Self in a condescending tone.

"Uhh, what happened was......." I started to say

Self, cuts me off, "What happened was that you are chasing BBS on the neck."

"Bu..."

"Chasing BBS on the neck with ATG passes."

"Bu......"

"ATG passes with a blade with 5 freaking shaves on it!!" Self's voice is rising.

"You got pissed at me when I chased BBS ATG on the neck, and I come in here and catch you doing the very same thing."

Self is steeming now, I have to think fast.

"Do I hear them talking about the LSU/Mississippi State game on the TV in there?" I ask

"Ohh, yeah," Self spins away and goes to the TV.

I looked back in the mirror to start shaving then realized, Self was right. I need to stop before I get a bunch of irritation or a face full of weepers. I'd never live that down. I did have a very good BBS on the cheeks and DFS on the neck. So I stopped at that point and called it a day.

The PAA Planet soap scent is very strong, as is the After Shave. This one will not fade away, nor is it a candidate for use when I serve at Mass on Sundays. The scent is more Barbershop than floral. Closer to Pinnaud Clubman than the flower scents. But again my sense of smell isn't that great.

With Self content with a drink and football, I clean up after the shave. I did shave quicker this time than before, even making three passes plus. I clean up everything and head out to work.

I wish everyone a fantastic blessed Saturday, may all your shaves be BBS, nick, and weeper free.

 

[Star_Wahl_Clipper_Treker]

Shave Date 9/16/23
GRUME September: 18/30
Razor: 1948 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Lord Super Stainless (5)
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0
Soap: PAA Planet Phoenix
Brush: West Coast Shaving Clear Smoke Synthetic
Post-shave: Alum Block, Thayers, PAA Mysterium Serum, PAA Planet Phoenix After Shave.
Bowl: Douglas Smith Pottery Suribachi Shaving Bowl
Rating: 9.2/10 BBS Cheeks and DFS on the neck. 0 weepers or nicks.

Notes:

A fine Saturday morning shave. Self is a tad hung over today after all those Jell-o Shots.

"Ohhh, mah head!!!! I can't hang with those Cajuns." Self says from the couch.

"Dude, you're Cajun." I replied.

"Only half Cajun, Dad is from Mississippi."

"What does that make us, then?"

"Either a coon-neck, or a reda$$." Replied Self.

"Shhiiiii....what's the best choice of those?"

"Reda$$, by a slim margin." replied Self.

"Since Mon is 14 Karat Coona$$, we could say we are 7 Karat." I offered.

"I prefer Reda$$" says Self, as he flicks on the TV searching for the LSU game.

While Self is channel surfing, I start to shave. I scoop out some PPA Planet Phoenix with the bass pick. It is immediately apparent that the PAA soaps are much softer than the Duck Fat soap I used yesterday. This one scooped almost like butter at room temperature. Lathering up ended the same as always, soft creamy lather. There are differences from day to day, but keeping to the script with small water additions, working the water into the soap, then repeating until you achieve a lather consistency. A fine lather.

I scrubbed my face with the PAA Cube 2.0, lathered up the face, and then installed the blade into the Super Speed. I chose the Lords in an effort to bin it after the blade after the shave, as it will be its 5th shave. I'm having second thoughts if I will. The blade performed well, I did three passes and touch-ups, One North to south, one true XTG, and a third true ATG then some touch-ups. As I was shaving, I heard Self in the kitchen making another racket.

"What are you looking for, Self? More Jell-O Shots'" I yelled.

Self Yelled back, "No, It's 8 in the blessed morning, I'm more sophisticated than that." Yelled back Self

"I wouldn't put it past you."

"Neither would I." Replied Self.

I shake my head and continue the shave. I'm shaving along, finished up the three passes, and doing the touch-up work. Do you ever get the feeling someone is watching you? I had that sense, I looked up and Self was looking at me doing the touch-up passes. With a judgemental smirk on his face. Slipping away on a 22oz LSU Tumbler filled to the brim."

"It looks like tomato juice in there. I know better than to think it's just tomato juice in there." I said

Self replied, "You would be correct. It's a Bloody Mary."

"A Bloody Mary, at 8 in the morning?"

"Yep, it's what the high-class folks do and we high class, now stop distracting me."

"Uhhh, what ya doing there?" Asked Self in a condescending tone.

"Uhh, what happened was......." I started to say

Self, cuts me off, "What happened was that you are chasing BBS on the neck."

"Bu..."

"Chasing BBS on the neck with ATG passes."

"Bu......"

"ATG passes with a blade with 5 freaking shaves on it!!" Self's voice is rising.

"You got pissed at me when I chased BBS ATG on the neck, and I come in here and catch you doing the very same thing."

Self is steeming now, I have to think fast.

"Do I hear them talking about the LSU/Mississippi State game on the TV in there?" I ask

"Ohh, yeah," Self spins away and goes to the TV.

I looked back in the mirror to start shaving then realized, Self was right. I need to stop before I get a bunch of irritation or a face full of weepers. I'd never live that down. I did have a very good BBS on the cheeks and DFS on the neck. So I stopped at that point and called it a day.

The PAA Planet soap scent is very strong, as is the After Shave. This one will not fade away, nor is it a candidate for use when I serve at Mass on Sundays. The scent is more Barbershop than floral. Closer to Pinnaud Clubman than the flower scents. But again my sense of smell isn't that great.

With Self content with a drink and football, I clean up after the shave. I did shave quicker this time than before, even making three passes plus. I clean up everything and head out to work.

I wish everyone a fantastic blessed Saturday, may all your shaves be BBS, nick, and weeper free.

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You and self have a great dynamic. You both tear each other down, as well as lift each other up, at the same time. You both care about each other, even though you can't admit it. And you even do some of the same things, like shaving, and eating jello shots in excess. HAHA!

Yeah, watch your game and let me shave already! HAHA

Calls up the boss... I say, "I won't be in for work tomorrow." Boss says, "Why not?" I say, "I'm having a shave today, blood is thicker then water, and I'm working on my BBS." Boss says, "If you don't show up to work in the next hour, I am going to FYS. ( Fire Your A** )

I'm happy to hear that you had a lovely BBS/DFS shave of the 9.2 variety. And with 0 nicks and weepers too. Excellent Job.

 

[cajunrph]

Shave Date 9/17/23
GRUME September: 17/30
Razor: Rex Envoy
Blade: Personna Platinum (2)
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0
Soap: Rex 1955
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar #2 Synthetic
Post-shave: Alum Block, Thayers, PAA Mysterium Serum.
Bowl: Douglas Smith Pottery Suribachi Shaving Bowl
Rating: 9.5/10 BBS Cheeks and DFS on the neck. 0 weepers or nicks.

Notes:

A grand shave on this fine Sunday morning. I had to start earlier than on a workday. I needed to be at the church at 7:30 to help out with our Loaves and Fish food drive. Self isn't a morning person and was snoring away. He likely stayed up late watching Coach Prime's team pull one out in a rivalry game. I need to pull up the highlights, it will be better than the Texans game, more than likely.

The lathering ended up as planned, although getting there was different. I got overzealous with the water additions, adding too much in the beginning rendering a loose lather with many large bubbles. I continued to mix up the lather and lo and behold, a true lather developed. All was well in the end. I just need to trust the system.

I had thoughts of using the Lord blade again, appropriate to use it on the LORDS day. But I did not want to chance a rough cut, as I was pressed for time and took the save route and chose the Presonna on its second shave, maybe third. I have to check that. The Personna and the Rex are a great combo. I did a true north south pass, a true to me XTG pass, and a true ATG pass along with touchups. With Self snoozing away on the couch I could have gone after BBS on the neck without any fear of judgemental eyes. In the end, calmer heads prevailed and called it good before any irritation developed. I nonetheless had an excellent shave. BBS on the cheeks and DFS on the neck, zero nicks, irritations, or weepers.

Since I was not scheduled to serve at mass today, for a moment I thought about using a stronger scented soap. But decided to use the 1955 instead as it is a less intense scent. Especially when I skip any aftershave. Good thing I did because I had to serve at 9:30 mass as one of the other Acolytes was in the ER and needed his spot covered. I told him, as my cajun grandmother would tell us, I'll said some prayers for you. It all worked out in the end.

I pray everyone has a blessed Sunday, and may all your shaves be BBS, nick, and weeper free. Take care.

 

[blethenstrom]

Shave Date 9/17/23
GRUME September: 17/30
Razor: Rex Envoy
Blade: Personna Platinum (2)
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0
Soap: Rex 1955
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar #2 Synthetic
Post-shave: Alum Block, Thayers, PAA Mysterium Serum.
Bowl: Douglas Smith Pottery Suribachi Shaving Bowl
Rating: 9.5/10 BBS Cheeks and DFS on the neck. 0 weepers or nicks.

Notes:

A grand shave on this fine Sunday morning. I had to start earlier than on a workday. I needed to be at the church at 7:30 to help out with our Loaves and Fish food drive. Self isn't a morning person and was snoring away. He likely stayed up late watching Coach Prime's team pull one out in a rivalry game. I need to pull up the highlights, it will be better than the Texans game, more than likely.

The lathering ended up as planned, although getting there was different. I got overzealous with the water additions, adding too much in the beginning rendering a loose lather with many large bubbles. I continued to mix up the lather and lo and behold, a true lather developed. All was well in the end. I just need to trust the system.

I had thoughts of using the Lord blade again, appropriate to use it on the LORDS day. But I did not want to chance a rough cut, as I was pressed for time and took the save route and chose the Presonna on its second shave, maybe third. I have to check that. The Personna and the Rex are a great combo. I did a true north south pass, a true to me XTG pass, and a true ATG pass along with touchups. With Self snoozing away on the couch I could have gone after BBS on the neck without any fear of judgemental eyes. In the end, calmer heads prevailed and called it good before any irritation developed. I nonetheless had an excellent shave. BBS on the cheeks and DFS on the neck, zero nicks, irritations, or weepers.

Since I was not scheduled to serve at mass today, for a moment I thought about using a stronger scented soap. But decided to use the 1955 instead as it is a less intense scent. Especially when I skip any aftershave. Good thing I did because I had to serve at 9:30 mass as one of the other Acolytes was in the ER and needed his spot covered. I told him, as my cajun grandmother would tell us, I'll said some prayers for you. It all worked out in the end.

I pray everyone has a blessed Sunday, and may all your shaves be BBS, nick, and weeper free. Take care.

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Sounds like self is a hard person to get along with. At least he stayed out of your shaving business today and that is a good thing. Actually self sounds like a very bossy one.

 

[cajunrph]

Sounds like self is a hard person to get along with. At least he stayed out of your shaving business today and that is a good thing. Actually self sounds like a very bossy one.

Yeah, Self wasn't feeling it today. I did think about Phaedrus in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintance when I was brainstorming some Self content. But Self isn't like Phaedrus, Phaedrus had the air of danger. Self is more of a goofball. Everyone has some goofball in them. Haha. If you have not read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintance, give it a whirl. Be forwarned, it is not an easy book to get through.

 

[Star_Wahl_Clipper_Treker]

Everyone has some goofball in them.

Yes, and I am the resident goofball on the B&B forum. I can take the place of self any time, and it won't cost you a dime. Hey, look at that, I can make it rhyme any time, I am a poet, and I didn't even know it. See, I told you I was a goofball.

 

[cajunrph]

Yes, and I am the resident goofball on the B&B forum. I can take the place of self any time, and it won't cost you a dime. Hey, look at that, I can make it rhyme any time, I am a poet, and I didn't even know it. See, I told you I was a goofball.

I used to write poems till my first divorce suck the life right out of me. Hahaha Just kidding, she forgot how to suck. Haha.