In with a DFS+ on my Feather, shave #160! Shave on!
December 2022 Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End (GRUME)
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Feel better soon!
Day 7, 22.6% complete.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Opuntia
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Astra SP #6
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea Balm
It got late, so used the safety bar GC for a quick autopilot shave.
Preshave: Hot washcloth
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Opuntia
Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic cashmere
Razor: GC.84 SB, Al Handle, Astra SP #6
Bowl: Turkish copper
Post-shave: Nivea Balm
It got late, so used the safety bar GC for a quick autopilot shave.
Let's stay
!
Sounds like a variation on McHammer…Let's stay
“I said, "We stay", stay, ah yeah, we stay, stay
We got to stay just to make it today, that's word, we stay”
Every now and then a NOS stick pops up at the german bay... that's how I got mine.
But the prices have ridiculously skyrocked. Nowadays, at times sellers ask for a retail price of 30 Euro per stick... which is a rip off imo. If you want me to I'll keep my eyes open and get back to you if a more reasonable offering comes up...
Still in!
Great shave with my new Areffa soap from Ukraine and new Captain’s Choice copper bowl. Both ordered in Nov and delivered today.
Great shave with my new Areffa soap from Ukraine and new Captain’s Choice copper bowl. Both ordered in Nov and delivered today.
lasta
Blade Biter
Isn’t rust not just another coating?
Another BBS shave, still in.
Fatip FOCS
Feather (2)
Anbbas synth brush
TFS Dracaris (SOTM)
Floid vigoroso AS
Nivea sensitive ASB
Have a nice day.
Fatip FOCS
Feather (2)
Anbbas synth brush
TFS Dracaris (SOTM)
Floid vigoroso AS
Nivea sensitive ASB
Have a nice day.
Still in and a great shave this morning.
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: GEM PTFE (18)
Soap: Stirling Mountain Man (sample)
Brush: Omega 10290 Boar
AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: GEM PTFE (18)
Soap: Stirling Mountain Man (sample)
Brush: Omega 10290 Boar
AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
| Date | 08.12.2022 |
| 365 days of shaving | 345/341 (100%) |
| GRUME December | 8/31 (100%) |
| Discovery Blade Adventure | Bolzano 2/3 Timor 2/3 Eddison 2/3 |
| Passes | 3 |
| WXTG (2) | CB Curve (NW-SE curving to NE-SW | cheeks and neck) Gillette Slide (NW-SE curving to NE-SW | cheeks) (S-N | neck) |
| ATG | Straight & Slanted (S-N | cheeks) (SW-NE | neck) |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Timeless Ti95 SCB | Eddison (11) | Razorock Plissoft 400 |
| Pre-shave | Soap & Bowl | Post-shave |
| Cold splash Proraso Green pre-shave | Haslinger Sandelholz Face lathered | Cold splash Floïds the Genuine (AS) Nivea Sensitive (Balm) |
| Efficiency | Quality |
| 9/10 (~20 minutes) | 10/10 (Clean) |
| Effectiveness | Comfort |
| 9/10 (BBS-) | 10/10 (GlideFest) |
| Notes to today’s shave: |
Still in, but experiencing some itches and urges here and there. Particularly around razor heads - I saw the Yaqi Sentinel back in stock and I am very curious to know how it shaves, being somewhat of a WR2 clone (I mean that very loosely as gap and exposure are different, but the look is similar).
Anyway, momentous shave today with the Timeless. I had a fair amount of stubble today (indication that the Bolzano has had its best shave behind it)and so I thought to bring out my Timeless for Timeless Thursday or something. The Eddison blade up to bat for the 11th time.
The Timeless and the Eddison took no prisoners and I was already at CCS levels after the first pass to arrive at DFS+ on the second pass. The third pass took it for a homerun - not absolutely necessary - but sooo good and BBS was there again. Trouble areas were a bit more challenging for the blade, but still very decently done.
Very very nice shave indeed. I have seen a .68 OC baseplate and I am curious to know if it is any different from my .95 SCB.
Extended shave notes can be found here.
Enjoy your shaves today!
Still out.
Merkur Progress on 3 with Parker Platinum blade.
Yaqi 26mm best, using B&M Leviathan Soap.
Finished with PAA AA Bay Rum AS, man what a great shave. Sometimes things just come together in a beautiful way. Sometimes, they don't!!!!! Happy shaves Gents!!!
Merkur Progress on 3 with Parker Platinum blade.
Yaqi 26mm best, using B&M Leviathan Soap.
Finished with PAA AA Bay Rum AS, man what a great shave. Sometimes things just come together in a beautiful way. Sometimes, they don't!!!!! Happy shaves Gents!!!
Still in.
Today would have been my father's 91st birthday, though he only made it to 54. So, in honor of that and to the best of my memory:
Gillette Super Speed
KCG (1)
Osea Algae oil preshave
Barbasol (Hydrated)
Moen Bowl
Yaqi Timberwolf
Aqua Velva
Nice!
Today would have been my father's 91st birthday, though he only made it to 54. So, in honor of that and to the best of my memory:
Gillette Super Speed
KCG (1)
Osea Algae oil preshave
Barbasol (Hydrated)
Moen Bowl
Yaqi Timberwolf
Aqua Velva
Nice!
Still in - no shave today
Still in
Razor: King C Gillette
Blade: Astra SS (5)
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Aftershave: Stirling Ramblin' Man
Sorry no time to take a pic today.
Razor: King C Gillette
Blade: Astra SS (5)
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Aftershave: Stirling Ramblin' Man
Sorry no time to take a pic today.
GRUME...Still In! 
DecemBOAR day 8
Schick Krona
Super Iridium SS (5?)
Semogue SOC
The Club (A&E) Tibetan Temple
This soap was a Black Friday special last month. Here is the Ariana & Evans description:
"Notes: Tobacco leaf, honey, iris, sandalwood, amber, musk, frankincense, myrh, smoke, rose, patchouli, Himalayan cedar and hay." ...I was intrigued and ordered it.
When I opened the container I had a rush of memories from the 60's and 70's...... Cone incense burning at parties (now they call it aroma therapy)...Feeling Groovy......Love...don't trust anyone over 30...revolution...stay cool man...mini skirts...cute chicks...music in the air... turntables...albums...3 TV stations... and FM rock. It was an exciting and interesting era to come of age.
It is kinda mystical how scents and our other senses can trigger memories and emotions.
Do you recognize this guy? Here is a photo from that era.
Onto the shave. A simple boar brush was common and the "modern" Schick Krona was probably being marketed to the younger generation at that time. The soap is well made and reminds me of incense smoke waffling in the air. I contained my reactive emotions and focused on the job at hand and experienced a DFS.
"It was far out man."
"Please take care of yourself and each other."-Lester Holt
DecemBOAR day 8
Schick Krona
Super Iridium SS (5?)
Semogue SOC
The Club (A&E) Tibetan Temple
This soap was a Black Friday special last month. Here is the Ariana & Evans description:
"Notes: Tobacco leaf, honey, iris, sandalwood, amber, musk, frankincense, myrh, smoke, rose, patchouli, Himalayan cedar and hay." ...I was intrigued and ordered it.
When I opened the container I had a rush of memories from the 60's and 70's...... Cone incense burning at parties (now they call it aroma therapy)...Feeling Groovy...
...Love...don't trust anyone over 30...revolution...stay cool man...mini skirts...cute chicks...music in the air... turntables...albums...3 TV stations... and FM rock. It was an exciting and interesting era to come of age.It is kinda mystical how scents and our other senses can trigger memories and emotions.
Do you recognize this guy? Here is a photo from that era.
Onto the shave. A simple boar brush was common and the "modern" Schick Krona was probably being marketed to the younger generation at that time. The soap is well made and reminds me of incense smoke waffling in the air. I contained my reactive emotions and focused on the job at hand and experienced a DFS.
"It was far out man."
"Please take care of yourself and each other."-Lester Holt
LOL!
The story behind the current blade: I binned it after 17 shaves. I got over 30 shaves with the next one. Hmmm… so I retrieved the binned one, almost tossed it at 40, but then I was starting to get better shaves with it. ( And some say the second shave is the best with Feathers!) My next blade (if I live that long
) will be the one I binned before this one."What? Me worry??"GRUME...Still In!
DecemBOAR day 8
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Schick Krona
Super Iridium SS (5?)
Semogue SOC
The Club (A&E) Tibetan Temple
This soap was a Black Friday special last month. Here is the Ariana & Evans description:
"Notes: Tobacco leaf, honey, iris, sandalwood, amber, musk, frankincense, myrh, smoke, rose, patchouli, Himalayan cedar and hay." ...I was intrigued and ordered it.
When I opened the container I had a rush of memories from the 60's and 70's...... Cone incense burning at parties (now they call it aroma therapy)...Feeling Groovy...
It is kinda mystical how scents and our other senses can trigger memories and emotions.
Do you recognize this guy? Here is a photo from that era.
View attachment 1569091
Onto the shave. A simple boar brush was common and the "modern" Schick Krona was probably being marketed to the younger generation at that time. The soap is well made and reminds me of incense smoke waffling in the air. I contained my reactive emotions and focused on the job at hand and experienced a DFS.
"It was far out man."
"Please take care of yourself and each other."-Lester Holt
Still in.
Not enough spare time left today to have a relaxed shave. Thus no shave today.
Not enough spare time left today to have a relaxed shave. Thus no shave today.
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