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NomadicDave's Shaving Journey

Face Shave

Razor - Henson - Still loving it. Using it because I have a few cuts I'm trying to let heal.

Brush - DG Dumb Courage B13 - Wow this is freaking luxurious and a beautiful knot.

Soap - B&M Vespers - OMG this scent is epic!!!

Wow, this was a great face shave today. Decided to give the L4 a rest and break out my recently acquired B13. Love the colorway of this handle and geez the B13 knot is amazing! It is soft a little backbone and I love how it splays as far as knots go.

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Head Shave

Razor - Henson - Still trucking

Brush - TNS H4 Hybrid - This is the best-looking brush I own.

Soap - Wholly Kaw Masquraid - Beautiful scent and soap base.

I lovely head shave this afternoon. The first use for the H4 hybrid brush. Wow, it was a lather hog with this soap. My M1 and M2 don't hog lather as this did. But I have yet to use them with wholly kaw. So it might be a soap base thing vs the brush. I enjoyed using it even with the lather hog issue.

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Face Shave

Razor - Henson - Still great.

Brush - Mozingo DFS ZT3 - It's 26mm and has a DFS handle. It was nice, soft, and natural hair.

Soap - A&E Peaches&Cognac - I was expecting a boozy peach scent. This is just peaches, it's nice though.

Great shave this morning, not a bad scent and I got this for around $8 a tub on a Black Friday deal. This week I'm trying to stick to my three ZT3 brushes as I need to figure out which one or two to let go of. As of now, it's either this one or my yellow 28mm.

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Head Shave

Razor - Henson - Keeper

Brush - Mozingo ZT3 28mm - Love this freaking brush.

Soap - B&M Hallows - I Love this scent and wish it was still sold.

It's sad this soap is almost gone, I received it for free when I bought a brush and it was already used. I really enjoy this scent and I would buy it. This ZT3 is a keeper of the three I have and still trying to decide if I should get rid of one. This one is much bigger than my yellow 28mm ZT3. The yellow ZT3 does not splay or bloom as big. I also really like the handle on this. It's a gold, black with a white swirl going down the handle.

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Face Shave

Razor - Masamune - Love this and I used a Feather with it.

Brush - DG B9A+ BOK 2.0 - Love this brush!

Soap - B&M Hallows - Love this scent.

Great face shave today! No pictures for it though. This knot in the B9A+ is perfect, it has gel tips but it's at the perfect point of not being too gelly. It also has the perfect backbone. I would like to add another one if I come across one.
 
Head Shave

Razor - Masamune - Love this and I used a Feather with it.

Brush - V&C + HOM "SMASH" VCO1 - This was the 6th use for the brush. It's getting better with each use now.

Soap - B&M Hallows - Love this scent.

They need to bring this soap back!!! I love the scent of it. This brush is getting better now with each use. Today I really loved how soft it was and the performance was lovely.

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Head Shave

Razor - Henson - Keeper

Brush - Mozingo ZT3 28mm - Love this freaking brush.

Soap - B&M Hallows - I Love this scent and wish it was still sold.

It's sad this soap is almost gone, I received it for free when I bought a brush and it was already used. I really enjoy this scent and I would buy it. This ZT3 is a keeper of the three I have and still trying to decide if I should get rid of one. This one is much bigger than my yellow 28mm ZT3. The yellow ZT3 does not splay or bloom as big. I also really like the handle on this. It's a gold, black with a white swirl going down the handle.

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Face Shave

Razor - Masamune - Love this razor

Brush - Sawdust Creations & Boti NC Knot - First shave with this new creation of mine. Bought the handle from SDC and man is it stunning. Planted a 26mm Boti NC Knot in it. The Boti NC is a big boy because the handle was drilled for 29mm and this knot fit so tight I did not need to use silicone.

Soap - B&M Hallows - Ugh it is almost gone.

Great shave today, love this soap. It was free but I am sad to see it almost gone. First, shave down with the new brush. It surprises me how nice this knot is for the price. The only issue was it was not super easy to load the brush with soap.
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Head Shave

Razor - Masamune - Keeper!!

Brush - Trotter Daliesque T1 - Breaking in the Trotter and it's getting better. 4th use for it.

Soap - B&M Hallows - Love it.

Great head shave this afternoon. Decided to use the Trotter as I want to break it in some more. This is the fourth time using it so it still needs some more love.

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Face Shave

Razor - Masamune OC - Love it with the OC plate.

Brush - DG Poison Pond B11 - Love the B11 and this colorway is one of my favorites from DG. This B11 is still breaking in.

Soap - B&M Hallows - Still great.

Nice face shaves this morning. Decided to give the old OC plate a go. I will start using it more to get better at using it. I really enjoy using OC razors. Love this B11 and I bought it used but the original owner never even used it. So it is still breaking in. I have no idea how many times I have used it. But if I had to guess I can assume around 7 times give or take.

B11 has a bit of scrub and backbone to really work up a lather. The tips are very soft but not gelly at all. Very natural hair knot. I also own a B11 Deja Blue that is broken in very nicely. Not sure I would add a 3rd B11 to the collection. I love B11 but It's not a goat knot. B14, B15, and B13 all get more praise and I believe they have a more luxurious feel to them vs the B11. The B11 reminds me of the B9A.

Going forward I need to come up with a solid rotation plan for my brushes and soaps. I think going forward I will rotate between about 6 brushes that I have that all need more breaking in. I'm thinking my B11, L4, H4, T1, Boti NC, and V17 will be the rotation for now. At lest for the next couple of weeks this way I get them all broken in at the same time. I might throw in a few odd ball brushes into the mix.

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Head Shave

Razor - Masamune OC - Man I love the efficiency of this razor

Brush - TNS Pastel L4 Hybrid - This is an incredible knot and brush.

Soap - B&M Hallows - Still a banger.

I love this TNS L4. Milton knows how to create a beautiful knot and handle. I used Wholly Kaw Vor V splash and wow instant banger scent. I bought a few WK splashes that I don't have matching soaps for because they were 50% off on Black Friday. Figured that would be a great way to see if I like the scent. I already love the soap base and believe it's among my top favorites.

Vor V is an incredible scent. I know some don't like many of WK scents, but I have not found one I don't like yet. I have about 7 of their soaps. The way the splash makes my skin feel so supple and rejuvenated is insane to me. WK just makes an incredible product, it is on the higher end for the price point but well worth it to me.

I love this L4 so much that I would not mind adding another to my collection. I love my L3 and it's a fan, was afraid with this batch four hair being thinner than a fan shape would not have enough backbone for me. Maybe I will add an M4 seeing how I have an H4 and L4 and love both of them.
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Face Shave

Razor - Masamune OC - Man I love the efficiency of this razor

Brush - Sawdust Creation & Boti NC - I really like this brush creation of mine. Reminds me of my DG B9A+.

Soap - PAA Space Nog - Changed it up. Space Nog is easily in my top 5 favorite PAA scents.

Great face shave today. Loving getting the opportunity to break in all of these stunning brushes.

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Head Shave

Razor - Masamune OC - Man I love the efficiency of this razor

Brush - TNS Pastel L4 Hybrid & TNS Space H4 Hybrid - Wanted to get a good comparison of these two brushes.

Soap - Wholly Kaw Fougere Bouquet - I love WK soaps and this scent is lovely.

Both the L4 and H4 are a bit more cumbersome to load soap with vs say my DG, VC01, or even my L3. I'm already assuming that will be easier once more broken in. I think long-term they will still not be as easy as say my DG or VC01 from my research but time will tell. The L4 loads and releases soap easier than the H4. The H4 is softer when splayed for both head and face feel.

I am happy to own both of these brushes. I enjoy both knots and the handles are stunning. I would add another in both to my collection. I often am curious how the fan shape would compare to the hybrid as far as loading soap, releasing soap and face feel.
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Face Shave

Razor - Blackbird Ti - Man I love this razor.

Brush - DG Spooky B15 - This knot is freaking good and I love this pour.

Soap - B&M Hallows - Almost done with it.

The ring of death is growing on this soap. It excites me and makes me sad. I like killing a soap off. It means I got some good use out of that soap and it allows me to lower how many soaps I have. But I really enjoy this scent and they don't make it anymore so once this is gone it will be gone for good in my den. Still happy I got this for free to even try it.

Finally received this stunning DG Spooky B15. I bought it back in October and man this knot is amazing. I have one other B15 in an Illusive pour. Maybe it's that I bought this one new but this one's knot seems better.
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Head Shave

Razor - Blackbird Ti - Smooth shaving.

Brush - TNS Galaxy H4 Hybrid - Love this brush. It keeps getting better.

Soap - B&M Hallows - This scent is everything.

Hallows is a hard scent for me to describe but I love everything about it. This H4 has a stunning handle that I might start calling the Dark Galaxy or Dark Universe. As it really looks like a dark galaxy. The H4 is a lather hog but I don't mind that as I have over 30 soaps as of today. It feels so good on my head even when splayed. It seems to get softer the more I use it and splays a little bigger.
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Face Shave

Razor - Blackbird Ti - Smooth shaving.

Brush - DG Sonder B13 - Love this brush. Luxury on the face.

Soap - PAA Atomic Pumpkin - Banger scent.

A perfect face shave today with this setup. I love B13, it's a luxurious knot with a little backbone and lovely splay. I should have got a B13 sooner. This Sonder one is stunning to me in a yellow with a bit of black swirled in. I got it for a heck of a deal at below $300.

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