Still in, lovely shave - 9.7/10 (a few small weepers, gone with alum block).
Tabactober 2021
- Thread starter FoolishMortal
- Start date
whether because it's October
whether because it's Tabac
I had a great shave with my Grelot the lord barber
"Soon a host of lovely flowers
From vales and woodland burst;
But in all that fair procession
The crocuses were first....."
Frances Harper
Stay healthy every one
Ganko
whether because it's Tabac
I had a great shave with my Grelot the lord barber
"Soon a host of lovely flowers
From vales and woodland burst;
But in all that fair procession
The crocuses were first....."
Frances Harper
Stay healthy every one
Ganko
Tabac Balm
Tabac Attack today
Tabac shave stick, aftershave splash, and deodorant
Duke Cannon bourbon bath soap
It smells like today's going to be a good day
Tabac shave stick, aftershave splash, and deodorant
Duke Cannon bourbon bath soap
It smells like today's going to be a good day
Tabactober 23
21/21 Tabac shaves this month
Oh my! The week kind of got away from me.
Thursday/Friday shave
W. Greaves & Sons, Sheafworks
Heritage Collection Merit 99-5
Tabac
Saturday's shave
Drew Dick Custom
Mojo Handcrafts
Tabac
21/21 Tabac shaves this month
Oh my! The week kind of got away from me.
Thursday/Friday shave
W. Greaves & Sons, Sheafworks
Heritage Collection Merit 99-5
Tabac
Saturday's shave
Drew Dick Custom
Mojo Handcrafts
Tabac
Saturday Tabac shave. Happily scored another original Tabac in the glass bowl this week at my local pharmacy. It may be some time before I ever try the new stuff.
Tabactober shave number 24. Still Tabac attack and soap again today. It is still just hanging in there.
Single Edge Sunday in Tabactober
(the whole month is SE though)
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline (9)
Brush: Zenith 507U XSE
Soap&AS: Tabac
(the whole month is SE though)
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline (9)
Brush: Zenith 507U XSE
Soap&AS: Tabac
Tabactober
Razor: Schick G
Blade: Schick (1)
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Soap: Tabac
Balm: Proraso Blue
Aftershave: Aqua Velva
Razor: Schick G
Blade: Schick (1)
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Soap: Tabac
Balm: Proraso Blue
Aftershave: Aqua Velva
Rocca R95
Gillette Minora
Olympiakos 2-Band Badger
Tabac
Son of Zeus
Gillette Minora
Olympiakos 2-Band Badger
Tabac
Son of Zeus
Another shave with tallow Tabac, excellent as always.
Last night, I had shave #35 with blade #2 of the vintage Polisilver Stainless Steel blades. Again, the blade was held in place with a Fatip Open Comb Piccolo in nickel.
I used Tabac (tallow) shaving soap and made pretty good lather. It was slick and cushiony.
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 I shook my brush to remove some water and picked up the soap puck in my left hand, I began swirling my brush across the top of the soap for a minute before scooping up all the protolather left on the puck and transferring it to the shaving bowl. 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 shaving 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. I did not feel my blade; this is how I like it. I wound up with a very smooth BBS shave.
I cleaned up my shave with my usual alum block pass before washing it off and applying aftershave splash (Pinaud Clubman) and aftershave balm (Van der Hagen Post Shave Soothing Balm). I felt no sting from the alum block. I did feel a bit of sting from the alcohol in the splash, though.
This was my third time using the VDH balm. Again, I thought the balm was "heavier"/greasier than the skin than other aftershave balms I've used in the past and it seemed to cause me to perspire a bit more on areas of my face to which I applied the balm than areas without balm.
All in all, I would give this shave a 99/100.
I used Tabac (tallow) shaving soap and made pretty good lather. It was slick and cushiony.
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 I shook my brush to remove some water and picked up the soap puck in my left hand, I began swirling my brush across the top of the soap for a minute before scooping up all the protolather left on the puck and transferring it to the shaving bowl. 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 shaving 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. I did not feel my blade; this is how I like it. I wound up with a very smooth BBS shave.
I cleaned up my shave with my usual alum block pass before washing it off and applying aftershave splash (Pinaud Clubman) and aftershave balm (Van der Hagen Post Shave Soothing Balm). I felt no sting from the alum block. I did feel a bit of sting from the alcohol in the splash, though.
This was my third time using the VDH balm. Again, I thought the balm was "heavier"/greasier than the skin than other aftershave balms I've used in the past and it seemed to cause me to perspire a bit more on areas of my face to which I applied the balm than areas without balm.
All in all, I would give this shave a 99/100.
Tabactober shave number 25. Soap today, still hanging in there and I don’t know how much longer it can go on for.
Still in, 4th use of Personna Lab Blue blade. Full BBS - 9.8/10.
Tabac all the way.
Tabac all the way.
Schick Injector Type E3
Schick Injector (16)
Tabac stick (Tallow)
Yaqi Purple Haze 24mm Mew Brown synthetic
Pinaud Clubman
Schick Injector (16)
Tabac stick (Tallow)
Yaqi Purple Haze 24mm Mew Brown synthetic
Pinaud Clubman
I haven’t used tabac every shave this Tabactober, but when I have, I’ve gone all in like this:
DH Lory Clea Shave razor
Ever Ready 69 reknotted
Love the AS, smells
Very close to then puck. The EdT is a bit different, and isn’t strong and doesn’t last
DH Lory Clea Shave razor
Ever Ready 69 reknotted
Love the AS, smells
Very close to then puck. The EdT is a bit different, and isn’t strong and doesn’t last
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