You could try some of the other Tabac AS.
Craftsman is a good, masculine scent.
It is related to the original in some mysterious way, but a completely different scent.
I think this goes for the other Tabac scents too.
Tabactober 2022
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Craftsman is a good, masculine scent.
It is related to the original in some mysterious way, but a completely different scent.
I think this goes for the other Tabac scents too.
I think my semi-Dutch psychologist is hitting the nail on the head here (the guilty part, not the mockery - I wouldn’t want to feel guilty for doing that too!).
And not only that, I feel guilty towards @JAHE too, but I did not want to have him go to all the trouble of getting me a piece of the action and then me possibly not liking it.
So this is another cross I will have to bear. The shave was pure bliss by the way - more on that later.
Guido
You absolutely don’t have to.
Glad you liked it. Doesn't come as a surprise, I'd say.
I hope you don't have to move to the dog house... #SWMBO
Tabactober shave number 5 today. Tallow Tabac with a Simpson Trafalgar T3 brush, Merkur 34C and a Gillette Silver Blue on shave number three. A really good shave which I really enjoyed.
I must admit you are a lively contributor to both GRUME and Tabactober.
As far as I'm concerned you can mock us and mess up every GRUME as much as you like.
Trust me on one thing though: once you go Tabac, you never go bac(k).
This weird scent somehow appeals to and settles into your reptilian brain.
Difficult to describe, but you'll get my point.
Ask the other odd fellows hanging around in this thread.
They know.....
Razor: Schick Type E-3 Injector
Blade: Schick Injector (11)
Soap: Tabac Stick (Tallow)
Brush: Omega 10290 Boar
AS: Aqua Velva Musk
Blade: Schick Injector (11)
Soap: Tabac Stick (Tallow)
Brush: Omega 10290 Boar
AS: Aqua Velva Musk
| Date: | 05.10.2022 |
| Focused participations: | 05/31 Days in GRUME (out at 13%, but no subsequent purchases) 278/278 in 365 days of shaving (100%) 05/31 OCtober |
| Other participations: | Steep Angle Shaving Alliance Shave of the Week Society (on hold) Tabactober |
| Razor: | Fatip Piccolo Special Edition |
| Blade: | King C Gillette (24) |
| Brush: | Razorock Plissoft 400 |
| Soap: | Tabac (tallow) |
| Bowl: | Kox Enamel |
| Preshave: | Cold splash Proraso Green preshave |
| Postshave: | Cold face wash KCG Face wash |
| Passes: | WTG (Gillette Slant) | XTG (Gillette Slide) | ATG (usual) |
| Efficiency: | 9/10 (~15 minutes) |
| Quality: | 10/10 (Clean as a whistle) |
| Comfort: | 10/10 (GlideFest) |
| Effectiveness: | 10/10 (BBS+) |
Next OC in my rotation is my first OC I bought in the beginning of this year - the Fatip Special Edition. Plating is starting to disappear, but when it comes to shaving this is a remarkable little razor. I am absolutely in love with it. The blade performed as if fresh out of the wrapper on a for me unprecedented 24th run.
Loading my brush took maybe 5 seconds or so to produce a very fine face lather. Thick yet never dry, smooth and the post effect very slicky. And I get what @Jack Goossen mentioned this morning about the scent and it triggering something inside my brain. I cannot put my finger on it, but once lathered it is nothing like straight from the puck - at least not for me.
I even forgot to put on aftershave at all (morning mayhem struck when I left the den), but the scent disappeared quite naturally. I did take a precautionary measure in washing my face afterwards to tone the scent down. LOTH did not make remarks about scent or anything. But that could have been because she was still recouping from these last few days. My sweetheart has periodic migraine attacks (I feel powerless when that happens as I cannot help her in those moments) and scent can trigger it - that's why I use subdued scents or more neutral scents. I have never used Cella for example, because the smell of almond. Tabac has a distinct manly/strong scent as well, but less than I anticipated this first run. Maybe it's a keeper, maybe it is not and at least I have tried.
And combining end result was amazing. I was buttery smooth all over with an excellent post shave feel. And so my maiden shave with Tabac is in the books. And I must say that it was everything others raved about and a big thank you therefore to specifically @JAHE for his persistence in me wanting to try this soap. Was it worth breaking GRUME for? #onnodig I have been told yesterday. Was it fun to do? Yes, it was and I was surprised by the results. Just as surprised as I was when I first used an open comb.
Ponderings on today's shave can be found here: A newbies journey into DE shaving - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/a-newbies-journey-into-de-shaving.622889/post-11955270
Have a great day everyone!
We are all pulling for you the rest of the month...and next month!
Our threads would not be the same without input from @Guido75 and for that matter without ALL the comments from everyone.
Tabactober 05:
RazoRock Hawk
Feather Pro (3)
Tabac
RazoRock Bruce brush
Tabac
RazoRock Hawk
Feather Pro (3)
Tabac
RazoRock Bruce brush
Tabac
Tobactober GRUME and SWS, day 5
Rockwell 6S
Astra Platinum (5)
Tallow-bac
Semogue SOC brush
Hey Guys
Wet tip lathering worked very well with a boar brush today. I soaked the tips about a minute. It was a little scritchy so next time I'll soak a little longer. I also applied lather about three times before the first pass to make sure it was wet and slick.
The Astra blade is still very smooth. It is competing with Nacets to be my favorite.
I switched to shaving with the guard today and liked it. With sliding maneuvers and touch ups, I'll call it a DFS.
Rockwell 6S
Astra Platinum (5)
Tallow-bac
Semogue SOC brush
Hey Guys
Wet tip lathering worked very well with a boar brush today. I soaked the tips about a minute. It was a little scritchy so next time I'll soak a little longer. I also applied lather about three times before the first pass to make sure it was wet and slick.
The Astra blade is still very smooth. It is competing with Nacets to be my favorite.
I switched to shaving with the guard today and liked it. With sliding maneuvers and touch ups, I'll call it a DFS.
It is starting to get interesting!
Something with this combo just does not jive with me. Noticed it yesterday and confirmed this morning.
End result - I was able to complete the full shave today but wasted no time in binning this blade, as early as it may have been.
Most likely will be returning to Tallowbac for most if not the remainder of the month.
End result - I was able to complete the full shave today but wasted no time in binning this blade, as early as it may have been.
Most likely will be returning to Tallowbac for most if not the remainder of the month.
- *Tabac (v) (SOTM)
- Simpson's Duke3 - Best
- *Mühle R89
- *Lord Super Chrome (3) - Binned
- Kiehl's Blue Astringent
- Proraso Green Splash
- Nivea Post-Shave Balm
Second shave with Tabatallowed.
First shave with the Yaqi Beast. Not completely satisfied.
Glide wasn't great.
I'll retry in November with different soaps and blades.
First shave with the Yaqi Beast. Not completely satisfied.
Glide wasn't great.
I'll retry in November with different soaps and blades.
Shave #5
Tabac shave #3
Tabac still impresses.
Tabac still impresses.
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Tabac balm today
I did an experimental shave Monday night:
I face lathered by rubbing the puck of old fashioned Tabac on one side of my face, Arko on the other.
The Titanium Timeless Razor with the Caisson blade were great. 9.5/10, in my completely scientific opinion!
Edit: the stinkingest brush in the werld was not rinsed. So far the bristles have not dissolved!
I face lathered by rubbing the puck of old fashioned Tabac on one side of my face, Arko on the other.
The Titanium Timeless Razor with the Caisson blade were great. 9.5/10, in my completely scientific opinion!
Edit: the stinkingest brush in the werld was not rinsed. So far the bristles have not dissolved!
Feather Popular is a mild razor. As mild as the other Feather razor. Very smooth, especially with a Feather stainless blade, although three passes were required to achieve some sort of compromise.
The rest of the gear performed as expected. The Yaqi 2band brush is a champ when using a shaving stick, as it picks up all soap from the short stubble. Good scrub, no scritch.
Not sure if I mentioned this before, but the scuttle, the scuttle is an absolute blessing.
Caisson blades? Might you have some reference on how they behave and shave Dave? (that’s a lot of aves in one go!
Guido
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