Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - 3 Scots Aftershave splash
Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
Fragrance: Chanel - Égoïste EdT
My first shave with a CGC soap went incredibly well. Great base that was easy to dial in, super slick, and the scent on No. 11 was super relaxing.
I reached for the 34C because of all the recent chatter around the RR GOAT (which I'm super excited to try). It's still such a solid razor. I might prefer something more aggressive at this point, but I've spent so much time with this razor in the past that it's like shaving on easy mode.
Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (9)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lime
Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime Aftershave splash
Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted EdT
Quick single pass before heading into the city for dinner with some of my wife's colleagues.
After shaving with this sample of Lime, I'm very tempted to grab a set. It's both an incredibly realistic lime scent and surprisingly complex and deep. Super impressed by this one.
Soap- Stirling varen. Now this is a deep and funky fougere. I like fougere but there's a tiny bit of burn from the oakmoss.
Rankings worst to best
panta rei gattopardo - poor performance and a bit of burn
caties bubbles le marche du rasage - nice scent but it burns
bodyshop maca root and aloe - good for a brick and mortar shop
signature capra - good performance but who likes unscented
mitchells woolfat - see above. Also about to leave my den to cross the pond
elysium pineapple ambrosia - scent dry down is a bit odd
From here on the scents are all good.
wickham gothic revival - decent scent but not my favourite soap
grooming dept mallard corretto - like a black forest gateaux but too sweet for me
wickham ninfeo di egeria - light and bright. This one has grown on me and id be tempted to do a tub kill to really get to know it. Soap performance lets it down
Stirling varen - great scent but a bit of burn
signature brittania - simple but effective
Mammoth smash - touch too sweet for me but I love it
MdC fougere - great soap and scent
barrister and mann sandalwood - top tier scent and soap
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April 5, 2025
Getting more accustomed to this base and it’s wicked easy to use and the lather is really good.
Saturday, April 05, 2025
My first shave with a CGC soap went incredibly well. Great base that was easy to dial in, super slick, and the scent on No. 11 was super relaxing.
I reached for the 34C because of all the recent chatter around the RR GOAT (which I'm super excited to try). It's still such a solid razor. I might prefer something more aggressive at this point, but I've spent so much time with this razor in the past that it's like shaving on easy mode.
Have a great Saturday, y'all.
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Very nice birthday shave today Added a few drops of Declaration Grooming's menthol to Proraso green to make it a bit coolinger
Happy birthday!!
Happy birthday, man!
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Happy Birthday!
Dirtyver ++;
Brush: Chisel and Hound "Kuai Taper" w/ 26mm V18 Fanchurian Badger
Razor: Blackland Razors Vector Titanium
Blade: Schick Proline
Lather: Australian Private Reserve - Coeur de Vert
Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Coeur de Vert
Fragrance: GLHF Workshop - Atriox
Day 5 of APRil and I matched CdV with my Brut dupe. Mrs Two says I smell earthy
Sat 05 Apr 2025
Nice Saturday shave with an odd mix of scents that work as a nice progression.
Mike's ++;
Sextidi 16 Germinal an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Laitue
Good and close shave, but I should maybe refresh the edge on the razor.
Have a good evening!
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Quick single pass before heading into the city for dinner with some of my wife's colleagues.
After shaving with this sample of Lime, I'm very tempted to grab a set. It's both an incredibly realistic lime scent and surprisingly complex and deep. Super impressed by this one.
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Den tour day 13 maybe
Same gear.
Soap- Stirling varen. Now this is a deep and funky fougere. I like fougere but there's a tiny bit of burn from the oakmoss.
Rankings worst to best
panta rei gattopardo - poor performance and a bit of burn caties bubbles le marche du rasage - nice scent but it burns bodyshop maca root and aloe - good for a brick and mortar shop signature capra - good performance but who likes unscented mitchells woolfat - see above. Also about to leave my den to cross the pond elysium pineapple ambrosia - scent dry down is a bit odd
From here on the scents are all good.
wickham gothic revival - decent scent but not my favourite soap grooming dept mallard corretto - like a black forest gateaux but too sweet for me wickham ninfeo di egeria - light and bright. This one has grown on me and id be tempted to do a tub kill to really get to know it. Soap performance lets it down Stirling varen - great scent but a bit of burn signature brittania - simple but effective Mammoth smash - touch too sweet for me but I love it MdC fougere - great soap and scent barrister and mann sandalwood - top tier scent and soap
April 6, 2025
Great razor. Close, but not as close as my shaves have been with the RazoRock goat :-)