Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless Green (7)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive
The kill of Alive is almost there. Just a small bit left, and not enough to load the big pig. Later this week, I’ll finish it off with a synthetic. Probably not enough soap left to load any of badger brushes. Decent shave, but could have done better on my right cheek. Not buffing or touching up for a while, so needed a bit better on the atg pass than I got. Oh well, gotta go finish making dinner. Made the pork shoulder roast I had intended to make yesterday. It was at 131F when I came up to shave, target is 185F to have it sliced vs. pulled. It’s been raining today, so I didn’t put it on the smoker. I don’t like cooking in the rain.
Post Shave: Thayer's Concoction, Cold River Soapworks Sandalwood Post Shave Lotion, Chicago Grooming Co Project Lawnsdale Balm, Barrister and Mann Muir(e) Wood A/S
No, but in my defense, most people have names I can remember. If presented with multiple strings of numbers in hard-pressed to recognise "our" numbers, but I'll remember enndeegee😅
Post shave: Stirling Mentholated Unscented Witch Hazel and Aloe, Stirling Glacial Satsuma Aftershave Splash, Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Extra-Dry
First lemmy shave! Woot! The shave was really nice. Glacial Satsuma is a fantastic soap. Just a fantastic warm citrus smell and the great Stirling quality. The perma-sharps do a fantastic job in the Henson. I think I'm going to buy an aggressive AL13 during the next Maggard sale to see the difference.
Spent last week on a Caribbean cruise with the family. Started off my first morning back with a 4 mile run around the neighborhood. Not a fan of the swampy conditions, but that’s what I get for living in Florida. Had a nice cool shower with Stirling Glacial Lemon bath soap to cool off followed by a nice cool noggin scrape with Glacial Citron and the Gillette Slim. Finished it all off with some Tangerine Creeper to keep things chilly.
Thanks! I wish I had time to explore. This is going to be one of those get in for the wedding and get out type of situations. But if you know anything good in Denver we could pick up our last night there, I’m all ears!
Any of the Sam's No. 3 locations in Denver are fantastic for typical brunch with a huge menu, NY Deli News on East Hampden Ave is a great Jewish deli/breakfast and lunch place, Lucille's is a great creole style place with a couple locations in the area (huge biscuits)
Back from my trip. Had to mow down growth since Friday night so a feather it was. I’d prefer to have used a different soap but was in a rush. HoM splashes are the only methanolated ones I have so it was an easy choice since I wanted cooling after being outside.
Good shave, got some splash burn but also the coolant gives me that sensation.
Let’s get blackout week started.
I'm not committing to killing a tub anytime soon, but I am going to try to kill some samples. I got this huge sample several years ago at the Maggard Meet. Although I have used it several time there is still a significant amount left. Maybe I'll kill it by the end of summer.
I did the right side of my face with a Rolls Razor that is owned by @Tetriside as an edge test. When I transitioned to the Fili 12, I was surprised by how rough it felt by comparison. For me, the edge on that Rolls was just effortless.
You can't go wrong with Shire 2 (IMHO), and the Shire brush is ultra luxurious as is the Shire Lancaster towel (though I actually prefer the larger, equally soft and absorbent, ""plush"" car detailing towels available online).
I really wanted to like Shire 2, but it is just too tobacco-y for me. I grabbed a sample of both the EdP and the soap and only used them once. C'est la vie.
I understand completely. Sometimes there are elements of a scent you just don’t like, and then there are times we come around to liking scents we did not enjoy at first. I had the latter experience with Wholly Kaw Entropy Man. I did not like it at all at first, but absolutely love it now.
I still haven’t tried my Wilkinson Sword Seven Day Hollow Self Stropping Razor (I need to look up the real name). Don’t know if any of the seven blades are shave ready, but the set doesn’t look used. I do think when set up, it doesn’t look as sketchy as a Rolls. The strop is still wrapped up in waxed paper. I did decide to try a Valet for my new razor next month.
To have the Wilkinson Sword 7 Day, and a Valet Autostrop in your collection indicates some seriousness about vintage razors! I look forward to you LG post on the Autostrop. (I participate mostly as an excuse to use different stuff each day, and to be entertained by the daily comments.)
A very comfortable shave. The ASCO blade was very smooth and sharp enough. It reminded me a bit of the Gillette Silver Blue. I will see if it changes with more shaves but the first shave was good.
First of all, big thanks to @[email protected] for posting the SOTD thread today. The bot is having trouble and as a non-coder I’m reliant on GPT-4 to actually make it go for me. Fortunately, I think I see the problem and hopefully it will work tonight. If not, DJ will post the thread again.
I was very pleased with this shave. As I mentioned in previous posts, since I have no thrill left I’ve decided to start using DEs again just make things interesting. I’ve tried the SuperSpeed (waaaaaaaaaay to mild) and the Tech (too mild but not in a bad way). Decided to do the Slim for the next several shaves and I got to say that with the slim on 9 it dealt with several days of growth like it wasn’t there. Ended up with a really nice feeling shave with no irritation.
This is my first SOTD on Lemmy, and I’m happy I remembered it was Mammoth Monday to use some Mammoth products for this first SOTD!
Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag 1st of 10 samples
Razor: 1956 Gillette Red Tip Super-Speed
Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series (8)
Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
Post: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Cologne
The brush and soap samples were a 20th anniversary gift from my school district. I’m liking the brush more, although it’s pretty stiff. I’m not so sure about the soap’s fragrance, but it lathers really well. Have a great day, everybody.
I will always remember getting caught in a sudden downpour while working a few years ago. If you know anything about working with children with Down Syndrome, you know how stubborn they can sometimes be. I had to help a kiddo who decided to have a shutdown while riding bikes and just as the skies began a steady shower. I got to him, we traversed the quarter mile back to the bike shed where my coworker was waiting as the shower turned into a downpour, put everything away and sought a more arrid location. At the end of the day, I couldn’t help but retort, “Now that we’ve been caught in the rain, I must ask if you like Piña Coladas.” I will always think about that moment.
Hello everyone, good to see some familiar faces usernames here. This is my first time posting here so apologies in advance if the formatting is botched/I quadruple post/any other shenanigans.
On to the shave, this giant and dense knot continues to destroy this soap; it's funny that this has become my go-to soap killing brush, moreso than MOAR BOAR, which seems reasonable in comparison. Nordost is a great scent but I look forward to replacing it with something new once this tub is gone. Been eyeballing Catie's Bubbles sandalwood soap recently and may not be able to resist temptation much longer.
Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime
Found this sample of Mûir(e) Wood while organizing my collection yesterday. I forgot they shipped them loose in paper, so definitely killing this next.
I wanted to compare OG Shire with the new reformulation, so I used a sample of Shire 2 this morning. The bones are still Shire, but it is a matured scent. The tobacco note is richer, the grass note is still lovely and more pronounced; it's listed as vetiver in the scent notes this time.
The violet and open air opening notes seem to be further in the distance now. I think I slightly prefer the charm that the opening notes of the original scent provided to the experience. It's as if Bilbo has grown since his adventures in The Hobbit, is more worldly now, is celebrating his eleventy-first birthday, and therefore cannot fully return to the innocence of the Shire he once knew. Luckily, for now at least, I can return to the Shire of bygone days.
Still, I appreciate the evolution of the scent and the direction that @[email protected] decided to take it.
Balm: Afta After Shave Skin Conditioner
Great BBS shave. No irritation with a few nicks on my neck, chin and upper lip. Bloody shave which is my fault, but the Prime blade was medium sharp and very smooth. It did so well for me that I’ll gladly use it again. Overall, great shave to start off this week. The next blade to try out is a blade that came with a razor I bought months ago. Sorry if this is a late comment. I forgot to join the Lemmy, but here I am now, happy to see my homies here.
Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Jitterbug - EdP
I got a razor as a gift recently, and although the razor is too aggressive for me, the handle that came with it is really quite good. I don't have any handles similar to it, so I'm going to keep the handle. It has nice knurling and it's probably the grippiest handle I have. It adds a lot of weight to the otherwise nimble Chiseled Face Titanium razor, but I don't mind.
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Embrace Aftershave Splash
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Embrace EdP (sample)
This Gen 1 Fili 14 DT just showed up yesterday. I gave it a quick polish and honed it up. It still has minor cosmetic issues, but nothing that will affect performance. This was my first time with a Fili and also my first time with an 8/8 thin grind. It felt wonderful. Light and soft as silk. A couple more test shaves to make sure it's solid, and I will revist the edge again.
My post shave was a little louder than usual, but I don't think I loaded enough into my brush. I attribute the spicyness of the splash to trying to get lather out of my brush that it didn't have. All in all a super close and nice shave, no nicks or irritation.
Assuming this stays in my rotation, it will make number 7. I also have 7 sets of Mammoth. Hmmmm... I may go a full week with a different razor and mammoth set.
The geometry is different. The SS has a very pronounced lip that is supposed to help stretch the skin a bit, but in practice kind of forces you to use a slightly steeper angle of approach. The SR is the newest model and tones down the lip quite a bit so it feels a bit more natural to use. The SR also has more weight to it. I generally prefer the SR after getting it but revisited the SS again lately which was fun to use as well.
Easily the best shave yet with the Focus and it really all comes down to getting the technique down, which should be obvious by this point in my westshaving adventures but I’m always inpatient with a new razor. The secret to using this slant is to, get this, slant it. Once I learned the right angle it sailed, though I still struggled keeping that angle on my second, XTG pass. An absolutely stellar shave in the end, though.
I finally fixed this MRed brush over the weekend, the first brush I’ve ever set myself. the head fell out on its own accord so really I was just gluing it back in but I think I set it a bit deeper somehow and now it feels soooo much better. Before it had too much splay and the bulb head felt kind of awkward. Now, it’s got the prefect amount of stiff and scritch. Maybe it’s just psychological or maybe I am actually the greatest brush setter of all time. I set a boar brush in a new handle this weekend as well so we’ll have to wait and see.
Finally, Guy Noir. This isn’t my first time with Chiseled Face’s base but it is my first time with Guy Noir and it is stellar. Weirdly, off the (sample) puck I got coconut and wondered what that had to do with any gumshoe, even the comical Guy Noir. But the moment you lather it the tobocca comes out and the scent is just pitch perfect. This isn’t, to me, the scent that a noir gumshoe would wear it’s the scent of a noir gumshoe. If you walked into Bogart’s venisian-blind-shadowed office and he ran those doeful eyes over your gams this is exactly what it would smell like. It’s really quite stunning.
Good ol' Ruby's Green. I loved that soap and wish I had bought a tub of it. I only had a huge 1oz sample the artisans were passing out at the Maggard Meet several years ago when they released the scent. It never really sold which is why there was only one run of it.
The last I talked to them they were doing great. Eric was moving up in his Naval career. They had their priorities right. I miss them, but I'm happy for them.
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather Artist Club, 2nd use
Brush: Summer Break Soaps DG B11 Declaration Grooming B11 Badger
Soap: House Of Mammoth Shire
Aftershave: House Of Mammoth Shire2 Aftershave
Fragrance: House Of Mammoth Shire2 EdP
In all this was a pretty good shave. I spent a bunch more soap, and time making lather than in previous shaves and ended up with a much thicker lather. I'm also getting better with the Weck, as this is the second time I've done both a North to South, and South to North shave with it, and remained nick free.
June 12, 2023 - Mammoth - Monday
The kill of Alive is almost there. Just a small bit left, and not enough to load the big pig. Later this week, I’ll finish it off with a synthetic. Probably not enough soap left to load any of badger brushes. Decent shave, but could have done better on my right cheek. Not buffing or touching up for a while, so needed a bit better on the atg pass than I got. Oh well, gotta go finish making dinner. Made the pork shoulder roast I had intended to make yesterday. It was at 131F when I came up to shave, target is 185F to have it sliced vs. pulled. It’s been raining today, so I didn’t put it on the smoker. I don’t like cooking in the rain.
June 12, 2023
This was a refreshing shave, with Menthol in the preshape, and I very much appreciate the aftershave on hot days like these.
Have a good night!
How would you describe Marduk?
It is the softest soap I have, much softer than croaps like cella. Scentwise it reminds me of some ice cream. I find it rather fits with summer.
Overall, I would say that it's too expensive for what it is.
12 June 2023 Complementary Non Dickkhole Dr. Jons Krampus
Cheers
12 June, 2023
Are you our "fuck theme Thursday, aka proraso train" numbers or a different numerically named person?
No mention of sandalwood?
Interesting to see how you sum up numbers. Have you got a one liner for each of us?
No, but in my defense, most people have names I can remember. If presented with multiple strings of numbers in hard-pressed to recognise "our" numbers, but I'll remember enndeegee😅
June 12, 2023
Details about the shave can be found in my first impression post
How did you like the Lite plate?
https://sub.wetshaving.social/post/2371
on that thater train? had one years ago and it sucked. nice razor.
First Lemmy SOTD!:
2023.06.12 SOTN:
First lemmy shave! Woot! The shave was really nice. Glacial Satsuma is a fantastic soap. Just a fantastic warm citrus smell and the great Stirling quality. The perma-sharps do a fantastic job in the Henson. I think I'm going to buy an aggressive AL13 during the next Maggard sale to see the difference.
June 12, 2023
Spent last week on a Caribbean cruise with the family. Started off my first morning back with a 4 mile run around the neighborhood. Not a fan of the swampy conditions, but that’s what I get for living in Florida. Had a nice cool shower with Stirling Glacial Lemon bath soap to cool off followed by a nice cool noggin scrape with Glacial Citron and the Gillette Slim. Finished it all off with some Tangerine Creeper to keep things chilly.
Fuck Spez.
Caribbean cruse sounds lovely! I'm headed to a wedding in Colorado later this week, it will be nice to get away.
Where in Colorado are you going? I miss living out there. I hope I can afford to retire somewhere on the Front Range.
I’m going to the Vail area. Colorado is utterly beautiful. Spent the first months of COVID there, it was a good place to hide out.
Oh hey I live in CO, if you want any food recs from a fellow wetshaving degenerate I'm happy to plug some spots
Thanks! I wish I had time to explore. This is going to be one of those get in for the wedding and get out type of situations. But if you know anything good in Denver we could pick up our last night there, I’m all ears!
Any of the Sam's No. 3 locations in Denver are fantastic for typical brunch with a huge menu, NY Deli News on East Hampden Ave is a great Jewish deli/breakfast and lunch place, Lucille's is a great creole style place with a couple locations in the area (huge biscuits)
June 12, 2023
Back from my trip. Had to mow down growth since Friday night so a feather it was. I’d prefer to have used a different soap but was in a rush. HoM splashes are the only methanolated ones I have so it was an easy choice since I wanted cooling after being outside. Good shave, got some splash burn but also the coolant gives me that sensation. Let’s get blackout week started.
June 12, 2023
I'm not committing to killing a tub anytime soon, but I am going to try to kill some samples. I got this huge sample several years ago at the Maggard Meet. Although I have used it several time there is still a significant amount left. Maybe I'll kill it by the end of summer.
June 12, 2023
Brush: Grizzly Bay Shire 26mm V18 Fanchurian
Razor: Filarmonica 12 Doble Temple 5/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 251)
Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Soap
Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Splash
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I did the right side of my face with a Rolls Razor that is owned by @Tetriside as an edge test. When I transitioned to the Fili 12, I was surprised by how rough it felt by comparison. For me, the edge on that Rolls was just effortless.
You can't go wrong with Shire 2 (IMHO), and the Shire brush is ultra luxurious as is the Shire Lancaster towel (though I actually prefer the larger, equally soft and absorbent, ""plush"" car detailing towels available online).
Edit: s/Grisly/Grizzly/g
Great to hear shire 2 is a hit, I haven't used my set at all yet.
BTW, your autocorrect changed it from the correct Grizzly Bay (like the bear) to an incorrect Grisly Bay (like a murder)
Ugh. Thanks so much for pointing this out!
I really wanted to like Shire 2, but it is just too tobacco-y for me. I grabbed a sample of both the EdP and the soap and only used them once. C'est la vie.
I understand completely. Sometimes there are elements of a scent you just don’t like, and then there are times we come around to liking scents we did not enjoy at first. I had the latter experience with Wholly Kaw Entropy Man. I did not like it at all at first, but absolutely love it now.
My late father left a Rolls for me that I've never used. This may give me the motivation to pull it out and try it.
The Rolls is basically a straight razor with a safety razor handle. If the edge is good and your technique is good, a good shave will follow.
I still haven’t tried my Wilkinson Sword Seven Day Hollow Self Stropping Razor (I need to look up the real name). Don’t know if any of the seven blades are shave ready, but the set doesn’t look used. I do think when set up, it doesn’t look as sketchy as a Rolls. The strop is still wrapped up in waxed paper. I did decide to try a Valet for my new razor next month.
To have the Wilkinson Sword 7 Day, and a Valet Autostrop in your collection indicates some seriousness about vintage razors! I look forward to you LG post on the Autostrop. (I participate mostly as an excuse to use different stuff each day, and to be entertained by the daily comments.)
A very comfortable shave. The ASCO blade was very smooth and sharp enough. It reminded me a bit of the Gillette Silver Blue. I will see if it changes with more shaves but the first shave was good.
First of all, big thanks to @[email protected] for posting the SOTD thread today. The bot is having trouble and as a non-coder I’m reliant on GPT-4 to actually make it go for me. Fortunately, I think I see the problem and hopefully it will work tonight. If not, DJ will post the thread again.
I was very pleased with this shave. As I mentioned in previous posts, since I have no thrill left I’ve decided to start using DEs again just make things interesting. I’ve tried the SuperSpeed (waaaaaaaaaay to mild) and the Tech (too mild but not in a bad way). Decided to do the Slim for the next several shaves and I got to say that with the slim on 9 it dealt with several days of growth like it wasn’t there. Ended up with a really nice feeling shave with no irritation.
This is my first SOTD on Lemmy, and I’m happy I remembered it was Mammoth Monday to use some Mammoth products for this first SOTD!
Anytime, buddy👍
SOTD Monday 12 June, 2023
The brush and soap samples were a 20th anniversary gift from my school district. I’m liking the brush more, although it’s pretty stiff. I’m not so sure about the soap’s fragrance, but it lathers really well. Have a great day, everybody.
June 12, 2023 – Caught in the Rain
I will always remember getting caught in a sudden downpour while working a few years ago. If you know anything about working with children with Down Syndrome, you know how stubborn they can sometimes be. I had to help a kiddo who decided to have a shutdown while riding bikes and just as the skies began a steady shower. I got to him, we traversed the quarter mile back to the bike shed where my coworker was waiting as the shower turned into a downpour, put everything away and sought a more arrid location. At the end of the day, I couldn’t help but retort, “Now that we’ve been caught in the rain, I must ask if you like Piña Coladas.” I will always think about that moment.
Jun. 12, 2023
Good shave. Still love Black watch the scent is great and the soap over performs.
June 12 2023
Brush: Dogclaration B9A (30mm)
Razor: Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Derby Premium (1)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Nordost
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Nordost splash
Fragrance: Noble Otter - Monoi de Tahiti
Hello everyone, good to see some familiar
facesusernames here. This is my first time posting here so apologies in advance if the formatting is botched/I quadruple post/any other shenanigans.On to the shave, this giant and dense knot continues to destroy this soap; it's funny that this has become my go-to soap killing brush, moreso than MOAR BOAR, which seems reasonable in comparison. Nordost is a great scent but I look forward to replacing it with something new once this tub is gone. Been eyeballing Catie's Bubbles sandalwood soap recently and may not be able to resist temptation much longer.
Nice to see all the vintage Gillette users posting here.
June 12, 2023
Found this sample of Mûir(e) Wood while organizing my collection yesterday. I forgot they shipped them loose in paper, so definitely killing this next.
Jun 12, 2023 - Mammoth Monday: Shire II
I wanted to compare OG Shire with the new reformulation, so I used a sample of Shire 2 this morning. The bones are still Shire, but it is a matured scent. The tobacco note is richer, the grass note is still lovely and more pronounced; it's listed as vetiver in the scent notes this time.
The violet and open air opening notes seem to be further in the distance now. I think I slightly prefer the charm that the opening notes of the original scent provided to the experience. It's as if Bilbo has grown since his adventures in The Hobbit, is more worldly now, is celebrating his eleventy-first birthday, and therefore cannot fully return to the innocence of the Shire he once knew. Luckily, for now at least, I can return to the Shire of bygone days.
Still, I appreciate the evolution of the scent and the direction that @[email protected] decided to take it.
Rating: 4.5/5
Same, Shire one is more charming, comfy.
I need to get a Shire 2 set
June 12, 2023
I got a razor as a gift recently, and although the razor is too aggressive for me, the handle that came with it is really quite good. I don't have any handles similar to it, so I'm going to keep the handle. It has nice knurling and it's probably the grippiest handle I have. It adds a lot of weight to the otherwise nimble Chiseled Face Titanium razor, but I don't mind.
#MammothMonday
6/12/23
This Gen 1 Fili 14 DT just showed up yesterday. I gave it a quick polish and honed it up. It still has minor cosmetic issues, but nothing that will affect performance. This was my first time with a Fili and also my first time with an 8/8 thin grind. It felt wonderful. Light and soft as silk. A couple more test shaves to make sure it's solid, and I will revist the edge again.
My post shave was a little louder than usual, but I don't think I loaded enough into my brush. I attribute the spicyness of the splash to trying to get lather out of my brush that it didn't have. All in all a super close and nice shave, no nicks or irritation.
Assuming this stays in my rotation, it will make number 7. I also have 7 sets of Mammoth. Hmmmm... I may go a full week with a different razor and mammoth set.
What are the seven straights and the seven Mammoth scents?
Ralf Aust 6/8, Full Hollow Square Point
Ralf Aust 6/8, Full Hollow Spanish Point
Koraat 8/8, Near Wedge Square Point
Thiers Issard "Evide Sonnant" 6/8, Extra Hollow Round Point
Wade & Butcher 7/8, "The Celebrated Extra Hollow" Barber's Notch
Puma 75 5/8, Full Hollow Square Point
Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple (JMP) 8/8, Extra Hollow Square Point
Embrace
Hygge v2
Shire v2
Fú Dào
Sonder
Kryptonite
Voices
Edit: I may look at swapping out the RA with the SP to limit redundancy. Edit II: Forgot Voices, replaced Cerberus
That's a nice weekly set ☺️
June 12, 2023
Good pairing. Didn't feel up to the sweetness of Dranks today, and this kept it on theme for Mammoth Monday. Winning.
Travel prep shave
My last shave from home for a few days before hopping on a plane to bad weather, worse food, and Mary fucking Poppins.
Had to explain to the travel department that it is impossible for me to travel without blades and that they will have to pay for checked luggage😅
Shire was delish as always, and the Peerless is fun.
Happy Reddit Blackout Day!
Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: B&M Latha Oceana
Aftershave: Epsilon for Men Scottish Spirit
Additional Care: Alum Block
Another Monday, another Moment of Zen in the bathroom.
6/12/2023
What's different between the SS and the SR (except the fancier handle)?
The geometry is different. The SS has a very pronounced lip that is supposed to help stretch the skin a bit, but in practice kind of forces you to use a slightly steeper angle of approach. The SR is the newest model and tones down the lip quite a bit so it feels a bit more natural to use. The SR also has more weight to it. I generally prefer the SR after getting it but revisited the SS again lately which was fun to use as well.
Here is a great page comparing the various offerings.
Thanks!
June 12, 2023 – Like Stepping Into Humphry Bogart’s Office
Easily the best shave yet with the Focus and it really all comes down to getting the technique down, which should be obvious by this point in my westshaving adventures but I’m always inpatient with a new razor. The secret to using this slant is to, get this, slant it. Once I learned the right angle it sailed, though I still struggled keeping that angle on my second, XTG pass. An absolutely stellar shave in the end, though.
I finally fixed this MRed brush over the weekend, the first brush I’ve ever set myself. the head fell out on its own accord so really I was just gluing it back in but I think I set it a bit deeper somehow and now it feels soooo much better. Before it had too much splay and the bulb head felt kind of awkward. Now, it’s got the prefect amount of stiff and scritch. Maybe it’s just psychological or maybe I am actually the greatest brush setter of all time. I set a boar brush in a new handle this weekend as well so we’ll have to wait and see.
Finally, Guy Noir. This isn’t my first time with Chiseled Face’s base but it is my first time with Guy Noir and it is stellar. Weirdly, off the (sample) puck I got coconut and wondered what that had to do with any gumshoe, even the comical Guy Noir. But the moment you lather it the tobocca comes out and the scent is just pitch perfect. This isn’t, to me, the scent that a noir gumshoe would wear it’s the scent of a noir gumshoe. If you walked into Bogart’s venisian-blind-shadowed office and he ran those doeful eyes over your gams this is exactly what it would smell like. It’s really quite stunning.
Good ol' Ruby's Green. I loved that soap and wish I had bought a tub of it. I only had a huge 1oz sample the artisans were passing out at the Maggard Meet several years ago when they released the scent. It never really sold which is why there was only one run of it.
I sometimes wonder if Eric and Sammy realize what a legendary place their work holds in our hobby. Hope they’re doing well.
The last I talked to them they were doing great. Eric was moving up in his Naval career. They had their priorities right. I miss them, but I'm happy for them.
SOTD: 2023-06-12
Razor: Blackland Vector Blade: Feather Artist Club, 2nd use Brush: Summer Break Soaps DG B11 Declaration Grooming B11 Badger Soap: House Of Mammoth Shire Aftershave: House Of Mammoth Shire2 Aftershave Fragrance: House Of Mammoth Shire2 EdP
https://i.imgur.com/CRQt8uS.jpg
Great head shave. Have a Mammoth Monday!
Juniper Shave
Giving wetshaving.social a try! Thanks for setting this up, folks. Let me know how I can help.
Jun, 12, 2023
In all this was a pretty good shave. I spent a bunch more soap, and time making lather than in previous shaves and ended up with a much thicker lather. I'm also getting better with the Weck, as this is the second time I've done both a North to South, and South to North shave with it, and remained nick free.