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October 6, 2024
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Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
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Razor: River Razors 6/8 3/4 Hollow
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Lather: Wholly Kaw - PasteurVision - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
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Aftershave: Gentleman’s Nod - Tusitala - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
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06.10.2024 - Sunday Shaman
- Prep: warm water
- Brush: Omega Roma Colosseo 31 mm
- Razor: Stando Perun
- Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
- Lather: E&S Rasage - Shaman
- Post-Shave: Thayer’s Original toner; Phytorelax Aftershave scalp cream
- Fragrance: Tom Ford - Ombre Leather EdP
-> 2 pass head shave; 1 pass neck cleanup. A rather comfortable shave.
Like a weirdo, I’m listing the fragrance I’ve worn all day too. I really like it, so I wanted a soap that comes close to it. Shaman does it, somehow. This E&S soap mandates a really heavy loading, seriously - you gotta load like the devil taught you to play the fiddle! The proto-lather is rather dry, but once you add enough water to it, it’ll really foam up like a marshmallow. Glide and skin feeling are good enough.
My Perun has, for some weird reason, caught some specks of rust. I didn’t even know this was possible for stainless steel razors. Oh well…
Tomorrow it’s back to my usual work place after 5 weeks of external internships. Thankfully, I finally have all required internships behind me and now it’s just periodically alternating between working at my nursing home and visiting nursing school. During my absence, I was put into a new station - very clever. I’ll see how everything will turn out tomorrow…
October 6, 2024
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
- Blade: V12 Super Platinum (1)
- Lather: WSP - Black Amber Vanille - Soap
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
Incredible shave. I think I finally cracked the code on this soap. I used to think it was garbage - difficult to lather, bubbly and no protection no matter how much soap I loaded, but now I know how to do it. Start with a barely damp brush - really dry relatively - and load a bunch of soap. It’ll be super dry looking proto-lather, different than anything else I own. If you start with that really dry stuff, then the resulting lather is much more dense and offers a good shave. This scent is great which makes it worth fiddling around with.
These V12 blades are super smooth. They’re worth trying. I also recommend trying Zorrik.
Sunday, October 6, 2024
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
- Razor: Parker Straight Razor
- Lather: Abbate y la Mantia Ishtar
- Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
- Postshave: TFS Witch Hazel & Oak
- Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
I honed today my Russian Bear on Synthetics, and also my Parker on the La Lune. I was more curious about the Parker, since last time, I had not gotten a really keen edge with the natural stone. This time, it’s very sharp, though not the most comfortable (for some reason, I didn’t use the strop with the green paste), but it also might be related to the fact that my skin is just generally very irritated and dry these days.
Have a good end of the weekend!
the fact that my skin is just generally very irritated and dry these days
May I ask about your skincare routine? If it’s not just weather related, I might be able to recommend some products depending on your skin type.
Sun Oct 06 2024
- Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
- Razor: Thiers Issard 14 Médaille d’Or 1921 Exposition d’Algier Acier Spécial (7/8", extra hollow, square point, carbon steel)
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Continuing my run through my 14s with this vintage TI. The razor hasn’t been stored properly by a previous owner and has specks of surface rust as a result. The rust is purely a cosmetic issue though, and none of the edge is affected. Coincidentally, this TI 14 Médaille d’Or 1921 Exposition d’Algier actually came to me from a Moroccan seller.
This one feels a bit different than most 14s I’ve tried in that it’s much less loud. Even though visually, the grinds look similar, this TI certainly sounds like a thicker grind. It feels more like a 17 than a 14 IMO, but that’s just saying that it feels like a different fantastic razor.
Happy Sunday to you all!
Nice find!