Oct. 27, 2023
- Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip
- Blade: Treet Platinum
- Lather: Spearhead - Black Watch - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead - Black Watch - Aftershave
Great shave.
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Can’t go wrong with Black Watch!
Twenty-seventh Day of TabOKtoberfest
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal
- Razor: Wade & Butcher The Celebrated Hollow Ground (5/8", new horn scales)
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
I rescaled this Wade and Butcher earlier today and I'm really happy with how it looks and feels. It's not that classic smooth black horn look, but I like the bright, sleek Ralf Aust scales I put on it.
The razor is butter smooth and gave a great shave
Stank ++;
October 27, 2023
- Brush: Maggard 24mm 2 Band Badger
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (5)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Eufros - Dama Noche - Balm
- Fragrance: Noble Otter - Hamami - EdP
I got the chainsaw out today and still have all my fingers and toes. Right now I'm at our son's daycare which is histing a "trunk-or-treat". It's fun!
Chainsaws scare me. Good that you're still whole!
Tobacconist++;
After we got home from the daycare event, I re-donned my boots, safety glasses, and earplugs and headed back out. I was piecing up a tree that had already fallen on its own, but it's on a steep, rocky hill. I planned to go until I ran out of gas, but my final cut of the day proved, once again, that there's no way to truly predict what will happen.
My prediction was that the tail end (lowest on the slope) would detach and roll down the hill. I was right, it did that. The rest of the tree, which was all uphill from me (the tree was laying almost straight up the hill), I predicted would shift down and away from me. Instead, it shifted down and towards me. I'm lucky that I wasn't knocked over (sending me tumbling down a granite slope), or worse.
Chainsaws don't scare me and I enjoy doing it, but trees are absolutely out to get me.
Instead, it shifted down and towards me.
I have heard this exact story so many times 😬
but trees are absolutely out to get me.
I include that in my chainsaw fear. They are quite nice without trees 😅
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Brutalt Bra TSN LE / Norwegian Wood
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine Friday shave with Norwegian Wood. Its better than good.
Oct 27, 2023 - Fern Friday
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Fougère 26mm v16 Fanchurian
- Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue [7]
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Reserve Fern - Soap (Omnibus)
- Post Shave: Noble Otter/House of Mammoth - Cerberus Fougere - Aftershave
Happy #fougerefriday!
Rating: 4.5/5
Nice photo !
Thank you!
Mhmmm, Fern is so nice
October 27, 2023
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Brush: Captain's Choice Ocean 24mm Tuxedo
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Razor: Dovo Bismarck 6/8" Full Hollow Round Point (Straight Shave 360)
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Lather: Captain's Choice - Bay Rum - Soap
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Post Shave: Captain's Choice - Cat O' Nine Tails - Aftershave
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Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I haven't used Bay Rum in quite a while and am a fan of this scent. I can see getting a couple of other takes on this fragrance. Great shave today.
I like the lighting in that picture! It's a lot harder to get right with straights than with safety razors, for some reason 😅
Bismarck++;
Thank you!
It’s a lot harder to get right with straights than with safety razors,
Yes. Definitely. The photo is about chiaroscuro; a fancy term I learned in art school which I attended after my university years in engineering. Aside from learning fancy terms, I learned how to take abuse from (and appreciate the talent of) real artists.
Funny how oxymorons in a foreign language sound fancy 😅
"this picture is a good example for brightdark" sounds more... pedestrian 😅
“this picture is a good example for brightdark” sounds more… pedestrian 😅
My wife is an artist. This is the kind of comment that gets me "The Look". "The Look" speaks volumes but it communicates disdain and exasperation. I get this a lot :)
October 27, 2023
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Zenith 506U XS Horse 🐎
- Razor: Parker Straight Razor
- Lather: Le Père Lucien Narcisse
- Post Shave: Floid The Genuine
- Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm
Uneventful 3 pass shave with the straight. I really like the scent of the soap.
Have a good night!
The link for the Parker seems dead
I'll try and find another, thanks!