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Dec 1, 2023 - Tonsorium
Happy #fougerefriday!
Rating: 4.5/5
Dec. 1, 2023
Good shave today. My order of new sets should show up next week, very excited.
End of the week and start of the month. And the holidays are just around the corner too…
Dropping the regularly scheduled Fougère Friday for a Welcome-Back-u/MadDingersYo shave! Yes, he's back, and this is as close an homage to his come-back shave as my den permits. Welcome back Dingers 🍻
Seville is good stuff, I just don't think of using it that often.
December 1, 2023
Brush: Brad Sears Arley 26mm Super Badger
Razor: Dovo Bismarck 6/8" Full Hollow Round Point
Lather: Noble Otter - Ace - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Ace - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
Talc: Yardley Classic
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
This was my first time using Ace. Wonderful scent. Leather and tobacco is what I get but there's a woody aspect to it as well. Perfect for this time of year. This one's a keeper.
I only do 2 pass shaves. Same for you, or was today an exception?
Yes, I normally do 2-pass shaves. Because I'm a daily shaver, I can get away with my first pass as WTG-XTG and my second pass as XTG-ATG and get almost as close a shave as a more traditional 3-pass shave.
My 2 pass consists of a WTG followed by a mostly XTG (with slightly ATG in a couple spots). But I mostly only shave every other day. I have pretty sensitive skin and it really doesn’t like any more than that.
Bismarck++;
Friday, December 1, 2023
Same exact setup as last shave, but my lather was subpar (a little foamy), so I wanted to try it again. I followed the suggestion from @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social and added water more slowly this time. That seemed to have solved it, thank you fellow shaver!
Yayy!
I like it when advice works☺️
December 1, 2023
Diamond is really nice sometimes. Nice close shave.
