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December 8, 2023
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
A quick and efficient shave today because my time is limited, but the luxury travel kit (shown in the photo) delivered a great shave.
Is that travel strop 3" wide? It looks great! Is the leather supple enough to roll the it up?
3" x ~15". It is steerhide and not too supple, but the draw is terrific. I measured my smallest carryon bag and found a place where the strop can be placed flat. Tony made the strop to order so I can always pack it flat. He provided a plastic sleeve to protect it. As you can see, he did a terrific job.
A true luxury travel strop, very nice!
Dec 8, 2023 - Fougère Friday
Happy #fougerefriday! I saw Varen and SIM being used a lot earlier this week for Moosday Tuesday, and it inspired today's shave.
Rating: 4.5/5
Varen and SIM are a great combo, a bit of a Beethoven's Fifth with Varen's Da da da dummmm followed by SIM playing the happy cute violin motif 🎻
Yeah, I get that 🎶
Friday, December 8, 2023
I really love Monaco Royale. It's sweet but only lightly sweet. It mostly feels to me like a dark scent, yet there are also some bright overtones. In short, it's a perfect, any day of the week, any time of year scent for me. Great soap base too.
Slim Adjustable++
Another razor I should use from time to time!
I like to change the setting for each pass.
I haven't done this in a long time. You go aggressive to milf, or mild to aggressive?
"aggressive to milf" 🤔
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Keeping it simple with a Heather Trickhole. I've always liked the 20.1 base (my first two Austere Augusts were with it) and this shave reminded me of it. It's just so easy to dial in. I'm looking forward to one more shave with this base tomorrow with Fleur de France.
Heather++
Heather is on my list to try. I have yet to be disappointed in any Spearhead products. The soaps all lather so well it’s effortless.
I have yet to be disappointed in any Spearhead products.
Same here. Dennis and Shawn have an amazing streak going.
Dec. 8, 2023
Great shave. This scent is so good and still the family favourite. Shave could be a bit closer I have 9 shaves on this blade and it should’ve been 8.
I also used a Yaqi synthetic today. Not at all surprising, I use one of my two Yaqi synthetics most days.
Fleur de France++;
December 8, 2023: Wow Such Unfancy
After my attempts with Ishtar, I remain in Italy, but on the other end of the price scale. Also, the trusted Merkur 34. Finally, do I need expensive razors - not really. Maybe not as close as with a GEM, but still very good.
Have a good evening!
Finally, do I need expensive razors - not really.
Exactly! I'll take those pesky Parker and Koraat razors off your hands 🤝
December 8, 2023
The best part about using GEM razors and PTFE blades, for me at least, is going back to DE razors :-)
This shave was just so much easier, closer, more comfortable, and fun. Of course GEM still has some appeal and it's sort of fun to do sometimes, but still.
The blade I used today is a random one that I grabbed from my "collection". I don't know which flavor of Gillette it is, because the wrapper is unmarked and the blade only says "Gillette Stainless". I really like the blade, whatever it is.
The best part about using GEM razors [...] is going back to DE razors :-)
Lol, this triggered me, like I'm on "team GEM"😅, then I thought that if you switched the razor types, I'd also bristle 🤷♂️
I have to give my safety razors a bit of love again
