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December 27, 2023
A wee Wednesday shave on a cold and snowy morning.
Dec. 27, 2023
Good shave. Typically this is a busy work day, we’ll see how it plays out. Nice shot of menthol this morning.
I forgot about Tabac Tuesday for the first time in over a year (with the obvious exceptions of the Lather Games, Austere August, Sample September, of course), which I take as a symptom of a successful transition to vacation brain ☃️🛷
Turns out that Tabac smells and works just as well on Wednesdays.
December 27, 2023
Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
Razor: Koraat 6/8" Full Hollow
Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Black Watch - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Black Watch - Aftershave
Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Black Watch - Eau de Toilette
Talc: Yardley Gold
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I almost forgot to post this shave, which celebrated another Black Watch Wednesday. Thoroughly enjoyable. I continue to maintain that the EdT is the chef's kiss in this setup.
This Koraat razor is a really a Koraat 14-2.0 that is scaled down to Koraat 13-2.0 size; a modern-day Filarmonica 13 Doble Temple. Unlike yesterday's Red Imp, this razor has a Nakayama Maruka Jnat edge produced with my "September" process. I love the feel of this for both Jnat and synthetic edges. I need to see if I can bring a coticule edge to this level.
That Gulf Short is a great looking brush!
Thanks! I've always loved the Gulf racing colors. A very unique color combination.
SOTD 27.12.2023
A fast head shave done before today's shift. Just one pass and done!
The real star today was the fragrance sample. It was the second day of wearing it and it immediately reminded me of HAGS Aftermath - which in turn is a homage to Amouage Interlude Man, a great but expensive perfume. Maybe I'll get a full-size one day.