Dec 9, 2023 - SeL
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 28mm Declaration Grooming B13
- Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [8]
- Lather: Declaration Grooming - Son et Lumiere - Soap
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Son et Lumiere - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Declaration Grooming - Son et Lumiere - Eau de Parfum
SeL is such a well crafted scent. It's going to be a cold, rainy day in the city, so it seemed appropriate.
Rating: 4.5/5
Dec. 9, 2023
- Brush: Declaration Grooming B14 “Nebula” Badger
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: GEM PTFE
(34(4) - Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers
- Aftershave: Barrister & Mann - Vespers
- Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented
- Balm: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented
- Osma: Osma - Osma
- Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20
Been rocking this setup for awhile now it’s so good. I’ve got to work in some of my other Christmas Soaps while it’s still seasonally appropriate.
Vespers++;
Far too good to be just a Christmas soap :)
December 9, 2023
- Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Gillette Stainless (2)
- Lather: Oaken Lab - Far Afield - Soap
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth/Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Liniment
Another nice shave.
How was the pairing between Far Afield and Hamami? Hamami and Cerberus are great, but I haven't tried Far Afield.
It worked pretty well, actually. Cerberus was a departure from both of those scents, but it's the only Liniment that I have.
Fleur de France
- Brush: Dogclaration LG 2022 Mystery Brush (B16)
- Razor: Böker S.S. Paris Wins
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! Fleur de France
- Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! Fleur de France
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! Fleur de France
Wonderful morning shave, yet again with 20.1. I enjoyed my series of Seaforth! shaves (Sorry SSL, you felt too summery this time around) this week.
FdF++
It took me a few uses to appreciate it, and now I can't remember why I didn't like it at first.
When did this Böker show up in your collection? Is it a new addition?
I bought a bit over a year ago, but I only honed it during this year's TabOktoberfest, and wrote this little write-up because I think it's an interesting razor.
I then promptly busted its pristine scales and luckily, Ralf Aust makes scales of almost the same size and shape. I posted the rescale operation here.
It's just a regular square point German hollow ground, but I enjoy it more than most of my other straights
December 9, 2023: Rinse and Repeat
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
- Razor: Merkur 34C
- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (38)
- Lather: Cella Aloe Vera
- Post Shave: Mennen Skin Bracer
- Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm
- Fragrance: Rogue Perfumery Mon Bon Monsieur
Yesterday's shave was so good, I had to do it again. It helped that the combo 34C + old blade left me with the impression that I should do it today. The Cella has a really nice scent - unfortunately a very discreet one, that I get noseblind to very fast.
I had ordered a few perfume decants, mainly from Rogue Perfumery. Mon Bon Monsieur smells generically good, and very clean. On Fragrantica, someone described it as a mall perfume from the 80s. That's not completely false, but also not a bad thing.
Have a good night!
December 9, 2023
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Brush: Wald Stratos Goldvein 29mm A1 Fan
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Razor: Tanifuji Spalding 0411 6/8" Full Hollow
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Lather: Murphy and McNeil - Barbershop de Los Muertos 3 - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
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Aftershave: Murphy and McNeil - Barbershop de Los Muertos 3 - Aftershave
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Talc: Yardley Gold
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I'm revisiting the Murphy & McNeil Kodiak base with this shave. Before leaving on my trip, I used The Great Bear (also Kodiak) and could not get a lather to build. I don't use these soaps that frequently so I was concerned that there might be a shelf life with this base. I had no problems today with BDLM 3 so I'll need to revisit The Great Bear to see if I just had a bad day.
The Kodiak soap base is quite nice. It features bear tallow as well as skin food additives for post-shave feel. I think this is one of those bases that takes a little time and work to get right. I load it heavily and end up adding a lot of water. The result is a high-density lather that, somehow, has a very light feel.
Great shave today!
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