November 9, 2024
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Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan
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Blade Holder: Edwin Jagger 3One6 Grooved Blue
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Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
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Lather: Zingari Man - The Master - Soap
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Aftershave: Zingari Man - The Master - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Great scent by Shawn Maher. This made for an enjoyable second luxury shave. These Recovery Splashes are perfect for BBS November.
I use it when I have a little extra time and want to enjoy the extra finish that talc gives. Talc dries moisture but its effect is to leave a silky smooth feeling on the skin. This is especially nice if you have used an aftershave that leaves the skin shiny and a sticky.
November 9, 2024
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Brush: Wald Stratos Haunter 29mm A1
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Blade Holder: Rex Supply Co. Envoy
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Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
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Lather: Zingari Man - The Nomad - Soap
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Aftershave: Zingari Man - The Nomad - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
The Bay Rum scent of The Nomad was a great way to start my morning. I like Bay Rum scents. The touch of lime in this one is a great addition.
November 8, 2024
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Brush: Wald Stratos Haunter 29mm A1
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Blade Holder: Feather AS-D2
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Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
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Lather: Elysian Soap Shop - Olympus - Soap
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Aftershave: Elysian Soap Shop - Olympus - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Elysian Soap Shop - Olympus - Eau de Parfum
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Talc: Yardley Classic
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
DFTR is on the top of my list for CB soaps. It is a perfect fit for my circumstance, and for my scent preferences. I'm sure I'll just blind-buy it. I like the premium soap base and I like all the notes in the scent description.
November 8, 2024
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Brush: AP Shave Co Summer 28mm G5C
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Blade Holder: Smart Helix Apollo (setting: 0.5mm gap)
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Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
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Lather: Zingari Man - Mousse Illuminée - Soap
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Aftershave: Zingari Man - Mousse Illuminee - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Floris of London - Elite - Eau de Toilette
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Talc: Yardley Gold
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Mousse Illuminée is a great way to start the day, and luckily I have a second luxury shave coming later.
The only CB soap I have in the premium base is Blugère. It's a very easy base to work with for all types of razors.
November 7, 2024
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Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere
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Blade Holder: Karve Overlander Brass
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Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
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Lather: Imaginary Authors - Telegrama - Soap
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Aftershave: Imaginary Authors - Telegrama - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Telegrama - Eau de Parfum
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Wonderful fresh outdoor scent of a warm, clear sunny day. Great second luxury shave!
As you discovered, pretty much everything works well with Cerberus :)
November 7, 2024
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Brush: AP Shave Co Lemondrop 28mm SynBad
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Blade Holder: Wolfman Razors WR2/WRH2 (setting: 1.05mm gap)
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Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (Yellow) (8)
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Lather: Saponificio Varesino - Cubebe - Soap
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Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino - Cubebe - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
First shave of the day and off-theme, but I have a second shave coming later.
With SV, this was most definitely a luxury shave. I'm enjoying BBS November much more than I ever enjoyed No-Shave November.
November 6, 2024
- Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
- Blade Holder: Gillette Fatboy E4 (setting: 4)
- Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (Yellow) (7)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fú Dào) - Soap
- Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
- Aftershave: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Guerlain - Jicky - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
A second luxury shave after returning home. It's fun to be revisiting my DE collection again, but I'll revert to some straights soon. Terrific brush handle by our own @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social . What a talent!
I think Heather gave me a sample of it, and I took a whiff of it at the Maggard Meetup and liked it.
No, and learning isn't his thing anyway.
Thanks! Interesting times for us. That's for sure.
Very good point!
That's certainly a part of it.
I’m heartbroken over the election results
I'm more interested what motivated the voters. I have a hunch that most of the US still isn't ready for a woman president. From a practical standpoint, the US stock market had a banner day. It will be important to benefit where possible over the next 4 years. OTOH, my son lives in France. Maybe it's time to move :)
November 6, 2024
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Brush: AP Shave Co Black 26mm G5A
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Blade Holder: Gillette Tech English Flat Bottom
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Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (4)
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Lather: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist - Soap
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Aftershave: Noble Otter - Cerberus - Aftershave
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
Final travel shave. Tobacconist is among my favorite HoM scents.
Heather is proud of her association with Rogue Perfumery on this one.
This offer is for those who want to take on one, or more, of the straight razor challenges for Austere August. If you are hesitant to participate because your straight isn't shaving well, and you don't want to hone it yourself, or, if you just want someone else to hone your razor, I'll be happy to do it for you -- for free. (But, I don't charge sub.wetshaving.social members anyway.) And, I'll even cover some, or all of your return postage.
This offer is for razor honing only. I don't do razor restoration or repair other than for myself. I'm certain that there is time between now and August for a package to make a round-trip through the US Postal Service in CONUS. If you live elsewhere, just PM me and we can discuss it.
If you're interested in this, please PM me or contact me via Matrix to work out details.
I should add that you can have your choice of finish: synthetic, coticule, Black Arkansas, Black Shadow (a French slate), or Japanese Natural stone. For stainless razors, because of the added chromium in the steel, the safe bet is a synthetic edge.
I’m posting this question here instead of in the Wetshaving community because I suspect that it is a facility that exists across communities.
Is there a way to do user-to-user messaging?