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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

May 26, 2024

  • Brush: Wald Stratos Haunter 29mm A1

  • Razor: Dubl Duck Pearl Duck 6/8 Full Hollow

  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Roman Spice - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner

  • Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Roman Spice - Aftershave

  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Roman Spice - Eau de Toilette

  • Talc: Yardley Classic
     
    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


I bought Roman Spice on the advice of @whosgotthepudding . I should take his advice more often.

This 6/8 Dubl Duck is a new arrival. I have the 5/8 as well, but much prefer the razor in this size.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

5/25/24

I refreshed the edge on this chopper for the first time since getting it. Roman has great steel, and it's a perfect marriage with the Nakayama. I wish I had done this sooner. I liked the edge on it just fine before. I absolutely love it now.

Damn fine shave.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

May 25, 2024

  • Brush: Maggard 24mm 2 Band Badger
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
  • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Soap
  • Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave

More Petrichor. It's opening day at the local swimming pond and my sister is in town with her kids. We're going to take a dip, then come home for nap time, then maybe go fishing, then start up the grill for dinner. It's going to be quite a day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

May 25, 2024

  • Brush: Declaration Grooming Know It All 28mm B14 Badger Knot
  • Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
  • Blade: Gillette Nacet [4]
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Stones - Soap
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - 42 - Splash
  • Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli - Eau de Toilette

Happy Towel Day!

Rating: 4.5/5

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

"There's a frood who really knows where his towel is."

[ I had to look this up. It has been a very long time since I read the books. ]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fresh Desert

  • Brush: Zenith B8 (XL aluminium handle, 28 mm × 57 mm boar)
  • Razor: Dovo 41 Inox
  • Lather: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver
  • Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver
  • Fragrance: Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver

Lovely shave with Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver dupe Desert Vetiver. Love the scent, love the soap. This could be a nice AA setup.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

This could be a nice AA setup

Hell yeah!! As good as the 70^th^ Anniversary trifecta was for AA, I would prefer your Desert Vetiver setup better. Though DV is regarded as a dupe of EIV, it comes across more as in-family to me, and complements EIV rather than copies it. I have the same feeling about Opuntia and Creed Aventus.