July 12, 2024
Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
Razor: C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 11/16 Söderfors Extra Specialstål Full Hollow
Lather: Wholly Kaw - Aranceto - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Aftershave: Wholly Kaw - Hiatus - Aftershave
Fragrance: Creed - Aventus
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
The Extra Specialstål absolutely never disappoints. It is always extra special.
Aranceto is orangey goodness. It is certainly an all-season scent but its freshness and lightness combats the humidity of summer here in the mid-Atlantic. And, as a straight shaver, I've become a huge fan of Wholly Kaw's soap bases.
Enjoy your weekend!
July 11, 2024
Brush: AP Shave Co Summer 28mm G5C
Razor: Hartford 4/8 Full Hollow
Lather: Zingari Man - The Socialite - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
Aftershave: Zingari Man - The Socialite - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
The Socialite was a perfect choice to combat the heat wave we're having. The morning was actually quite pleasant at zero dark thirty and as I type this in the early evening, there's a breeze that is keeping things quite tolerable … so long as you don't move very much.
This razor belongs to u/Impressive_Donut114 and this was a test shave. I only have one, 4/8 razor myself, a Fredrick Reynolds, and I used it yesterday. The edge on that razor is excellent. Today's shave with the 4/8 Hartford was every bit as good as yesterday's but it was a little closer and a little more comfortable. A very successful shave.
I doubt I would be a fan of Gauguin, the person, but I like his art and I like the cover art on the soap tub. I don't know enough to know whether I like hemp seed oil or not. Chances are, I wouldn't know it was there unless you told me :)
July 10, 2024
Brush: Grizzly Bay Shire 26mm V18 Fanchurian
Razor: Frederick Reynolds "The Celebrated" 4/8 Hollow Ground
Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Aftershave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Splash
Fragrance: Floris of London - Elite - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
If you enjoy a hot very humid sauna, then the mid-Atlantic states are a great place to be. There are worse areas, but it is only a matter of degree. So, not a dry heat. Anyway, even though it is a tobacco-related scent, Shire is perfect for this. That's totally counterintuitive, but it is.
No, but it has an interesting scent description.
A fragrance that combines the freshness of a rain that has now stopped with the earthiness of a primitive soil.
Sounds interesting.
That's a shame. I have a 26mm Motherlode in a brush. Such a unique knot. Does not have that issue. Where did you get yours?
July 9, 2024
Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
Razor: Koraat 6/8" Full Hollow
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea - Aftershave
Fragrance: Chanel - Bleu de Chanel
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Bleu Man and Bleu de Chanel seem like the perfect match for the very hot and humid weather streak we're having here.
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