Thanks Perry!

Thank you Gentlemen, and any I missed. A touch of Adam-itis this morning. Seeing pages of post to catch up on is great!

Happens to us all. So much we named a soap and aftershave Blood on Steel.

Purdy.......That's an Awesome deal for 4 brushes!

Exciting progress on the House Charlie!

ahh man I am struggling to stay awake tonight its 0225 in the morning here and I'm chugging coffee like no other lol.

Great news, Neal. Keep up the great work on your health, my friend.

Pass the broccoli!

Thanks Nirav. I appreciate the kind words!

@Spock was the only person to show interest in the QShave razor that I'm getting as part of an eBay purchase. I expect it any day and will send it on as soon as I receive it.

Congrats Nirav! I look forward to seeing it in your SOTD photos.

Demo please!

I have the Fine Platinum AS, and it is one of my favorite "modern" scents. I don't often buy cologne, but Creed Aventus is on the radar.

Perry, smoky pineapple is a good description of the scent.

Jason, I'm curious to see what you think of it.

@Spock is indeed as wise and logical as we have been led to believe.

December 8, 2018

Razor: Steel Pre-War Gillette Tech
Blade: Chinese Gillette Super Blue Blade (1)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft 22
Soap: Stirling Sheep
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH

Normally, I would probably not shave today but, yesterday, I got in some blades and wanted to give one a go.

The Gillette Super Blue Blade (or is it Super Gillette Blue Blade?) is a Shanghai-made blade which I believe is primarily intended for the Chinese domestic market. They come in the typical 5-blade tuck in packs of 5, 10, or 100 as well as a single blade bundled with a version of the Tech (like both the Indian 7 o'Clock Sterling and Russian Rubie Plus blades). They are not particularly common in the US and ordering them from Chinese sellers was somewhat risky due to rampant counterfeiting. I took a shot on a couple of tucks from an AliExpress vendor as they also carried the razor sets which, I assumed were less likely to be counterfeit. That... and they were on a decent sale for 11.11.

I'd used one of these blades before, somewhat early in my journey, as it had come with the razor. My recollection was that it was a decent blade (unlike the Chinese blade horror stories I was hearing). Today's shave bore that out. My impression from today was that it was a legitimate Gillette blade of decent quality. I'm a touch underwhelmed but curious to try it in some different razors over the next few days.

At the moment, I'm calling the shave a DFS+ but admit that I may reassess it upwards as the day goes on.

Technically, I also expressed interest but noted that someone else has been meaning to send me one for a while.

Love the blue tones in the pic, Mark. That brush resin is incredible. Looks like stone, just an amazing pour. I’ve gained more of an appreciation for some resin effects after trying a few myself now.

Welcome home, Brian!

Sorry to hear you had to go in today, Clint. Hopefully you won’t be there all day. At least you started the day off DEcandently.

Goodbye, Yorick.
Construction workers are not my usual target audience...but I guess the good news is that they weren’t talking to the missus.

Best Christmas movie. Ever.

That's a decadent set up, for sure, Randy. First class all the way!

I agree with you on most floral scents, except for Lavender. I'm using up a tub of SC Love (rose scented) - talk about kinder and gentler. It's OK, but it's not a scent I'd repurchase.

Chillettes? I had no idea.

Agreed, Jason. It aired on TV last night. I'll be lookin' for it again tonight.

Sitting on the kitchen counter within arms reach of all the food, rockin' some incredible house shoes, and it's Friday. Life is good for Logan!

Never knew the Chinese made Gillette blades. Great looking shave John.

Randy, it's hard to believe you've survived so long without a CT. fan of floral fu-fu would be a good one!
@Queen of Blades