March 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion

brit · Mar 27, 2020

clint64 said: ↑

March 27, 2020
Karve with E Plate
Feather
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
TOBS Mr Taylors Shave Cream
Fine L’Orange Noir Aftershave

Happy Friday. Off to my office today to knock out a few tax returns and get some other odds and ends completed. The rubbed 2 good almond size dollops of cream onto my face and went to work with the Soap Destroyer. While I might not like the scent of this cream, the performance is more than satisfactory. I really enjoy a super slick lather and TOBS delivers. Three passes, touch ups and buffing caught the baby. The real star of the shave was the Fine L'Orange Noir. I had forgotten how much I enjoy this scent. I hope everyone has a great Friday. Take care and be safe.
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clint64 said: ↑

Great looking shave and photo Gary. Happy Friday and take care.
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thank you Clint,fine karve shave and pic..good morning..

brit · Mar 27, 2020

Primotenore said: ↑

March Focus

Chiseled Face Groomatorium~~Simpson 2 "Chubby"~~Barbasol Floating Head~~Voskhod
*******NEWS FLASH*******
(Cue on the scene reporter, Skip Fendershot) Go ahead, Skip.
Thanks, Mike. We are in the shave den of well-known and quite respected (he told me to say that, Mike)
Primotenore. Am I pronouncing that correctly Primo?
Indubitably, Skip.
Thanks, Primo.
Word on the street is that you have found a new soap and aftershave and have called it...
(Skip rifles quickly through his scribbled note pad)
Ah, here it is. Quote: The most masculine scent I have ever experienced, unquote.
Tell us about it, Primo.
Sure, Skip.
If I may, Skip, I was perusing the interweb (sic) yesterday, because I had some extra time
and I came across an Eau de Cologne by Santa Maria Novella called Nostalgia.
Now, the description intrigued me greatly.
"The scent of a vintage racing car. It brings to mind the smell of benzene, tires and leather."
At $125 for 100ml, I was reticent, so I continued my search and then I found it.
Chiseled Face Groomatorium Midnight Stag.
I was heretofore unfamiliar with the company, although, as you probably already know, Skip,
I am a well-known frequenter of such illustrious shaving fora as The Shave Den, et al.
I took the proverbial plunge, Skip and ordered the shave soap, aftershave and to top it off
and, if I may say, to qualify for free-shipping, the bath soap.
Now, I waited....
Yesterday, the packaged arrived. I could smell the benzene before I even opened the box!
Inside the package, very well-packed, were my products.
(Skip makes a waving motion with his hand as if to hurry me along...I ignore)
Skip, I used this product this morning. Let me briefly recap the shave.
Sure, Primo.
I used a synthetic fiber shave brush, made by a company on the Isle of Man called Simpson.
I eschewed my normal practice of "blooming" the soap and went right to the puck.
The soap is not too soft; but mos def© has some give. The brush lathered quickly and
I probably over-lathered, but what the heck, right Skip?
Uh...right, Primo.
To the face...wow, luscious lather; thirsty lather, aromatic lather.
After thorough hydration...shiny lather.
With a once-used Voskhod razor blade...
(Skip interrupts) Primo, didn't the Russians meddle in our last election?
(Primo ignores the obvious baiting and continues)
As I was saying, Skip, with a once-used Voskhod blade inserted in my Barbasol Floating Head Razor,
I started my shave.
What slickness!
What cushion!
What a SCENT!!!
Boom shakalakaboom, Skip.
What a magnificent shave!
I was floored. I was agog.
I was impressed.
Three passes later and I am left with an amazing shave.
Post-shave...that's how your skin feels afterwards, Skip.
Thanks, Primo.
Post-shave was well above-average. Quite excellent.
I cracked open the bottle of aftershave and applied a liberal amount to my face.
Wowsers! Skip.
It was if I splashed some Maker's Mark bourbon on my face...mixed with STP.
The unforeseen menthol kick really surprised me...pleasantly, I might add.
In conclusion, Skip. Chiseled Face Groomatorium Midnight Stag is THE most masculine scent
I have ever used. More so than B&M Roam, which I found far too smokey and more than B&M Leviathan,
which has a coffee and cedar scent.
Primo gives this product two big thumbs up and ranks it in his most recent top-five soaps poll.
Well, thanks for your time, Primo. The audience really appreciates your commentary and if I do say
so myself, you smell terrific.
Thanks, Skip.
This is Skip Fendershot in Primo's shave den signing off.
Back to you, Mike.
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awesome shave and pic Joseph..the ghost town barber scent is awesome as well..chiseled face are fine products..will use the gtb tomorrow..

brit · Mar 27, 2020

jluc said: ↑

March 27th
Razor: HomeLike CT☆PT .90 OC
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Brush: Grizzly Bay SnowCloud/Fanchurian V5
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: Fine Aquamarine
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Fine Aquamarine

Fine Friday

Good morning

Awesome shave to start the day! Three passes for near BBS. Just the lightest tickle from the alum.

Last shave with the .90 OC. One more plate to go. The open comb plate is a winner.

New soap and splash today. Unplanned purchase. Andrew @Linuxguile passed it on as it wasn't his favorite. I quite like it and happy to have it.

Have a great day!

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awesome Jim,good morning..

brit · Mar 27, 2020

b1hart said: ↑

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March 27th

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - PS Tube 2.0, CK-6 Atmotic SS & AS/C, ASB Star Jelly
Heritage Collections '77-4 clone' w/Zenith Boar
Toyo 777

Zenith boar knot in the 77-4 Heritage Collections handle swirled up a wonderfully fragrant, yogurty thick lather. PAA's Atmotic formulation is brown in the tub, results in slightly taupe goodness. 2 passes w/neck touch ups from a Toyo 777 (Japanese made, from German Solingen steel) worked out a very nice DFS+ this morning. No nicks or weepers. Followed with PAA's after shave balm, a lightly mentholated, thin lotion blend called Star Jelly. Finished this morning with PAA's matching 'Aftershave & Cologne' blend of Atmotic. One of my favorites, lasts for hours and hours, wifey approved 'Always'. From their website: Atmotic quite cleverly evokes the spirit of travel; Aged Oak, Dogwood, Patchouli and Ginger.

Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday!
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fine shave Blair..

b1hart · Mar 27, 2020

Keithmax said: ↑

Friday shave at the beach. I’m on the east coast staying on the ocean. Yesterday I went hiking at Seorak mountain 설악산, which is considered to be the most beautiful mountain in South Korea. Brought a long a simple set up featuring a Parker shavette since many are using shavette this month. A nice shave today.

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Looks like a fun getaway Keith! Enjoy. Nice gear for the travel shave as well!

NCoxSTL said: ↑

March Madness/Shavettes

March 26
Razor - Luxor Pro
Blade -
Soap - Oleo Soapworks El Caballero
Brush - 30DC Meet-UP LE w/ SynBad bulb
Post - Alum

Something quite incredible happened today in STL. After a morning of rain and clouds, the sky cleared, the sun came out and we hit 79 degrees. What?!?!?! Yeah, I know. While there was no general panic it did seem to confuse most people who were out and about today. Of course, with the whole pandemic thing going on that wasn't that many. Still, a very nice day and a good day to be running around handing out food.

Shave time tonight still featured the Luxor Pro shavette with Sharp Star. I worked on the El Caballero with the 30DC meet-up brush. That SynBad knot makes an extremely luxurious lather an I loaded it heavy. Three full passes and even a bit of playing around with some "G-slides" brought me to a near-BBS but did raise the irritation a bit. Fair trade off. And if you're wondering how you do a G-slide with a shavette it's really as simple as two words. Very carefully. And not much of an angle. I was just wanting to see if it would make a huge difference. Probably just as well to stick with standard passes with a shavette.

Looks like we're approaching the end of another week! Happy Friday and have a great one!!

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Great report Neal! The 'G Slide' works well for my neck touch ups. Definitely requires an 'At Attention, All Hands on Deck' brain focus! First time I tried it didn't turn out well at all. But....it works really well for that BBS/DFS+ result on my troublesome lower right jawline/neck area.

brit said: ↑

friday shave
brit new /french service razor
voskhod
rr400
taconic lime
pinaud lime View attachment 221695
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Love it Gary! Cool green glow happening!

clint64 said: ↑

March 27, 2020
Karve with E Plate
Feather
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
TOBS Mr Taylors Shave Cream
Fine L’Orange Noir Aftershave

Happy Friday. Off to my office today to knock out a few tax returns and get some other odds and ends completed. The rubbed 2 good almond size dollops of cream onto my face and went to work with the Soap Destroyer. While I might not like the scent of this cream, the performance is more than satisfactory. I really enjoy a super slick lather and TOBS delivers. Three passes, touch ups and buffing caught the baby. The real star of the shave was the Fine L'Orange Noir. I had forgotten how much I enjoy this scent. I hope everyone has a great Friday. Take care and be safe.
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Very nice image and shave awesomeness Clint!

b1hart · Mar 27, 2020

jluc said: ↑

March 27th
Razor: HomeLike CT☆PT .90 OC
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Brush: Grizzly Bay SnowCloud/Fanchurian V5
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: Fine Aquamarine
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Fine Aquamarine

Fine Friday

Good morning

Awesome shave to start the day! Three passes for near BBS. Just the lightest tickle from the alum.

Last shave with the .90 OC. One more plate to go. The open comb plate is a winner.

New soap and splash today. Unplanned purchase. Andrew @Linuxguile passed it on as it wasn't his favorite. I quite like it and happy to have it.

Have a great day!

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Really nice image and colors Jim! Great setup and shave!

Paul Turner said: ↑

Fine shave for me this morning, with the Sir Hare Co. soap(Tobacco and Vanilla), followed by I guess a little too much Stoylin Gentleman aftershave, which I'll get to in a minute. I soaked the brush and loaded the soap a little longer than in past shaves. I could see both helped the shave. I did, though, get a cut and a weeper, both resulted from missing the area of my jawbone under the.....you know what's next.....right side, thus going at the area perhaps a bit too hard to make sure I wouldn't miss again. As for the Stoylin Gentleman, I didn't think I had too much on, because I certainly didn't "Niagra Falls" it, but I it began to smell weird-too overpowering. I think it was the combination of the soap and A.S.-both have similar ingredients. I just went to douse each side of my face with cold water and that appeared to regulate things. With the two cuts, and misuse of the Stoylin, balanced against the fact that it was a great shave minus those things, I'll give it Mildly Excellent.
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Tobacco/Vanilla. Big fan of that combo. Need to try that one sometime.....

Paul Turner said: ↑

Well, it's that day of the week again-time for my FRIDAY FILES"

-I guess I'm slowly winding down with my fall/winter shave sets, but you just never know around here....last spring there really wasn't MUCH of a spring-we almost bounded right into summer. I'll have to figure out a good "cutoff" date, after which I'll get out my spring/summer stuff.

-Many years ago, I became aware of Edge Shaving CREAM(not the gel). It was nice. As I said in an earlier post here, I don't care for shave GEL, because to me it drowns out the smell of aftershave.

-I feel I still need to "negotiate" my Duke Cannon Co. shave TUBE. Never used a tube before.

Stay safe and healthy and happy shaves to us all...see ya next Friday.
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Fun read Paul!

Primotenore said: ↑

March Focus

Chiseled Face Groomatorium~~Simpson 2 "Chubby"~~Barbasol Floating Head~~Voskhod
*******NEWS FLASH*******
(Cue on the scene reporter, Skip Fendershot) Go ahead, Skip.
Thanks, Mike. We are in the shave den of well-known and quite respected (he told me to say that, Mike)
Primotenore. Am I pronouncing that correctly Primo?
Indubitably, Skip.
Thanks, Primo.
Word on the street is that you have found a new soap and aftershave and have called it...
(Skip rifles quickly through his scribbled note pad)
Ah, here it is. Quote: The most masculine scent I have ever experienced, unquote.
Tell us about it, Primo.
Sure, Skip.
If I may, Skip, I was perusing the interweb (sic) yesterday, because I had some extra time
and I came across an Eau de Cologne by Santa Maria Novella called Nostalgia.
Now, the description intrigued me greatly.
"The scent of a vintage racing car. It brings to mind the smell of benzene, tires and leather."
At $125 for 100ml, I was reticent, so I continued my search and then I found it.
Chiseled Face Groomatorium Midnight Stag.
I was heretofore unfamiliar with the company, although, as you probably already know, Skip,
I am a well-known frequenter of such illustrious shaving fora as The Shave Den, et al.
I took the proverbial plunge, Skip and ordered the shave soap, aftershave and to top it off
and, if I may say, to qualify for free-shipping, the bath soap.
Now, I waited....
Yesterday, the packaged arrived. I could smell the benzene before I even opened the box!
Inside the package, very well-packed, were my products.
(Skip makes a waving motion with his hand as if to hurry me along...I ignore)
Skip, I used this product this morning. Let me briefly recap the shave.
Sure, Primo.
I used a synthetic fiber shave brush, made by a company on the Isle of Man called Simpson.
I eschewed my normal practice of "blooming" the soap and went right to the puck.
The soap is not too soft; but mos def© has some give. The brush lathered quickly and
I probably over-lathered, but what the heck, right Skip?
Uh...right, Primo.
To the face...wow, luscious lather; thirsty lather, aromatic lather.
After thorough hydration...shiny lather.
With a once-used Voskhod razor blade...
(Skip interrupts) Primo, didn't the Russians meddle in our last election?
(Primo ignores the obvious baiting and continues)
As I was saying, Skip, with a once-used Voskhod blade inserted in my Barbasol Floating Head Razor,
I started my shave.
What slickness!
What cushion!
What a SCENT!!!
Boom shakalakaboom, Skip.
What a magnificent shave!
I was floored. I was agog.
I was impressed.
Three passes later and I am left with an amazing shave.
Post-shave...that's how your skin feels afterwards, Skip.
Thanks, Primo.
Post-shave was well above-average. Quite excellent.
I cracked open the bottle of aftershave and applied a liberal amount to my face.
Wowsers! Skip.
It was if I splashed some Maker's Mark bourbon on my face...mixed with STP.
The unforeseen menthol kick really surprised me...pleasantly, I might add.
In conclusion, Skip. Chiseled Face Groomatorium Midnight Stag is THE most masculine scent
I have ever used. More so than B&M Roam, which I found far too smokey and more than B&M Leviathan,
which has a coffee and cedar scent.
Primo gives this product two big thumbs up and ranks it in his most recent top-five soaps poll.
Well, thanks for your time, Primo. The audience really appreciates your commentary and if I do say
so myself, you smell terrific.
Thanks, Skip.
This is Skip Fendershot in Primo's shave den signing off.
Back to you, Mike.
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Wow....great read & interview Joseph! Neat setup for today's shave!

blondblue · Mar 27, 2020

b1hart said: ↑

Really nice image and colors Jim! Great setup and shave!

Tobacco/Vanilla. Big fan of that combo. Need to try that one sometime.....

Fun read Paul!

Wow....great read & interview Joseph! Neat setup for today's shave!
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It's probably better on a cooler day-warmed up some here(and will tomorrow, too), but I wanted to put in shaves with this combo before putting it on the back of the bus(I MEAN....den).

blondblue · Mar 27, 2020

Primotenore said: ↑

March Focus

Chiseled Face Groomatorium~~Simpson 2 "Chubby"~~Barbasol Floating Head~~Voskhod
*******NEWS FLASH*******
(Cue on the scene reporter, Skip Fendershot) Go ahead, Skip.
Thanks, Mike. We are in the shave den of well-known and quite respected (he told me to say that, Mike)
Primotenore. Am I pronouncing that correctly Primo?
Indubitably, Skip.
Thanks, Primo.
Word on the street is that you have found a new soap and aftershave and have called it...
(Skip rifles quickly through his scribbled note pad)
Ah, here it is. Quote: The most masculine scent I have ever experienced, unquote.
Tell us about it, Primo.
Sure, Skip.
If I may, Skip, I was perusing the interweb (sic) yesterday, because I had some extra time
and I came across an Eau de Cologne by Santa Maria Novella called Nostalgia.
Now, the description intrigued me greatly.
"The scent of a vintage racing car. It brings to mind the smell of benzene, tires and leather."
At $125 for 100ml, I was reticent, so I continued my search and then I found it.
Chiseled Face Groomatorium Midnight Stag.
I was heretofore unfamiliar with the company, although, as you probably already know, Skip,
I am a well-known frequenter of such illustrious shaving fora as The Shave Den, et al.
I took the proverbial plunge, Skip and ordered the shave soap, aftershave and to top it off
and, if I may say, to qualify for free-shipping, the bath soap.
Now, I waited....
Yesterday, the packaged arrived. I could smell the benzene before I even opened the box!
Inside the package, very well-packed, were my products.
(Skip makes a waving motion with his hand as if to hurry me along...I ignore)
Skip, I used this product this morning. Let me briefly recap the shave.
Sure, Primo.
I used a synthetic fiber shave brush, made by a company on the Isle of Man called Simpson.
I eschewed my normal practice of "blooming" the soap and went right to the puck.
The soap is not too soft; but mos def© has some give. The brush lathered quickly and
I probably over-lathered, but what the heck, right Skip?
Uh...right, Primo.
To the face...wow, luscious lather; thirsty lather, aromatic lather.
After thorough hydration...shiny lather.
With a once-used Voskhod razor blade...
(Skip interrupts) Primo, didn't the Russians meddle in our last election?
(Primo ignores the obvious baiting and continues)
As I was saying, Skip, with a once-used Voskhod blade inserted in my Barbasol Floating Head Razor,
I started my shave.
What slickness!
What cushion!
What a SCENT!!!
Boom shakalakaboom, Skip.
What a magnificent shave!
I was floored. I was agog.
I was impressed.
Three passes later and I am left with an amazing shave.
Post-shave...that's how your skin feels afterwards, Skip.
Thanks, Primo.
Post-shave was well above-average. Quite excellent.
I cracked open the bottle of aftershave and applied a liberal amount to my face.
Wowsers! Skip.
It was if I splashed some Maker's Mark bourbon on my face...mixed with STP.
The unforeseen menthol kick really surprised me...pleasantly, I might add.
In conclusion, Skip. Chiseled Face Groomatorium Midnight Stag is THE most masculine scent
I have ever used. More so than B&M Roam, which I found far too smokey and more than B&M Leviathan,
which has a coffee and cedar scent.
Primo gives this product two big thumbs up and ranks it in his most recent top-five soaps poll.
Well, thanks for your time, Primo. The audience really appreciates your commentary and if I do say
so myself, you smell terrific.
Thanks, Skip.
This is Skip Fendershot in Primo's shave den signing off.
Back to you, Mike.
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As you may recall, I bought the Stag, but in the summertime. Great scent indeed, but my face turned into a Bunsen Burner in the heat. (Y'know, the thing @Trigger uses to burn bunsens). Not above buying it again. Course when it feels better on my face(fall/winter).

jluc · Mar 27, 2020

brit said: ↑

awesome Jim,good morning..
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Thanks, Gary!

b1hart said: ↑

Really nice image and colors Jim! Great setup and shave!

Tobacco/Vanilla. Big fan of that combo. Need to try that one sometime.....

Fun read Paul!

Wow....great read & interview Joseph! Neat setup for today's shave!
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Thanks, Blair!

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clint64 · Mar 27, 2020

b1hart said: ↑

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March 27th

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - PS Tube 2.0, CK-6 Atmotic SS & AS/C, ASB Star Jelly
Heritage Collections '77-4 clone' w/Zenith Boar
Toyo 777

Zenith boar knot in the 77-4 Heritage Collections handle swirled up a wonderfully fragrant, yogurty thick lather. PAA's Atmotic formulation is brown in the tub, results in slightly taupe goodness. 2 passes w/neck touch ups from a Toyo 777 (Japanese made, from German Solingen steel) worked out a very nice DFS+ this morning. No nicks or weepers. Followed with PAA's after shave balm, a lightly mentholated, thin lotion blend called Star Jelly. Finished this morning with PAA's matching 'Aftershave & Cologne' blend of Atmotic. One of my favorites, lasts for hours and hours, wifey approved 'Always'. From their website: Atmotic quite cleverly evokes the spirit of travel; Aged Oak, Dogwood, Patchouli and Ginger.

Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday!
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Beautiful photo and shave Blair. Happy Friday

Primotenore · Mar 27, 2020

Trigger said: ↑

What a great post, shave, and pic Joseph! I am still laughing. I have Chiseled Face's Cryogen and that soap makes a great lather as well so I am not surprised about Midnight Stag's performance. Stay safe and be well, Maestro!
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You, too Joe.

clint64 · Mar 27, 2020

Primotenore said: ↑

March Focus

Chiseled Face Groomatorium~~Simpson 2 "Chubby"~~Barbasol Floating Head~~Voskhod
*******NEWS FLASH*******
(Cue on the scene reporter, Skip Fendershot) Go ahead, Skip.
Thanks, Mike. We are in the shave den of well-known and quite respected (he told me to say that, Mike)
Primotenore. Am I pronouncing that correctly Primo?
Indubitably, Skip.
Thanks, Primo.
Word on the street is that you have found a new soap and aftershave and have called it...
(Skip rifles quickly through his scribbled note pad)
Ah, here it is. Quote: The most masculine scent I have ever experienced, unquote.
Tell us about it, Primo.
Sure, Skip.
If I may, Skip, I was perusing the interweb (sic) yesterday, because I had some extra time
and I came across an Eau de Cologne by Santa Maria Novella called Nostalgia.
Now, the description intrigued me greatly.
"The scent of a vintage racing car. It brings to mind the smell of benzene, tires and leather."
At $125 for 100ml, I was reticent, so I continued my search and then I found it.
Chiseled Face Groomatorium Midnight Stag.
I was heretofore unfamiliar with the company, although, as you probably already know, Skip,
I am a well-known frequenter of such illustrious shaving fora as The Shave Den, et al.
I took the proverbial plunge, Skip and ordered the shave soap, aftershave and to top it off
and, if I may say, to qualify for free-shipping, the bath soap.
Now, I waited....
Yesterday, the packaged arrived. I could smell the benzene before I even opened the box!
Inside the package, very well-packed, were my products.
(Skip makes a waving motion with his hand as if to hurry me along...I ignore)
Skip, I used this product this morning. Let me briefly recap the shave.
Sure, Primo.
I used a synthetic fiber shave brush, made by a company on the Isle of Man called Simpson.
I eschewed my normal practice of "blooming" the soap and went right to the puck.
The soap is not too soft; but mos def© has some give. The brush lathered quickly and
I probably over-lathered, but what the heck, right Skip?
Uh...right, Primo.
To the face...wow, luscious lather; thirsty lather, aromatic lather.
After thorough hydration...shiny lather.
With a once-used Voskhod razor blade...
(Skip interrupts) Primo, didn't the Russians meddle in our last election?
(Primo ignores the obvious baiting and continues)
As I was saying, Skip, with a once-used Voskhod blade inserted in my Barbasol Floating Head Razor,
I started my shave.
What slickness!
What cushion!
What a SCENT!!!
Boom shakalakaboom, Skip.
What a magnificent shave!
I was floored. I was agog.
I was impressed.
Three passes later and I am left with an amazing shave.
Post-shave...that's how your skin feels afterwards, Skip.
Thanks, Primo.
Post-shave was well above-average. Quite excellent.
I cracked open the bottle of aftershave and applied a liberal amount to my face.
Wowsers! Skip.
It was if I splashed some Maker's Mark bourbon on my face...mixed with STP.
The unforeseen menthol kick really surprised me...pleasantly, I might add.
In conclusion, Skip. Chiseled Face Groomatorium Midnight Stag is THE most masculine scent
I have ever used. More so than B&M Roam, which I found far too smokey and more than B&M Leviathan,
which has a coffee and cedar scent.
Primo gives this product two big thumbs up and ranks it in his most recent top-five soaps poll.
Well, thanks for your time, Primo. The audience really appreciates your commentary and if I do say
so myself, you smell terrific.
Thanks, Skip.
This is Skip Fendershot in Primo's shave den signing off.
Back to you, Mike.
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Wow Primo. Fantastic write up. I found it very entertaining. Thank you for taking the time.

blondblue · Mar 27, 2020

clint64 said: ↑

Wow Primo. Fantastic write up. I found it very entertaining. Thank you for taking the time.
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Let me say this, for a report like that he'd better do a review for the CF site. (Course he can't rubberstamp what he wrote here, it's too long. )

timabababaluka · Mar 27, 2020

clint64 said: ↑

March 27, 2020
Karve with E Plate
Feather
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
TOBS Mr Taylors Shave Cream
Fine L’Orange Noir Aftershave

Happy Friday. Off to my office today to knock out a few tax returns and get some other odds and ends completed. The rubbed 2 good almond size dollops of cream onto my face and went to work with the Soap Destroyer. While I might not like the scent of this cream, the performance is more than satisfactory. I really enjoy a super slick lather and TOBS delivers. Three passes, touch ups and buffing caught the baby. The real star of the shave was the Fine L'Orange Noir. I had forgotten how much I enjoy this scent. I hope everyone has a great Friday. Take care and be safe.
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Beautiful photo and fantastic report and shave, Clint! Super smart choice: if you don't care for the scent of your soap, follow it up with an awesome AS--it doesn't get more awesome than L'Orange Noir

timabababaluka · Mar 27, 2020

jluc said: ↑

March 27th
Razor: HomeLike CT☆PT .90 OC
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Brush: Grizzly Bay SnowCloud/Fanchurian V5
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: Fine Aquamarine
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Fine Aquamarine

Fine Friday

Good morning

Awesome shave to start the day! Three passes for near BBS. Just the lightest tickle from the alum.

Last shave with the .90 OC. One more plate to go. The open comb plate is a winner.

New soap and splash today. Unplanned purchase. Andrew @Linuxguile passed it on as it wasn't his favorite. I quite like it and happy to have it.

Have a great day!

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Awesome shave, report, and photo, Jim! I'm tempted to say this has been your greatest color matching to date--so thematic, like a shave at the beach

GB makes some fantastic brushes; I can see why you've got a collection of them

timabababaluka · Mar 27, 2020

Paul Turner said: ↑

Fine shave for me this morning, with the Sir Hare Co. soap(Tobacco and Vanilla), followed by I guess a little too much Stoylin Gentleman aftershave, which I'll get to in a minute. I soaked the brush and loaded the soap a little longer than in past shaves. I could see both helped the shave. I did, though, get a cut and a weeper, both resulted from missing the area of my jawbone under the.....you know what's next.....right side, thus going at the area perhaps a bit too hard to make sure I wouldn't miss again. As for the Stoylin Gentleman, I didn't think I had too much on, because I certainly didn't "Niagra Falls" it, but I it began to smell weird-too overpowering. I think it was the combination of the soap and A.S.-both have similar ingredients. I just went to douse each side of my face with cold water and that appeared to regulate things. With the two cuts, and misuse of the Stoylin, balanced against the fact that it was a great shave minus those things, I'll give it Mildly Excellent.
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Great report, Paul! Sorry to hear about the cuts. Funny, I went too heavy on the AS yesterday and fixes it the exact same way--water, the great regulator!

blondblue · Mar 27, 2020

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Great to hear from you again, Perry! Congrats on finding the bottom of a tub of Stirling... it's so shiny

Been doing the teach-at-home thing. Won't lie; it's hard to focus with all the kids running around (add to this contacting each student weekly and having to log all teacher-student communications to verify that it's happening... oye!). Best of luck to you, sir!
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I came close with my first Stoylin soap....Barbershop. Doc Ezlovan gave me a few laughs when I told him it looked like a football environment-the "green field" at the bottom and the "fans" all around.

clint64 · Mar 27, 2020

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Beautiful photo and fantastic report and shave, Clint! Super smart choice: if you don't care for the scent of your soap, follow it up with an awesome AS--it doesn't get more awesome than L'Orange Noir
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Thank you Tim. I do love L’Orange Noir.

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blondblue · Mar 27, 2020

timabababaluka said: ↑

Great report, Paul! Sorry to hear about the cuts. Funny, I went too heavy on the AS yesterday and fixes it the exact same way--water, the great regulator!
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I'm glad I thought of doing the water trick. For a man who never got past Biology in Science, I was pleased, lol.

jtspartan · Mar 27, 2020

March 27th
Canadian Old Type w Polsilver (2)
APShaveCo Fan/Evan's Aluminum
Fine Platinum combo
Thayers

Had a super 3 pass shave earlier this morning. After not using this Old Type for at least a few months, it has come out of the den running. Another close finish with no irritation. Not the smoothest shaver, but the results the past 2 days have been outstanding. Apparently it liked its trip to the beauty parlour. Got a great lather in a classic scent, although I prefer L'Orange Noir (and probably American Blend) in Fine dupes. On the @Keithmax Scale? Epic.
Have a great day all.

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Is it okay to eat cookies and ice cream together?

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brit in a box

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b1hart Speed Racer

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timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

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