SOS: August 2020.

Just like girls...
Gus wants to seem younger!

 

2020-08-09, Sunday

I went to the open air market to get garlic and capers. Then I saw some beautiful basil seedlings and I grabbed those too.
Paid and taken away: no couriers, no customs... How convenient!

Then I indulged in a coffee and a croissant.
And I was shocked!
Instead of two euros, like before the lockdown, two thirty.
Although my wealth allows me to squander thirty cents once or twice a month without the capital suffering appreciable variations, it is an increase of 15% on a 'voluptuous' genre: how much will be the increase on the indispensable genres, those where we will feel the increase?

How much will increase razors, soaps, after-shaves, blades?
And I followed the wet shaving way just to save money...
Of course, now I have a valuable capital in the bathroom!

How much will a tube of Figaro be worth? A Palmolive one d'antan?
I think I'll contact Sotheby's...

My gear today (whose value I haven't updated) gave me the usual comfortable shave.





Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: TOBS, for Sensitive Skin
Pennello: Oumo LE ‘Frighting for 2020’, 072/102, Fan Manchurian Finest
Rasoio: Maggard, MR 8
Lametta: Gillette, 7 O’Clock, Super Stainless
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: Lab Series, Razor Burn Relief Ultra
EdT: Farmacia Vaticana, Acqua di Colonia
ST: The cockcrow...

 

Sunday 9th August


Simpson 'The Colonel' - Pré de Provence No 63 - GEM Featherweight/GEM SS - Massimo Dutti AS

No shave yesterday due to a long day at work......so today's was a very very good one.
3 passes for a perfect finish

 

Brass Tech (brand ?)
Wilkenson Sword Blade
Razorock Lime Soap
Shavemac D01 Silvertip
Nivea Creme
Brut

 

A very macro-economic post, Sergio.

 

Thx. Primo

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SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 2020

RAZOR: A. Witte Copperhead 6/8 (Mug), Hydromagic Type I Injector (Dome)
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Rooney Ebony Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.

 

DR HARRIS Arlington is superb in the summer. Well done.

The proraso green tea - oat preshave is a staple in my den.

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PdP #63 is divine. Yep, great triple milled puck with a top shelf fragrance. Reminds me I need to roll it out soon. Thx for the reminder. Great pic as usual.

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(Pass Around) H&S PO76 SB & TREET Platinum Stainless
APShaveCo. 28mm Silksmoke Summer
Grooming Dept. Asinus
Nivea Sensitive Cooling a/s Lotion
Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme Ultime Eau de Parfum

Just as good as yesterday’s shave with the OC version with less blade feel but, the exact same results. BBS in 2 and not a single red dot, nic or irritation. Smokin’!! A great day and shaves to all...​

 

Probably Covid-19...

 

Thank you! I don't use it nearly enough even though I love the scent. Its not available in the UK. It is produced in France.......is shipped to the US and then I have to get it shipped most of the way back to me!

 

Nice shave, Barry!

 

Niiiiice!!!

 

09 August 2020

Soap: Proraso red
Brush: Omega 10086 boar
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade Personna red (1)
Aftershave: HBG Sandalwood

 

Sunday:

cool shower with Cremo Sage & Citrus body wash
Maggard Grapefruit PSO
Muhle R89 Grande 2+ passes
Big Ben Super Stainless (4)
DeVergulde Hand Extra Fris soap in a warm mug
VDH Deluxe boar
Thayers Cucumber WH
Lucky Tiger A/S

Nice shave this morning. I can't decide if I like Thayers Cucumber or not. Cucumber is supposed to be good for your skin and I love eating them but I keep thinking that my face will smell like them and I'm not sure if that's a good thing.

 

Dr. Primo,
Ahem...since Sergio's situation today at the market deals with multiple aspects of economic theory, we must recognize that it involves two sides of the coin.
#1: Sergios's transaction at the market today involved individual personal and business decisions with factors such as personal budget, scarcity - supply/demand, and local business environments (Microeconomics).
#2: Due to issues beyond Sergios's individual control, other factors contributed today as well, such as inflation, government policies, unemployment levels, pandemics (Macroeconomics).

 

1918 Bulldog w/Gillette Platinum and American Blend soap and AS

 

Unfortunately, Sergio one will come to the sobering realization that most if not all of our shaving acquisitions and personal shaving treasures will depreciate in value over time and some as soon as you receive them (excluding of course for the likes of Wolfman Razors and a couple other Unicorns in the wild). The kicker here Sergio is this, we know that this will happen and yet, we continue to do so, albeit curmudgeonly and screaming at the top of our air deprived lungs (all in your mind, not actually blurting it out vocally) in a mindless futile attempt to restore sense & sanity. Alas, it is all for naught, my friend. We allow this to happen for “The thrill of Victory, And the Agony of Defeat”. It’s a conundrum my friend of the tallest order....

Anyways, have fun storming the Castle!!!

 

August 9, 2020

OneBlade Genesis V1
Feather FHS
Heritage Collection Shaving Merit 99-5
Savonniere du Moulin
Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool
Brooks Brothers Blue

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